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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2002-07-26 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004126b.htm person Graves Jennifer Ann Marshall AC FAA FRSV AACR2 24 November 1941 Place of Birth Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Geneticist Jennifer Graves was Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Reader / Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University 1971-2001, when she moved to the Comparative Genomics Research Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University. She has made seminal contributions to mammal genetics. Her studies of the genetic diversity of Australia's mammals explained the organisation, function and evolution of their genes. She is recognised for her work on the origin and evolution of human sex chromosomes, the inactivation of X chromosomes and the control of DNA synthesis in mammal cells. 1962 1962 Award - Sir Ronald A. Fisher Prize in Genetics, University of Adelaide 1964 1964 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide 1965 1971 Award - Fulbright Travel Grant, US Australia Education Foundation 1967 1967 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Adelaide 1969 1971 Career position - Teaching and Research Assistant, Zoology Department, University of California at Berkeley 1971 1971 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of California at Berkeley 1971 1977 Career position - Lecturer in Genetics, La Trobe University 1977 1987 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Genetics, La Trobe University 1979 1980 Career position - President, Victorian Cell Biology Society 1980 1982 Career position - President, Australian and New Zealand Society for Cell Biology 1984 1988 Career position - Member, Australian Ionizing Radiation Advisory Council 1985 2010 Career position - Member of Committee, Genetics Society of Australia 1986 1988 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 1988 1991 Career position - Reader in Genetics, La Trobe University 1991 1998 Career position - Research Fellow, NOAHS Centre, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 1991 2001 Career position - Professor of Genetics, School of Genetics and Human Variation, La Trobe University 1992 1999 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Chromosome Research 1993 1995 Career position - Vice-President, Genetics Society of Australia 1995 1997 Career position - President, Genetics Society of Australia 1995 2000 Career position - Associate Editor, Chromosoma 1996 1998 Career position - Member, Biology Discipline Panel A1, Australian Research Council 1999 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1999 2001 Career position - Member of the Board, Museum of Victoria 2000 Award - Honorary Life Member, Museum of Victoria 2001 Career position - Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne 2001 Career position - Comparative Genomics Research Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in mammalian genetics and genomics 2001 2005 Career position - Associate Editor, Chromosome Research 2001 2011 Career position - Professor, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University 2003 2009 Career position - Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Kangaroo Genomics 2005 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Chromosome Research 2005 2008 Career position - Member, International Council for Science (ICSU Asia-Pacific) 2005 2008 Career position - Member, Advisory Board, School of Molecular Sciences, University of Adelaide 2006 2006 Award - L'Oreal-UNESCO Laureate for Women in Science 2006 2006 Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lectureship, Australian Academy of Science 2006 2011 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Annual Reviews of Human Genetics and Genomics 2008 2010 Career position - Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Reproductive Genomics, Otago-AgResearch, New Zealand 2009 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Genome Biology 2009 2009 Award - M. J. D. White Medal, Genetics Society of Australia 2009 2015 Career position - Member, Advisory Board, Allan Wilson Centre for Ecology and Evolution, New Zealand 2010 Career position - Thinker-in-Residence, Canberra University 2010 Career position - Secretary, Education and Public Awareness, Australian Academy of Science 26 Jan 2010 26 Jan 2010 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for service to scientific research in the field of genetics, particularly of Australian marsupials and monotremes and their relevance to international understanding of human evolution 2011 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Australian National University 2011 Career position - Distinguished Professor, La Trobe University 2012 2015 Career position - Board Member, Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia 2013 Career position - Member, AASSA Special Committee for Women in Science and Engineering 2017 2017 Award - Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Commonwealth of Australia 2019 2019 Award - Foreign Associate, US National Academy of Sciences 2020 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria (FRSV) 26 Jan 2022 26 Jan 2022 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for eminent service to science, particularly thrpugh leadership and research in evolutionary genetics, to international and national professional societies, for science education in schools, and as a mentor and role model for women 2023 2023 Award - Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Commonwealth of Australia (2000 - )

Awarded the Prize 2017

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1999

 Genetics Society of Australia (1952 - 2005)

President 1995 - 1997

 La Trobe University (1964 - )

Professor of Genetics 1991 - 2001; Distinguished Professor 2011 -

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

Awarded the Medal 2006

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

Fellow 2020 -

 Genetics Society of AustralAsia (GSA) (2005 - )

Awarded M. J. D. White Medal 2009

 Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture for Women in Science, Australian Academy of Science (2021 - )

Awaeded the Medal 2023

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 Graves, Jennifer A Marshall (19411124-)

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 'Graves, Jennifer Ann Marshall', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Graves, Jennifer Ann Marshall Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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 Journal Article: Geoffrey Bruce Sharman 1925 - 2015 Tyndale-Biscoe, Hugh; and Graves, Jennifer A. Marshall Geoffrey Bruce Sharman 1925 - 2015 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 2 183-93 Resource: Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture for women in science Australian Academy of Science Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture for women in science 2025 Resource: Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017] Department of Industry, Innovation and Science 2017 Resource: Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2022 Resource Section: Distinguished Professor Jennifer Marshall Graves AO, Companion of the Order of Australia Distinguished Professor Jennifer Marshall Graves AO, Companion of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2022 It's an Honour Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat Journal Article: Women in conservation science making a difference Byrne, Margaret; Broadhurst, Linda; Leishman, Michelle; and Belov, Kathy Women in conservation science making a difference 2018 Pacific Conservation Biology 24 1 6 Resource Section: Interview with Professor Jenny Graves, geneticist Short, Roger Interview with Professor Jenny Graves, geneticist Australian Academy of Science 2002 Interviews with Australian scientists