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Chris Goodnow
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Christopher Carl Goodnow (born 19 September 1959) is a top scientist who studies the immune system. He is currently the leader of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, which is a big research center. He also teaches at UNSW in Sydney, Australia. Dr. Goodnow has citizenship in both Australia and the United States.
About Chris Goodnow
Chris Goodnow was born in Hong Kong in 1959. He grew up in places like Rome and Washington DC. Later, as a teenager, he moved to Sydney, Australia.
He studied many interesting subjects. He learned about veterinary medicine (animal health) and surgery. He also studied immunology, which is the science of how our bodies fight off sickness. He learned about DNA technology too. He went to the University of Sydney and Stanford University for his studies.
His Work in Science
In 1990, Dr. Goodnow started working at Stanford University Medical School. He also joined the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. There, he came up with an important idea. He showed that our immune system has "checkpoints." These are like gates that control how our immune cells work. This idea is now used in new ways to treat cancer.
In 1997, Dr. Goodnow moved back to Australia. He became a professor at the Australian National University. He helped create a big research center called the Australian Phenomics Facility. This center studies how genes affect health.
In 2015, he joined the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Here, he helps use DNA sequencing to understand immune problems. This helps doctors find better, more personal treatments for people. He also helped create a special center called the Garvan-Weizmann Centre for Cellular Genomics. It's the only one of its kind in the southern part of the world. In 2018, Dr. Goodnow became the Executive Director of the Garvan Institute.
Awards and Honours
Dr. Goodnow has received many awards for his important scientific work. Here are some of them:
- 1984: He earned top honours for his degrees from the University of Sydney.
- 1992-95: He was a Searle Scholar, which is a special award for young scientists.
- 2001: He received the Centenary Medal for his help in Australian science.
- 2001: He won the Australian Academy of Science Gottschalk Medal.
- 2002: He was chosen as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. This means he is a leading scientist in Australia.
- 2009: He was chosen as a Fellow of The Royal Society in the UK. This is a very old and respected science academy.
- 2013: He became a member of the US National Academy of Sciences.
- 2015-2016: He was the President of the Australasian Society for Immunology.
Other Interests
Besides science, Dr. Goodnow is also known for something else! In 1980, he led a trip to the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia. On this trip, they found amazing surf spots. One of these spots, called Macaronis, is now known as one of the best surfing waves in the world!
External Links
- Biography - Australian National University
- Australian Phenomics Facility
