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Jenny Graves


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Jennifer Ann Marshall Graves (born 24 November 1941) is an Australian geneticist. She is Distinguished Professor within the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Australia and Professor Emeritus of the Australian National University.

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Early life and education

Graves was born in Adelaide, South Australia in 1941. She attended Highgate Primary School, then Presbyterian Girls' College (now Seymour College), both in Adelaide.

She received her BSc from the University of Adelaide in 1964, and an MSc in 1967. She then received a PhD in 1971 for her work on the control of DNA synthesis from the University of California, Berkeley.

Career

In 1991, Graves became professor of genetics at La Trobe University.

Honours

  • 1999 Made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
  • 2006 Awarded Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture by the Australian Academy of Science
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