P005063 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2012-04-18 human Ailie Smith updated 2026-05-04 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005063b.htm corporateBody Genetics Society of Australia AACR2 Genetical Society of Australia 1952 1954 Australian Genetics Society 1955 1957 1952 2005 Start Place Australia End Place Australia Genetics Professional Association The Genetics Society of Australia was established in 1952. Areas of interest covered by the Society include: animal and plant breeding, biochemical and molecular genetics, biometrical and statistical genetics, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, ecological and population genetics, human genetics and microbial genetics. Around 2005 it changed its name to the "Genetics Society of AustralAsia" and one presumes it also changed its govenance and membership arrangements. Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) (1985 - ) Boden Research Conference (1981 - )

The Society sponsored Boden Research Conferences held in 1981, 1983, 1989, 1992 (jointly), and 1993

 White, Michael James Denham (1910 - 1983)

President 1970 - 1972; Honorary Member 1980 - 1983

 Graves, Jennifer Ann Marshall (1941 - )

President 1995 - 1997

 Catcheside, David Guthrie (1907 - 1994)

President 1973 - 1974

 Genetics Society of Queensland (1954 - 1965) Human Genetics Society of Australasia (1977 - ) McKenzie, John Alexander (1947 - )

President 1999 - 2000

 Mayo, Oliver (1942 - )

President 1993 - 1995

 Hoffmann, Ary Anthony (1957 - )

President 2004 - 2006 [transitional]

 Genetics Society of AustralAsia (GSA) (2005 - )

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 'Genetics Society of Australia', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Genetics Society of Australia Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: White, Michael James Denham (1910-183), zoologist and geneticist Peacock, Jim White, Michael James Denham (1910-183), zoologist and geneticist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2012 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 18: 1981 - 1990 L-Z Melanie Nolan 591-2 Journal Article: Spencer Smith-White 1909-1998 Peacock, Jim, Barlow, Bryan and Carolin, Roger Spencer Smith-White 1909-1998 2011 Historical Records of Australian Science 22 2 277-90 Conference Archives (1952 - ), Genetics Society of AustralAsia (Australia) Genetics Society of AustralAsia Incorporated Conference Archives (1952 - ), Genetics Society of AustralAsia (Australia) 1952 - This set of conference booklets for the Annual Meetings of Genetics Society of Australia (1952 - 2004, numbers 1 - 51 see details below) and the Genetics Society of AustralAsia (2005 - , numbers 52 - ) was assembled and digitised by David Smyth and John Sved. It is an open series and it is presumed that it will be added to on an annual basis. Number 1, 18-19 August 1952, University of Sydeny in incomplete but includes an extract from the "The Australian Plant Breeding and Genetics Newsletter". Despite the year (1957) in the URL to set does start in 1952. The early meetings, 1952-1954, were held prior to an ANZAAS meeting and were referred to as the "Genetical Society [of Australia]". In 1955-1957 they were named the "Australian Genetics Society" and from 1958- 2004 "Genetics Society of Australia". pdf Genetics Society of Australia - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Genetics Society of Australia - Records MS 116 1952 - 1989 Correspondence, meeting minutes and notes, constitution, material relating to annual conferences, reports, financial statements and other material relating to the Genetics Society of Australia. 0.27 m, 2 boxes