Ainsley ChalmersThe author was born in India in 1938 and emigrated to Australia in 1948 with his family. His primary and secondary education was in Catholic schools. His BSc and PhD degrees were obtained in Australian Universities and were centered mainly in chemisty and biology. He spent over 40 years in medical schools, mainly in Adelaide, and rose to Chief Hospital Scientist. His research areas were mainly renalcalculi, cancer and immunodeficiency among others. He has about 80 peer reviewed publications covering his research and has written two books. In addition to research he also ran routine diagnostic laboratories for the hospital and was involved in teaching medical and post graduate science students. His wife died from cancer at age 48 years and they had one son (stillborn) and three daughters. He now has 7 grandchildren. He is an avid but very average golfer. Read More Read Less