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Ferris, Allan Aveling (1912 - 1997)
 
Microbiologist and Physician
Born: 21 October 1912.  Died: 9 December 1997.
Allan Aveling Ferris was Pathologist and Director of the Epidemiological Research Unit at Fairfield Hospital, Melbourne 1948-70 and reader in microbiology at Monash University 1970-77. In the early 1950s he established the first diagnostic virology laboratory in Australia which in 1956 was designated a Collaborating Centre for Virus Reference and Research by the World Health Organisation.
Career Highlights

Chronology
1936Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (BS) completed at the University of Melbourne
1937 - 1939Resident Medical Officer in some Melbourne hospitals
1939 - 1940Pneumoconiosis research in London
1940 - 1945Officer-in-charge of 104 Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory in New Guinea and later Pathologist to the 2/2 Australian General Hospital, Australian Army Medical Corps
1945 - 1948Assistant Director of the Public Health Laboratory and Senior Lecturer in Microbiology at the University of Melbourne
1948 - 1970Pathologist and Director of the World Health Organisation Epidemiological Research Unit at Fairfield Hospital, Victoria
1970 - 1977Reader in Microbiology at Monash University, Alfred Hospital campus
1974 - 1975President of the Australian Society for Microbiology
1977 - Consultant Microbiologist with BRMS Laboratories

 
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Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 21 November 1997
Modified: 6 September 2006
Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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