John Llewelyn Hopper (20 May 1950 – 28 October 2024)[2] was an Australian genetic epidemiologist and professor at the University of Melbourne, where he was a Professorial Fellow and Director of the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Population Global Health. He was also a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Principal Research Fellow, and was one of the first nine Australia Fellows chosen by the NHMRC in 2007. Since 1990, he has been the director of Twins Research Australia (formerly the Australian Twin Registry) and Head of the Breast Cancer Unit in the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.[3][4] Hopper died on 28 October 2024, at the age of 74.[5]
John L. Hopper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 1950 |
| Died | 28 October 2024 (aged 74) |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Education | Monash University (MSc, 1974) La Trobe University (PhD, 1980)[1] |
| Awards | National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Fellowship (2007) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetic epidemiology Statistical genetics |
| Institutions | University of Melbourne |
References
edit- ^ "Statisticians: Making a Difference to our Health". National Symposium in Mathematics. 23 February 1996. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Death Notice". The Age. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "John Hopper". Find an Expert. The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Director, Professor John Hopper". www.twins.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Vale Professor John Hopper AM". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
External links
edit- Faculty profile
- John Hopper publications indexed by Google Scholar
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