Biography
Trained in Zoology and PHysiology at Monash University, completing Honours with Professor Mollie Holman. After a period at the University of Sydney, took up a Fellowship at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. This lead to Fellowships at the Friday Harbor Laboratories and the PhD was completed between Friday Harbor and Eugene. The focus of interest was invertebrate neurobiology and behaviour - how it is that invertebrates can compete with vertebrates when they have so much simpler nervous systems and fewer cells by orders of magnituge. This has been the focus of study ever since and lead to post doctoral fellowships and eventually visiting professorships in Europe and the USA. Headship of the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne from 2003-2008
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Invertebrate Zoology/Neuroethology of crustaceans |
Neurobiology, behaviour, crustacea, mechanoreceptors, growth, development, nervous system |
Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Germany |
International Linkages
Languages
Languages
| Language |
Proficiency |
| French |
Speak, Read & Write |
| German |
Listen & Speak |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
Monash University |
31-Dec-1968 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Oregon |
31-Dec-1972 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Society for Experimental Biology |
Ordinary member |
01-Jun-1975 |
|
| Member |
International Society for Neuroethology |
Ordinary member |
01-Jun-1993 |
|
| Member |
Neuroscience Society |
International member |
01-Jun-1975 |
|
| Member |
Australian Marine Sciences Association |
Ordinary member |
01-Jun-1980 |
|
| Member |
Australian Neurosciences Association |
Ordinary member |
01-Jun-1990 |
|
| Unspecified |
Editor in Chief, Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology |
Editor, and Chair of Advisory Board |
28-May-1993 |
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Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
Visiting Research Professor |
CNRS Marine Laboratory - Arcachon France |
01-Jan-1979 |
| Other (Award) |
Visiting Research Professor |
University of Regensburg - Germany |
01-Jan-1980 |
| Other (Award) |
Visiting Professor |
BUMP Marine Biological Laboratory - Woods Hole Mass - USA |
01-Mar-1997 |
| Other (Award) |
Visiting Research Professor |
CNRS Marseille |
01-Jul-2003 |
| Scholarship |
Commonwealth of Australia |
Australian Postgraduate Awarde - University of Sydney |
01-Feb-1968 |
| Scholarship |
University of Oregon |
Teaching Fellowship - University of Oregon |
01-Mar-1969 |
| Scholarship |
National Science Foundation - USA |
Firday Harbor Laboratories - University of Washinton - Marine Science Training |
01-Mar-1970 |
| Scholarship |
National Institutes of Health - USA |
Neurosciences Training Award - University of Oregon/University of Washington |
01-Jan-1971 |
| Scholarship |
Science Research Council - UK |
Post Doctoral Fellowship - The Gatty Marine Laboratory - St. Andrews - Scotland |
01-Jan-1971 |
| Scholarship |
The Uropean Brain Research Organisation |
Post Doctoral Fellowship - University of Cologne |
01-Feb-1974 |
| Other (Award) |
Editoral Board of Marine & Freshwater Behaviour & Physiology |
Invited to join the Editoraial Board of International Journal in areas of interest/expertese |
24-Jun-1987 |
| Other (Award) |
Editor in Chief - Marine & Freshwater Behaviour & Physiology |
Invited to take over Editorship of International Journal - continues to present |
02-Jul-1993 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Control of gastrointestinal motility by intersitital cells and neuronal projections |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Research Fellowship |
01/01/2001 |
| Do crayfish use the information carried by low-level electrical signals in the environment? |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2002 |
| WHAT IS THE BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ELECTROSENSITIVITY IN CRAYFISH |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2005 |
| Sociality and a sense of smell: receptor organ evolution in ants |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2008 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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