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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2005-10-17 human Annette Alafaci updated 2026-03-03 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004628b.htm person Dunn Ashley Roger AACR2 7 February 1945 Place of Birth United Kingdom Molecular biologist Ashley Dunn was the Associate Director of the Melbourne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and a Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne until 2003. He was brought to the Ludwig in 1982 to establish a Molecular Biology Program and only two years later, Dunn and his collaborators had made the first clone of GM-CSF - a cytokine which is today given clinically to aid the recovery of bone marrow in cancer patients following chemotherapy treatment. Dunn has been involved in cancer research ever since and has served on many national and international committees and boards. He has also presented his research around the world and has authored over one hundred scientific publications. Since leaving the Ludwig in 2003, Dunn has gone into private practice, establishing the scientific consultancy firm AR Dunn & Associates Pty. Ltd. 1963 1968 Career position - Junior Technician in the Department of Virology and Bacteriology, University of Birmingham, UK 1968 1969 Career position - Technician in the Department of Bacteriology at the Dudley Road Hospital in England 1969 1973 Career position - Senior Technician in the Department of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham 1971 1971 Education - Graduated in Bacteriology and Virology at the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology 1971 1971 Award - Fellow of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology in Birmingham 1973 1976 Career position - Research Fellow in the Department of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham 1974 1974 Education - Master of Philosophy, ? the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology? 1977 1977 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Birmingham 1977 1979 Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, then Junior Staff Investigator at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, USA 1980 1982 Career position - Staff Scientist in the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany 1982 1987 Career position - Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Molecular Biology Programme at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Tumour Biology Branch 1982 1994 Career position - Associate then Senior Associate of the Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne 1985 2001 Career position - Member of the Australian Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee 1987 2003 Career position - Associate Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne 1987 2003 Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Molecular Biology Programme at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne 1994 2003 Career position - Senior Associate then Associate Professor then Professor of the Department of Surgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Hospital 1995 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1997 Career position - Member of the Standing Sub-Committee on Research of the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria 2000 2003 Career position - Co-Director of Quintessential Science Pty. Ltd. 2001 Career position - Member of the Bionomics' Scientific Advisory Board 2001 Career position - Member of the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee of the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in molecular biology and biochemistry 2003 Career position - Director of AR Dunn & Associates Pty. Ltd. Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

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 'Dunn, Ashley Roger', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Dunn, Ashley Roger Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Joseph F. Sambrook (1939 - 2019) Dunn, Ashley, Johnstone, Ricky W. and Stillman, Bruce Joseph F. Sambrook (1939 - 2019) 2019 Nature structural and molecular biology 26 846-7