Person
Cory, Suzanne (1942 - )
AC FAA FRS
- Born
- 11 March 1942
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Biochemist and Molecular oncologist
Summary
Suzanne Cory was Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research from 1996 to 2009. Apart from 3 years of postdoctoral studies at the University of Geneva, she spent all of her working life at the Hall Institute, moving gradually up the ladder and spending 8 years as Joint Head of the Molecular Biology Unit, together with her husband, Jerry Adams, before her appointment as Director. In 2011 the newly opened Suzanne Cory High School in Werribee, Victoria, was named in her honour.
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Chronology
- 1964
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1965
- Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1968
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Cambridge, UK
- 1969 - 1971
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Geneva
- 1972 - 1974
- Career position - Queen Elizabeth II Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 1974 - 1976
- Career position - Roche Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 1977
- Career position - Research Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 1978 - 1983
- Career position - Senior Research Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 1982
- Award - David Syme Research Prize (with Jerry Adams), University of Melbourne
- 1984 - 1988
- Career position - Principal Research Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 1986 -
- Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1988 - 1996
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow and Joint Head of the Molecular Biology Unit at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 1992
- Award - Avon Australia Spirit of Achievement Award received
- 1992
- Award - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
- 1992 - 1997
- Career position - International Research Scholar at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- 1993 - 1996
- Career position - Research Professor of Molecular Oncology at the University of Melbourne
- 1995
- Award - Lemberg Medal received from the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 1996 -
- Career position - Professor of Medical Biology at the University of Melbourne
- 1996 - 2009
- Career position - Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 1997
- Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
- 1997
- Award - Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria
- 1998
- Award - Australia Prize in the field of Molecular Science (joint), Commonwealth of Australia
- 1999
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - For service to science as a leader in the field of biomedical research, to the advancement of the understanding of the molecular basis of cancer, and to the community as an advocate for improved science education in schools and universities
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to raising understanding of immunology and cancer
- 2002 - 2009
- Career position - Member of the Board, CSIRO
- 2010 - 2014
- Career position - President of the Australian Academy of Science
- 2015
- Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
- 2021 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
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Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Articles
- 'Interview: Suzanne Cory', WISENET Journal, 45 (November) (1997), http://www.wisenet-australia.org/ISSUE45/cory.htm. Details
Books
- Bhathal, Ragbir, Profiles, Australian women scientists (Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1999), 191 pp. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1231087. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/48580841. Details
- 'Cory, Suzanne (1942 - )', Recipients [of the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, 2000 - 2017], Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, 2017, https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20171113020026/http://www.science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Recipients/1990-1999/Pages/SuzanneCory.aspx. Details
- 'Cory, Suzanne (19420311-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-754072. Details
- 'Awarded honorary LLD, 2015 [Citation provided]', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
- Professor Suzanne Cory PhD, FAA, FRS, 2002, http://www.wehi.edu.au/faculty_members/professor_suzanne_cory. Details
See also
- Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 2022, https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/macfarlane-burnet-medal-and-lecture. Details
- Crawford, Anne, Let there be light: 100 years of discovery at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press, 2016), 149 pp. Details
- Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 15 June 2022