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Authorised form of name	Anderson; Jan Mary (1932 - 2015); plant biologist
Other forms of name	Joan Mary
Dates	1932 - 2015
Nationality	Australian
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of birth	12 May 1932
Date of death	28 August 2015
DatesAndPlaces	Funeral: St John the Baptist Church, Reid, Canberra, Australia.
Occupation	Plant biochemist
Research field	Plant biochemistry
	Organic chemistry
	Biochemistry
	Biology
	Plant science
Activity	Education: B.Sc 1954 and M.Sc. 1956, University of New Zealand; Ph.D 1959 University of California, Berkeley Career: Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra, ACT Australia (1961-97); Research School of Biological Sciences at the Australian National University. Memberships: Fellow of Australian Academy of Science, 1987 Awards/Medals: Marie Cabbot Fellowship at Harvard University 1973 Ann Horton Research Fellowship at Cambridge University 1974 Lemberg Medal by the Australian Biochemical Society 1983 R. N. Robertson Award of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists 1998 Centenary Medal 2001
Membership category	Fellow
Date of election	14/03/1996
Age at election	63
Relationships	Parents: William Arthur and Mary Lee Anderson.
PublishedWorks	RCN R72804 RCN R72799 RCN R72795 RCN R72794 RCN R72797 RCN R72807 RCN R72802 RCN R79549 RCN R72789 RCN R72790 RCN R72808 RCN R72788 RCN R72796 RCN R72809 RCN R72798 RCN R72801 RCN R72806 RCN R72800 RCN R72791 RCN 52062 RCN R72792 RCN R72793 RCN R79601
OtherInfo	Made outstanding experimental and conceptual advances in the understanding of the molecular organization of the photosynthetic membranes of higher plants and algae. Her demonstration of lateral heterogeneity in the distribution of plant thylakoid complexes and her elucidation of of its consequences are of fundamental significance. Other major contributions include the first physical separation of the two photosystems, the discovery and characterization of novel pigment-protein complexes, as well as environmental studies on the regulation of photosynthesis by light. Her innovative concepts and research have led to important conclusions oon the molecular mechanisms of light-harvesting, electron transport capacity and the light regulation of photosynthetic acclimation.
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Source	Non preferred term is from election certificate; Authority entry is name in use. See http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P004441b.htm
Code	NA3998

Archives associated with this Fellow

RefNo	Title	Date
EC/1996/02	Anderson, Joan Mary: certificate of election to the Royal Society	1989
PIF/A/42	Personal information file: Jan Mary Anderson	1995-2007
IM/004531	Anderson, Jan Mary	1996

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