Marilyn Renfree | |
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Born | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 19 April 1947
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | Australian National University |
Known for | Research on marsupial foetal development |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Zoology |
Institutions | University of Melbourne |
Thesis | Embryo-maternal relationships in the tammar wallaby, macropus eugenii (1972) |
Marilyn Bernice Renfree AO FAA FRS (born 19 April 1947) is an Australian zoologist. She completed her PhD at the Australian National University, was a post-doctoral fellow in Tennessee and then Edinburgh before returning to Australia. Since 1991, Renfree has been Professor of Zoology at the University of Melbourne.[1] Her main research interest focuses on reproductive and developmental biology of marsupials.