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Dennis, Elizabeth Salisbury (1943 - )

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Plant biologist
Born: 10 December 1943  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Elizabeth Salisbury Dennis was a Research Scientist with CSIRO Division of Plant Industry 1972-74, then Senior Research Scientist, Principal Research Scientist, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Chief Research Scientist 1976-present. She has undertaken research into the role of genes in relation to how plants know when to flower and how they react to stress.

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1964Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Sydney
1968Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Sydney
1968 - 1970Postdoctoral Fellow at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York
1970 - 1972Lecturer in Microbiology then Lecturer in Biochemistry at the University of Papua New Guinea
1972 - 1974Research Scientist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Plant Industry
1974 - 1976Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry at the University of Papua New Guinea
1976 - Senior Research Scientist, Principal Research Scientist, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Chief Research Scientist at the CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
1987 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
1988Pharmacia LKB/Biotechnology Medal received Australian Biochemical Society
1990 - 1993Board of Directors of the International Society of Plant Molecular Biology
1992 - 1994President of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1995 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1997Avon Spirit of Achievement Award received

 
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