Which position did Burnet hold from 1944 to 1965?
Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Principal of University of Melbourne
Dean of Harvard Medical School
President of Australian Academy of Science
Answer
Burnet held the position of Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research from 1944 to 1965. During this time, he made a number of significant contributions to the field of immunology, including developing Theory of clonal selection and discovering the role of interferon in the immune system.
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