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Prof Bruce Robinson
Respiratory physician and asbestos disease researcher Professor Bruce Robinson is among the 37 new Fellows elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in recognition of their outstanding contributions to health and medical research in Australia.
Professor Robinson is a respiratory physician at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth and also Scientific Director of the National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases.
He and the other new Fellows were elected to the Academy because “they have had a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of Australians and the world,” said the Academy’s President, Professor Ian Frazer AC.
‘We work with our Fellows to strengthen the health and medical research landscape in Australia. It is thanks to their expertise that we can play a valuable role in ensuring that Australia continues to address some of the world’s most pressing health challenges.”
According to the Australian Asbestos Network, Professor Robinson is recognised internationally for his work in the field of asbestos-induced cancer.