Person
Hirst, George David Scarcliffe (David) (1944 - )
- Born
- 29 April 1944
- Occupation
- Pharmacologist
Summary
David Hirst is Senior Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader of the Autonomic Neuroeffector Transmission Laboratory at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University. He studies neural control in the autonomic and enteric nervous systems and has published and lectured widely in this field.
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Chronology
- 1965
- Education - Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Leeds, UK
- 1966
- Education - Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Leeds
- 1969
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Leeds
- 1969 - 1971
- Career position - ICI Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh
- 1971 - 1972
- Career position - Senior Teaching Fellow at Monash University in Clayton, Victoria
- 1973 - 1975
- Career position - Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow at Monash University
- 1975 - 1981
- Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Physiology at Monash University
- 1981 - 1984
- Career position - Fellow in the Department of Pharmacology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra
- 1984 - 1985
- Career position - Visiting Scientist at the Baker Medical Research Institute in Prahran, Victoria
- 1985 - 1992
- Career position - Senior Research Fellow then Principal Research Fellow in Zoology at the University of Melbourne
- 1993 -
- Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1993 - 2003
- Career position - Senior Principle Research Fellow in Zoology at the University of Melbourne
- 2003 -
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader of the Autonomic Neuroeffector Transmission Laboratory at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
Related entries
Published resources
Resources
- 'Hirst, George David Scarcliffe (19440429-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476354. Details
Resource Sections
- Hirst, David, 'Interview with Professor Elspeth McLachlan', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 17 April 2000, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/interviews/m/em.html. Details
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Created: 15 November 2005, Last modified: 7 February 2011