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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-04-03 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2025-09-23 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005024b.htm person Murray Peter Keith AACR2 Murray, Keith 18 May 1946 Place of Birth Scotland Veterinary scientist Parasitologist Veterinary surgeon Immunoparasitologist Keith Murray is an internationally renowned veterinary scientist. He has directed national animal health laboratories in England, Australia and the United States. Murray began his career lecturing and researching trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, in Kenya and Gambia. Between 1976 and1986, as Director of the Departments of Immunoparasitology and Experimental Pathology at the Merk, Sharp and Dohme Research in New Jersey, Murray developed molecular vaccines for disease affecting poultry. He was then appointed Head of the Division of Immunology and Pathology and the Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory in the United Kingdom. In this position he conducted research exotic viruses including foot and mouth disease. From 1989 to 1998 Murray was Head of the CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory and Chairman of the Sub-Committee of Animal Health Laboratory Standards (SCAHLS). During this time he oversaw the landmark identification of the Hendra virus and the development of a focus on biological pest research. He also spearheaded the publication of Australian Standard Diagnostic Techniques, which is now the national laboratory standard. In 1998 Murray became the Director, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Animal Disease Center (NADC), the largest animal health laboratory in the United States of America.

In 1995 Murray was awarded the CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as team leader (with Alex Hyatt, Harvey Westbury and colleagues) of the Australian Animal Health Laboratory team, for the discovery of a previously unknown equine morbillivirus.

1969 1969 Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow 1969 1971 Career position - Lecturer, University of Nairobi, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Kabete, Kenya 1971 1974 Career position - Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, School of Veterinary Medicine, Scotland 1974 1974 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow 1974 1976 Career position - Research Fellow, Medical Research Council (UK) at the MRC Laboratories, Faraja, The Gambia, West Africa 1976 1979 Career position - Research Fellow, Department of Animal Infections, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, New Jersey, USA 1979 1982 Career position - Associate Director, Department of Immunoparasitology, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, New Jersey, USA 1982 1986 Career position - Director, Departments of Immunoparasitology and Experimental Pathology, Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, New Jersey, USA 1986 1989 Career position - Head, Division of Immunology and Pathology, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory, UK 1989 1998 Career position - Deputy Chief, CSIRO Division of Animal Health 1989 1998 Career position - Head, CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), Geelong 1995 1995 Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as team leader (with Alex Hyatt and colleagues) 1998 Career position - Director, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), National Animal Disease Center (NADC), USA 2006 2006 Award - Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne Hyatt, Alexander Duncan (Alex) (1952 - ) Westbury, Harvey Arthur (1941 - 2024) CSIRO Division of Animal Health, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1959 - 2000)

Deputy Chief 1989 - 1998

 Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) - CSIRO, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1985 - )

Head 1989 - 1998

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

Awarded the Medal 1995 (with colleagues)

 Murray, Peter Keith (19460518-)

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 'Murray, Peter Keith (Keith)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Murray, Peter Keith (Keith) 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 Resource Section: Keith Murray Ward, C. Keith Murray 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