Person
Costa, Marcello (1940 - 2024)
AO FAA
- Born
- 9 January 1940
Turin, Italy - Died
- 14 April 2024
- Occupation
- Neurophysiologist
Summary
Marcello Costa was Professor of Neurophysiology at Flinders University and Co-Chair of the South Australian Neuroscience Institute (SANI). He was an editorial board member for several scientific journals and co-authored more than 250 works in the field of the nervous control of gut movements. Marcello Costa taught Medical students since 1975, established and coordinated most topics in the field of Neurosciences at Flinders University and was one of the founders of the Cognitive Sciences course. He was a Visiting Fellow and Professor at Universities and Research Institutions in Portland, Oregon, at Helsinki University (Finland), at University "la Sapienza" (Rome), at Menarini Foundation (Florence) and at University of Torino. Marcello Costa received many honours and recognitions and was committed to the public education of Neuroscience. The Marcello Costa Award is given annually by the Australasian Neuroscience Society for the best publication on neural regulation of organs by an early career researcher member of the Society.
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Chronology
- 1967
- Education - Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia (equivalent to a Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS)), University of Turin, Italy
- 1967 - 1970
- Career position - Lecturer in Human Anatomy and Histology, University of Turin
- 1968 - 1969
- Career position - Medical Registrar and Practitioner in Italy
- 1969 - 1970
- Career position - Ordinary Assistant (Lecturer) in Human Anatomy, University of Turin (8 months)
- 1970 - 1973
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne
- 1973
- Career position - Research Fellow in the Department of Anatomy, University of Helsinki in Finland and then in the Department of Human Physiology, University of Turin
- 1974 - 1975
- Career position - Research Fellow at the Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne (eighteen months)
- 1975 - 1978
- Career position - Lecturer in Human Physiology at Flinders University in South Australia
- 1978 - 1980
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Human Physiology at Flinders University
- 1980 - 1985
- Career position - Reader and Associate Professor in Human Physiology at Flinders University
- 1984 - 1986
- Career position - Member of Council, Australian Neuroscience Society
- 1985 - 2012
- Career position - Personal Chair in Neurophysiology, Department of Human Physiology, Flinders University in South Australia
- 1987 - 1991
- Career position - Director of the National Health and Research Commission's Addiction Research Unit
- 1988 - 2024
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1992
- Award - Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana (an honorary knighthood from the Republic of Italy)
- 1994 - 1995
- Career position - President, Australian Neuroscience Society
- 2001
- Award - Centenary Medal for ervice to Australian society and science in neurophysiology
- 2003 - 2010
- Career position - Co-Chair of the South Australian Neuroscience Institute (SANI)
- 2004 - 2024
- Career position - Member of the Australian Academy of Brain Sciences
- 2010 - 2024
- Award - Life Member, Australasian Neuroscience Society
- 2011 - 2019
- Career position - Treasurer, Friendsa of Science in Medicine
- 2012 - ?
- Career position - Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor in Neurophysiology, Flinders University
- 2014
- Award - Australasian Neuroscience Society Medallion
- 2014 - 2024
- Award - Honorary Bragg Member, Royal Institution of Australia
- 2018
- Award - Life Achievement Award, International Federation of Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society
- 2020
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to higher education, and to medical research, in the field of neurophysiology, and to professional scientific bodies
Related entries
Published resources
Books
- Costa, Marcello, Adventures in gut neuroscience: a biography (Mile End, S.A.: Wakefield Press, 2023), 226 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Professor Marcello Costa AO FAA 9 January 1940 - 14 April 2024', Australian Academy of Science newletter, 181 (2024). https://www.science.org.au/academy-newsletter/april-2024-181/fellows-update. Details
- North, R. Alan; and Costa, Marcello, 'Geoffrey Burnstock, 10 May 1929 - 3 June 2020', Biographical memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 71 (2021), 37-58. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbm.2021.0016. Details
- North, R. Alan; and Costa, Marcello, 'Geoffrey Burnstock 1929 - 2020', Historical Records of Australian Science, 33 (2) (2022), 160-71. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR22004. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q61809995. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/67927065. Details
- 'Costa, Marcello (1940-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475013. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Professor Marcello Costa: Officer of the Order of Australia', in It's an Honour, Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2020. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2007200. Details
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Created: 21 September 2005, Last modified: 11 July 2024