| Authorised form of name | Metcalf; Donald (1929 - 2015) |
| Dates | 1929 - 2015 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Place of birth | Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Date of birth | 26/02/1929 |
| Date of death | 15/12/2014 |
| Research field | Medical research |
| Activity | Education:
Schools in New South Wales; Sydney University
Career:
Worked at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney; at the Harvard Medical School; Head, Cancer Research Unit and Assistant Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research, Melbourne (1965-1996); Visiting Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge University (1981); Research Professor of Cancer Biology, Melbourne University (1986); Dunahm Lecturer, Harvard Medical School (1987); Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne (1996)
Memberships:
FAA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 17/03/1983 |
| Age at election | 54 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1995
Lectures:
Wellcome Foundation 1986 (jointly); Florey 1991 |
| Relationships | Son of D D Metcalf; married (14 August 1954) Josephine Lentaigne |
| Source | Sources:
AE; WWA1998
References:
'Address of the President, Sir Michael Atiyah, OM, Given at the Anniversary Meeting on 30 November 1995' in NR 1996 vol 50 pp 101-113 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/22201569 |
| Code | NA1354 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1983/23 | Metcalf, Donald: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1982 |
| IM/003078 | Metcalf, Donald | 5 November 1986 |
| IM/004840 | Wellcome Foundation Prize 1986 | 5 November 1986 |
| IM/003076 | Metcalf, Donald | nd |