John Kerr (pathologist)

John Foxton Ross Kerr
Born (1934-01-24)January 24, 1934
Sydney, Australia
Nationality Australian
Fields Pathology
Institutions Royal Brisbane Hospital
University of Queensland
Alma mater University of Queensland
(BSc, MB, BS)
University of London
(PhD)
Known for Apoptosis
Necrosis

John Foxton Ross Kerr (born January 24, 1934 in Sydney) is an Australian pathologist. He was the first to describe the ultrastructural changes in apoptosis, and could show that they differ significantly from the changes that occur in necrosis, another form of programmed cell death. For the first time, he placed the roles of cell death in normal adult mammals, and in disease, into scientific focus.[1]

Life

Kerr studied at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. In 1955, Kerr earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc), and in 1957, a Bachelor of Medicine (MB) and a Bachelor of Surgery (BS). As a medical assistant, he worked at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. In 1964, he earned a PhD at the University of London. Starting in 1965, he taught pathology at the University of Queensland, and was made a professor in 1974. He became professor emeritus in 1995.[1]

Awards and honours

Kerr has received numerous awards and honours:

Bibliography

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Kerr, John Foxton Ross (1934 - )". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. February 14, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. "KERR, John Foxton Ross". It's an Honour. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  3. "Professor John Kerr". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  4. "Preisträger des Paul Ehrlich und Ludwig Darmstaedter-Preises" [Winners of the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize]. Goethe University Frankfurt (in German). Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  5. "Charles IV Prize". Charles IV Prize. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.