Ann Woolcock

Ann Janet Woolcock (11 December 1937 – 17 February 2001) was an Australian respiratory physician–scientist and one of the world's leading asthma experts. She contributed greatly to the field of asthma research and founded the Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Sydney, which is now known as the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research.

In 1992, Woolcock became the first woman in clinical medicine to be elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. She was a founding member and president of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, and was the principal scientist of the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma (CRC for Asthma) in 1999.

Early life and education Ann Janet Woolcock was born in Reynella, South Australia on 11 December 1937. She was the oldest of four children. After attending Reynella Public School, she completed her secondary education in Adelaide at Walford Church of England Girls Grammar. with a focus on hyperinflation. later emeritus professor Blackburn AC. The couple raised two sons, Simon and Angus.

She died on 17 February 2001 in Sydney.

Awards and honours Officer of the Order of Australia in 1992 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, 1992 Corresponding Member of the Académie de Médicine Française in 1993 Society Medal of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, 1998 Distinguished Achievement Award of the American Thoracic Society, 1998 European Respiratory Society Presidential Award 2000 for Enhancing the Profile of Respiratory Medicine Worldwide Honorary Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Ferrara, Italy 2001