Person

Hirst, George David Scarcliffe (David) (1944 - )

Born: 29 April 1944
Occupation: Pharmacologist

Summary

David Hirst is Senior Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader of the Autonomic Neuroeffector Transmission Laboratory at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University. He studies neural control in the autonomic and enteric nervous systems and has published and lectured widely in this field.

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Chronology

1965: Education - Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy (BSc(Hons)), University of Leeds, UK
1966: Education - Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology (BSc(Hons)), University of Leeds
1969: Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Leeds
1969 - 1971: Career position - ICI Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
1971 - 1972: Career position - Senior Teaching Fellow, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
1973 - 1975: Career position - Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellow, Monash University
1975 - 1981: Career position - Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Monash University
1981 - 1984: Career position - Fellow in the Department of Pharmacology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra
1984 - 1985: Career position - Visiting Scientist at the Baker Medical Research Institute in Prahran, Victoria
1985 - 1992: Career position - Senior Research Fellow then Principal Research Fellow in Zoology, University of Melbourne
1993 -: Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1993 - 2003: Career position - Senior Principle Research Fellow in Zoology, University of Melbourne
2003 -: Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow and Group Leader of the Autonomic Neuroeffector Transmission Laboratory at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University

Related Corporate Bodies

Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
Elected Fellow 1993

Published resources

Resources

'Hirst, George David Scarcliffe (19440429-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476354. Details

Resource Sections

Hirst, David, 'Interview with Professor Elspeth McLachlan', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 17 April 2000, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-elspeth-mclachlan. Details

Annette Alafaci

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