David Kemp (Australian scientist) (original) (raw)

David James Kemp OAM FAA (23 July 1945 – 22 November 2013) was an Australian plant geneticist and parasitologist. He spent most of his career at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) conducting genetic research into the parasite that causes malaria, rising to become the head of the Immunoparasitology Unit at WEHI. In 2008, his services to medical research were recognized with the award of the Medal of the Order of Australia.