Garson, Olga Margaret (Margaret)

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English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2003-02-13 human Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes updated 2026-03-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004250b.htm person Garson Olga Margaret AO AACR2 Barnett, Olga Margaret (Margaret) 4 October 1927 17 May 2020 Place of Birth Benalla, Victoria, Australia Cytogeneticist Pathologist Educator Margaret Garson graduated from Melbourne University medical school in 1951 and trained in Haematology and Pathology. In the mid 1960s she founded the first cytogenetics laboratory in Melbourne. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), on 13 June 1993, for service to medical research and education, particularly in the field of cytogenetics. 1954 1957 Career position - Pathology Registrar, Alfred Hospital, Victoria 1961 1964 Career position - NIH Research Fellow, University of Texas Medical Branch, USA 1964 1970 Career position - Research Fellow, University of Melbourne's Department of Medicine located in St Vincent's Hospital 1970 1976 Career position - Senior Research Officer, University of Melbourne's Department of Medicine at St Vincent's Hospital 1976 1982 Career position - Pathologist - Cytogenetics, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne 1976 1989 Career position - Senior Associate, University of Melbourne's Department of Medicine in St Vincent's Hospital 1982 1993 Career position - Director of the Department of Cytogenetics 1989 1989 Career position - Visiting Professor in the Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong 1989 1993 Career position - Professional Associate, University of Melbourne's Department of Medicine in St Vincent's Hospital 1991 1991 Career position - Visiting Professor in the Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong 1993 1993 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - In recognition of service to medical research and education, particularly in the field of cytogenetics 1995 2001 Career position - Consultant Pathologist to the Cancer Registry, Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria (ACCV) 2015 2015 Award - Doctor of Medical Science (DMedSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne Garson, Olga Margaret (1927-)

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'Garson, Olga Margaret (Margaret)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Garson, Olga Margaret (Margaret) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2001 Herd, Margaret Who's who in Australia 2001 38 Melbourne Crown Content 2001 Biographical cuttings on Margaret Garson, Doctor National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection Biographical cuttings on Margaret Garson, Doctor Cuttings Files BIOG