Person

Kemp, Bruce Ernest (1946 - )

FAA FRS

Born
15 December 1946
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Biochemist

Summary

Bruce Kemp is Senior Principal Research Fellow at St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. He is recognised internationally for his contribution to understanding protein kinases at the molecular level and their roles in cellular signalling. Kemp is a member of many prestigious scientific bodies and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the Royal Society.

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1971
Education - Bachelor of Agricultural Science with Honours (BScAg(Hons)), University of Adelaide
1974 - 1976
Career position - Postdoctoral position in the School of Medicine at UC Davis in California, USA
1975
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Flinders University of South Australia
1977 - 1978
Career position - Clinical Biochemist at the Flinders Medical Centre in Bedford Park, South Australia
1979
Career position - Queen Elizabeth II Fellow at the Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne
1980 - 1984
Career position - Senior Research Fellow at the Howard Florey Institute
1984 - 1988
Career position - Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne based at the Repatriation General Hospital in Heidelberg
1988
Award - Selwyn Smith Prize for Medical Research, University of Melbourne
1989 -
Career position - Senior Principal Research Fellow at St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
1989
Award - AIDS Trust of Australia Award received
1989
Career position - Newman Award for Excellence in AIDS Research (co-recipient)
1989 - 2003
Career position - Deputy Director of St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research
1990
Award - The Wellcome Australia Medal for Medical Research and Technology Development received
1990
Award - Pharmacia-L.K.B. Medal and Travelling Fellowship Award received
1996
Award - Lemberg Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1996
Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research
2000 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2000
Award - Max Planck Award received
2001
Award - Centenary Medal for service to Australian society and science in biochemistry
2002 -
Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)
2004 - 2008
Award - ARC Federation Fellow, CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition
2009 -
Career position - Pehr Edman Fellow, St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne
2009 -
Award - National Health and Medical Research Council Fellow
2019
Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to biomedical research, particularly to the study of protein phosphorylation

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  • Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details

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