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Youatt, Jean (1925 - )

Chemist

Born: 1925 China

Jean Youatt lectured in the Department of Chemistry at Monash University from 1962 until her retirement in 1990, when she moved to the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Early in her casreer she studied the action of isoniazid. Later she did differentiation work on Allomyces, a saprophytic fungus.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1949 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1954 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at Leeds University, UK
1954 - 1955 Worked in Malaya
1955 Laboratory Assistant in the Public Health Laboratory at the University of Melbourne
1956 - 1962 Research Assistant/Research Officer in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Melbourne
1962 - 1990 Lecturer in Biochemistry in the Chemistry Department at Monash University
1991 - Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Monash University

Online Sources

Allen, Nessy, Interview with Dr Jean Youatt, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 24 August 2000, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/jy.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 15 August 2002
Modified: 25 May 2006

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