Person

McKern, Neil Moreton (1946 - 2014)

Born: 17 December 1946
Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
Died: 20 March 2014
Occupation: Chemist, Immunologist and Virologist

Summary

Neil Moreton McKern is a specialist in virus chemistry. As Senior Principal Research Scientist within the CSIRO's Division of Protein Chemistry, he has been involved in the development of the infectious bursal disease virus vaccine, research on the footrot in sheep and the taxonomy of potyviruses.

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Chronology

1964 - ?: Career position - Technical Assistant at the CSIRO Division of Protein Chemistry
1971: Education - Bachelor of Science, University of Melbourne
1971 - 1981: Career position - Experimental Scientist, Royal Children's Hospital and CSIRO
1981: Education - PhD in Science, University of Melbourne
1982 - 1999: Career position - Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Protein Chemistry
1993: Award - Bart Rispens Memorial Award for Avian Pathology for the IBDV vaccine research
1997: Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for research on the Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) vaccine
1999 -: Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Research
2006: Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for the insulin receptor structure research
2006: Career position - Research Team Leader for Protein Production within the Aust Biotech Growth Partnership Theme
2008: Career position - CMHT Project Manager for Protein Production within the CRC for Cancer Therapeutics

Related Corporate Bodies

CSIRO Division of Protein Chemistry, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1958 - 1988)

Published resources

Journal Articles

Ward, C. W.; and Lawrence, M. C., 'Vale Neil McKern - Australian insulin receptor scientist', Frontiers in endocrinology, 5 (2014), 105. Details

Resources

'McKern, Neil Moreton (19461217-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1514378. Details

Resource Sections

Ward, C., 'Neil Moreton McKern', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/McKern-Neil-Moreton. Details

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