Jenny Graves
| Professor Jenny Graves AO FAA | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 November 1941 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Geneticist |
| Employer | La Trobe University |
| Website |
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Jennifer Ann Marshall Graves AO FAA (born 24 November 1941) is an Australian geneticist. She is Distinguished Professor within the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Australia and Professor Emeritus of the Australian National University.[1]
Early life and education
Graves was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1941. She attended Highgate Primary School, then Presbyterian Girls' College (now Seymour College), both in Adelaide.[2]
She received her BSc from the University of Adelaide in 1964, and an MSc in 1967. She then received a PhD in 1971 for her work on the control of DNA synthesis from the University of California, Berkeley.[2]
Career
In 1991, Graves became professor of genetics at La Trobe University.[2]
Honours
- 1999 – Made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[3]
- 2001 – Awarded Centenary Medal "For service to Australian society and science in mammalian genetics and genomics".[4]
- 2006 – Awarded Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture by the Australian Academy of Science.[5]
- 2010 – Appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2010 Australia Day Honours "For service to scientific research in the field of genetics, particularly of Australian marsupials and monotremes and their relevance to international understanding of human evolution".[6]
- 2017 – Awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Science, for her pioneering investigations of the genetics of sex.[7]
References
- ↑ "Professor Jennifer Graves". ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment: Research School of Biology. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Interviews with Australian scientists - Professor Jenny Graves". Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Staff profile: Professor Jenny Marshall Graves AO, FAA". La Trobe University. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ "GRAVES, Jennifer Marshall". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ "Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "GRAVES, Jennifer Marshall". Australian Honours Search Facility, Dept of Prime Minister & Cabinet. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ "Scientist who predicts male sex chromosome is declining takes PM's prize". ABC News. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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