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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy [P004098] and Helen Cohn updated 2025-06-12 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000557b.htm person Lane William Reade AACR2 18 April 1914 4 March 1974 Place of Birth New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Medical scientist William Lane was a medical scientist best known as Director of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) from 1966 to 1974. After being medically discharged from the Australian Army Medical Corps in 1942 he was in private practice in rural Victoria for 18 years, doing all his own clinical laboratory work in the absence of reliable alternative services. In 1960 he returned to Melbourne to study microbiology. Lane was appointed to the staff of CSL in 1961, becoming Director five years later. As Director he balanced commercial interests against those of research and development, modernised the laboratories, and encouraged collaborations with other organisations. 1938 1938 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1939 1940 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Melbourne Hospital 1940 1942 Military service - Served with Australian Army Medical Corps 1942 1960 Career position - In general practice, Castlemaine, Victoria 1961 1962 Career position - Researcher, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories 1962 1966 Career position - Chief of Research, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories 1965 1965 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1966 1974 Career position - Director, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission 1972 1974 Award - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Fellow 1972 - 1974

 Australian Army Medical Corps (1902 - 1948)

Served in Corps 1940 - 1942

 Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Commission, Commonwealth of Australia (1961 - 1990)

Director 1966 - 1974

 Lane, William Reade

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 'Lane, William Reade', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Lane, William Reade Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Committed to Saving Lives: a history of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories Brogan, Alfred H. Committed to Saving Lives: a history of the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories South Yarra, Victoria Hyland House 1990 Book: Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians McDonald, G. L. Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Sydney Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1988-1994 Journal Article: William Reade Lane Galbraith, Douglas, Sutherland, Struan and Nossal, G. William Reade Lane 1974 Medical Journal of Australia 1974 2 376-7 William Reade Lane - Records National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection William Reade Lane - Records MS 5219 1903 - 1974 Personal and professional papers including correspondence, poems by Lane, photographs and a biography-cum-autobiography by Lane's wife; the collection also includes 2 folders of papers by G.H. Knibbs (Lane's uncle), Commonwealth Statistician; overall dates 1903-74 [64 cm, most of the collection is closed until 2026, MS 5219]. 0.64 m