Struan Keith Sutherland (1936 - 2002): Guide to Records

Listed by Barbara Cytowicz and Gavan McCarthy

Struan Keith Sutherland was head of the Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne 1994-1999. Before that he had spent 28 years conducting venom research at CSL and advising on patient management. He and his colleagues developed the lifesaving funnel-web spider antivenom, the pressure-immobilisation first-aid technique for snake bite and the first commercially viable snake venom detection kit. Sutherland was a prolific author, publishing over 300 scientific articles. His books included the standard medical textbook on envenomation, Australian Animal Toxins, the best selling Venomous Creatures of Australia and the autobiography, A Venomous Life. [Details]

About the records
- How to use this finding aid
- Archival terms
Provenance - creators and former custodians
Series list and summary descriptions
Inventory listing by series
- Series 1 - Personal - Biographical Material
- Series 2 - Theses
- Series 3 - Reference Materials
- Series 4 - Publications - Reprints
- Series 5 - General Correspondence - Subject Files
- Series 6 - Slide Collection
- Series 7 - Audio-visual Collection
- Series 8 - Photograph Collection
- Series 9 - Research Data
- Series 10 - Specimens
These records are managed by the AVRU, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne. All queries relating to access should be made to AVRU, Department of Pharmacology.

Published by the Australian Venom Research Unit, August 2005
Listed by Barbara Cytowicz and Gavan McCarthy
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