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Authorised form of nameAnderson; Jan Mary (1932 - 2015); plant biologist
Other forms of nameJoan Mary
Dates1932 - 2015
NationalityAustralian
Place of birthDunedin, New Zealand
Date of birth12 May 1932
Date of death28 August 2015
DatesAndPlacesFuneral: St John the Baptist Church, Reid, Canberra, Australia.
OccupationPlant biochemist
Research fieldPlant biochemistry
Organic chemistry
Biochemistry
Biology
Plant science
ActivityEducation: 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 categoryFellow
Date of election14/03/1996
Age at election63
RelationshipsParents: William Arthur and Mary Lee Anderson.
PublishedWorksRCN 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
OtherInfoMade 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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SourceNon preferred term is from election certificate; Authority entry is name in use. See http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P004441b.htm
CodeNA3998
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1996/02Anderson, Joan Mary: certificate of election to the Royal Society1989
PIF/A/42Personal information file: Jan Mary Anderson1995-2007
IM/004531Anderson, Jan Mary1996
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