| 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
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| 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. |
| Royal Society Obituary or Memoir | Click to view (may be contained within a meeting notice, presidential address or list of death notices) |
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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 |