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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000280b.htm person Burnstock Geoffrey AC FAA FRS AACR2 10 May 1929 3 June 2020 Place of Birth London, England Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Zoologist Geoffrey Burnstock was Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne, 1964-1975.

Born London, 10 May, 1929. Educated University of London (BSc 1953, PhD 1957). DSc, University of Melbourne 1971. Medical Research Council Postdoctorate Fellow, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London 1956-57 and Department of Pharmacology , Oxford University 1957-59; Rockefeller Travelling Fellow, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois 1959; senior lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1959-62, reader in physiological zoology 1962-64, professor of zoology and chairman of department 1964-75; head, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University College, London 1975- ; convener, Centre for Neuroscience, University College London 1975- . Silver medal, Royal Society of Victoria 1970; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1971; Fellow, Royal Society 1986.

1964 1975 Career position - Professor of Zoology and Chairman of the Department, University of Melbourne 1971 2020 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1986 1986 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 2018 2018 Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science 11 Jun 2018 11 Jun 2018 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for eminent service to biological sciences in the field of pharmacology and toxicology as an academic, author and mentor, through pioneering research into purinergic signalling pathways in mammalian systems and through medical research Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne

Chairman and Professor 1964 - 1975

 Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science (1971 - )

Awarded the Medal 2018

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1971 - 2020

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 Burnstock, Geoffrey (1929-)

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 'Burnstock, Geoffrey', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Burnstock, Geoffrey Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2022 Journal Article: Geoffrey Burnstock, 10 May 1929 - 3 June 2020 North, R. Alan; and Costa, Marcello Geoffrey Burnstock, 10 May 1929 - 3 June 2020 2021 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 71 37-58 Journal Article: Geoffrey Burnstock 1929 - 2020 North, R. Alan; and Costa, Marcello Geoffrey Burnstock 1929 - 2020 2022 Historical Records of Australian Science 33 2 160-71 Journal Article: Professor Geoffrey Burnstock AC FAA FRS 10 May 1929 to 3 June 2020 Anon Professor Geoffrey Burnstock AC FAA FRS 10 May 1929 to 3 June 2020 2020 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 139 17-8 Resource: Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2018] Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2018] Canberra Governor General's Office 2018