Person
Lascelles, Alexander Kirk (Alick) (1930 - 2015)
- Born
- 6 October 1930
Balgowlah, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 6 February 2015
- Occupation
- Immunologist and Science administrator
Summary
Alick Lascelles was an immunologist and physiologist best known for his work on immunity to mastitis. He contributed to scientific knowledge on the origin, characteristics and mechanisms of transfer of antibody in mammary glands, as well as the transfer of immunoglobulin into colostrum. In 1962 he joined the Dairy Research Unit at Camden, becoming Professor of Dairying in 1964. Here he instigated research programs on the prevention and treatment of mastitis and the role of colostrum in the immunity of new-born cattle. This research led to Australia becoming an international leader in ruminant immunology. Lascelles moved in 1973 to become Chief of the CSIRO Division of Animal Health. During his time as Chief, he oversaw an extensive rationalisation of the Division's research programs and the completion of the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) at Geelong, Victoria. Research programs that flourished under Lascelles included immunology and molecular biology, bovine infertility, Johne's disease in sheep, and blue tongue and enzootic pneumonia of pigs. He and colleagues campaigned successfully against the Commonwealth Government's plan to introduce the foot and mouth virus. In 1983 Lascelles stepped back from his role as Chief to concentrate on his research.
Details
Chronology
- 1952
- Education - BVSc, University of Sydney
- 1953 - 1959
- Career position - Lecturer in Veterinary Surgery, University of Sydney
- 1959
- Education - MVSc, University of Sydney
- 1959 - 1962
- Career position - Research Fellow, Department of Experimental Pathology, Australian National University
- 1962
- Education - PhD, John Curtin School of Medical Research
- 1962 - 1964
- Career position - Senior research Fellow, Dairy Research Unit, Department of Animal Husbandry, University of Sydney
- 1964 - 1973
- Career position - Professor of Dairying, University of Sydney
- 1973 - 1981
- Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Animal Health
- 1981 - 1989
- Career position - Chief Research Scientist, F. D. McMaster Animal Health Laboratory - CSIRO
- 1987 - 1996
- Career position - Chairman, Chicken Meat Research and Development Council
- 1989
- Life event - Retired
- 1990 - 2002
- Career position - Advisor to National Farmers' Federation
- 1993 - 1996
- Career position - Chairman, Egg Industry Research and Development Council
- 1994 - ?
- Career position - Honorary Governor, Dairy Research Foundation
- 2002 - 2004
- Career position - Director of the Board, Royal Society for the Preventions of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) N.S.W.
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Butcher, Barry, Of Vets, Viruses and Vaccines: the Story of CSIRO's Animal Health Research Laboratory, Parkville (Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2000), 336 pp. Details
Resource Sections
- Wolff. Helen, 'Alexander (Alick) Lascelles', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 2023. https://csiropedia.csiro.au/alick-lascelles/. Details
See also
- Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 7 December 2023