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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2023-10-26 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007292b.htm person Cossart Yvonne Edna AO AACR2 Willis, Yvonne 14 August 1934 16 December 2014 Place of Birth New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Virologist University Administrator Yvonne Cossart was a virologist internationally recognised for her research in hepatitis and parboviruses, and later also human papiloma virus. Her early career was in the United Kingdom where she was involved in trials of hepatitis B immunoglobulin, epidemiological surveys, and the control of hepatitis in hospitals and the community. In 1975 she and her colleagues identified the B19 virus, now known as the cause of Fifth Disease in children. Cossart returned to Australia in 1977 as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Bacteriology at the University of Sydney. She played a key role in developing an innovative program in teaching and research in virology. In 1986 she was appointed Bosch Professor of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, retiring in 2006. 1957 1957 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Sydney 1959 1959 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital 1959 1959 Education - MB Bs, University of Sydney 1963 1966 Career position - Officer-in-Charge, enterovirus section, Virus Reference Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, United Kingdom 1967 1975 Career position - Chairman, Public Health Laboratory Service Working Party on Hepatitis, United Kingdom 1973 1976 Career position - Convenor and Chairman, Workshops on Hepatitis, Society for General Microbiology, United Kingdom 1977 1979 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Department of Bacteriology, University of Sydney 1981 1992 Career position - Head, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney 1986 2006 Career position - Bosch Professor of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, University of Sydney 1998 1998 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to medicine as a specialist in infectious diseases, especially in the areas of virological research, epidemiology and disease prevention, and to education The University of Sydney (1850 - )

Bosch Professor of Infectious Diseases and Immunology 1986 - 2006; Head, Department of Infectious Diseases 1981 - 1992

 'Cossart, Yvonne Edna', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Cossart, Yvonne Edna Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Hepatitis C - progress at last Cossart, Yvonne E. Hepatitis C - progress at last 1990 New South Wales public health bulletin 1 11 39-40 Book: Virus hepatitis and its control Cossart, Yvonne E. Virus hepatitis and its control London Baillière Tindall 1977 Book: 150 Years of the Faculty of Medicine Sefton, Ann Jervie, Cossart, Yvonne and Freckelton, Louise 150 Years of the Faculty of Medicine Sydney Sydney University Press 2006 Book Section: Black, Robert Hughes (1917-1988), professor of tropical medicine Cossart, Yvonne Black, Robert Hughes (1917-1988), professor of tropical medicine Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2007 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 17: 1981 - 1990 A-K Diane Langmore 107-108 Book Section: Inglis, William Keith (1866-1960), professor of pathology Cossart, Yvonne Inglis, William Keith (1866-1960), professor of pathology Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1996 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 14: 1940 - 1980 Di-Kel John Ritchie 534-535 Journal Article: Virology before and after HIV Cossart, Yvonne Virology before and after HIV 1994 Veterinary Microbiology 46 1-3 79-90 Book Section: Welsh, David Arthur (1865-1948), pathologist Cossart, Yvonne Welsh, David Arthur (1865-1948), pathologist Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1990 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 12: 1891 - 1939 Smy-Z John Ritchie 441-442 Resource Section: Cossart, Yvonne Mellor, Lise Cossart, Yvonne Sydney Faculty of Medicine Online Museum and Archive, University of Sydney 2008 University of Sydney School of Medicine Online Museum