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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2017-12-05 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-06-10 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005952b.htm person Wiener Saul AM AACR2 25 July 1923 15 September 2010 Place of Birth Bremen, Germany Place of Death Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Immunologist Cytogeneticist Saul Wiener made major contributions to toxinology and human genetics. He is renowned for developing the Redback Spider antivenom and the world's first marine antivenom, for Stonefish, both in the 1950s. This work was done while a Research Officer with the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories and fitted around his primary responsibilities such as preparations for the Salk poliomyelitis vaccine trial. He also worked on venoms from the Funnel Web Spider, box jellyfish, and cone snails, and made early attempts at the active immunisation of humans against snake venom. After leaving CSL Wiener concentrated on allergies and immunology, later moving into cytogenetics. His research on the Familial X-linked mental retardation ('Fragile X' syndrome) was among the earliest studies on this condition. 1938 1938 Life event - Migrated to Australia 1947 1947 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1947 1948 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Hobart Hospital 1948 1951 Career position - Research Scholar, Microbiology, University of Melbourne 1952 1958 Career position - Research Officer, Commonwealth Serum Laboratories 1953 1953 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1955 1960 Career position - Clinical Assistant, Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne 1958 1960 Career position - Research Fellow, Anti-Cancer Council, Melbourne 1960 1960 Education - MD, University of Melbourne 1960 1961 Career position - Fulbright Scholar, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. 1962 1983 Career position - Allergist, Royal Melbourne Hospital 1964 1984 Career position - Consultant Cytogenetic Pathologist, Mental Hygiene Department 1970 2010 Career position - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1983 1999 Career position - Honorary Allergy Consultant, Royal Melbourne Hospital 1985 1999 Career position - Cytogenetic Pathologist, Queen Victoria Medical Centre, Melbourne 2010 2010 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to science, and to medical research through contributions to the development of the Redback Spider and Stonefish antivenom, and as an allergist Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Fellow 1973 - 2010

 Royal Melbourne Hospital (1935 - )

Allergist 1962 - 1983; Honorary Allergy Consultant 1983 - 1999

 Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL), Commonwealth of Australia (1916 - 1961)

Research Officer 1952 - 1958

 Wiener, Saul (19230725-20100915)

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 'Wiener, Saul', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Wiener, Saul Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Saul Wiener AM 1823 - 2010 Winkel, Ken Saul Wiener AM 1823 - 2010 2011 Chiron 2011 29 Journal Article: Twentieth Century Toxinology and Antivenom development in Australia Winkel, Kenneth D.; Mirtschin, Peter and Pearn, John Twentieth Century Toxinology and Antivenom development in Australia 2006 Toxicon 48 7 738-754 Journal Article: The Pioneers of Venom Production for Australian Antivenoms Mirtschin, Peter The Pioneers of Venom Production for Australian Antivenoms 2009 Toxicon 48 7 899-918