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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-06-19 human Rebecca Rigby updated 2024-04-30 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005158b.htm person Wood Paul Richard AO AACR2 Microbiologist Microbiologist Paul Wood became involved in animal health research during the 1980s. He joined the CSIRO Division of Animal Health in 1985 and was part of the team put together to develop a rapid identification test for bovine tuberculosis. The research resulted in a successful prototype test in 1990 and for this research the team was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement. It was commercially adapted to test bovines (Bovigam™), deer (Cervigam™) and primates (Primagam™). Wood left the CSIRO in 1997 to direct the company that had licensed the technology, CSL. He was also the Deputy Director and Program Leader in the Cooperative Research Centre for Vaccine Technology from 1993 to 2000. In 2004 he joined Pfizer Animal Health Australia as Senior Director and was promoted in 2008 to Executive Director.

In 1990 Wood (wilth colleagues) was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for developing diagnostic test for bovine tuberculosis.

1976 1976 Education - Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, University of Western Australia 1981 1981 Award - The Australian Society for Parasitology Student Award 1982 1982 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University 1985 1985 Career event - Joined the CSIRO Division of Animal Health 1990 1990 Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with colleagues) 1992 1997 Career position - Founder and Program Manager, CSIRO Effective Vaccine Development program 1993 1993 Award - Murex Diagnostic Award from The Australian Society for Microbiology 1993 1995 Career position - Chair, Veterinary Special Interest Group, Australasian Society for Immunology Inc 1993 2000 Career position - Deputy Director and Program Leader in the Cooperative Research Centre for Vaccine Technology 1994 2000 Career position - Associate Professor Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne 1997 2004 Career position - Vice President and Director, Global Research and Development, CSL Animal Health, Parkville, Australia 1998 2007 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of veterinary immunology and immunopathology 2000 2004 Career position - Scientific consultant, Cellestis 2003 2010 Career position - Official Visitor, Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging Infectious Disease 2004 2008 Career position - Senior Director, Australia and New Zealand Biologicals Research and Development, Pfizer Animal Health Australia 2008 Career position - Executive Director, Global Discovery, Pfizer Animal Health, Kalamazoo, Michigan 2013 2013 Award - Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award (jointly with Anthony Radford and James Rothel), Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering 2015 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2016 Career position - Board Member, Dairy Australia 2016 Career position - Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Australian Agricultural Company 2018 2018 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to to science, and to global human and animal health, and through biopharmaceeutical research and technological advances 2019 Career position - Chair, Board of the Global Alliance for Livestock and Veterinary Medicines 2019 2019 Award - Distinguished Veterinary Immunologist Award, International Veterinary Immunology Symposium Australasian Society for Immunology Inc (1992 - )

Chair, Veterinary Special Interest Group 1993 - 1995

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 2015 -

 Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging Infectious Disease (2003 - 2010)

Official Visitor 2003 - 2010

 Australian Agricultural Company (1824 - )

Member, Scientific Advisory Board 2016 -

 CSL Limited (1990 - )

Vice President and Director, Global Research and Development 1997 - 2004

 Clunies Ross National Science and Technology Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1991 - 2015)

Received the Award (jointly) 2013

 CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (1985 - )

Awarded the Medal (with colleagues) 1990

 Wood, Paul

Trove

 'Wood, Paul Richard', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wood, Paul Richard Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: Dr Paul Richard Wood, Officer of the Order of Australia Dr Paul Richard Wood, Officer of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2018 It's an Honour Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat Resource Section: Paul Wood Ward, C. Paul Wood Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

Source used to compile entry

 Resource Section: CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Ward, Colin CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2013 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)