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Graves, Jennifer Ann Marshall (1941 - )

FAA

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Geneticist

Born: 24 November 1941 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Jennifer Ann M. Graves was Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Reader / Professor of Genetics, La Trobe University 1971-2001, when she moved to the Comparative Genomics Research Group, Research School of Biological Sciences, Australian National University. She has made seminal contributions to mammal genetics. Her studies of the genetic diversity of Australia's mammals explained the organisation, function and evolution of their genes. She is recognised for her work on the origin and evolution of human sex chromosomes, the inactivation of X chromosomes and the control of DNA synthesis in mammal cells.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1964 Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Adelaide
1967 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Adelaide
1969 - 1971 Teaching and Research Assistant in the Zoology Department at the University of California at Berkeley
1971 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of California at Berkeley
1971 - 1977 Lecturer in Genetics at La Trobe University
1977 - 1987 Senior Lecturer in Genetics at La Trobe University
1979 - 1980 President of the Victorian Cell Biology Society
1981 President of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Cell Biology
1987 - 1991 Reader in Genetics at La Trobe University
1991 - 2001 Professor of Genetics at La Trobe University
1995 - 1997 President of the Genetics Society of Australia
1999 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2001 - Comparative Genomics Research Group in the Research School of Biological Sciences at the Australian National University

Online Sources

Short, Roger, Interview with Professor Jenny Graves, Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 16 May 2000, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/jg.htm. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 26 July 2002
Modified: 24 May 2006

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