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Hyatt, Alexander Duncan (Alex) (1952 - )

Born
1952
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
Physiologist, Virologist and Zoologist

Summary

Alexander Hyatt is a specialist in the identification of exotic animal viruses and other diseases. He has identified many viruses of serious threat to Australian and worldwide animal populations including the Hendra virus, Pilchard herpes virus, Australian bat lyssavirus, Kangaroo blindness virus, as well as many fish viruses and the Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungus which he found to be a major contributor to the decline in frog populations worldwide. His expertise in viruses has also allowed him to focus on the development of possible biological controls for the introduced Australian pest, the cane toad.

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Hyatt was awarded the following CSIRO medals:

1995 - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence as a member of the Australian Animal Health laboratory team (leader Keith Murray), for the discovery of a previously unknown equine morbillivirus:

2000 - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with Lee Berger) for solving one of the world's most urgent and puzzling environmental problems - the reason for the sudden disappearance of rainforest frogs in protected habitats in Australia and Central America.

Chronology

1977
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)) degree from La Trobe University
1981 - 1982
Career position - Lecturer at the Melbourne College of Advanced Education
1982 - 1984
Career position - ARGC Research Fellow, Department of Zoology, La Trobe University
1984 - c. 2009
Career position - Project Leader Electron Microscopy, CSIRO Division of Animal Health
1992
Career event - Worked at the University of Oxford, UK, on the structure of the Bluetongue virus
1995
Award - CSIRO Chairman's Medal for Science and Engineering Excellence (with colleagues)
2000
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with Lee Berger)
2000
Award - Australian Government Award (AQIS) for excellence in diagnosis
2006
Award - 'Environmental Prize' by Geelong City
2006 - 2008
Career position - President, Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Society
2008
Career position - Research Program Manager, Emergency Disease Response, CSIRO Division of Animal Health
2008
Award - CSIRO 'Science Service Award'

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Rebecca Rigby

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