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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-02-12 human Ailie Smith and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004214b.htm person Cornish Edwina Cecily AO FTSE AACR2 16 November 1955 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Educator Biotechnologist University Administrator Science administrator Edwina Cornish is a biotechnologist who played a key role in establishing one of Australia's first biotechnology companies, Florigene Limited. The company developed and commercialised some of the world's first genetically modified plants. Between 1994 and 1998 she was successively Managing Director and Director of Research and Development at Florigene. At the University of Adelaide, where from 2000 to 2003 she was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Professor of Biotechnology, she was instrumental in improving translation of he University's research She also played a key role in the establishment of Australian Grain Technologies, a market leader in wheat genetics and Australia's largest plant breeding company. In 2004 Cornish became Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Monash University, engaged in strengthening the University's research performance. She has extensive experience in facilitating collaboration between research organisations, industry, government and he higher education sector. Organisations in which she has been involved include the Australian Research Council, CSIRO, the Prime Minister's Science and Engineering Council, and several Cooperative Research Centres. 1994 1996 Career position - Member, Prime Minister's Science and Engineering Council 1994 1998 Career position - Managing Director, Florigene 1994 1998 Career position - Member, Australian Biotechnology Association 1996 2000 Career position - Member, Board of Directors, International Society for Plant Molecular Biology 1997 2000 Career position - Member, Victorian Government Science and Engineering Technology Taskforce 1998 1999 Career position - Director of Research and Development, Florigene 2000 2000 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2000 2001 Career position - Member, Board of Directors, CRC for Tissue Growth and Repair 2000 2001 Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Australian Petroleum CRC 2000 2001 Career position - Member, South Australian Innovation, Science and Technology Council 2000 2002 Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Repromed Pty Ltd 2000 2003 Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (research), University of Adelaide 2000 2003 Career position - Professor of Biotechnology, University of Adelaide 2000 2003 Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Forestry Tasmania 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society in biotechnology and university administration 2001 2003 Career position - Member, Board of Directors, CRC for Molecular Plant Breeding 2001 2003 Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Adelaide Research and Innovation Pty Ltd., University of Adelaide 2001 2004 Career position - Member of the Board, Australian Research Council 2002 2003 Career position - Member, South Australian Premier's Science and Research Council 2002 2008 Career position - Member, Board of trustees, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre 2004 2009 Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Monash University 2005 2006 Career position - Member, National e-Research Coordinating Committee 2006 2006 Career position - Member, CSIRO Flagship Program Review Panel 2006 2007 Career position - Member, National Research Priorities Standing Committee 2007 2007 Career position - Member, Board of Directors, Monash IVF Pty Ltd 2007 2009 Career position - Chair, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research/Pro Vice Chancellor Committee, Universities Australia 2007 2012 Career position - Member, Advisory Council on Intellectual Property, Australian Government 2009 2012 Career position - Member, National Research Infrastructure Council 2009 2012 Career position - Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Monash University 2012 2016 Career position - Provost and Senior Vice-President, Monash University 2013 2013 Award - DSc (honoris causa), University of Melbourne 2014 2014 Career event - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) or distinguished service to higher education, to advances in biotechnology and horticultural genetic modification, and through fostering partnerships with government, industry and the community 2015 2020 Career position - Member of the Board, CSIRO 2016 2016 Life event - Retired 2017 2017 Award - Grimwade Medal for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne 2017 2021 Career position - Member of Council, La Trobe University The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) 2000 - 2003; Professor of Biotechnology 2000 - 2003

 Monash University (1958 - )

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) 2004 - 2009; Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor 2009 - 2012, Provost and Senior Vice-President 2012 - 2016

 La Trobe University (1964 - )

Member of Council 2017 - 2021

 Forestry Tasmania (1994 - )

Member, Board of Directors 2000 2003

 Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Commonwealth of Australia (1949 - )

Member of the Board 2015 - 2020

 CRC for Tissue Growth and Repair (1991 - 2002)

Member, Board of Directors 2000 - 2001

 CRC for Molecular Plant Breeding (1997 - 2003)

Member, Board of Directors 2001 - 2003

 Australian Petroleum CRC (1991 - 2003)

Member, Board of Directors 2000 - 2001

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 2000

 Grimwade Medal for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne (2016 - )

Awarded the Medal 2017

 Cornish, Edwina Cecily

Trove

 'Cornish, Edwina Cecily', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cornish, Edwina Cecily Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Doing the Herky-Jerky: Women in the Public Life of Science Love, Rosaleen Doing the Herky-Jerky: Women in the Public Life of Science Melbourne Text Publishing Company 1993 On the Edge of Discovery: Australian Women in Science Farley Kelly 179-198 Resource: Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2014] Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2014] Canberra Governor General's Office 2014 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001 Book: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Handbook 2001 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Handbook 2001 Victoria Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2001