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Lowenthal, John

Occupation
Immunologist

Summary

Dr John Lowenthal is a specialist in avian immunology. Since 1990 he has been leading research into the potential of chicken cytokines to be developed into a low impact poultry health product to reduce the poultry industry's reliance on antibiotics and chemicals.

His research in this area has led to the development and commercialisation of chicken interferon gamma as a treatment to improve poultry's resistance to superbugs. For this research he was co-recipient of the 2002 CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement.

In 2003 Lowenthal was also instrumental in the establishment of the Poultry CRC (Cooperative Research Centre).

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In 2002 Lowenthal (with Mike Johnson and colleagues) was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for the development and commercialisation of a new health product for livestock aimed at reducing the need for antibiotics and chemicals.

Chronology

1983 - 1986
Career position - Postdoctoral position at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Lausanne, Switzerland
1984
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Immunology from the University of Melbourne
1986 - 1987
Career position - Postdoctoral position at the DNAX Research Institute, California, USA
1987 - 1989
Career position - Postdoctoral position at Duke University, North Carolina, USA
1989 - 1990
Career position - Postdoctoral position at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne
1990 - 2004?
Career position - Project Leader CSIRO Animal Health
2002
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with Mike Johnson and colleagues)
2003 - ?
Career position - Manager, Health Program, Poultry CRC
2004 -
Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Animal Health

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