Struan K Sutherland

Brief description

Struan Sutherland was head of the Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne 1994-2001. Before that he had spent 28 years conducting venom research at CSL and advising on patient care. He and his colleagues developed the Sydney Funnel-web spider antivenom in 1980.

Full description

Born Sydney, 17 June 1936. Died Melbourne, 11 January 2002. AO 2002. Educated University of Melbourne. Registered Medical Officer 1961, RAN Surgeon-Lieutenant 1962-65, Clinical Assistant, Royal Melbourne Hospital 1964-92, Head of Immunology Research, CSL Ltd 1967-84, Medical Consultant 1984-94, Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne 1994-2001, Director, Australian Venom Research Unit 1994-2001, External Medical Consultant to CSL Ltd 1994-, Physician, Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital 1992-. AMA Prize for Medical Research 1977; James Cook Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales 1984; Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Tropical Medicine, Australasian College of Tropical Medicine 1997; Distinguished Fellow Medal, Royal College of Pathologists of Australia 1999.