Person
Cowman, Alan Frederick (1954 - )
AC FAA FRS
- Born
- 27 February 1954
- Occupation
- Medical scientist
Summary
Alan Cowman is a medical researcher renowned for his work on protozoan infection, particularly the function of proteins in Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of the most virulent form of malaria. He made major contributions to understanding malarial drug resistance, with application for the development of vaccines. For most of his career Cowman has been at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research where he is Head of the Division of Infection and Immunity.
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Chronology
- 1979
- Education - BSc (hons) Griffith University
- 1984
- Education - PhD, University of Melbourne
- 1984
- Award - C. J. Martin Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council
- 1985 - 1986
- Career position - Postdoctoral fellow, University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A.
- 1986 - 1999
- Career position - Research scientist, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 1988
- Award - Wellcome Trust Australian Senior Research Fellowship
- 1990
- Award - Burnet Prize, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 1993
- Award - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science
- 1994
- Award - Research Medal (Boehringer-Mannheim Medal), Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 1999 -
- Career position - Head, Division of Infection and Immunity, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
- 2001 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2001 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Society for Parasitology
- 2001
- Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in medical research
- 2006
- Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology
- 2010
- Award - Howard Taylor Ricketts Medal for Infectious Diseases, University of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- 2010
- Award - Glaxo-Wellcome Australia Medal
- 2010 - 2014
- Career position - President, World Federation of Parasitology
- 2011
- Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 2013
- Award - Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation
- 2013
- Award - Mahatir Science Award, Mahatir Science Foundation, Malaysia
- 2014
- Award - Award for Research Excellence, Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists
- 2016
- Award - Research Excellence Award, National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2018 -
- Award - Senior Principal Research Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council
- 2019
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - for eminent service to the biological sciences, notably to molecular parasitology, to medical research and scientific education, and as a mentor
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Queen's Birthday honours for ASBMB Members', Australian biochemist, 50 (2) (2019), 29-30. https://www.asbmb.org.au/magazine/. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21165015. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 19 November 2019, Last modified: 15 June 2022