Person
Symons, Robert Henry (1934 - 2006)
FAA FRS
- Born
- 20 March 1934
Merbein, Victoria, Australia - Died
- 4 October 2006
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Biochemist
Summary
Bob Symons was in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Adelaide from 1962. In 1990 he became Professor of Plant science at the Waite Institute and has been an Emeritus Professor there since 2000. His research interests include plant molecular virology; viruses and viroids.
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Chronology
- 1956
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Melbourne
- 1958 - 1960
- Senior Demonstrator in the Biochemistry Department, University of Melbourne
- 1961 - 1962
- CSIRO Overseas Post-doctoral Fellowship with the ARC Virus Research Unit, Cambridge
- 1962 - 1966
- Lecturer in the Biochemistry Department, University of Adelaide
- 1963
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
- 1967 - 1972
- Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide
- 1973 - 1987
- Reader, University of Adelaide
- 1983
- Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1983 - 1987
- Chairman of Bresa Pty Ltd
- 1985
- Awarded the Lemberg Medal by the Australian Biochemical Society
- 1987 - 1990
- Professor (Personal chair), University of Adelaide
- 1987 - 1995
- Director of Bresatec Ltd
- 1988
- Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
- 1991 - 1999
- Professor in the Department of Plant Science at the Waite Institute
- 1996 - 1997
- Director of BresaGen Ltd
- 2000
- Emeritus Professor at the Waite Institute
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Obituaries', Australian Academy of Science Newsletter, 66 (August-December) (2006), 10-11. Details
- Rogers, George E.; and Elliott, William H., 'Robert Henry Symons, 20 March 1934 - 4 October 2006', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 54 (2008), 383-400. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2008.0012. Details
- Rogers, George E.; and Elliott, William H., 'Robert Henry Symons 1934-2006', Historical Records of Australian Science, 19 (2) (2008), 191-213, https://doi.org/10.1071/HR08006. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q21165655. Details
- 'Symons, Robert Henry (19340320-20061004)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476402. Details
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Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 15 June 2022