Person
Shaw, Frank Herbert (1910 - 1971)
- Born
- 1910
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 1971
- Occupation
- Chemist and Pharmacologist
Summary
Frank Shaw was an organic chemist whose research focused on the chemistry of adrenaline and its significance in the control of blood pressure, and the role of calcium in smooth muscle contraction. In the 1940s he was contracted by the CSIR Division of Plant Industry to conduct a pharmacological survey of Queensland plants. The aim of the survey was to identify plants containing alkaloid-like compounds with a view to investigating their medical potential. In 1940 Shaw joined the Department of Physiology at the University of Melbourne as Lecturer in Pharmacology. He was the University's inaugural Professor of Pharmacology from 1954 to 1964.
Details
Chronology
- 1933
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Melbourne
- 1935
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
- 1938
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University College, London
- 1940 - 1943
- Career position - Lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Melbourne
- 1943 - 1947
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Melbourne
- 1945
- Award - David Syme Research Prize (joint), University of Melbourne
- 1947 - 1953
- Career position - Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne
- 1964
- Life event - Retired
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- Rae, Ian D., 'Responses by Australian pharmacologists to respiratory depression caused by opiates and barbiturates', Historical Records of Australian Science, 33 (1) (2022), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR21005. Details
Resources
- 'Shaw, Frank Herbert', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1473847. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_s.html. Details
- French, E. L.; and Sutherland, A. K., 'Arthur William Turner 1900-1989', Historical Records of Australian Science, 9 (1) (1992), 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9920910049. Details
- Korszniak, Natalie, Department of Pharmacology, the University of Melbourne, 1953-1995 ([Melbourne]: [Limited Edition Media Services], 1996), 72 pp. Details
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