Michael F. Good AO was the Director of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, [1] from 2000 to 2010. [2] He was Chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council. [3]
He graduated from the Queensland University Medical School in 1978. [2] He later undertook further training in medical research at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. [2]
Postdoctoral training was as a visiting scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. [2] His research interests are in the field of immunity and immunopathogenesis to malaria and group A streptococcus/rheumatic fever, and particularly to the development of vaccines. [2]
Professor Michael Good was appointed Director of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in 2000. [2]
Since 2006 he was chairperson of the National Health and Medical Research Council. [3] Professor Good is a past president of the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes [4] and past director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Vaccine Technology. [4]
He is an editor of several scientific journals and an author of more than 250 peer-reviewed publications. [4]
In 2008 Good was awarded an Order of Australia for his services to medical research and in 2009 he received the Eureka Prize for Leadership. [5]
In 2010, Good was a recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards. [6]
Good was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) in 2015. [7]
Michael F. Good AO was the Director of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, [1] from 2000 to 2010. [2] He was Chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council. [3]
He graduated from the Queensland University Medical School in 1978. [2] He later undertook further training in medical research at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. [2]
Postdoctoral training was as a visiting scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. [2] His research interests are in the field of immunity and immunopathogenesis to malaria and group A streptococcus/rheumatic fever, and particularly to the development of vaccines. [2]
Professor Michael Good was appointed Director of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research in 2000. [2]
Since 2006 he was chairperson of the National Health and Medical Research Council. [3] Professor Good is a past president of the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes [4] and past director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Vaccine Technology. [4]
He is an editor of several scientific journals and an author of more than 250 peer-reviewed publications. [4]
In 2008 Good was awarded an Order of Australia for his services to medical research and in 2009 he received the Eureka Prize for Leadership. [5]
In 2010, Good was a recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards. [6]
Good was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) in 2015. [7]