Professor Brendan Crabb

 

Professor Brendan Crabb is a research scientist and Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute in Melbourne. Professor Crabb’s expertise is in the study of infectious diseases, particularly those that affect the developing world. The primary driver for his research is the development of a malaria vaccine and the identification of new targets for therapeutic intervention.

He holds Professorial appointments at The University of Melbourne, La Trobe and Monash Universities and until his appointment at Director of the Burnet Institute was a Senior Principal Research Fellow of the National Health & Medical Research Council of Australia and an International Research Fellow of the US-based Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Professor Crabb has a strong interest in education – he was formerly a lecturer in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at The University of Melbourne – currently through involvements in educational and curriculum development activities for High School students and teachers. He also has a long-standing involvement in building the capacity of malaria researchers around the world, especially in countries where this disease is endemic. Until recently, Professor Crabb was the Editor-in-Chief (2006-2009) of the world’s leading parasitology research journal the International Journal for Parasitology.

 Brendan Crabb – Key appointments & awards

 

2009 - Bancroft-Mackerras Medal, Australian Society for Parasitology
2009 - Melbourne’s Top 100, The Age Magazine
2009 - Adjunct Professor, Monash University
2008 - Director and CEO, Burnet Institute, Melbourne
2008 - Adjunct Professor, The University of Melbourne
2007 - NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow
2006 - David Syme Research Prize, The University of Melbourne
2006 - 09 Editor-in-Chief, International Journal for Parasitology
2005 - Adjunct Professor, La Trobe University
2001 - Melbourne Achiever Award, Committee for Melbourne
2001 - Burnet Prize, The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
2001-08  - Laboratory Head, The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
2000-08 - International Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, USA
1999 - Young Tall Poppy Award, Australian Institute of Political Science
1996-00 - Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne

 

 

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