Person

Fry, Bryan Grieg (1970 - )

Born: 1970
United States of America
Occupation: Biochemist and Molecular biologist

Summary

Bryan Fry is known for his work on venomous animals (particularly snakes) and their venoms and evolution, and ways to use animal poisons in medicine. From 2003 to 2006 he was Deputy Director of the Australian Venom Research Unit at the University of Melbourne. He then became Associate Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, leading the venomics laboratory.

Details

Chronology

1995: Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Arts (BA), Portland State University, Oregon, U.S.A.
2000: Career position - Research Assistant, Australian Venom Research Unit, University of Melbourne
2001 -: Career position - ARC Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne
2001 - 2002: Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow, National University of Singapore
2002: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland
2003 - 2006: Career position - Deputy Director and Australian Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow, Australian Venom Research Unit, University of Melbourne
2011: Award - Fenner Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Related Awards

Fenner Medal, Australian Academy of Science (2000 - )
Awarded the Medal 2011

Related Corporate Bodies

The University of Melbourne (1853 - )
Deputy Director and Australian Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow, Australian Venom Research Unit 2003 - 2006
The University of Queensland (1910 - )
Associate Professor and Director of the Venom Evolution Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences 2011 -

Published resources

Books

Fry, Bryan Grieg, Venom doctor: the edgiest, darkest and strangest natural history memoir ever (Sydney: Hatchette Australia, 2015), 344 pp. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5745894. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/310615946. Details
'Fry, Bryan Grieg (1970 - )', Fenner Medal, Australian Academy of Science, 2022, https://www.science.org.au/past-winners/2011-awardees#fenner. https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/fenner-medal. Details
'Fry, Bryan Grieg (1970-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1772699. Details

Reviews

Fry, Bryan Grieg, Venom doctor: the edgiest, darkest and strangest natural history memoir ever (2015)
Hobbins, Peter, Historical Records of Australian Science, 27 (1), (2016), 98-9, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR16900. Details

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