Stone, Jonathan (1942 - )

Summary

Jonathan Stone has been the Director of the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Australian National University since 2003, focussing on research concerning the stability and degeneration of the central nervous system, including dementia and a group of inherited eye diseases that affect the retina. Earlier in his career, he was Challis Professor of Anatomy, University of Sydney from 1987 to 2003. He is also interested in the problems caused by overpopulation of the earth.

Details

Born Auckland, New Zealand, 10 April 1942. Educated University of Sydney (BSc (Med) 1963, PhD 1966, DSc 1977). Lecturer, Department of Physiology, University of Sydney 1966, Visiting Lecturer, Department of Physiology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1966-67, Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Physiology, Johns Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, Nov.-Dec. 1967, Visiting Investigator, Institute for Biomedical Research of the American Medical Association, Chicago 1968-69, Visiting Research Fellow, Departments of Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy, Max Planck Institute for Psychiatry, Munich 1969-70, Research Fellow, Department of Physiology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University 1970-73, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Physiology, John Curtin School of Medical Research 1973-76, Senior Lecturer, School of Anatomy, University of New South Wales 1976-77, Associate Professor, School of Anatomy, University of New South Wales 1978-85, Head, School of Anatomy 1982-, Personal Chair in Anatomy, 1985-87, Challis Professor of Anatomy, University of Sydney 1987-. Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1984, Secretary (Biological Sciences) Australian Academy of Science 1986-90. Australian Foundation for Science Lecture, ANZAAS 1991

Chronology

1984 -

Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

1986 - 1990

Career position - Secretary (Biological Sciences), Australian Academy of Science

1987 - 2003

Career position - Challis Professor of Anatomy, University of Sydney

2003 -

Career position - Director, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University

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Published resources

Book Sections

• Stone, Jonathan, 'Burkitt, Arthur Neville St George Handcock (1891-1959), professor of anatomy' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1993), pp. 306-307. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/burkitt-arthur-neville-st-george-handcock-9633. Details
• Stone, Jonathan, 'Macintosh, Neil William George (1906-1977), professor of anatomy and anthropology' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 15: 1940 - 1980 Kem-Pie, John Ritchie, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2000), pp. 228-230. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/macintosh-neil-william-george-10971. Details
• Stone, Jonathan, 'Shellshear, Joseph Lexden (1885-1958), army officer and professor of anatomy' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 228-229. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/shellshear-joseph-lexden-joe-11674. Details
• Stone, Jonathan, 'Stump, Claude Witherington (1891-1971), army officer and professor of histology and Embryology' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 16: 1940 - 1980 Pik-Z, John Ritchie and Diane Langmore, eds (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 2002), pp. 339-340. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stump-claude-witherington-11797. Details

Resources

• 'Stone, Jonathan (1942 - )', The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links], Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/jonathan-stone. Details
• 'Stone, Jonathan (1942-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1257653. Details

Resource Sections

• Blythe, Max, 'Interview with Professor Jonathan Stone, medical scientist', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 28 Mar 1996, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-jonathan-stone-medical. Details