| ProfessorMichael AlpersAO CSM FRS FAA | |
|---|---|
| John Curtin Distinguished Professor of International Health, Curtin University | |
| In office 2005–2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Philip Alpers |
Michael Philip Alpers was an Australian medical researcher, former long-term Director of the PNG Institute of Medical Research and John Curtin distinguished Professor of International Health, at Curtin University. He died at the age of 90 on 3 December 2024 in Perth, WA.
Education
Alpers graduated from University of Adelaide with a B.Sc. and M.B.B.S. and from University of Cambridge with an M.A.
Career and research
After graduating, he commenced a career, ultimately resulting in investigating kuru, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.
He is Honorary Senior Research Associate University College London.
Alpers and his work are the main theme of Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery (2010). He is interviewed in The Genius And The Boys (2009).
References
- "Staff Profile - Professor Michael Alpers".
- http://cms.riaustralia.org.au/science/people/healthcare_medicine/michael_alpers.jsp
- "Latest news".
- Stocklin, W. H. (2008). "My kuru adventure". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 363 (1510): 3666–3667. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.4031. ISSN 0962-8436. PMC 2735548. PMID 18849275.
- "Michael Alpers (FRS), Kuru, and Papua New Guinea". Health and History. 14 (2): 26–45. 2012. doi:10.5401/healthhist.14.2.0026. ISSN 1442-1771. S2CID 142113962.
- "Iris Message".
Further reading
- Spark, Ceridwen (2012). "Michael Alpers (FRS), Kuru, and Papua New Guinea: The Combined Allure of Problem, People, and Place". Health and History. 14 (2): 26. doi:10.5401/healthhist.14.2.0026. S2CID 142113962.
- Australian Academy of Science. "Featured Fellow—Michael Alpers: Papua New Guinea and Mad Cows". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Bradley, Hazel (7 October 2020). "Top honour for kuru 'guru'". The Senior. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Royal Society. "Michael Alpers - Professor Michael Alpers AO FRS". royalsociety.org. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- Chandler, Jo (12 May 2016). "The man who linked kuru to cannibalism - A chat with intrepid biologist Michael Alpers". Cosmos Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2021.