Person

Mankin, Winifred Roby (1902 - 1972)

Born
10 April 1902
Nyngan, New South Wales, Australia
Died
21 September 1972
Rachel Forster Hospital, late of Burwood, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Biochemist and Surgeon

Summary

Winifred Mankin initially trained and worked as a research scientist, before turning to medicine. After completing her medical and surgery degrees, Mankin was appointed Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children (1939-1947) and then became an Assistant Ophthalmological Surgeon at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for close to twenty years.

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Chronology

1925
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1925 - 1932
Career position - Assistant Biochemist, Cancer Research Commission, University of Sydney
1929
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
1930
Career event - Elected Associate Member (Chemistry), Australian National Research Council
1933 - 1935
Career position - Physiology Demonstrator, University of Sydney
1939
Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Sydney
1939 - 1947
Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney
1947 - 1962
Career position - Assistant Surgeon, Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
1962 - 1972
Career position - Reserve Honorary Medical Officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney

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Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions

  • McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details

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