Person
Mitchell, Graham Frank (1941 - )
AO FAA FTSE
- Born
- 22 August 1941
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Immunologist
Summary
Graham Mitchell worked at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) from 1973 where he headed the Laboratory of Immunoparasitology from 1976 to 1990. After leaving WEHI he held directorships at the Melbourne Zoo and CSL.
Details
Chronology
- c. 1962
- Education - Diploma of Agriculture completed at the Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia
- 1965
- Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Adelaide
- 1969
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1969 - 1971
- Career position - Postdoctoral work in the USA
- 1971 - 1972
- Career position - Postdoctoral fellowships and lectureships in England and Europe
- 1972 - 1973
- Career position - Immunologist with the Basel Institute for Immunology, Switzerland
- 1973 - 1975
- Career position - Research Fellow in the Experimental Pathology Unit of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Parkville, Victoria
- 1976 - 1990
- Career position - Senior Research Fellow then Principal Research Fellow (from 1980) at WEHI
- 1976 - 1990
- Career position - Head of the Laboratory of Immunoparasitology at WEHI
- 1982
- Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research
- 1982 - 1990
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow at WEHI
- 1983
- Award - Wellcome Australia Medal received
- 1984
- Award - Bancroft-Mackerras Medal for Excellence, Australian Society for Parasitology
- 1987
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 1988
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1990 - 1993
- Career position - Director of the Royal Melbourne Zoo
- 1991
- Award - Mueller Medal received (Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science)
- 1993
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to science in the field of immunoparasitology
- 1993
- Award - Fellow, Australian Society for Parasitology
- 1993 - 1996
- Career position - Research Director of the R&D Division of CSL Limited
- 1996
- Career position - Co-founder of Foursight
- 2000 -
- Career position - Director, Compumedics Ltd
- 2001 -
- Career position - Director, Antisense Therapeutics Ltd
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for outstnding contribution to science and technology particularly public science policy
- 2004 -
- Career position - Member, Tasmanian Innovations Advisory Board
- 2006 -
- Career position - Director, Adelaide Research and Innovation Pty Ltd
- 2006 -
- Career position - Director, Avipep Pty Ltd
- 2007 -
- Career position - Member of the Board, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 2007 -
- Career position - Member, Northern Territory Research and Innovation Board
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Mitchell, Graham Frank (1941-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473881. Details
See also
Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 2 June 2022