Keryn Williams

Keryn Anne Williams AC (born 5 September 1949) is an Australian medical scientist who works in the field of ophthalmology. She is a Principal Research Fellow in the School of Medicine at Flinders University. Her research interests include corneal transplantation, ocular inflammation, ocular immunology and eye banking.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Williams graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Science with first class honours in 1971.[3] In 1974, she completed her doctoral thesis, Immunochemical studies of human cell surface antigens,[3][6] and flew to Britain on the day she submitted it. In England, she worked as a researcher at the University of Oxford with the Australian surgeon Peter Morris. Morris recommended her to his acquaintance Doug Coster, the first professor of ophthalmology at Flinders University, who hired her to work there as a research fellow in 1981.[7]

Honours and achievements

In 2017 Williams was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for "eminent service to medical science in the field of ophthalmology through the research and development of corneal transplantation, as an academic and mentor, and as a supporter of young women scientists".[2]

Her achievements include:

Publications and patents
  • "List of 16 publications". flinders.edu.au.
  • "Patents by Inventor Keryn Anne Williams". patents.justia.com.
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References
  1. "Family Notices". The Canberra Times. 24 (6, 999). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 September 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 30 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Companion (AC) in the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). Australia Day 2017 Honours List. Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "Professor Keryn Williams". www.flinders.edu.au. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. "Keryn Williams". www.flinders.edu.au. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  5. "Flinders experts join national health and medical sciences academy". Flinders News. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. Williams, Keryn Anne (1974). "Immunochemical studies of human cell surface antigens". Ph.D. Thesis. School of Microbiology, University of Melbourne. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  7. Crouch, Brad (26 January 2017). "Recognition for gift of sight". The Advertiser. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  8. Williams, Keryn Anne (2009). "High Temperature Superconductors Through the Van Hove Singularity". M.Sc. Thesis. Victoria University of Wellington, NZ. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  9. "2016 AAHMS New Fellows" (PDF). Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Limited. Retrieved 26 January 2017.


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