Person
Hooper, John
- Occupation
- Marine zoologist
Summary
John Hooper is an international authority on the taxonomy, systematics and biodiversity of Porifera (sponges). His fieldwork across tropical Australia, southeast Asia and Pacific islands resulted in an extensive collection at the Queensland Museum of sessile marine invertebrates, a significant proportion being new to science. Hooper has published descriptions of over 600 new species, ten new genera and two new families of sponges. In his research Hooper seeks to identify compounds in sponges with potential for use in the treatment of heart disease, cancer and intestinal diseases.
Details
Chronology
- 1999 -
- Career position - Head of Biodiversity and Geosciences Programs, Queensland Museum
- 2001 -
- Career position - Subject Editor, Porifera Section, Zootaxa
- 2001 -
- Career position - Adjunct Professor, Eskitis Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University
- 2004 -
- Career position - Managing Editor, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum
- 2007
- Career position - Member, Discussion Panel on Marine Genetic Resources, 8th United Nations Informal Consultative Process for Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS)
- 2010
- Award - Queensland Museum Medal
- 2010 - 2013
- Career position - Chair, Council of Heads of Australian Faunal Collections
- 2010 - 2014
- Career position - Member, Advisory Committee, Australian Biological Resources Study
- 2011 - 2013
- Career position - Chair, Management Committee, Atlas of Living Australia
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Published resources
Resource Sections
- 'Dr John Hooper', 2019, https://www.qm.qld.gov.au/Research/People/People/Profile/H/John+Hooper#.Xe6_lvZuK71. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 12 February 2019, Last modified: 15 May 2025