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Queen's birthday honour for Deputy VC (Research)

Tuesday, 13 June 2006

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide today congratulated its Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), AM, for being appointed a Member in the General Division of the Order of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥.

Professor Johnson's inclusion in the was "for service to science in the field of molecular parasitology, to scientific research and education, and as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal for Parasitology".

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor, Professor James McWha, said: "I would like to congratulate Professor Johnson for this richly deserved award. Before he came to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, Professor Johnson had played a significant role in strategic planning for the national research effort within the (ARC), among numerous other achievements. He has already made an outstanding contribution to science and is helping the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ maintain its position as a leading research-intensive university."

Professor Johnson became Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide in February this year. Before that he was Executive Director, Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, at the ARC from January 2003.

Before his appointment to the ARC, Professor Johnson was a Chief Hospital Scientist at the Flinders ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Medical Centre, Director of a Key ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Research Strength and Chair of the Academic Board at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Technology in Sydney, Editor-in-Chief of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Biologist and International Journal for Parasitology.

Professor Johnson was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship in 1985 and the Bancroft Mackerras medal in 1989.

He has the rare distinction of being elected "Ehrenmitglied" by the German Society for Parasitology - the first time the honour was made to a non-German.

He is a Fellow of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Society for Microbiology, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Society for Parasitology and the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Institute of Biology.

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