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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2006-09-27 human Annette Alafaci and Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004778b.htm person Trounson Alan Osborne AO FTSE FAHMS AACR2 16 February 1946 Medical scientist Alan Trounson is a renowned embryologist who pioneered the technique of successful freezing and thawing human embryos. He was Scientific Director of Monash IVF which he founded and was part of the team who produced Australia's first 'test-tube baby' (1980). His colleagues at Monash included Carl Wood and Ian Johnston. Trounson acquired his skill of embryo transfer while under taking a three year postdoctoral post at the Agricultural Research Council's Unit of Reproductive Physiology and Biochemistry in Cambridge, UK. He was Professor and Personal Chair in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University from 1991 to 2008, and Director of the Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories. Trounson received numerous awards for his research. 1968 1968 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of New South Wales 1971 1971 Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of New South Wales 1974 1974 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Sydney 1974 1976 Career position - Dalgety International Research Fellowship at the Agricultural Research Council's Unit of Reproductive Physiology and Biochemistry in Cambridge, United Kingdom 1976 1976 Career position - Visiting Professor, Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1976 1976 Career position - Visiting Research Fellow, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Utrecht University, Netherlands 1977 1977 Career event - Joined the Monash's research team at the Queen Victoria Medical Centre 1978 1984 Career position - Lecturer (later Reader), Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University 1983 1983 Career event - First frozen embryo baby born in Australia 1985 2002 Career position - Director, Centre for Early Human Development, Monash University 1989 1990 Career position - Executive Co-Director and Board Member, Monash Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology 1990 1996 Career position - Director, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation of Australia 1990 2002 Career position - Deputy Director, Institute of Reproduction and Development 1991 1996 Career position - Executive Co-Director and Board Member, Monash Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology 1991 2008 Career position - Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (personal chair), Monash Medical Centre, Monash University 1993 1995 Career position - President, Australian Society for Reproductive Biology 1994 1994 Award - Wellcome (Australia) Medal received 1994 1994 Award - Patrick Steptoe Memorial Medal, British Fertility Society 1995 1995 Award - Benjamin Henry Sheares Medal, Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society, Singapore. 1997 Career position - Chairman, Animal Gene Storage Resource Centre of Australia 1997 1997 Award - Barbara Eck Manning Award for pioneering research and contribution to assisted reproductive technologies and embryology, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, U.S.A. 1997 2002 Career position - Director, Educational Program in Reproductive Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University 1998 2002 Career position - Board Member, International Scientific Advisory Board for Reproductive Medicine, N.V. Organon 2000 2000 Career position - Ambassador for the National Gallery of Victoria 2000 2002 Career position - Member, Working Group on New Fields in Medicine, Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council 2001 Award - Honorary Member, Australian Veterinary Association 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for outstanding service through medical and agricultural science 2001 2007 Career position - Scientific Director, Monash IVF 2001 2007 Career position - Director, National Centre for Advanced Cell Engineering, Monash University 2002 Career position - Board Member, International Society for Stem Cell Research 2002 2002 Career position - Member, Innovation Economy Advisory Board, Victoria 2002 2002 Career position - Board Member, Preimplantation Genetics Diagnosis International Society 2003 Career position - Science Advisory Board Member, Genetics Policy Institute 2003 2003 Award - Doctor Honoris Causa, Faculties of Medical Sciences and Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium 2003 2003 Career position - Director, Victorian Endowment for Science, Knowledge and Innovation (VESKI Ltd) 2003 2005 Career position - Director, Master of Clinical Embryology Course, Monash University 2004 2004 Award - Bertarelli Foundation Award in Reproductive Health, Switzerland 2004 2004 Career position - Founding Director, Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories 2005 Award - Honorary Fellow, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 2006 Career position - Chair, Government Affairs Committee, International Society for Stem Cell Research 2006 Career position - International Scientific Advisory Board, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine 2007 2014 Career position - President, California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) 2008 Award - Life Member, Society for Reproductive Biology 2008 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Monash University 2014 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2015 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) 14 Jun 2021 14 Jun 2021 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to medical science, and to in vitro fertilisation and stem cell technologies Johnston, Walter Ian Harewood (Ian) (1930 - 2001) Wood, Edwin Carlyle (Carl) (1929 - 2011) Australian Veterinary Association (1921 - )

Honorary Member 2001 -

 Australian Society for Reproductive Biology (1969 - )

President 1993 - 1995; Life Member 2008 -

 Monash University (1958 - )

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (personal chair) 1991 - 2008; Scientific Director, Monash IVF 2001 - 2007

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 2014 -

 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )

Fellow 2015 -

 Trounson, Alan Osborne

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 'Trounson, Alan Osborne', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Trounson, Alan Osborne 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 Journal Article: Historical Review: the early history of IVF in Australia and its contribution to the world (1970–1990)* Leeton, John Historical Review: the early history of IVF in Australia and its contribution to the world (1970–1990)* 2004 Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 44 495 Newspaper Article: Obituary - Most important clinical researcher in his field [Edwin Carlyle (Carl) Wood 1929 - 2011] Trounson, Alan Obituary - Most important clinical researcher in his field [Edwin Carlyle (Carl) Wood 1929 - 2011] 2011 Sydney Morning Herald Edited Book: Clinical in vitro fertilization Wood, Carl and Trounson, Alan O. Clinical in vitro fertilization Berlin Springer 1984 Book: In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer Trounson, Alan O. and Wood, Carl In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer Edinburgh, New York Churchill Livingstone 1984 Resource Section: Emeritus Professor Alan Osbourne Trounson, Officer of the Order of Australia Emeritus Professor Alan Osbourne Trounson, Officer of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet It's an Honour Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat Journal Article: Alan Trounson, Scientific Director of Monash IVF, Australia Pirisi, Angela Alan Trounson, Scientific Director of Monash IVF, Australia 2004 The lancet 364 10 July 133