Ann woolcock biography
- Professor Ann Woolcock was.
- Ann Janet Woolcock (11 December 1937 – 17 February 2001) was an Australian respiratory physician–scientist and one of the world's leading asthma experts.
- Ann Woolcock founded the world-leading Institute of Respiratory Medicine in 1984.
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Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Australian medical institute
The Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (WIMR) is an Australian medical researchinstitute that is focused on the prevention and treatment of sleep and respiratory disorders, lung cancer, and tuberculosis. Affiliated with the University of Sydney and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, the Woolcock Institute is located in the Sydney suburb of Glebe, New South Wales; with a satellite office located in Hanoi, Vietnam.The Executive Director of the Woolcock Institute since July 2012 is Professor Carol Armour.
History and facilities
The institute was founded in 1981 by then Prof. Ann Woolcock, a professor of respiratory medicine/science at the Sydney Medical School[2] and was originally called the Institute of Respiratory Medicine. The institute was renamed in memory of Woolcock in 2002 after her passing in 2001.[3] The research institute has collaborative agreements with the Hunter Area Health Service, the University of Newcastle, and Liverpool, Concord and Royal North Shore Hosp
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Ann Woolcock
Australian scientist (1937–2001)
Ann Woolcock | |
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| Born | Ann Janet Woolcock (1937-12-11)December 11, 1937 Reynella, Australia |
| Died | 17 February 2001(2001-02-17) (aged 63) Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Profession | Doctor |
| Sub-specialties | Physician |
Ann Janet Woolcock (11 December 1937 – 17 February 2001) was an Australian respiratory physician–scientist and one of the world's leading asthma experts. She contributed greatly to the field of asthma research and founded the Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Sydney, which is now known as the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research.[1][2][3][4]
In 1992, Woolcock became the first woman in clinical medicine to be elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. She was a founding member and president of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology,[5] and was the principal scientist of the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma (CRC for Asthma) in 1999.[6]
Early life and education
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Ann Janet Woolcock 1937-2001.pdf
CSIRO PUBLISHING Historical Records of Australian Science, 2014, 25, 313–336 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HR14023 Ann Janet Woolcock 1937–2001 Babette Smith Adjunct Lecturer in Colonial History, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia. Email: babettesmith3@gmail.com Ann Woolcock graduated in medicine from the University of Adelaide and pursued postgraduate studies in respiratory medicine with Professor John Read at the University of Sydney. Her MD thesis, awarded in 1967, was on the mechanical behaviour of the lungs in asthma. From 1966 to 1968 she worked with Professor Peter Macklem at McGill University in Canada, then returned to the University of Sydney to continue researching asthma. Her work in asthma and epidemiology showed that asthma was caused by allergens but that there is a genetic component. Her clinical research was a major contribution to better outcomes in asthma, in particular, the demonstration and practical measurement of airway hyperresponsiveness and her subsequent research that examined its contribution to asthma
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