Donald Metcalf

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Donald Metcalf
Born26 February 1929
Died15 December 2014(2014-12-15) (aged 85)[3][1]
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Known fordiscovering the colony stimulating factors
Awards
Scientific career
Fieldsmedicine
InstitutionsWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Websitewww.wehi.edu.au/about-history/notable-scientists/professor-don-metcalf

Donald Metcalf AC FRS[2] FAA (26 February 1929 – 15 December 2014) was an Australian medical researcher who spent most of his career at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. In 1954 he received the Carden Fellowship from the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria; while he officially retired in 1996, he continued working and held his fellowship until his death in December 2014.[1][4][5][6]

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  2. ^ a b Anon (1983). "Professor Donald Metcalf AC FRS". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:

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  3. ^ Hilton, Doug (2015). "Donald Metcalf (1929-2014) Discoverer of hormones that regulate blood-cell proliferation". Nature. 517 (7536): 554. doi:10.1038/517554a. PMID 25631437.
  4. ^ "Prof. Donald Metcalf Carden Fellow". The Cancer Council Victoria. 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference autobiography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Professor Don Metcalf lab page". wehi.edu.au. Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.