Background
Harrison, Leonard Charles was born on December 24, 1944 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Son of Reginald James and Veronica Kathleen (Barton) Harrison.
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Leonard Charles Harrison
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Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Science, U. NSW, Sydney, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1976; Doctor of Science, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1986.
Career
Senior lecturer department medicine, U. Melbourne/Royal Melbourne Hospital, 1973-1976; associate professor, U. Melbourne/Royal Melbourne Hospital, 1981-1987; C.J. Martin fellow physician diabetes branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1976-1980; professor, director Burnet Clinical Research unit, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Medical Research, Melbourne, since 1987; head division autoimunity and transplantation, Royal Melbourne Hospital. Director Diabetes Australia Research Ltd., since 1991, Amkaid Proprietary Ltd., Melbourne, since 1990. Member ethics committee National Health and Medical Research Council, 1981-1984;member board medical research, board postgraduate education Royal Melbourne Hospital, since 1981.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Royal Australasian College Physicians (Susman medal 1987), RoyalColl. Pathologists Australasia. Member Australian Society Immunology, Australian Society Medical Research (board directors 1981-1984), Australian Diabetes Society(secretary 1986-1988, president 1988-1990, Kellion medal 1992).
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Married Dianne Pilgrim, December 3, 1966 (divorced 1991). Children: Michael, Paul, Rachael, Johanna, Kristen. Married Margo Carole Austin, June 26, 1993.
