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Michael Desmond Rickard [1941-2019]

Mike Rickard was a veterinary parasitologist whose main research interests concerned the immunology, biology, epidemiology and control of tapeworm infections in livestock, and the transmission of tapeworms to humans. His research group developed and commercialised the first recombinant antiparasitic vaccine, leading to similar vaccines for range of cestode parasites. Between 1989 and 2001 Rickard was Chief of the CSIRO Division of Animal Health. Rickard was President of the Australian Society for Parasitology in 1982.

William Percy Rogers [1914-1997]

Stub entry only. Biography in preparation. William Percy Rogers was an Australian zoologist known for his work in parasitology. He […]

Ezio Rizzardo

Biography Ezio Rizzardo was born in Onigo, Province of Treviso, Italy on 26 December 1943. He graduated with First-Class Honours […]

Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1884 – 1930)

Thorburn Brailsford Robertson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 4 March 1884, the only child of Thorburn Robertson, insurance clerk […]

Peter Ewan Reid

Biography Peter Ewan Reid was born at Lowood in Queensland in 1952 and grew up on a nearby property situated […]

Albert Lloyd George Rees [1916-1989]

Biography Albert Lloyd George Rees was born on 15 January 1916 the youngest of six children of Edith Mary Target, […]

Albert Rovira

Stub entry only. Contributions wanted. Albert Rovira was Chief Research scientist of the CSIRO Division of Soils. He was elected […]

Paul P Roberts

Biography Paul P Roberts was born in Sydney in 1969. He received a BSc (Hons) in Applied Mathematics in 1991, […]

Sir Albert Cherbury David Rivett [1885-1961]

Sir David Rivett was the Chief Executive officer of CSIR between 1927 and 1945 and subsequently Chairman from 1945 to […]