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Bishop, Ruth Frances (1933 - )

Microbiologist

Born: 12 May 1933

Ruth Frances Bishop was a research assistant at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, where she worked in the Department of Gastroenterology as a microbiologist. She was later appointed a Research associate in the University of Melbourne's Department of Paediatrics. In 1973 she led a team that discovered the virus that is the most common cause of gastroenteritis in young children.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1954 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1958 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1961 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
1968 - 1974 Research Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1975 - 1979 Senior Research Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1978 Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Melbourne
1980 - 1989 Principal Research Fellow of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
1990 - Senior Principal Research Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 21 February 2003

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