Series 265 - Papers of Ernest Spinner

Ernest Spinner completed the following degrees from the Victoria University of Manchester: Bachelor of Technical Science, Applied Chemistry Honours in 1945, Master of Technical Science in 1950, Doctor of Philosophy in 1954 and Doctor of Science in 1971. Spinner joined the Department of Medical Chemistry, John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University as a Senior Research Fellow in September 1957, then as Senior Fellow from March 1961. The Department of Medical Chemistry was later converted to the Medical Chemistry Group from 1973-1985 and Spinner worked as Senior Fellow in this Group. From August 1985, he transferred to the Protein Chemistry Group (established from the Department of Physical Biochemistry). Spinner published regular articles in the Australian Journal of Chemistry. He retired in December 1989 and died on 3 February 2007.