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Uniken
Fix this textTHE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Fix this textNo. 301 (No. 1 of 1991)
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Fix this text22 February 1991
Fix this textHonorary degree
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Fix this textAustralian of the Year for 1990,
Fix this textAssociate Professor Fred Hollows
Fix this textand his wife, Gabrielle, were special
Fix this textguests at the 6 February Faculty of
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Fix this textProfessor Hollows received the
Fix this textUniversity’s highest honour, a Doctor
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Fix this textPart of the citation for the awarding
Fix this textof the degree said: “As a humanitar-
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Fix this textFred Hollows has a well earned
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Fix this textGenetic engineers
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Fix this textPacific Biotechnology Ltd
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Fix this textThe grant forms part of a
Fix this text$1.6 million project to
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Fix this textThe Head of UNSW’s
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Fix this textproject. Professor Peter
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Fix this textwhole new class of biophar-
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Fix this text“The human body em-
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Fix this text“Many of these carry out
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Fix this textMitchell, Catherine Chin,
Fix this textMathew Hardin, Carol Gebert,
Fix this textGeorge Lovrecz, Malcolm
Fix this textNoble, Dr Stephen Mahler,
Fix this textKatyanee Jirasripongpun and
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