McKenzie, John Alexander

Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne
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Prof., BSc PhD (LaT) FAA

Geneticist

Professor McKenzie was appointed Dean of Science on 13 July 1998. In 1998, he had been Deputy Dean and Associate Dean (Finance and Facilities) in the Faculty of Science and before that served as Associate Dean (Students). Previously McKenzie was the Head of the Department of Genetics 1996 - June 1998.

Career Highlights

URL: The home page for this entity is located at http://www.genetics.unimelb.edu.au/Person/JMcK.html

An internationally-renowned researcher on the population genetics of insecticide resistance, McKenzie's research work on practical and economically-important problems such as controlling sheep blowfly made significant contributions to understanding basic evolutionary processes, acknowledged by peers as 'a classic in evolutionary biology as well as in applied science.'

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Prepared by: Carolyn Rasmussen & Rachel Tropea
Created: 28 August 2001
Modified: 21 November 2001

Published by Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre on AustehcWeb, October 2001
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Updated: 16 November 2009
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McKenzie, John Alexander

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