Person
James, Elizabeth Ann (1956 - )
- Born
- 12 September 1956
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Conservation geneticist
Summary
Liz James graduated in biological sciences at Latrobe University following studies that included investigating the ecology of Victorian alpine plants. In the early 1980s she started work at the Victorian government's Institute for Horticultural Development at Knoxfield and remained there until she was appointed to the position of conservation geneticist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne in the 1990s.
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Chronology
- May 1995
- Career position - Conservation Geneticist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. She was the first person appointed to this position
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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
Newspaper Articles
- O'Neill, Graeme, 'Ray of sunshine for rare native plants', Sunday Herald Sun (2003), 39. Details
Resources
- 'James, Elizabeth Ann (19560912-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-465944. Details
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Created: 26 August 2003, Last modified: 6 October 2023