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Ian Frazer

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  • Birth

    Birth

    Ian Hector Frazer was born on the 6th of January 1956 in the chilly town of Glasgow on the River Clyde Scotland. He was the eldest of 3 sons.
  • Period: to

    Ian Frazer

  • Bachelor

    Bachelor

    He received a Bachelor of Science at the University of Edinburgh.
  • Married

    Married

    He married Caroline, who gave birth to their 3 sons Jaimie, Andrew and Callum
  • Bachelor

    Bachelor

    He received a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Edinburgh
  • migrated

    migrated

    Migrated to Melbourne, Australia so he could research viral immunology.
  • Moved to Qld

    Moved to Qld

    He moved to the University of Qld to establish his own laboratory and research HPV.
  • Australian Citizen

    Australian Citizen

    Ian became a Australian citizen and Gardasil was developed.
  • Awards

    Awards

    Received the Australian Biotechnology Award and has received more than twenty awards for science.
  • Australian of the Year

    Australian of the Year

    Ian received Australian of the Year.
  • First HPV administered

    First HPV administered

    Administered the first HPV vaccine. One small jab and a giant leap for womankind.
  • The Future

    The Future

    Ian Frazer presently teaches at the University of Qld and is appointed the chair of the cancer council of Australia. Professor Frazer is currently researching immunoregulation and immunotherapeutic vaccines and in particular vaccines for hepatitis C, dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis and skin cancer.