Background
Dawes, Ian William was born on October 23, 1945 in Sydney. Son of William Alma George and Edith Smith Dawes.
Dawes, Ian William was born on October 23, 1945 in Sydney. Son of William Alma George and Edith Smith Dawes.
Bachelor of Science with honours, University New South Wales, Sydney, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, United Kingdom, 1969.
Guinness research fellow Oxford University, Linacre College, 1969—1970. Arthritis foundation postdoctoral fellow University Wisconsin, Laboratory Molecular Biology, Madison, 1970—1971, Brandeis University, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1971—1972. Lecturer Edinburgh University, Department Microbiology, 1972—1988.
Professor, genetics University New South Wales, since 1989, head, school biochemistry and molecular genetics, 1991—1996, associate dean research, faculty life science, 1998. Member editorial board Journal General Microbiology, 1980—1986, Yeast, since 1985, Molecular Microbiology, 1989—1996, Federation of European Microbiological Societies Yeast Research, since 2000, Journal Microbiology, since 2005. Editor Microbiological Sciences, 1984—1988.
President Lorne Genome Conference Inc, Victoria, Australia, 1997—2000. Director Ramaciotti Center Gene Function Analysis, Sydney, since 2000. Chairman International Conference Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology, since 2001.
Committee member Australian Research Council, Canberra, 1995—1996. Member of Australian Proteomics Analysis Facility (board member since 2006), Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute since 1996, Society Free Radical Research, Australasia (president 2004-2005), Genetics Society Australia, Australian Society Biochemistry and Molecular Biology since 2007.
Married Joan Markey, October 4, 1969. Children: Laughlin Charles, Shona Mairi.