David M. Danks

David Miles Danks
AO MD FRACP
Born(1931-06-04)4 June 1931
Melbourne
Died8 July 2003(2003-07-08) (aged 72)
EducationUniversity of Melbourne
OccupationMedical geneticist
Known for
Medical career
ProfessionMedicine
FieldHuman genetics
Institutions
Sub-specialtiesDysmorphology

David Miles Danks (4 June 1931 – 8 July 2003) was a paediatrician, medical researcher and is considered the founder of medical genetics in Australia. He identified the cause of Menkes disease in 1972. Danks was appointed Professor of Paediatrics at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne in 1974.[1] The David Danks Professorship of Child Health Research at the University of Melbourne is named in his honour.[2]

The University of Melbourne honours Danks through the eponymous David Danks Chair in Child Health Research and an annual oration in his name.[3]

References

  1. ^ Carolyn Rasmussen and Alister Danks, Double Helix, Double Joy ISBN 052286211X is his biography, and is rich in detail on the Danks family.
  2. ^ Choo, K. H. Andy (November 2003). "David M. Danks, M.D., A.O. (June 4, 1931–July 8, 2003):Founder, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute". American Journal of Human Genetics. 73 (5): 981–985. doi:10.1086/379383. ISSN 0002-9297. PMC 1180503.
  3. ^ University of Melbourne Alumni. "8th David Danks Oration". University of Melbourne.

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