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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-09-12 human Annette Alafaci and Helen Cohn updated 2026-02-16 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004591b.htm person Angus James Alexander AO FAA FAHMS AACR2 15 February 1949 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Pharmacologist James Angus has worked at many of Victoria's leading research institutes and in 2003 was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Prior to this he was Deputy Director of the Baker Medical Research Institute in Victoria (1990-1992) and then held the Personal Chair in Pharmacology at Monash University for eleven years. Angus has been a member of a great many Australian scientific committees and societies and has been involved in numerous national and international scientific meetings. 1970 1970 Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney 1973 1973 Career position - Research Fellow at the Hallstrom Institute of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney (six months) 1974 1974 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 1975 1976 Career position - Senior Research Officer at the Baker Medical Research Institute in Prahran, Victoria 1977 1979 Career position - C.J. Martin Travelling Fellow at University College (1977) and The Wellcome Research Laboratories (1978) in the UK and at the Baker Medical Research Institute 1980 1981 Career position - Senior Research Officer at the Baker Medical Research Institute 1981 1982 Career position - Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council 1981 1989 Career position - Research Fellow, then Senior Research Fellow then Principal Research Fellow at the Baker Medical Research Institute 1983 1985 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council 1984 1984 Award - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science 1985 1989 Career position - Principal Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council 1989 1993 Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Baker Medical Research Institute 1989 1993 Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council 1990 1992 Career position - Deputy Director of the Baker Medical Research Institute 1991 1997 Career position - Member of the Murdoch Institute for Birth Defects Board in Melbourne 1991 1998 Career position - Member, Medical Research Committee and Chairman, Grants Committee, National Health and Medical Research Council 1992 1992 Career position - Personal Chair in Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria (ten months) 1993 Career position - Executive Editor, Clinical and experimental pharmacology 1993 1997 Career position - Member of the Poisons Advisory Committee of the Victorian Department of Health and Community Services 1993 2003 Career position - Chair of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne 1993 2003 Career position - Head, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne 1994 Career position - Member of the National Committee for Pharmacology, Australian Academy of Science 1994 Career position - Member of the Queensland Pharmaceutical Research Institute at Griffith University 1996 1996 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1996 1997 Career position - President, Australian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology 1997 1998 Career position - Deputy Vice-President, Academic Board, University of Melbourne 1998 2002 Career position - Member of the Executive Council of the International Union of Pharmacology 1998 2003 Career position - Member of the Microsurgery Foundation Board at St Vincent's Hospital 1998 2003 Career position - Director, Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery, University of Melbourne 1998 2005 Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology 1999 1999 Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, Acta pharmacologica sinica 1999 2000 Career position - Vice-President, Academic Board, University of Melbourne 1999 2001 Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Melbourne 2000 2001 Career position - President, Academic Board, University of Melbourne 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and to science in pharmacology 2001 2004 Career position - Councillor of the Australian Academy of Science 2002 Award - Fellow, International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences 2002 2003 Career position - Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne 2002 2003 Career position - Chair, Panel D, Program Grants Committee, National Health and Medical Research Council 2002 2006 Career position - First Vice-President of the International Union of Pharmacology 2002 2007 Career position - Chair, Pharmaceutical Education Council 2002 2007 Career position - Board Member, CRC for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovation Board (HEAR CRC) 2002 2010 Career position - Board Member, Bionic Ear Institute 2003 Career position - Board Member, Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria 2003 Career position - Board Member, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 2003 2007 Career position - Director, St Vincent's Institute for Medical Research 2003 2009 Career position - Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia 2003 2009 Career position - Board Member, Australian International Health Institute 2003 2009 Career position - Board Member, National Ageing Research Institute 2003 2012 Career position - Board Member, Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine 2003 2013 Career position - Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne 2004 Career position - Board member of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine 2004 Career position - Member of the Melbourne Health Board 2006 2008 Career position - Member, Advisory Board, Genetic Services Victoria 2006 2008 Career position - Member, National Health Information Management Principle Committee 2006 2008 Career position - Chair, Australian Health Information Council 2006 2009 Career position - Deputy President, Medical Deans of Australia and New Zealand 2007 Career position - Director, Victor Smorgon Institute at Epworth Hospital 2007 Career position - Member, Steering Committee, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre 2008 Career position - Member, Medical Schools Accreditation Committee, Australian Medical Council 2009 2011 Career position - President, Medical Deans of Australia and New Zealand 2010 2010 Award - Achievement Award, Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists 14 Jun 2010 14 Jun 2010 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to biomedical research, particularly in the fields of pharmacology and cardiovascular disease, as a leading academic and medical educator, and as a contributor to a range of advisory boards and professional organisations both nationally and internationally 2012 Career position - Director, Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine 2014 Career position - Emeritus and Honorary Professorial Fellow, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne 2014 2016 Career position - Director, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute 2015 Career position - President, National Stroke Foundation 2015 Award - Honorary Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) 2015 2016 Career position - Chairman, Victorian Genetics and Genomics Advisory Committee 2016 Career position - Chairman, Independent Medical Advisory Committee on Medicinal Cannabis (Victoria) 2017 Career position - Chairman, Australian Advisory Committee on Medicinal Use of Cannabis CRC for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovation (1999 - 2007)

Board Member 2002 - 2007

 Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, State of Victoria (1985 - )

Board member 2004 -

 Baker Medical Research Institute (1926 - )

Deputy Director 1990 - 1992

 Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1979 - )

Awarded the Medal 1984

 Griffith University (1971 - )

Member, Queensland Pharmaceutical Research Institute 1994 -

 Monash University (1958 - )

Personal Chair in Pharmacology 1992

 The University of Melbourne (1853 - )

Pro Vice-Chancellor 1999 - 2001; President, Academic Board 2000 - 2001

 Department of Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne

Chair and Head of Department 1993 - 2003

 National Ageing Research Institute Incorporated (1994 - )

Board Member 2003 - 2009

 Australasian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (1966 - )

President 1996 - 1997, received Achievement Award 2010

 The Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (2009 - )

Member, Steering Committee 2007 -

 Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne (1991 - )

Dean 2003 - 2013

 St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research (1958 - )

Board Member 2003 - 2007

 Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine (1971 - )

Board Member 2003 - 2012; Director 2012 -

 Bionic Ear Institute (1983 - 2011)

Board Member 2002 - 2010

 Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) Limited (1996 - )

Board Member 2003 - 2009

 The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1915 - )

Board Member 2003 -

 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )

Honorary Fellow 2015 -

 Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (1986 - )

Director 2014 - 2016

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 1996; Member of Council 2001 - 2004

 Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria (1956 - )

Board Member 2003 -

 Angus, James Alexander (1949-)

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 'Angus, James Alexander', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Angus, James Alexander Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences 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 Resource: Gottschalk Medal Australian Academy of Science Gottschalk Medal Australian Academy of Science 2022 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2019 Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor Who's who in Australia 2019 55th Southbank, Vic. AAP Directories 2018 Resource: Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2010] Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2010] Canberra Governor General's Office 2010