Emeritus Consultants Biographies

Neville F. STANLEY University of Adelaide BSc., DSc (Adel) FRACP (Hon)., FRSTMH. FRNZAAS., MASM., FIBA. Foundation Professor of Microbiology and Head of Department

Neville Stanley was born in Papua New Guinea in 1918, the son of Evan Richard and Elizabeth Stanley.  Evan Stanley was the first Government geologist in New Guinea.

Neville went to Adelaide University and graduated BSc in 1942 and DSc in 1953.  Following appointments as Demonstrator in bacteriology at Adelaide University and Assistant Bacteriologist at the Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, he was appointed Senior Research Officer at the Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and Director of Bacteriology, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney.  Two years later in 1948 he was made Acting Director of the Institute and in 1954 he was appointed Director.

In 1956 Neville Stanley was appointed Foundation Professor and Chairman, Department of Microbiology at the newly established School of Medicine, University of Western Australia and Director of Microbiology, Royal Perth Hospital.  He was also Consultant Microbiologist to the Department of Health and Director of the Virus Diagnostic Laboratory.

In 1973 the University Department of Microbiology moved to the new campus at Hollywood and Professor Stanley then became a consulting microbiologist to this Hospital.

Under Neville's direction Microbiology in this State rapidly advanced.  He was a man full of ideas and full of energy and had the ability to get things done.

Neville's services were much in demand.  In 1964 he was visiting Professor of Biology, University of Notre Dame, Indiana.  In 1966 guest Lecturer to the Ciba Foundation, London.  1968 saw his appointment to the NHMRC Council's standing committee on Scholarships for a period of five years and at this time he was also invited to join the WHO expert advisory panel on Immunology also for a period of five years.  He served as member of the Fellowships Selection Committee, International Agency for Research on Cancer, WHO, Lyon, France for a period of 4 years.  He was an external examiner to the Universities of Singapore, Otago and Malaya.  These were only a few of the many expert bodies on which he served.

Neville was a prolific writer.  He had published in excess of 170 original works including 20 chapters/reviews and wrote three books:

• "Man-made Lakes and Human Health" with M.P.Alpers.
• "Changing Disease Patterns and Human Behaviour" with R.A.Joske.
• "The First Quarter Century (1957-1982)" N.F.Stanley editor.

In 1943 Neville married Muriel Eileen MacDonald.  They had three children, two daughters and a son.
Fiona Juliet graduated in medicine and is now Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Western Australia and Director W.A. Research Institute for Child Health.  Evan Richard is Professor of Immunology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Bryden Jane is a senior lecturer in Veterinary Surgery At The Royal Dick Veterinary School.

Although Neville had an exceptionally busy and productive professional life he still had time for a number of sporting interests and hobbies.  He was a keen tennis and cricket player and was Vice-Patron of the University Cricket Club and Vice-Patron of the University Tennis Club.  He enjoyed wood turning, carpentry and boat building and built four boats.

Neville Stanley retired in December 1983 and was appointed Emeritus Consultant Microbiologist.

He died in 1984.