Background
Furness, John Barton was born on September 14, 1945 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Son of Kenneth Colston and Mary Maccullum Furness.
Furness, John Barton was born on September 14, 1945 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Son of Kenneth Colston and Mary Maccullum Furness.
Bachelor of Science, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1966; Master of Science, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Melbourne, Australia, 1971.
Postdoctoral fellow, Birmingham U., Cambridge U., England, 1971-1974; Fulbright fellow, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1979-1980; professor anatomy and histology, Flinders U., Adelaide, Australia, 1975-1982; professor, department chairman anatomy and histology, U. New South Wales, Adelaide, Australia, 1983-1990; professor physiology, U. Melbourne, 1990-1993; professor, head department anatomy and cell biology, U. Melbourne, since 1993.
Fellow Australian Academy Science.
Married Lynne Jane Sharp. Children: Sebastian George Barton, Charlotte Louise.
