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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2023-04-24 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007212b.htm person Faine Solomon AACR2 17 August 1926 4 February 2021 Place of Birth Wellington, New Zealand Microbiologist University Administrator Solly Faine was a microbiologist renowned for his pioneering research on the bacterial genus Leptospira, and the pathogenesis, diagnosis, epidemiology and control of potentially fatal disease leptospirosis. This disease of animals can spread to humans through contact with infected animal urine. Faine participated in a number of WHO committees on zoonotic diseases over an extended period, including over 30 years an a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Zoonomes. Other research interests included sterilisation and hospital infection. Faine was Professor of Microbiology at Monash University from 1968 to 1991. For much of that time he was Head of the Department, and largely responsible for its high standards of research and teaching. Faine was President of the Australian Society of Microbiology from 1969 to 1970. His contributions to microbiology internationally included Membership of the Executive Board of the International Union of Microbiological Societies, and of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology and its Taxonomic Committee on Leptospira. 1996 Career position - Member, International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology 1946 1946 Education - BMedSc, University of Otago, New Zealand 1949 1949 Education - MB, ChB, University of Otago, New Zealand 1950 1952 Career position - Assistant Lecturer in Microbiology, University of Otago, New Zealand 1953 1955 Career position - Demonstrator, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford 1955 1955 Education - DPhil, University of Oxford 1956 1958 Career position - Lecturer in Bacteriology and Microbiology, University of Otago, New Zealand 1958 1958 Education - MD, University of New Zealand 1959 1959 Life event - Settled in Australia 1959 1963 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, University of Sydney 1963 1968 Career position - Associate Professor of Clinical Microbiology, University of Sydney 1968 1989 Career position - Head, Department of Microbiology, Monash University 1968 1991 Career position - Professor of Microbiology, Monash University 1968 1991 Career position - Consultant Microbiologist, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne 1969 1970 Career position - President, Australian Society of Microbiology 1969 2002 Career position - Consultant, WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Zoonomes 1972 1972 Career position - French-Australian exchange Scientist, Pasteur Institute, France 1973 1982 Career position - Member, Taxonomic Committee on Leptospira, International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology 1974 1977 Career position - Chief Examiner in Microbiology and Member, Board of Censors, Royal College of Pathologists of Australia 1974 1978 Career position - Vice-Chairman, Bacteriology Division, International Union of Microbiological Societies 1974 1991 Career position - Consultant Microbiologist, Caulfield General Medical Centre, Melbourne 1978 1982 Career position - Chairman, Bacteriology Division, International Union of Microbiological Societies 1979 1992 Award - Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology 1990 1999 Career position - Consultant Microbiologist, Maroondah Hospital, Melbourne 1990 2011 Award - Honorary Life Member, Australian Society for Microbiology 1990 2021 Award - Honorary Life Member, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 1992 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Monash University 1992 2005 Career position - Principal, MediSci Consulting and Writing 1992 2021 Award - Emeritus Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology 2000 2000 Award - Marco Longo Lecturer, Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, United Kingdom Royal College of Pathologists of Australia (1970 - )

Honorary Life Memebr, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia 1990 -2021

 Monash University (1958 - )

Professor of Microbiology 1968 - 1991; Head, Department of Microbiology 1968 - 1989

 Australian Society for Microbiology (1959 - )

President 1969 - 1970; Honorary Life Member 1990 -2021

 'Faine, Solomon (Solly)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Faine, Solomon (Solly) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation 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