Person
Young, John Atherton (1936 - 2004)
AO FAA
- Born
- 18 April 1936
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Died
- 10 February 2004
- Occupation
- Physiologist and Medical scientist
Summary
John Young became Pro Vice Chancellor (Health Sciences) at the University of Sydney in 1994, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine in 1989 and Professor of Physiology in 1976.
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Chronology
- 1958
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Queensland
- 1960 - 1961
- Education - Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS), University of Queensland
- 1961
- Career position - Junior Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Brisbane Hospital
- 1962 - 1964
- Career position - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Officer in the Kanematsu Institute at the Sydney Hospital
- 1965
- Education - Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Queensland
- 1965 - 1966
- Career position - C.J. Martin Fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council at Free University of Berlin
- 1967 - 1971
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Physiology, University of Sydney
- 1972 - 1975
- Career position - Associate Professor of Physiology, University of Sydney
- 1975
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), University of Queensland
- 1976 - 1989
- Career position - Professor of Physiology and Head of Department, University of Sydney
- 1983 - 1988
- Career position - Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society
- 1986 - 2004
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1989 - 1997
- Career position - Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
- 1992 - 1993
- Career position - Interim Director of the Kolling Institute for Medical Research
- 1993
- Career position - Head of Academic Group C (Health Sciences), University of Sydney
- 1994
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for service to medical science, particularly in the field of physiology
- 1994 - 2003
- Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Health Sciences), University of Sydney
- 1995 - 1999
- Career position - President, Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Young, J A (1936-2004)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-581832. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 15 June 2022