David Kemp (Australian scientist)

David Kemp
OAM
Born
David James Kemp

(1945-07-23)23 July 1945[2]
Died22 November 2013(2013-11-22) (aged 68)[2]
Alma materUniversity of Adelaide
Scientific career
Fieldsplant geneticics
parasitology
InstitutionsWalter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Academic advisorsDavid Hogness[1]
Doctoral studentsAlan Cowman[1]

David James Kemp OAM FAA (23 July 1945 – 22 November 2013) was an Australian plant geneticist and parasitologist.[2][3]

He spent most of his career at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) conducting genetic research into the parasite that causes malaria, rising to become the head of the Immunoparasitology Unit at WEHI. In 2008, his services to medical research were recognized with the award of the Medal of the Order of Australia.

  1. ^ a b Irwin Sherman (2008). "9: The Road to the Plasmodium falciparum Genome". Reflections on a century of malaria biochemistry. doi:10.1016/S0065-308X(08)00409-0.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituaries: David Kemp". Newsletter 95. Australian Academy of Science. March 2014.
  3. ^ Sriprakash, Kadaba S.; Good, Michael F. (2014). "David James Kemp 1945-2013" (PDF). Historical Records of Australian Science. 25 (2): 273–290. doi:10.1071/HR14022.