John Hopper (scientist)

John L. Hopper
AM
Born1949 or 1950
Died (aged 74)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
EducationMonash University (MSc, 1974)
La Trobe University (PhD, 1980)[1]
AwardsNational Health and Medical Research Council Australia Fellowship (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsGenetic epidemiology
Statistical genetics
InstitutionsUniversity of Melbourne

John Llewelyn Hopper (1949 or 1950 – 28 October 2024) was an Australian genetic epidemiologist and professor at the University of Melbourne, where he was a Professorial Fellow and Director of the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Population Global Health. He was also a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellow, and was one of the first nine Australia Fellows chosen by the NHMRC in 2007. Since 1990, he has been the director of Twins Research Australia (formerly the Australian Twin Registry) and Head of the Breast Cancer Unit in the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.[2][3] Hopper died on 28 October 2024, at the age of 74.[4]

  1. ^ [http:/maths.mq.edu.au/texdev/MathSymp/Hopper/Hopper.html "Statisticians: Making a Difference to our Health"]. National Symposium in Mathematics. 23 February 1996. Retrieved 14 September 2018. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ "John Hopper". Find an Expert. The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Director, Professor John Hopper". www.twins.org.au. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Vale Professor John Hopper AM". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 1 November 2024.