Leigh Alexander Burgoyne AM (born 1939) is an Australian molecular biologist. He is emeritus professor at Flinders University.
The 1973 paper Burgoyne co-authored with Dean Hewish was important in developing chromatin theory.[1]
Burgoyne became a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for "significant service to science, particularly through the development of DNA technologies."[2]
References
edit- ^ Understanding DNA: The Molecule and How it Works. Elsevier. 2004. p. 140. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. p. 21. Retrieved 26 January 2024.