Person
Gage, Peter William (1937 - 2005)
FAA
- Born
- 23 October 1937
Auckland, New Zealand - Died
- 13 August 2005
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Medical researcher
Summary
Peter William Gage was Professor of Physiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University from 1984. He and his group were pioneers of the use of ion channels as a treatment for viral disease. His studies included trying to determine how exactly ions move across a membrane barrier through channels and examining proteins from viruses that also form ion channels. This work lead to the formation of Biotron Limited of which Gage was Founder and Research Director.
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Chronology
- 1960
- Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB), University of New Zealand
- 1961 - 1963
- Career position - Clinician in New Zealand
- 1963
- Life event - Migrated to Australia (Canberra) for study
- 1966
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra
- 1966 - 1968
- Career position - Post-Doctoral Fellow then Assistant Professor at Duke University in North Carolina, USA
- 1968 - 1976
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in the School of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of New South Wales
- 1976 - 1984
- Career position - Personal Chair in Physiology, University of New South Wales
- 1977 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1982 - 1984
- Career position - Director of a Centre of Excellence (Nerve Muscle Research Centre), University of New South Wales
- 1984 -
- Career position - Professor of Physiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research
- 1999 - 2004
- Career position - President, Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society
- 2004
- Award - Bob Robertson Medal, Australian Society for Biophysics
Related entries
Published resources
Articles
- Barry, P.; Adams, D., 'Obituary to Professor Peter Gage', Australian Society For Biophysics Newsletter, 5 (2005), 3-5, http://www.biophysics.org.au/Newsletters/ASB_NL2005_5.pdf. Details
Journal Articles
- 'Obituaries', Australian Academy of Science Newsletter, 63 (August-November) (2005), 10-11. Details
- Adams, D. J.; and Barry, P. H., 'Peter William Gage 1937-2005', Historical Records of Australian Science, 20 (2) (2009), 233-254 , https://doi.org/10.1071/HR09020. Details
Resources
- 'Gage, Peter William (19371023-20050813)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476351. Details
Annette Alafaci
Created: 26 October 2005, Last modified: 7 February 2011