John Shine

John Shine
AC FRS FAA
Shine, pictured at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in 2010.
Born (1946-07-03) 3 July 1946 (age 78)
Brisbane, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
Known forShine–Dalgarno sequence
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John Shine AC FRS FAA (born 3 July 1946) is an Australian biochemist and molecular biologist.[1] Shine and Lynn Dalgarno discovered a nucleotide sequence, called the Shine–Dalgarno sequence, necessary for the initiation of protein synthesis.[2] He directed the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney from 1990 to 2011. From 2018 to 2022, Shine was President of the Australian Academy of Science.[3]

  1. ^ Walker, Rosanne (25 May 2006). "Shine, John (1946–)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ Shine, J.; Dalgarno, L. (6 March 1975). "Determinant of cistron specificity in bacterial ribosomes". Nature. 254 (5495): 34–38. Bibcode:1975Natur.254...34S. doi:10.1038/254034a0. PMID 803646. S2CID 4162567.
  3. ^ "The President | Australian Academy of Science". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 25 August 2018.