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Lawrie Powell
Lawrie William Powell AC (4 December 1934 – 23 September 2022) was an Australian medical researcher, specialising in gastroenterology and hepatology.[1] Powell graduated from Brisbane State High School in 1952.[2] He commenced work at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital as a senior medical student in 1958 prior to commencing a period as a hepatologist at the hospital.[3] After working at the hospital for sixty years, Powell retired in 2018.[3] Powell made substantial contributions into the research of liver disease, particularly cirrhosis and hemochromatosis, which includes authoring over 400 publications.[1][3] He helped establish a comprehensive cancer research centre at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research which opened in September 2001[2] and was a director from 1990 until 2000.[4][3] Powell died on 23 September 2022, at the age of 87.[5] RecognitionPowell's received a gold medal from the Canadian Liver Foundation.[2] He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition for his service to medicine and medical research,[6] named as the University of Queensland's Alumnus of the Year in 1999[4] and in 2001 was awarded the Centenary Medal for his service to the community through his role at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research.[7] He was named as a Queensland Great in 2002.[1] References
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