Person
Wood, Paul Richard
AO
- Occupation
- Microbiologist
Summary
Microbiologist Paul Wood became involved in animal health research during the 1980s. He joined the CSIRO Division of Animal Health in 1985 and was part of the team put together to develop a rapid identification test for bovine tuberculosis. The research resulted in a successful prototype test in 1990 and for this research the team was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement. It was commercially adapted to test bovines (Bovigam™), deer (Cervigam™) and primates (Primagam™). Wood left the CSIRO in 1997 to direct the company that had licensed the technology, CSL. He was also the Deputy Director and Program Leader in the Cooperative Research Centre for Vaccine Technology from 1993 to 2000. In 2004 he joined Pfizer Animal Health Australia as Senior Director and was promoted in 2008 to Executive Director.
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Chronology
- 1976
- Education - Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, University of Western Australia
- 1981
- Award - The Australian Society for Parasitology Student Award
- 1982
- Education - PhD from the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
- 1985
- Career event - Joined the CSIRO Division of Animal Health
- 1990
- Award - Co-recipient of CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (Bovine Tuberculosis Research Group)
- 1992 - 1997
- Career position - Founder and Program Manager, CSIRO Effective Vaccine Development program
- 1993
- Award - Murex Diagnostic Award from The Australian Society for Microbiology
- 1993 - 1995
- Career position - Chair, Veterinary Special Interest Group, Australasian Society for Immunology Inc
- 1993 - 2000
- Career position - Deputy Director and Program Leader in the Cooperative Research Centre for Vaccine Technology
- 1994 - 2000
- Career position - Associate Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne
- 1997 - 2004
- Career position - Vice President and Director, Global Research and Development, CSL Animal Health, Parkville, Australia
- 1998 - 2007
- Career position - Member,, Editorial Board, Journal of veterinary immunology and immunopathology
- 2000 - 2004
- Career position - Scientific consultant, Cellestis
- 2003 - 2010
- Career position - Official Visitor, Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging Infectious Disease
- 2004 - 2008
- Career position - Senior Director, Australia and New Zealand Biologicals Research and Development, Pfizer Animal Health Australia
- 2008 -
- Career position - Executive Director, Global Discovery, Pfizer Animal Health, Kalamazoo, Michigan
- 2013
- Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award (jointly with Anthony Radford and James Rothel), Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- 2015 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- 2016 -
- Career position - Board Member, Dairy Australia
- 2016 -
- Career position - Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Australian Agricultural Company
- 2018
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to to science, and to global human and animal health, and through biopharmaceeutical research and technological advances
- 2019 -
- Career position - Chair, Board of the Global Alliance for Livestock and Veterinary Medicines
- 2019
- Award - Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award, International Veterinary Immunology Symposium
Related entries
Published resources
Resources
- 'Wood, Paul', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514369. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Dr Paul Richard Wood, Officer of the Order of Australia', in It's an Honour, Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2018. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2001508. Details
- Ward, C., 'Paul Wood', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Wood-Paul. Details
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Created: 19 June 2012, Last modified: 15 August 2023