Person
Burnstock, Geoffrey (1929 - 2020)
AC FAA FRS
- Born
- 10 May 1929
London, England - Died
- 3 June 2020
- Occupation
- Zoologist
Summary
Geoffrey Burnstock was Professor of Zoology, University of Melbourne, 1964-1975.
Details
Born London, 10 May, 1929. Educated University of London (BSc 1953, PhD 1957). DSc, University of Melbourne 1971. Medical Research Council Postdoctorate Fellow, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London 1956-57 and Department of Pharmacology , Oxford University 1957-59; Rockefeller Travelling Fellow, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Illinois 1959; senior lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne 1959-62, reader in physiological zoology 1962-64, professor of zoology and chairman of department 1964-75; head, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, University College, London 1975- ; convener, Centre for Neuroscience, University College London 1975- . Silver medal, Royal Society of Victoria 1970; Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1971; Fellow, Royal Society 1986.
Chronology
- 2018
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service to biological sciences in the field of pharmacology and toxicology as an academic, author and mentor, through pioneering research into purinergic signalling pathways in mammalian systems and through medical research
- 2018
- Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Professor Geoffrey Burnstock AC FAA FRS 10 May 1929 to 3 June 2020', Australian Academy of Science newsletter, 139 (2020), 17-8. https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/june-2020-139. Details
- North, R. Alan; and Costa, Marcello, 'Geoffrey Burnstock, 10 May 1929 - 3 June 2020', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 71 (2021), 37-58. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2021.0016. Details
- North, R. Alan; and Costa, Marcello, 'Geoffrey Burnstock 1929 - 2020', Historical Records of Australian Science, 33 (2) (2022), 160-71. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR22004. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5534494. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/94030305. Details
- 'Burnstock, Geoffrey (1929-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1176983. Details
See also
- Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Queen's Birthday 2018], Governor General's Office, Canberra, 2018, https://web.archive.org.au/awa/20190510165629mp_/https:/www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/honours/qb/qb2018/pen_xc83F/Media%20Notes%20-%20AC.pdf. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 14 September 2023
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