Renowned biological scientist elected to Australian Academy of Science

A leading British scientist, Professor Sir Philip Cohen FAA FRS FRSE, has been announced as a Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science.

He joins a small group of 29 Corresponding Members - all of whom are leading international researchers and science advocates who have strong links with Australia - including Professor Terence Tao FAA FRS, Professor Elizabeth Blackburn FAA FRSN and Sir David Attenborough OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FAA, FRS.

Professor Cohen is an internationally recognised biological scientist who works in the area of signal transduction - the complex biochemical processes by which cells receive and interpret stimuli from their environment. He is currently Professor of Enzymology and co-director of the Division of Signal Transduction Therapy at The Sir James Black Centre of the University of Dundee in Scotland.

His links with Australia go back to 1980, in which he held a series of lecture tours and workshops in Australian universities and for the Australian public. These led to many current prominent Australian researchers undertaking their early post-doctoral training in Professor Cohen’s laboratory.

“Through workshops, lectures, post-doctoral training and collaborations, Professor Cohen has had a major influence on the development of Australian biochemistry and cancer research,” said the academy’s president, Professor Suzanne Cory, congratulating Professor Cohen on his appointment.

“He is to be applauded both for his personal contributions to science and for the enduring impact of this science on Australian biological sciences.”