Person

Furness, John Barton (1945 - )

FAA

Born
14 September 1945
Occupation
Neurobiologist

Summary

John Furness has been Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Melbourne since 1990. Prior to this he spent fifteen years at Flinders University in Adelaide.

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Chronology

1966
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1969
Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1971
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
1971 - 1972
Career position - Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Physiology at Birmingham University, UK
1972 - 1973
Career position - Postdoctoral researcher at the A.R.C. Institute of Animal Physiology at Cambridge, UK
1974
Career position - Postdoctoral researcher in Zoology at the University of Melbourne
1975 - 1976
Career position - Lecturer in Human Morphology at Flinders University, South Australia
1977 - 1980
Career position - Senior Lecturer at Flinders University
1981 - 1984
Career position - Associate Professor at Flinders University
1984 - 1990
Career position - Professor of Anatomy and Histology at Flinders University
1989 -
Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1990 -
Career position - Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Melbourne
1992 -
Career position - Chair of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Melbourne

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Journal Articles

  • Clark, Graeme Milbourne; Clark, J. C.; Furness, J. B.,, 'The evolving science of cochlear implants', Journal of the American Medical Association, 310 (12) (2013), 1225-6. Details

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