Michael John Rand

Background

Rand, Michael John was born on August 19, 1927 in Frekenham, England. Son of Jackson Allan and Dora E. (White) Rand. arrived in Australia, 1941.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Melbourne, 1949; Master of Science, U. Melbourne, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Sydney, 1957.

Career

Demonstrator department physiology, U. Mebourne (Australia), 1950-1952; demonstrator department pharmacology, U. Oxford (England), 1957-1958; lecturer department pharmacology, U. London, 1960-1961; professor department pharmacology, U. Melbourne, 1965-1992; professor emeritus, U. Melbourne, since 1993. Adjunct Professor Royal Melbourne Institute Technology, since 1993.

Achievements

• Michael John Rand has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Commissioner, member National Food Authority, Canberra, Australia, 1991-1996. Chairman, member Joint Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/World Health Organization Expert Committee Food Authority, Geneva & Rome, Italy, 1969-1992. Member Australasian Society Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology (president 1974, 87), Australian Physiological and Pharmacology Society (president 1989-1991), British Pharmacology Society (honorary), Chinese Pharmacology Society (honorary), Japanese Pharmacology Society (honorary), Pakistan Pharmacology Society (honorary).

Connections

Married Ilse Marie Kupcs.

Father:

Jackson Allan Rand

Mother:

Dora E. (White) Rand

Spouse:

Ilse Marie Kupcs.