Mabel Josephine (Jo) Mackerras was an Australian zoologist, entomologist and parasitologist. Her research and life's work contributed to entomology, veterinary medicine and medical science.
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Robert Etheridge, JuniorAlso won Clarke MedalPatricia M. MawsonAlso won Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology
Hubert Lyman ClarkAlso won Clarke Medal
Klaus RohdeAlso won Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology
John Burton ClelandAlso won Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology
Charles HedleyAlso won Clarke MedalAbout this person
Mabel Josephine (Jo) Mackerras was an Australian zoologist, entomologist and parasitologist. Her research and life's work contributed to entomology, veterinary medicine and medical science. Throughout her life she held a wide range of positions and duties that included Army medical officer, entomologist, medical scientist, and parasitologist. Mackerras was a major during WWII and served in the Army Malaria Research Unit. In an application for King's Birthday Honours her work earned the citation,: "few women can have made a greater contribution to the Allied war effort".
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