John Kerr (pathologist)

John Foxton Ross Kerr AO (born 24 January 1934 in Sydney) is an Australian pathologist. He was the first to describe the ultrastructural changes in apoptosis, and could show that they differ significantly from the changes that occur in necrosis, another form of programmed cell death. For the first time, he placed the roles of cell death in normal adult mammals, and in disease, into scientific focus.[1]

John Foxton Ross Kerr

AO
Born (1934-01-24) 24 January 1934
Sydney, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsPathology
Institutions
  • Royal Brisbane Hospital
  • University of Queensland

Biography

Education

Kerr studied at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. In 1955, Kerr earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, and in 1957, a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). As a medical assistant, he worked at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. In 1964, he earned a PhD at the University of London.

Academic career

Starting in 1965, he taught pathology at the University of Queensland, and was made a professor in 1974. He became a professor emeritus in 1995.[1]

Kerr, in collaboration with Andrew Wyllie and Alastair Currie, coined the term apoptosis to describe natural developmental cell death.[2]

Awards and honours

Kerr has received numerous awards and honours:

Notes and references
Bibliography
  • Sternberg, S. S. (March 1996). "John Foxton Ross Kerr, M.B., PH.D., recipient of the 1995 Fred W. Stewart Award". The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 20 (3): 380–381. doi:10.1097/00000478-199603000-00020. PMID 8772792.
  • O'Rourke, M. G. E.; Ellem, K. A. O. (August 2000). "John Kerr and apoptosis". Medical Journal of Australia. 173 (11): 616–617. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb139362.x. PMID 11379508.
Notes
  1. "Kerr, John Foxton Ross (1934 - )". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. February 14, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. Kerr, J. F. R.; Wyllie, A. H.; Currie, A. R. (1972). "Apoptosis: A Basic Biological Phenomenon with Wide-ranging Implications in Tissue Kinetics". 26 (4): 239–257. doi:10.1038/bjc.1972.33. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Award Extract - Dr John Foxton Ross Kerr". Australian Honours Search Facility. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  4. "Professor John Kerr". Australian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  5. "Preisträger des Paul Ehrlich und Ludwig Darmstaedter-Preises" [Winners of the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize]. Goethe University Frankfurt (in German). Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
  6. "Charles IV Prize". Charles IV Prize. Retrieved May 15, 2011.
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