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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-03-13 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2025-10-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P004999b.htm person Hyatt Alexander Duncan AACR2 1952 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Zoologist Physiologist Virologist Alexander Hyatt is a specialist in the identification of exotic animal viruses and other diseases. He has identified many viruses of serious threat to Australian and worldwide animal populations including the Hendra virus, Pilchard herpes virus, Australian bat lyssavirus, Kangaroo blindness virus, as well as many fish viruses and the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungus which he found to be a major contributor to the decline in frog populations worldwide. His expertise in viruses has also allowed him to focus on the development of possible biological controls for the introduced Australian pest, the cane toad.

Hyatt was awarded the following CSIRO medals:

1995 - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as a member of the Australian Animal Health laboratory team (leader Keith Murray, Harvey Westbury and colleagues), for the discovery of a previously unknown equine morbillivirus:

2000 - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with Lee Berger) for solving one of the world's most urgent and puzzling environmental problems - the reason for the sudden disappearance of rainforest frogs in protected habitats in Australia and Central America.

1977 1977 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)) degree from La Trobe University 1981 1982 Career position - Lecturer at the Melbourne College of Advanced Education 1982 1984 Career position - ARGC Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, La Trobe University 1984 c. 2009 Career position - Project Leader Electron Microscopy, CSIRO Division of Animal Health 1992 1992 Career event - Worked at the University of Oxford, UK, on the structure of the Bluetongue virus 1995 1995 Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (with colleagues) 2000 2000 Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with Lee Berger) 2000 2000 Award - Australian Government Award (AQIS) for excellence in diagnosis 2006 2006 Award - 'Environmental Prize' by Geelong City 2006 2008 Career position - President, Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society 2008 2008 Career position - Research Program Manager, Emergency Disease Response, CSIRO Division of Animal Health 2008 2008 Award - CSIRO 'Science Service Award' Murray, Peter Keith (Keith) (1946 - ) Berger, Lee (1970 - ) Westbury, Harvey Arthur (1941 - 2024) CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1959 - 2000)

Research Program Manager 2008 -

 CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1991 - )

Awarded the Medal in 1995 (with colleagues)

 CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (1985 - )

Awarded the Medal 2000 (with Lee Berger)

 Hyatt, Alexander Duncan (1952-)

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 'Hyatt, Alexander Duncan (Alex)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Hyatt, Alexander Duncan (Alex) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Alexander Duncan (Alex) Hyatt Ward, C. Alexander Duncan (Alex) Hyatt Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource: The Chair's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence Ward, Colin The Chair's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence CSIRO 2023 CSIROpedia