P006182 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-01-08 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006182b.htm person Foote Simon James FAA FTSE FAHMS AACR2 24 August 1958 Place of Birth Kyneton, Victoria, Australia Medical scientist Simon Foote has made significant contributions in varied fields of medical science: he was the first to purify the renin protein and to produce a physical map of the human chromosome. His research focuses on genetic control of disease susceptibility, with particular emphasis on malaria, leishmaniasis and renal disease. In 2015 Foote was appointed Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research. 1981 1981 Education - BMedSc, University of Melbourne 1984 1984 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1985 1995 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Melbourne Hospital 1989 1989 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1990 1994 Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 1994 Career position - Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science 1994 Career position - Member, American Society for Human Genetics 1994 1994 Award - AMRAD Postdoctoral Fellowship 1994 1994 Award - Burnet Prize, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1994 1994 Award - Wellcome Trust Fellowship 1994 1998 Career position - Laboratory Head, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1998 2005 Career position - Divisional Head, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1999 Career position - Member of the Board, Australian Genome Research Facility (1997 - ) 2005 Career position - Member, International Committee on Standardised Genetic Nomenclature for Mice 2005 2011 Career position - Director, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania 2007 Career position - Member of the Secretariat, International Mammalian Genome Society 2009 Career position - Member, Research Committee, National Health and Medical Research Council 2009 2009 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) 2010 2010 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Tasmania 2012 2014 Career position - Dean, Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University 2014 2014 Award - Foundation Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) 2015 Career position - Director, John Curtin School of Medical Research 2016 2016 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )

Foundation Fellow 2014 -

 The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1915 - )

Divisional Head 1998 - 2005

 The University of Tasmania (1890 - )

Director, Menzies Research Institute 2005 - 2011

 Macquarie University (1964 - )

Dean, Australian School of Advanced Medicine 2012 - 2014

 John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University (1948 - )

Director 2015 -

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Elected Fellow 2009

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2016

 Burnet Prize, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1987 - )

Awarded the Prize 1994

 'Foote, Simon James', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Foote, Simon James Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Fellows of the Academy 2024 Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Edited Book: Who's who in Australia 2019 Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor Who's who in Australia 2019 55th Southbank, Vic. AAP Directories 2018