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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker updated 2021-06-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P002657b.htm person Slater Edward Charles FRS AACR2 16 January 1917 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Biochemist Edward Slater was born and educated in Australia, although he spent the greater part of his working life in the Netherlands. There he was Professor of Physiological Chemistry and Director of the Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry (later called the Laboratory of Biochemistry) at the University of Amsterdam from 1955-1985. He is interested in the area of bioenergetics, in particular the metabolism of mitochondria. 1936 1971 Career position - President, Biology Section of the Society for the Promotion of Physics, Medicine and Surgery of Amsterdam 1938 1938 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1938 1939 Career position - Science Demonstrator, University of Melbourne 1939 1939 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne 1939 1946 Career position - Biochemist, Australian Institute of Anatomy in Canberra 1942 1943 Career position - Seconded to Munition Supplies Laboratory 1946 1955 Career position - Research Fellow at Molteno Institute, University of Cambridge 1948 1948 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, UK 1955 1985 Career position - Professor of Physiological Chemistry and Director of Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry (later the Laboratory of Biochemistry), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands 1956 1956 Award - Medal of University of Brussels 1960 1960 Education - Doctor of Science (ScD), University of Cambridge 1961 1961 Award - Koninklijke Shell Prize 1965 1965 Award - Gold Medal of University of Bari, Italy 1966 1966 Award - Half-century Medal of Société de Chimie Biologique 1969 1975 Career position - President, International Union of Biochemistry Commission of Editors of Biochemical Journals 1979 1981 Career position - Chairman, Scientific Council of the Institute Internazionale di Genetica e Biofisica in Naples, Italy 1979 1981 Career position - Chairman of Board of Managing Editors of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1980 1982 Career position - Chairman, Evaluation Committee of the Biochemistry of the Netherlands Ministry of Education and Science 1984 1984 Award - Knight of the Order of the Netherlands lion 1984 1984 Award - Medal of Society for the Promotion of Natural Sciences, Medicine and Surgery of Amsterdam 1985 Career position - Visiting Professor to the Biochemistry Department of the University of Southampton, UK (multiple visits) 1985 Career position - Corresponding Member, Australian Academy of Science 1988 1991 Career position - President, International Union of Biochemistry

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 'Slater, Edward Charles', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Slater, Edward Charles Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Obituary: Peter Slater 1932-20 Debus, Stephen: with assistance from Olsen, Jerry Obituary: Peter Slater 1932-20 2020 Australian field ornithology 37 148-9