Person

Cory, Suzanne (1942 - )

AC FAA FRS FAHMS

Born
11 March 1942
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Biochemist and Molecular oncologist

Summary

Suzanne Cory was Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research from 1996 to 2009. Apart from 3 years of postdoctoral studies at the University of Geneva, she spent all of her working life at the Hall Institute, moving gradually up the ladder and spending 8 years as Joint Head of the Molecular Biology Unit, together with her husband, Jerry Adams, before her appointment as Director.

In 2011 the newly opened Suzanne Cory High School in Werribee, Victoria, was named in her honour.

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Chronology

1964
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne
1965
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1968
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge, UK
1969 - 1971
Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Geneva
1972 - 1974
Career position - Queen Elizabeth II Fellow, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1974 - 1976
Career position - Roche Fellow, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1977
Career position - Research Fellow, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1978 - 1983
Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1982
Award - David Syme Research Prize (with Jerry Adams), University of Melbourne
1984 - 1988
Career position - Principal Research Fellow, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1986 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1988 - 1996
Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow and Joint Head of the Molecular Biology Unit, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1992
Award - Avon Australia Spirit of Achievement Award
1992
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
1992 - 1997
Career position - International Research Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
1993 - 1996
Career position - Research Professor of Molecular Oncology, University of Melbourne
1995
Award - Lemberg Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1996 -
Career position - Professor of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne
1996 - 2009
Career position - Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1997
Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria
1997
Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
1998
Award - Australia Prize in the field of Molecular Science (joint), Commonwealth of Australia
1999
Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - For service to science as a leader in the field of biomedical research, to the advancement of the understanding of the molecular basis of cancer, and to the community as an advocate for improved science education in schools and universities
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to raising understanding of immunology and cancer
2002 - 2009
Career position - Member of the Board, CSIRO
2008
Award - Curtin Medal for Excellence in Medical Research, John Curtin School of Medical Research
2010 - 2014
Career position - President, Australian Academy of Science
2015
Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne
2021 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS)

Archival resources

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

  • Suzanne Cory interviewed by Ragbir Bhathal in the Australian women scientists oral history project [sound recording], 28 January 1997, TRC3549; Bhathal, Ragbir Singh (1936 - 2022), Cory, Suzanne (1942 - ); National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

Published resources

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

Articles

Books

  • Bhathal, Ragbir, Profiles, Australian women scientists (Canberra: National Library of Australia, 1999), 191 pp. Details

Resources

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See also

Rosanne Walker

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