Person

Sara, Vicki Rubian

AO FAA FTSE

Born
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Endocrinologist and University Chancellor

Summary

Vicki Sara returned to Australia in 1993 as Head of the School of Life Science at Queensland University of Technology, following a 17 year research career at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. In 1996 she became Dean of Science at Queensland University of Technology. Her research is in the area of growth hormones and foetal brain development.

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Educated University of Sydney (BA, PhD)

Chronology

1973 - 1976
Career position - Senior Research Officer, NHMRC Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney
1976 - 1992
Career position - Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden
1977 - 1979
Career position - International Brain Research Organization/UNESCO Fellow
1980 - 1987
Career position - Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Karolina Institut, Stockholm, Sweden
1987 - 1992
Career position - Head, Endocrine Pathology Research, Department of Pathoogy, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
1993
Award - Rolf Luft Medal, Karolinska Institute, Sweden
1993 - 1996
Career position - Professor and Head, School of Life Science, Queensland University of Technology
1994
Award - Eccles Award, National Health & Medical Research Council of Australia
1995 - 1996
Career position - Director, Cooperative Research Centre for Diagnostic Technologies
1996 - 1997
Career position - Dean, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology
1997 - 2001
Career position - Chair of the Council, Australian Research Council
1998
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1998 - 2001
Career position - Member of the Board, Anglo-Australian Telescope
1998 - 2001
Career position - Member, Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC)
1998 - 2003
Career position - Member of the Board, CSIRO
2001
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2001
Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society through the advancement of national research
2001 - 2004
Career position - Chief Executive Officer, Australian Research Council
2002 -
Career position - Chair, Advisory Board, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology
2005 - 2016
Career position - Chancellor, University of Technology Sydney
2010
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - For distinguished service to science through contributions to research and policy development, and to higher education as Chancellor of the University of Technology, Sydney

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

Resources

See also

  • Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Handbook 2001 (Victoria: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 2001), 271 pp. Details
  • Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details

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