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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003597b.htm person Symons Robert Henry FAA FRS AACR2 20 March 1934 4 October 2006 Place of Birth Merbein, Victoria, Australia Place of Death Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Biochemist Bob Symons was in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Adelaide from 1962. In 1990 he became Professor of plant science in the Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and has been an Emeritus Professor there since 2000. His research interests include plant molecular virology; viruses and viroids. 1956 1956 Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Melbourne 1958 1960 Career position - Senior Demonstrator in the Biochemistry Department, University of Melbourne 1961 1962 Career position - CSIRO Overseas Post-doctoral Fellowship with the ARC Virus Research Unit, Cambridge 1962 1966 Career position - Lecturer in the Biochemistry Department, University of Adelaide 1963 1963 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1967 1972 Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide 1973 1987 Career position - Reader, University of Adelaide 1983 1987 Career position - Chairman of Bresa Pty Ltd 1983 2006 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1985 1985 Award - Lemberg Medal, Australian Biochemical Society 1987 1990 Career position - Professor (Personal chair), University of Adelaide 1987 1995 Career position - Director of Bresatec Ltd 1988 2006 Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS) 1991 1999 Career position - Professor, Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Adelaide 1996 1997 Career position - Director of BresaGen Ltd 2000 2000 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Adelaide Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1983 - 2006

 Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1968 - )

Awarded the Medal by the Australian Biochemical Society 1985

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Professor (Personal chair) 1987 - 1999

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 'Symons, Robert Henry', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Symons, Robert Henry Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Robert Henry Symons 1934-2006 Rogers, George E.; and Elliott, William H. Robert Henry Symons 1934-2006 2008 Historical Records of Australian Science 19 2 191-213 Journal Article: Obituaries: Ian Ross, Robert Symons, Howard Worner Obituaries: Ian Ross, Robert Symons, Howard Worner 2006 Newsletter, Australian Academy of Science 66 August-December 10-11 Journal Article: Robert Henry Symons, 20 March 1934 - 4 October 2006 Rogers, George E.; and Elliott, William H. Robert Henry Symons, 20 March 1934 - 4 October 2006 2008 Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 54 383-400