Background
Penny, Ronald was born on December 28, 1936 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Benjamin David and Cynthia (Berkman) Penny. arrived in Australia, 1940.
Penny, Ronald was born on December 28, 1936 in Warsaw, Poland. Son of Benjamin David and Cynthia (Berkman) Penny. arrived in Australia, 1940.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science with honours, U. Sydney, Australia, 1959; Doctor of Medicine, U. Sydney, Australia, 1970; Doctor of Science, U. NSW, Australia, 1979.
Junior and senior resident medical officer, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, 1960-1961;
fellow in pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, 1962;
medical registrar, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, 1963;
honorary assistant physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, 1967-1969;
lecturer, demonstrator in histology, U. Sydney, 1962;
research fellow, senior research fellow department medicine, U. Sydney, 1964, 67-69;
research fellow department hematology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, 1965;
associate department medicine and Institute Cancer Research,, Columbia University College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, 1966;
director Center for Immunology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. Senior lecturer medicine U. NSW, Sydney, 1969-1972, professor clinical immunology, member county, 1981-1985. Chief commonwealth education and services adviser Australian National Council Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Canberra, 1988-1990.
Visiting professor medicine Liverpool (Australia) Hospital. Consultant Sydney Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Clinic. Board examiners Royal Australian College Ob-Gyn.
Member Committee for Control Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Intravenous Drug Users. Numerous others.
Chairman Corrections Health Superior vena cava syndrome Board, NSW State Government. Fellow R.C.P.A., Royal Australian College Physicians. Member R.A.C.D. (associate), Australian Society Immunology, Clinical Immunology Group, American Association Immunologists, Australian Rheumatism Association, Transplantation Society Australia and New Zealand, Haematology Society Australia, International Hematology Society, Clinical Oncological Society Australia, Medical Oncology Group, Australia Society Medical Research, American Academy Allergy and Immunology, International Society for Interferon Research, Royal Australian College Oncology (associate).
Married Naomi De Berg, April 16, 1962. Children: Mark, Sheira.
