Person
Metcalf, Donald (1929 - 2014)
AC FAA FRS
- Born
- 26 February 1929
Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 15 December 2014
- Occupation
- Medical scientist and Science administrator
Summary
Donald Metcalf was Head of the Cancer Research Unit and Assistant Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1965-1996. He was the recipient of a great many national and international awards.
Details
Chronology
- 1950 - 1951
- Career position - Demonstrator of Bacteriology, University of Sydney
- 1951
- Education - Bachelor of Medical Science (BSc (Med)), University of Sydney
- 1953
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Sydney
- 1953 - 1954
- Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
- 1954 - 1956
- Career position - Carden Fellow in Cancer Research, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- 1958 - 1964
- Career position - Head, Cancer Research Laboratory, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- 1961
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Sydney
- 1964
- Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne
- 1965 - 1996
- Career position - Head, Cancer Research Unit and Assistant Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- 1966
- Award - Britannica Australia Award for Medicine
- 1968
- Award - AMA - BMA Prize for Medical Research, Australian and British Medical Associations
- 1968
- Award - Mollison Prize for research on pathology, The Australian Medical Association (AMA), Australia
- 1969 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1973
- Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research
- 1976
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
- 1980
- Award - Gold Medal, Australian Cancer Society
- 1983 -
- Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 1986
- Award - Wellcome Prize, The Royal Society, London
- 1986 - 1996
- Career position - Research Professor of Cancer Biology, University of Melbourne
- 1993
- Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
- 1993
- Award - Albert Lasker Clinical Research Award (US)
- 1993
- Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
- 1995
- Award - Royal Medal, The Royal Society, London
- 1996
- Award - Inaugural Amgen Australia Award
- 2004
- Award - Ruth Sanger Medal and Oration, Australian and New Zealand Society for Blood Transfusion
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Metcalf, Donald; Miller, Jacques; and Nossal, Gus, Immunological memories: 1965 - 1996 at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute ([Melbourne]: [Walter and Eliza Hall Institute], ), 34 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Alafaci, Annette, 'Donald Metcalf: Father of Modern Haematology', Australasian Science, 22 (4) (2001), 46. Details
- Nicola, Nicos A., 'Donald Metcalf AC, 26 February 1929 - 15 December 2014', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 62 (2016), 409-31. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2016.0013. Details
- Nicola, Nicos A., 'Donald Metcalf 1929 - 2014', Historical Records of Australian Science, 27 (2) (2016), 176-19, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR16003. Details
Newspaper Articles
- Hilton, Donald, Alexander, Warren and Nicola, Nicos, '"Colossus" of medical research shone a light into the darkness for those who followed him: Donald Metcalf, scientist, 26-2-1929 - 15-12-2014', The Age (2014), 20. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1240162. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/22201569. Details
- 'Metcalf, Donald (1929 - 2014)', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/don-metcalf. Details
- 'Metcalf, Donald (1929-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-783600. Details
Resource Sections
- Blythe, Max, 'Interview with Professor Donald Metcalf', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 31 March 1998, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-donald-metcalf-1929. Details
See also
- Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 2022, https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/macfarlane-burnet-medal-and-lecture. Details
- Crawford, Anne, Let there be light: 100 years of discovery at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press, 2016), 149 pp. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 16 May 2023
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