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Alder, Valerie (Val) (1942 - )

Ophthalmologist and Educator

Born: 24 May 1942 Droxford, United Kingdom

Valerie (Val) Alder worked as a research scientist in the UK, having gained a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in physics from Imperial College London. She later worked as a high school physics and maths teacher. She undertook a PhD in Auditory Biophysics at the University of Western Australia. Moving to the field of medical research, Alder investigated vascular diseases of the eye. She has published extensively in this area. Alder was a committee member (and often Chair) of over five National Health and Medical Research Council committees and member or convener of tens of other university, research and support committees.

Career Highlights

Chronology
c. 1960 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at Imperial College in London
1963 Married Michael David Alder
1970 Settled in Australia
c. 1971 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Western Australia
1984 Married Jeffrey Raymond Johnstone
1990 - 1999 Member and Chair of many National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) committees
1996 IDA Mann Award for outstanding contribution to Australian Medical Science and Ophthalmology received
1996 - 1999 Deputy Director of the Lions Eye Institute in Perth, Western Australia (WA)
1997 - 1998 NHMRC Principal Research Fellow at the University of Western Australia
1998 - 1999 Deputy Executive Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Australia
1999 - Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research at Murdoch University, WA

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Prepared by: Ailie Smith
Created: 10 February 2003
Modified: 13 October 2004

Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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