Person
Lee, Adrian (1941 - 2023)
AM
- Born
- 30 July 1941
Bedford, United Kingdom - Died
- 31 July 2023
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Occupation
- Gastroenterologist, Microbiologist and University Administrator
Summary
Adrian Lee was a highly-regarded microbiologist whose research focused on gut bacteria. His early work was on curved and spiral-shaped members of the 'normal microflora' (now known as microbiota). He made significant contributions to understanding how gastric acid contributes to pathology. Lee was the first to culture Helicobacter pylori, now recognised as a major cause of gastric ulceration, and contributed to the pioneering work of Barry Marshall and Robin Warren. Between 1990 and 2000 Lee was Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of New South Wales, and later Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education and Quality Improvement. he was equally committed to improvement of education standards and held several roles with the Australian Universities Quality Agency.
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Chronology
- ? - 2023
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 1957
- Life event - Settled in Australia with his family
- 1968
- Education - PhD, University of Melbourne
- 1969 - 1972
- Career position - Lecturer in Medical Microbiology, University of New South Wales
- 1972 - 1986
- Career position - Consultant in Medical Education, Regional Training Centre, West Pacific Region, World Health Organisation
- 1973 - 1978
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology, University of New South Wales
- 1979 - 1990
- Career position - Association Professor in Medical Microbiology, University of New South Wales
- 1990 - 1999
- Career position - Head of School, Microbiology and Immunity, University of New South Wales
- 1990 - 2000
- Career position - Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of New South Wales
- 1991
- Career position - Chair, 6th International Workshop on Campylobacter Infections (later International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms), Sydney
- 1999
- Award - President's Lecturer, Australian Society for Infectious Diseases
- 2000 - 2002
- Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education, University of New South Wales
- 2002
- Award - Rubbo Orator, Australian Society for Microbiology
- 2003
- Career position - Chair, Australian Universities Quality Agency Panel, University of Queensland
- 2003 - 2006
- Career position - Pro Vice-Chancellor, Education and Quality Improvement, University of New South Wales
- 2003 - 2023?
- Award - Honorary Member, European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group
- 2004
- Career position - Chair, Australian Universities Quality Agency Panel, Deakin University
- 2004
- Career position - Member, Australian Universities Teaching Committee
- 2004 - 2023
- Award - Honorary Life Member, Australian Society for Microbiology
- 2006
- Career position - Chair, Australian Universities Quality Agency Panel, Monash University
- 2006 - 2023
- Career position - Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, University of New South Wales
- 2008
- Award - Distinguished Service Award, Australian Learning and Teaching Council
- 2008
- Career position - Chair, Australian Universities Quality Agency Panel, Swinburne University of Technology
- 2009 - 2017
- Career position - Chair, Academic Board, Think Education Group
- 2010
- Award - Honorary DSc, Deakin University
- 2015
- Career position - Chair, Academic Board, Torrens University
- 2024
- Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) (posthumous) for significant service to tertiary education, to microbiology, and to professional organisations
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Published resources
Books
- Lee, Adrian and Megraud, Francis, H. pylori: techniques for clinical diagnosis and basic research (W. B. Saunders Co. Ltd, 1995), 216 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Lee, Adrian, 'Adventures with spiral bugs and Helicobacter', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 154 (1) (2021), 34-43. Details
- Lee, Adrian 1993, 'The evangelism of Helicobacter pylori: how to convince the non-believers and curb the believers', Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, 280 (1/2) (1993), 7-10. Details
- Marks, Robert, 'Adrian Lee AC FRSN FASM (1941-2023)', Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales, 156 (2) (2023), 322-3. https://royalsoc.org.au/images/pdf/journal/156-2-19-Obit-Lee.pdf. Details
- Mitchell, Hazel, O'Rourke, Jain, Lutze-Mann, Louise, Ferrero, Richard and Hazell, Stuart, 'Obituary: Emeritus Professor Adrian Lee AC BSc PhD FASM (1941 - 2023)', Microbiology Australia, 44 (3) (2023), 172. https://doi.org/10.1071/MA23047. Details
Resource Sections
- 'The late Emeritus Professor Adrian Lee: Member of the Order of Australia', in It's an Honour, Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat, Australian Government, Department of Prime Monister and Cabinet, 2024. https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/3017538. Details
See also
- Marshall, B. ed., Helicobacter pioneers: first hand accounts from the scientists who discovered helicobacters 1892 - 1982 (Carlton, Vic.: Blackwell Science Asia, 2002), 222 pp. Details
- 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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Created: 13 August 2024