GUSTAV NOSSAL was born in Austria in 1931, and came to Australia in 1939. In 1965 he was appointed Director of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, a position he held from 1965-1996.
Sir Gustav is currently Professor Emeritus within the Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne; a consultant for the World Health Organization and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; and a Principal of Foursight Associates Pty Ltd. He was formerly Chairman of The Global Foundation Advisory Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (1998 to 2000). He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
He was knighted in 1977, made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1989 and appointed Australian of the Year 2000.
Experience
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1965–1996Director, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
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1965–1996Professor of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne
Education
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1960The University of Melbourne, PhD
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