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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002479b.htm person Paxinos George AO FAA FAHMS FASSA AACR2 1 April 1944 Place of Birth Greece Psychologist George Paxinos was appointed Professor of Psychology at the University of New South Wales since 1991. He has worked there since settling in Australia in 1973, starting as a lecturer. He is interested in mapping the human brain, which will allow comparisons between "normal" brains and those with abnormalities such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. He was educated at the University of California (BA, MA), and McGill University (PhD). His publications include the textbook The brain: an introduction to functional neuroanatomy (2010) and, with Charles Watson, The rat brain in stereotaxic coordinates (1986, 7th edition 2014). The Paxinos-Watson Award is presented annually by the Australasian Neurological Society for the most significant neuroscience paper published by a member of the Society in the year of presentation. 1968 1968 Award - Warner Brown Memorial Prize, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A. 1973 1977 Career position - Lecturer of Psychology, University of New South Wales 1978 1985 Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales 1986 1990 Career position - Associate Professor of Psychology, University of New South Wales 1991 2013 Career position - Professor of Psychology, University of New South Wales 1992 1992 Award - Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales 1994 1994 Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of New South Wales 1999 Award - Fellow, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA) 1999 1999 Award - Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research, Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation 2000 2011 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Neuroscience and bio-behavioural reviews 26 Jan 2002 26 Jan 2002 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to neuroscience at national and international levels, particularly the publication of atlases of the brain 2003 2003 Award - Alexander von Humboldt Prize 2004 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Brain structure and function 2004 2005 Career position - President, Australian Neuroscience Society 2004 2007 Career position - President, World Congress of Neuroscience 2007 2007 Award - Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award, Australian Psychological Society 2008 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Frontiers in neuroanatomy 2008 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Translational neuroscience 2008 2008 Award - Doctor, honoris causa, University of Athens, Greece 2009 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2009 2009 Award - National Health and Medical Research Council Australian Fellow 2012 Award - Foreign member, Academy of Athens 2012 2012 Award - Pioneer in Medicine Award, Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics 2013 Career position - Scientia Professor, University of New South Wales 2014 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales 2015 Award - Prize for Excellence in Biological Sciences (Cell and Molecular, Medical, Veterinary and Genetics), New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science 2015 2015 Award - Distinguished Achievement Award, Australasian Neuroscience Society 2017 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales 2019 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) 2024 2024 Award - James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1971 - )

Fellow 1999 -

 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )

Fellow 2019 -

 Royal Society of Queensland (1884 - )

Fellow 2014 -

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2009

 The University of New South Wales (1958 - )

Professor of Psychology 1991 - 2013; Scientia Professor 2013 -

 Walter Burfitt Prize, Royal Society of New South Wales (1935 - )

Awarded the Prize 1992

 Nina Kondelos Prize, Australian Neuroscience Society (2007 - )

The Prize was funded by Professor Paxinos and named for his late sister, Nina Kondelos

 Australian Neuroscience Society Inc (1971 - )

President 2004 - 2005; received Distinguished Achievement Award 2015

 Royal Society of New South Wales (1866 - )

Fellow 2017 -

 New South Wales Premier's Prizes in Science (2015 - )

Awarded the Prize for Excellence in Biological Sciences (Cell and Molecular, Medical, Veterinary and Genetics) 2015

 James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1954 - )

Awarded the Medal 2024

 Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research, Clive and Vera Research Foundation (1996 - )

Awarded the Medal 1999

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 'Paxinos, George', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Paxinos, George Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Resource: Academy Fellows Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Academy Fellows 2025 Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Edited Book: Neurotransmitters in the human brain Tracey, David J., Paxinos, George and Stone, Jonathan Neurotransmitters in the human brain New York Plenum Press 1995 Book: Atlas of the developing rat nervous system Paxinos, George; Valentino, Karen L.; Törk, Istvan; and Teccot, Lawrence H. Atlas of the developing rat nervous system Academic Press 1991 Journal Article: Obituary: Professor Istvan Törk Paxinos, George Obituary: Professor Istvan Törk 1992 Uniken - The University of New South Wales 340 20 of 1992 4 Resource: Ramaciotti awards and recipients Ramaciotti awards and recipients Sydney Perpetual 2024