Person
Bennett, Maxwell Richard (Max) (1939 - )
FAA
- Born
- 19 February 1939
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Occupation
- Neurobiologist
Summary
Max Bennett has been a physiology professor at the University of Sydney since 1983. He is interested in synaptic transmission mechanisms and neuronal survival.
Details
Educated University of Melbourne (BEng, MSc, PhD, DSc).
Chronology
- 1964 - 1966
- Career position - John and Alan Gilmour Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
- 1969 - 1973
- Career position - Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Sydney
- 1974
- Career position - Reader in Physiology, University of Sydney
- 1981
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1982 - 1991
- Career position - Director of the Research Centre for Neurobiology, University of Sydney
- 1983
- Career position - Personal Chair in Physiology, University of Sydney
- 1985
- Career position - Chairman of the Executive, Australian Societies for Experimental Biology
- 1989
- Career position - Chairman, Australian Neural Networks Society
- 1990 - 1992
- Career position - President, Australian Neuroscience Society
- 1991
- Career position - Professor of Physiology, University of Sydney
- 1996
- Award - Charles Goddard Medal, National Heart Foundation, Australia
- 1999
- Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
Related entries
Published resources
Resources
- 'Bennett, Maxwell Richard (Max) (1939 - )', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/max-bennett. Details
- 'Bennett, M R (1939-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-458639. Details
Resource Sections
- Blythe, Max, 'Interview with Professor Max Bennett', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 1996, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-max-bennett. 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
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 5 March 2018