Dedicated first name
Frank
Dedicated last name
Gibson
Dedicated salutation
Professor
Dedication status
Approved
Donors
Donor first name
Philip
Donor last name
Kuchel
Donor salutation
Professor
Fellow
Image Copyright
Off
Image credit
Off
Is anonymous
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Tile number
18
Tile row
2
Tile section
v
Dedication
Professor Frank Gibson AM FAA FRS (1923 - 2008). Elected to the Academy in 1971. In honour of his discovery and naming of chorismate, a central metabolite in aromatic amino acid synthesis. Dedicated by Professor Philip Kuchel AM FAA in appreciation of an ANU Vacation Scholarship and Project in 1969, and subsequent long term friendship.