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Gage, Peter William (1937 - 2005)

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Born: 23 October 1937 Auckland, New Zealand. Died: 13 August 2005 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Peter William Gage was Professor of Physiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University from 1984. He and his group were pioneers of the use of ion channels as a treatment for viral disease. His studies included trying to determine how exactly ions move across a membrane barrier through channels and examining proteins from viruses that also form ion channels. This work lead to the formation of Biotron Limited of which Gage was Founder and Research Director.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1960 Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and Bachelor of Surgery (ChB) completed at the University of New Zealand
1961 - 1963 Clinician in New Zealand
1963 Migrated to Australia (Canberra) for study
1966 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University in Canberra
1966 - 1968 Post-Doctoral Fellow then Assistant Professor at Duke University in North Carolina, USA
1968 - 1976 Senior Lecturer in the School of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of New South Wales
1976 - 1984 Personal Chair in Physiology at the University of New South Wales
1977 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1982 - 1984 Director of a Centre of Excellence (Nerve Muscle Research Centre) at the University of New South Wales
1984 - Professor of Physiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research
1999 - 2004 President of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society
2004 Bob Robertson Medal received from the Australian Society for Biophysics

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Barry, P.; Adams, D., 'Obituary to Professor Peter Gage', Australian Society For Biophysics Newsletter, vol. 5, 2005, pp. 3-5, http://www.biophysics.org.au/Newsletters/ASB_NL2005_5.pdf. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Annette Alafaci
Created: 26 October 2005
Modified: 13 December 2006

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