Person
Cox, Graeme Barry (1939 - 2025)
FAA
- Born
- 4 July 1939
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 6 June 2025
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Biochemist
Summary
Graeme Barry Cox was Head of the Membrane Biochemistry Group at John Curtin School of Medical Science at the Australian National University in Canberra. Some of his many research highlights include the discovery of a previously unknown source of vitamin K - chorismic acid, the identification of enterobactin (2,3-dihydroxybenzoylserine) and a theory on the mechanism of action of ATP-ase.
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Chronology
- 1962
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
- 1967
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1967 - 1970
- Career position - Research Fellow in Biochemistry at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
- 1970 - 1978
- Career position - Fellow of Biochemistry at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU
- 1989 -
- Career position - Leader of the Membrane Biochemistry Group in the Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU
- 1990 - 2025
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
- 1993
- Award - Lemberg Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Professor Graeme Barry Cox FAA (04/07/1039 - 06/06/2025)', Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science, 194 (2025). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/july-2025-194/fellows-update-july-2025. Obituary. Details
Resources
- 'Cox, Graeme Barry (1939 - 2025)', The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links], Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/graeme-cox. Details
- 'Cox, Graeme Barry (1939-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475825. Details
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Created: 27 September 2005, Last modified: 8 August 2025