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Symons, Robert Henry (1934 - 2006)

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Biochemist
Born: 20 March 1934  Merbein, Victoria, Australia.  Died: 4 October 2006  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Bob Symons was in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Adelaide from 1962. In 1990 he became Professor of Plant Science at the Waite Institute and has been an Emeritus Professor there since 2000. His research interests include plant molecular virology; viruses and viroids.
Career Highlights

Chronology
1956Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgSc), University of Melbourne
1958 - 1960Senior Demonstrator in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Melbourne
1961 - 1962CSIRO Overseas Post-doctoral Fellowship with the ARC Virus Research Unit, Cambridge
1962 - 1966Lecturer in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Adelaide
1963Doctor of Philosophy(PhD), University of Melbourne
1967 - 1972Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide
1973 - 1987Reader at the University of Adelaide
1983Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
1983 - 1987Chairman of Bresa Pty Ltd
1985Awarded the Lemberg Medal by the Australian Biochemical Society
1987 - 1990Professor (Personal chair) at the University of Adelaide
1987 - 1995Director of Bresatec Ltd
1988Fellow of the Royal Society
1991 - 1999Professor in the Department of Plant Science at the Waite Institute
1996 - 1997Director of BresaGen Ltd
2000Emeritus Professor at the Waite Institute

 
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Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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