Michael Alpers Explained

Michael Philip Alpers,, is an Australian medical researcher, and John Curtin distinguished Professor of International Health, at Curtin University.^{[1] [2]}

Education

Alpers graduated from University of Adelaide with a B.Sc. and M.B.B.S. and from University of Cambridge with an M.A.

Career and research

After graduating, he commenced a career, ultimately resulting in investigating kuru, a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.^{[3] [4] [5]}

He is Honorary Senior Research Associate University College London.^[6]

Alpers and his work are the main theme of Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery (2010). He is interviewed in The Genius And The Boys (2009).

Further reading

• Spark . Ceridwen . Michael Alpers (FRS), Kuru, and Papua New Guinea: The Combined Allure of Problem, People, and Place . Health and History . 2012 . 14 . 2 . 26 . 10.5401/healthhist.14.2.0026. 142113962 .
• Web site: Australian Academy of Science . Featured Fellow—Michael Alpers: Papua New Guinea and Mad Cows . www.science.org.au . 17 April 2021 . Australian Academy of Science. en.
• News: Bradley . Hazel . Top honour for kuru 'guru' . 17 April 2021 . The Senior . 7 October 2020 . en-AU.
• Web site: Royal Society . Michael Alpers - Professor Michael Alpers AO FRS . royalsociety.org . 17 April 2021 . Royal Society . en-gb.
• News: Chandler . Jo . The man who linked kuru to cannibalism - A chat with intrepid biologist Michael Alpers . 17 April 2021 . Cosmos Magazine . 12 May 2016 . en-AU.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Staff Profile - Professor Michael Alpers.
2. http://cms.riaustralia.org.au/science/people/healthcare_medicine/michael_alpers.jsp{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
3. Web site: Latest news.
4. Stocklin. W. H.. My kuru adventure. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 363. 1510. 2008. 3666–3667. 0962-8436. 10.1098/rstb.2008.4031. 2735548. 18849275.
5. Michael Alpers (FRS), Kuru, and Papua New Guinea. Health and History. 14. 2. 2012. 26–45. 1442-1771. 10.5401/healthhist.14.2.0026. 142113962 .
6. Web site: Iris Message.