James Angus

Professor James A Angus AO, BSc PhD (Syd) FAA. Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

James Angus was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne in July 2003. Before becoming Dean, he was Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. At the University of Melbourne, Professor Angus has been President of the Academic Board (2000-2001) and Pro Vice-Chancellor (1999-2001).

Professor Angus was awarded the Gottschalk Medal of the Australian Academy of Science (1984), is a Fellow of the Academy (FAA) and has been a member of its Council. In 2003 he was awarded Australia's Centenary Medal for contribution to Pharmacology and the Community.

Professor Angus was a First Vice-President of the International Union of Pharmacology (IUPHAR) and was President of the Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists.

His current roles include President of Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (elected in 2009), directorships of the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute, Mental Health Research Institute, Melbourne Health, IJV PCCC, Victor Smorgon Institute at Epworth Pty Ltd and Victorian Institute for Forensic Medicine. He is the Honorary Secretary, Victorian Rhodes Scholarship.

He was appointed an officer to The Order of Australia in 2010 for distinguished service to biomedical research, particularly in the fields of pharmacology and cardiovascular disease, as a leading academic and medical educator, and as a contributor to a range of advisory boards and professional organisations both nationally and internationally