BURNET, Frank Macfarlane (1899-1985)
TitleBURNET, Frank Macfarlane (1899-1985)
ReferenceMS098
Scope and ContentHe was a founding member of the Australian Academy of Science and President from 1965-1969. Macfarlane Burnet was Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne 1944-1966 and in 1960 was awarded the Nobel Prize with Peter Medewar for Physiology and Medicine. He not only played a major role in the development of medical research in Australia but also contributed consistently to the public debate of many social issues including nuclear energy and weapons, environmental concerns and the philosophy of the modern world. (Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre)
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Persons keyword Frank Macfarlane Burnet
SubjectImmunology, Autoimmunity
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