Person
Dunn, Ashley Roger (1945 - )
- Born
- 7 February 1945
United Kingdom - Occupation
- Molecular biologist
Summary
Ashley Dunn was the Associate Director of the Melbourne Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and a Professorial Fellow of the University of Melbourne until 2003. He was brought to the Ludwig in 1982 to establish a Molecular Biology Program and only two years later, Dunn and his collaborators had made the first clone of GM-CSF - a cytokine which is today given clinically to aid the recovery of bone marrow in cancer patients following chemotherapy treatment. Dunn has been involved in cancer research ever since and has served on many national and international committees and boards. He has also presented his research around the world and has authored over one hundred scientific publications. Since leaving the Ludwig in 2003, Dunn has gone into private practice, establishing the scientific consultancy firm AR Dunn & Associates Pty. Ltd.
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Chronology
- 1963 - 1968
- Career position - Junior Technician in the Department of Virology and Bacteriology, University of Birmingham, UK
- 1968 - 1969
- Career position - Technician in the Department of Bacteriology at the Dudley Road Hospital in England
- 1969 - 1973
- Career position - Senior Technician in the Department of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham
- 1971
- Education - Graduated in Bacteriology and Virology at the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology
- 1971
- Award - Fellow of the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology in Birmingham
- 1973 - 1976
- Career position - Research Fellow in the Department of Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham
- 1974
- Education - Master of Philosophy, ? the Institute of Medical Laboratory Technology?
- 1977
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Birmingham
- 1977 - 1979
- Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow, then Junior Staff Investigator at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, USA
- 1980 - 1982
- Career position - Staff Scientist in the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany
- 1982 - 1987
- Career position - Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Molecular Biology Programme at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Tumour Biology Branch
- 1982 - 1994
- Career position - Associate then Senior Associate of the Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne
- 1985 - 2001
- Career position - Member of the Australian Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee
- 1987 - 2003
- Career position - Associate Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne
- 1987 - 2003
- Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow and Head of the Molecular Biology Programme at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne
- 1994 - 2003
- Career position - Senior Associate then Associate Professor then Professor of the Department of Surgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Western Hospital
- 1995 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1997 -
- Career position - Member of the Standing Sub-Committee on Research of the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria
- 2000 - 2003
- Career position - Co-Director of Quintessential Science Pty. Ltd.
- 2001 -
- Career position - Member of the Bionomics' Scientific Advisory Board
- 2001 -
- Career position - Member of the Gene Technology Technical Advisory Committee of the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
- 2003 -
- Career position - Director of AR Dunn & Associates Pty. Ltd.
- 2003
- Award - Centenary Medal, Australian Government
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Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q68173519. Details
- 'Dunn, Ashley Roger (1945-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475865. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 17 October 2005, Last modified: 13 February 2018