Degrees and Diplomas
M.B., B.S., University of Adelaide, 1938
M.D., University of Adelaide, 1942
M.D. honoris causa, Monash University, 1966
Doctor honoris causa, University of Liege, 1992
DSc honoris causa, Oxford Brookes University, 1995, Australian National University, 1996
D.T.M., University of Sydney, 1940

Fellowships
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA), 1954
Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS), 1958
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, (FRACP), 1959
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London (FRCP), 1967
Honorary Life Member, Australian Society for Microbiology, 1975
Foreign Associate, US National Academy of Sciences, 1977
Honorary Life Member, Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, 1980
Emeritus Member, American Society for Virology, 1991
Honorary Fellow, Indian Virological Society, 1991
Honorary Member, Australian Veterinary Association, 1993
Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, 1996
Patron, Nature and Society Forum, 1989
Honorary Fellow, Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, 1999
Patron, Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, 2000

Honours
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE, Military), for work in malaria control, 1945
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), for medical research, 1976
Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), for service to medical science, to public health and to the environment, 1989

Academic Appointments
Francis Haley Research Fellow, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research and University of Melbourne, 1946-1948
Professor of Microbiology and Head of Department of Microbiology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, 1949-1967
Director, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, 1967-1973
Director, Centre for Resource & Environmental Studies, Australian National University, 1973-1979
University Fellow, Australian National University, 1980-1982
Visiting Fellow, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, 1983-

War Service
Captain and Major, Australian Army Medical Corps 1940-1946 with service in Australia, Palestine, Egypt, New Guinea and Borneo, as medical officer in field ambulance and casualty clearing station, pathologist to general hospital and malariologist.

Medals and Awards
Syme Prize for Research, University of Melbourne, 1949
Harvey Lecturer, Harvey Society of New York, 1957
Listerian Oration, S.A. Branch of the British Medical Association, 1958
Walter Burfitt Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales, 1959
Leuwenhoek Lecturer, Royal Society of London, 1961
Mueller Medal, Australia and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, 1964
Matthew Flinders Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 1967
Britannica Australia Award for Medicine, 1967
Lilly Lecturer, Royal College of Physicians, London, 1970
Ciba Lecturer in Microbial Biochemistry, Rutgers University, 1970
Victor Coppleson Lecturer, Australian Post-Graduate Medical Foundation, 1971
David Memorial Lecture, Australia and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, 1973
Rubbo Memorial Oration, 1974
Octagon Lecture, University of Western Australia, 1976
ANZAAS Medal, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science, 1980
ANZAC Peace Prize, 1980
Sir Macfarlane Burnet Address, Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, 1980
Florey Lecture, Royal Society of London, 1983
Burnet Lecture, Australian Academy of Science, 1985
Mudd Award, International Union of Microbiological Societies, 1986
John Murtagh Macrossan Lecture, University of Queensland, 1987
A.W.T. Edwards Memorial Oration, The Australian Society for Medical Research, 1987
WHO Medal, 1988
Japan Prize (Preventive Medicine), 1988
Advance Australia Award, 1989
Wallace Rowe Lecture, 1989
Gordon Meiklejohn Lecture, 1990
Copley Medal, Royal Society of London, 1995
Edwin H. Lennette Lecture, American Society for Virology, 1997
Senior Australian Achiever of the Year Award, 1999
Derrick-Mackerras Lecture, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 1999
Albert Einstein World Award of Science, 2000 - More

Overseas Appointments
Rockefeller Foundation Travelling Fellow, Rockefeller Institute, New York, 1948-49
Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1961-62
Life Sciences Lecturer, University of California, Davis, 1969
Scholar-in-Residence, State University of New York, 1970
Fogarty Scholar, National Institutes of Health, USA, 1971-2, 1973-4, and 1982-83

Membership of National and International Committees and Societies
The Australian Academy of Science
Member of Council, 1957-1961; Secretary (Biological Sciences), 1958-1961
Chairman, Flora and Fauna Committee, 1967-1974
Member, Fauna Committee, 1974-1981
Member, Standing Committee on National Parks and Conservation, 1970-1981 (Chairman, 1970-1972)
Chairman, National Committee for SCOPE, 1971-1978
Member, Standing Committee on the Environment, 1970-1978
Member, International Relations Committee, 1974-79
Member of Science and Industry Forum, 1974-1981, 1990-95
Member, Public Lectures Committee, 1977-1983
Member, National Committee for the Environment, 1979-1982
Member, National Committee on the History and Philosophy of Science, 1980-1982
Chairman, National Committee for Medical Sciences, 1980-1984
Chairman, Fellowship Establishment Committee, Australian Foundation for Science, 1990-91
Director, Australian Foundation for Science, 1992-
Chairman, Library Committee, 1995-

Other National Activities
Member, Epidemiology (Standing) Committee, National Health and Medical Research Council, 1951-1973
Member, Australian Society for Microbiology, since its formation (1960); President, 1964-65; Honorary Life Member since 1975
Member, Medical Research Advisory Committee, National Health and Medical Research Council, 1961-1967
Member, Papua-New Guinea Medical Research Advisory Committee, 1962-1966
Member, Council of Institute of Human Biology, Papua-New Guinea, 1967-1973
Member, Interim Council, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, 1963-1964
Member, Australian Advisory Committee of the Nuffield Foundation, 1965-1968
Member, Advisory Council of Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1970-1975, 1979-1981
Member, National Committee on Man and Biosphere (UNESCO), 1971-1978
Life Member, Australian Conservation Foundation; Vice-President, 1971-1973
Chairman, "Three Academies" Project Committee on Botany Bay, 1972-1974. Chairman, Botany Bay Project Management Committee, 1974-1977
Member, Ecological Society of Australia, 1972-1980
Member of Council, University of Wollongong, 1975-1978
Member, Research Advisory Committee, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, 1983-88
Chairman, Advisory Committee on the Australian National Animal Health Laboratory, 1983-1984
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee for the Cooperative Centre for Biological Control of Vertebrate Pest Populations, 1992-96
Member, National Consultative Group on a Protocol to the Biological Weapons Convention, 1999-2000

International Activities
Member, Advisory Group on Viral Diseases, World Health Organization, 1965-
Member, Informal Group on Monkeypox, World Health Organization, 1969-79; Chairman, 1976-1979
Member, International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, 1966-1975; President, 1970-1975; Life Member since 1976
Member, Advisory Council, Section on Virology, International Association of Microbiological Societies, 1970-1976
Member, Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment, 1971-1976; Editor-in-Chief, SCOPE publications, 1976-1980
Chairman, Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication, World Health Organization, 1977-1980
Chairman, Committee on Orthopoxvirus Infections, World Health Organization, 1981-1994
Member, Senior Scientific Advisory Board; UN Environment Programme Project, "The State of the Environment: Ten Years after Stockholm".1978-1982
Member, Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research, World Health Organization, 1999

Editorial Responsibilities (scientific journals)
Associate Editor, Virology, 1957-1970
Member, Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science, 1963-1967
Member, Advisory Board, Quarterly Review of Biology, 1968-1982
Member, International Board of Editors, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1968-1978
Section Editor, Intervirology, 1972-1976
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Human Biology in Oceania, 1973
Member, Editorial Council, Voprosy Virusologii 1997-