Person

Raison, John Kenneth (1932 - 1991)

Born
19 May 1932
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died
21 March 1991
Occupation
Biochemist

Summary

John Kenneth Raison was a biochemist who worked at the CSIRO Division of Food Research for 20 years. His area of specialisation was plant physiology and much of his research was based on the effect of temperature fluctuation on membrane biology. He published a total of 86 papers.

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Chronology

1964 - 1965
Career position - Post-doctoral fellowship at the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
1965 - 1966
Career position - Post-doctoral fellowship, US Department of Agriculture, Seed Protein Pioneering Research Laboratory, New Orleans
1967 - 1973
Career position - Research Scientist at the Plant Physiology Unit, CSIRO Division of Food Research located at Sydney University
1968
Career position - Research Biochemist, University of California, Riverside, California
1971
Award - Co-recipient of Campbell Award, American institute of Biological Sciences
1973 - 1977
Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Food Research
1974
Award - Rivett Memorial Medal
1977 - 1982
Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Food Research
1982 - 1988
Career position - Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Food Research

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