Richard Beasley | |
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![]() Beasley in 2008 | |
Born | Charles Richard William Beasley |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Other names | Charles Richard William Beasley |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Asthma research |
Institutions | Medical Research Institute of New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington University of Otago University of Southampton |
Charles Richard William Beasley CNZM is a New Zealand academic physician, the founder and Director of the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand,[1] and as of 2019 is a full professor at the Victoria University of Wellington.[2]
After studying medicine at the University of Otago,[3] Beasley rose to full professor at Victoria University of Wellington, with connections to Wellington Hospital and the universities of Otago and University of Southampton.[2]
Beasley has received multiple grants from the Health Research Council of New Zealand.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Beasley was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to medical research, in particular asthma.[13] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2015.[14] In 2019, he was awarded the Health Research Council of New Zealand 's Beaven Medal.[15]