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Frank Macfarlane Burnet
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Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet in 1945.
Born September 3, 1899
Traralgon, Australia
Died August 31, 1985(1985-08-31) (aged 85)
Port Fairy, Australia
Occupation virologist
Known for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1960

Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet (3 September 1899 - 31 August 1985) was an Australian virologist. In 1960, He was given a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work dealing with immunology.

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  • Frank Macfarlane Burnet with wife and daughters 1960

    Frank Macfarlane Burnet with wife and daughters in Stockholm in 1960

  • Coxiella burnetii 01

    Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, was named after Burnet.

  • Burnet in the lab

    Burnet working in the laboratory in 1945

  • CSIRO ScienceImage 2005 Peter Colman and Frank Macfarlane Burnet

    Peter Colman, Officer of the CSIRO at the Division of Protein Chemistry, showing his flu protein (neuraminidase) model to Frank Macfarlane Burnet

  • Frank Macfarlane Burnet 1960

    Frank Macfarlane Burnet in Stockholm in 1960

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