John Funder

John Funder (1940-) is an Australian medical researcher.

He is a Senior Fellow at Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research at Monash Medical Centre, and a Professorial Fellow at the Centre for Neuroscience at University of Melbourne.

He was reportedly considered for the Chairmanship of the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, but did not receive the position because of his controversial positions.He was described by a judge as a "dishonest racist."[ http://en.mcfly.org/Scientific_misconduct] He remains a director of the Harold Mitchell Foundation and an Officer of the Order of Australia. He is also one of the trustees of A & E Finkel Foundation. [1]

References

• Harold Mitchell Foundation biography of John Funder
• University of Melbourne. Department of Ophthalmology, Centre for Eye Research Australia: Biography of Professor John Funder AO