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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2013-04-24 human Kristijan Causovski and Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-17 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005346b.htm person Millar Harvey FAA AACR2 1971 Biochemist Harvey Millar obtained his PhD from the Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Australian National University. His work investigated the regulation of electron transport pathways in plant mitochondria throughout symbiotic nitrogen fixation with the aid of rhizobium bacteria and during normal plant growth as well. Millar was researching plant mitochondrial function whilst working at the University of Oxford. This is where he was introduced to proteomics (the study of all the proteins that are expressed simultaneously by an organism) as an instrument for isolating genes connected to certain physiological phenomena. His work at the University of Western Australia involved developing the proteomics of plants and plant mitochondria. The purpose of this was to gain a greater understanding of plant respiration and how it reacts under conditions of stress like salinity, chilling and oxidative damage. Millar is Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology and Winthrop Professor in the School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Awards received for his research include the Australian Science Minister's Prize for Australian Life Scientist of the Year, and the Fenner Medal from the Australian Academy of Science. In 2017 he was named joint Western Australian Scientist of the Year.

"Andrew Millar has discovered key biochemical mechanisms through which plant respiration is adapted to cellular processes and harsh clomates. He has identified how damage by lipid, oxygen and nirtogen radicals lower the efficiency of respiration. He has discovered how vitamin production is linked to respiration and how mitochondria signal their metabolic state to change plant defence gene expression. Millar has shown that themitochondrial proteome response to plant stress involves specific and sequential changes in protein cmples assembly, regulation of enzymes and selective chemical damage. His discoveries u nderpin our understanding of respiratory damage during plant cell ageing and disease." [from https://science.org.au/about-us/academy-fellows-discover-our-fellows/harvey-millar 2026-03-17]

1993 1993 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), Australian National University 1997 1997 Education - PhD, Australian National University 1997 1999 Career position - HFSP Long-term Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford 2000 2002 Award - ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Western Australia 2002 2004 Career position - Principal Research Fellow, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical sciences, University of Western Australia 2002 2007 Award - ARC Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship, University of Western Australia 2003 2003 Award - Western Australian Premier's Prize for Early Career Achievement in Science 2003 2003 Award - Peter Goldacre Medal, Australian Society of Plant Scientists 2005 Career position - Chief Investigator (later Director), ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology 2005 Career position - Professorial Fellow, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, University of Western Australia 2005 Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, The biochemical journal 2005 Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, BMC plant methods 2005 2005 Award - Science Minister's Prize for Australian Life Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia 2007 Career position - Member of the Editorial Board, journal of biological chemistry 2008 2011 Award - ARC Australian Professional Fellowship, University of Western Australia 2012 2012 Award - Fenner Medal, Australian Academy of Science 2012 2015 Award - ARC Future Fellow, University of Western Australia 2013 2013 Award - Charles Albert Shull Award, American Society of Plant Biologists 2017 2017 Award - Western Australian Scientist of the Year (shared with Christobel Saunders) 2020 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science The University of Western Australia (1911 - )

Professorial Fellow (later Wunthrop Professor), School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences 2005 -

 Peter Goldacre Medal, Australian Society of Plant Scientists (1965 - )

Awarded the Medal 2003

 Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia (2000 - )

Awarded the Science Minister's Prize for Australian Life Scientist of the Year 2005

 Fenner Medal, Australian Academy of Science (2000 - )

Awarded the Medal 2012

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 2020 -

 Millar, Harvey (1971-)

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 'Millar, Harvey', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Millar, Harvey Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: International Application Published Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). 59812/80: Speech Processor [Specification AU-A] International Application Published Under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). 59812/80: Speech Processor [Specification AU-A] World Intellectual Property Organization: International Bureau 1980 Resource Section: Interview with Dr Harvey Millar, biochemist Heard, Marian Interview with Dr Harvey Millar, biochemist Australian Academy of Science 2001 Interviews with Australian scientists