Person

Johnstone, Brian Manning (1924 - 2019)

FAA

Born
25 February 1924
Died
31 August 2019
Occupation
Physiologist

Summary

Brian Manning Johnstone was the founder of The Auditory Laboratory at The University of Western Australia's Department of Physiology. He first came to the department in 1962 as a lecturer and some of his many achievements include the first direct measurements of basilar membrane motion in the living cochlea using the Mössbauer effect, and the measurement of the electrical properties of the cochlea using multi-electrode techniques. The Laboratory became recognised internationally as centre of inner ear research. His discoveries, with his collaborators, underpin present understanding of the physiology of the inner ear and causes and treatments of deafness.

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1955
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1960s
Career position - Founder of The Auditory Laboratory at The University of Western Australia
1961
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
1962 - 1992
Career position - Lecturer and eventually Professor in Physiology at the University of Western Australia
1970
Career position - Member of Council, Australian Physiological Association
1988 - 2019
Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1992
Career position - Emeritus Professor in Physiology, University of Western Australia
1992
Life event - Retired
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in auditory physiology

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