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Holman, Mollie Elizabeth (1930 - )

AO, FAA

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Physiologist

Born: 18 June 1930 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Mollie Elizabeth Holman was Senior Lecturer / Reader / Professor of Physiology, Monash University from 1963 till 1996. Her research interests include biophysics and pharmacology of muscle, especially visceral muscles including those of the gastro-intestinal and urino-genital tracts and of blood vessels; and sensory input to the central nervous system, studying the way in which the central nervous system deals with sensory input, especially that from the skin.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1952 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1953 - 1954 Demonstrator in Pharmacology at the University of Melbourne
1955 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1955 - 1957 Research student at the University of Oxford, on a University of Melbourne Travelling Scholarship
1957 Doctor of Philosophy (Dphil) completed in Oxford
1957 Wellcome Research Grant in Oxford
1958 - 1962 Lecturer in Physiology at the University of Melbourne
1960s Doctor of Science (DSc) received from Monash University
1962 Senior Lecturer in Physiology at the University of Melbourne
1963 Senior Lecturer in Physiology at Monash University
1965 Edgeworth David Medal received from the Royal Society of New South Wales
1965 - 1970 Reader in Physiology at Monash University
1970 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1970 - 1996 Professor at Monash University
1996 - Emeritus Professor at Monash University
1998 Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

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Blythe, Max, Interview with Professor Mollie Holman, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 31 March 1998, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/mh.htm. [ Details ]

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Created: 26 July 2002
Modified: 24 May 2006

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