Person

Symons, Robert Henry (1934 - 2006)

FAA FRS

Born: 20 March 1934
Merbein, Victoria, Australia
Died: 4 October 2006
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation: Biochemist

Summary

Bob Symons was in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Adelaide from 1962. In 1990 he became Professor of Plant science at the Waite Institute and has been an Emeritus Professor there since 2000. His research interests include plant molecular virology; viruses and viroids.

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Chronology

1956: Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Melbourne
1958 - 1960: Senior Demonstrator in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Melbourne
1961 - 1962: CSIRO Overseas Post-doctoral Fellowship with the ARC Virus Research Unit, Cambridge
1962 - 1966: Lecturer in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Adelaide
1963: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
1967 - 1972: Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide
1973 - 1987: Reader at the University of Adelaide
1983: Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
1983 - 1987: Chairman of Bresa Pty Ltd
1985: Awarded the Lemberg Medal by the Australian Biochemical Society
1987 - 1990: Professor (Personal chair) at the University of Adelaide
1987 - 1995: Director of Bresatec Ltd
1988: Fellow of the Royal Society
1991 - 1999: Professor in the Department of Plant Science at the Waite Institute
1996 - 1997: Director of BresaGen Ltd
2000: Emeritus Professor at the Waite Institute

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 1983

Published resources

Journal Articles

'Obituaries', Australian Academy of Science Newsletter, 66 (August-December) (2006), 10-11. Details
Rogers, George E.; and Elliott, William H., 'Robert Henry Symons, 20 March 1934 - 4 October 2006', Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 54 (2008), 383-400. Details
Rogers, George E.; and Elliott, William H., 'Robert Henry Symons 1934-2006', Historical Records of Australian Science, 19 (2) (2008), 191-213, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR08006. Details

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21165655. Details
'Symons, Robert Henry (19340320-20061004)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476402. Details

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