Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth) (1938-)

Also known as
Clarke, Adrienne Elizabeth (1938-)
Field of activity
Botanist and Medical scientist; Botanist
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Clarke, a scientist with the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre at the University of Melbourne from 1982, received a Personal Chair in Botany at the University of Melbourne in 1985 and became Lieutenant Governor of Victoria in 1997.

Adrienne Clarke was educated at the University of Melbourne, where she completed her Bachelor of Science in 1958, and PhD in 1963. In 1991 she was awarded an AO.

Clarke's prolific career began in the 1960s when she worked as a Research Fellow with the Institute of Dental Research, United Dental Hospital of Sydney, 1964; Visiting Instructor, Department of Endocrine Physiology, Baylor University, Houston, Texas, Jan-Jun 1967; Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, University of Michigan, July-Dec 1967; and Lecturer in Biochemistry, University of Auckland, 1968-69.

The following decade and a half saw her work with the University of Melbourne as follows: Research Fellow, Asthma Foundation, Department of Medicine, 1969-73; Research Fellow, School of Botany, 1974; ARGC Research Fellow, School of Botany, 1975-77; Lecturer in Botany, 1978; Senior Lecturer in Botany, 1979; Reader in Botany, 1981; Director, Plant Cell Biology Research Centre, 1982 onward; and Professor, School of Botany, 1985 onward.

She was appointed Chairman of CSIRO from 1991-96; and Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria from 1997.

Adrienne Clarke is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1988), Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1991), Mueller Medal winner (1992), and Foreign Associate, US National Academy of Sciences (1994).

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Adrienne Clarke is a world renowned plant geneticist and was Laureate Professor of Botany at the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre of the University of Melbourne until 31 December 2005. She remains on at the University in an honorary position and continues to work on many government and private boards / committees and is heavily involved with many national and international scientific bodies. Clarke is a scientist of firsts; she was the first female appointed Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne, her team was the first to clone the gene (S gene) which regulates self-compatibility in plants and the first to clone the cDNA of an arabinogalactan protein (a class of plant proteoglycan). Throughout her career, Clarke has received many honours and awards including appointment as a Companion in the Order of Australia (AC) and as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE).

  • 1958 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
  • 1963 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
  • 1964 Career position - Research Fellow at the Institute of Dental Research at the United Dental Hospital of Sydney
  • January 1967 - June 1967 Career position - Visiting Instructor in Department of Endocrine Physiology at Baylor University in Houston, Texas
  • July 1967 - December 1967 Career position - Research Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Michigan
  • 1968 - 1969 Career position - Lecturer in Biochemistry at the University of Auckland
  • 1969 - 1973 Career position - Research Fellow of the Asthma Foundation in the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne
  • 1974 Career position - Research Fellow in the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne
  • 1975 - 1977 Career position - Australian Research Grants Committee (ARGC) Research Fellow in the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne
  • 1978 Career position - Lecturer in Botany at University of Melbourne
  • 1979 Career position - Senior Lecturer in Botany at the University of Melbourne
  • 1981 Career position - Reader in Botany at the University of Melbourne
  • 1982 - Career position - Personal Chair at the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne
  • 1982 - 1999 Career position - Director of the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre at the University of Melbourne
  • 1985 - 1999 Career position - Professor of Botany at the University of Melbourne
  • 1988 - Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
  • 1991 - Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
  • 1991 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
  • 1991 - 1996 Career position - Chairman of CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation)
  • 1992 Award - ANZAAS Mueller Medal received (Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science)
  • 1994 Award - Foreign Associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - 2000s Career position - Director of WMC Ltd
  • 1997 - 1998 Career position - President of the International Society for Plant molecular Biology
  • 1997 - 2000 Career position - Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria
  • 1999 - 2005 Career position - Laureate Professor at the Plant Cell Biology Research Centre
  • 2001 - 2003 Career position - Ambassador for Biotechnology for Victoria
  • 2004 Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)
  • 2004 Award - President's Medal received from the Australian and New Zealand Society for Cellular and Developmental Biology

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Encyclopedia of Australian Science

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Selected resources (6)

Australian Women's Register

  1. The University of Melbourne Archives: Clarke, Professor Adrienne Elizabeth (1988 - 1989)
    Professor Clarke's papers relating to the Australian Research Council, of which she has been a member from 1988 - 1990. Papers include agenda, background information including record of the inaugural ARC Working Party, 14 March 1988, records of ARC meetings, from the first meeting of the Interim Australian Research Council, 22 April 1988 to 23/24 November 1989.
    90/115

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

  1. Laureate Professor Adrienne Clarke AC FAA FTSE to retireSchool of Botany Newsletter December 2005 4 : Laureate Professor Adrienne Clarke AC FAA FTSE to retire
    [2005]
    Published: The University of Melbourne
  2. Profiles, Australian women scientists
    Bhathal, Ragbir
    [1999]
    Published: National Library of Australia
  3. Adrienne ClarkeWISENET Journal 29 July : Adrienne Clarke
    [1992]
    Series: http://www.wisenet-australia.org/profiles/aclarke.htm
  4. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Handbook 2001
    [2001]
    Published: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
  5. Who's Who in Australia 2002
    Herd, Margaret
    [2001]
    Published: Crown Content

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  1. Adrienne Clarke interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Women and leadership in a century of Australian democracy oral history project
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Sound : 2011 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.777)

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  2. Adrienne Clarke interviewed by Ragbir Bhathal for the Australian women scientists oral history project
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Sound : 1996 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.379)

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  3. Robyn Williams' uncertainty principle, with Prof. Adrienne Clark / director, John Lander
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Video : 1987 ]
    At Baillieu Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.818)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.818)

  4. Chemistry and biology of (1 --> 3)-[beta]-glucans / Bruce A. Stone and Adrienne E. Clarke
    Stone, Bruce, 1928-
    [ Book : 1992 ]
    At 18 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 10.539)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 10.539)

  5. Genetic control of self-incompatibility and reproductive development in flowering plants / edited by Elizabeth G. Williams, Adrienne E. Clarke and R. Bruce Knox
    Knox, R. Bruce
    [ Book : 1994 ]
    At 18 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 7.474)

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  6. Studies on [beta]-glucans and [beta]-glucoside hydrolases / [Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke]
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Thesis : 1962 ]
    At Baillieu Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 6.832)

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  7. Issues in university-based research / Adrienne E. Clarke
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Book : 1995 ]
    At Flinders University
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 6.664)

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  8. Biological recognition : proceedings of the first annual symposium of the School of Botany, University of Melbourne, 31 July 1975 / edited by R. B. Knox and A. E. Clarke
    University of Melbourne. School of Botany
    [ Conference Proceedings : 1976 ]
    At 4 libraries
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  9. Issues in research policy to industrial sponsorship of academic research / Adrienne Clarke
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Book : 1982 ]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 5.83)

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  10. Salicylates and gastric juice / [A.E. Clarke, J.C. Presser, M.A. Denborough]
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Conference Proceedings : 1970 ]
    At RACP Library
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  1. Scientists / Sheila Hatherley
    Hatherley, Sheila
    [ Book : 1994 ]
    At 45 libraries
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  2. Adrienne Clarke interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Women and leadership in a century of Australian democracy oral history project
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Sound : 2011 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.651)

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  3. Adrienne Clarke interviewed by Ragbir Bhathal for the Australian women scientists oral history project
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Sound : 1996 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.254)

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  4. Robyn Williams' uncertainty principle, with Prof. Adrienne Clark / director, John Lander
    Clarke, A. E. (Adrienne Elizabeth), 1938-
    [ Video : 1987 ]
    At Baillieu Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.001)

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  5. Portrait of Professor Adrienne Elizabeth Clarke, AO / Jacqueline Mitelman
    Mitelman, Jacqueline
    [ Photograph : 1997 ]
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    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 10.088)

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