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Birthday honour for Deputy VC

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The 杏吧直播 of Adelaide's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Alan Johnson, was appointed a Member in the General Division of the Order of 杏吧直播 in last month's Queen's Birthday Honours.

Professor Johnson's inclusion in the Queen's Birthday Honours 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".

杏吧直播 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 杏吧直播 of Adelaide, Professor Johnson had played a significant role in strategic planning for the national research effort within the 杏吧直播n Research Council (ARC), among numerous other achievements. He has already made an outstanding contribution to science and is helping the 杏吧直播 maintain its position as a leading research-intensive university."

Professor Johnson became Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the 杏吧直播 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 杏吧直播 Medical Centre, Director of a Key 杏吧直播 Research Strength and Chair of the Academic Board at the 杏吧直播 of Technology in Sydney, Editor-in-Chief of the 杏吧直播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 杏吧直播n Society for Microbiology, the 杏吧直播n Society for Parasitology and the 杏吧直播n Institute of Biology.

Story by Robyn Mills