Sir Gustav Nossal
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The Nossal Institute for Global Health was named in honour of Sir Gustav Nossal who served as Director of The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute from 1965-1996 and was also Professor of Medical Biology at the University of Melbourne. He has contributed globally significant research in fundamental immunology, and has written five books and more than 500 scientific articles. He was President (1986-1989) of the 30,000-member world body of immunology, the International Union of Immunological Societies; President of the Australian Academy of Science (1994-1998) and Chairman of the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (1987-1996). He has been Chairman of the committee overseeing the World Health Organization’s Vaccines and Biologicals Program (1993-2002) and Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Council of the Bill and Melinda Gates Children’s Vaccine Program (1998-2003). Australian of the Year in 2000, Sir Gustav Nossal has shown a lifelong commitment to translatory medical research into health for all. |