Donald Metcalf

Donald Metcalf
Donald Metcalf
Born	26 February 1929
Died	15 December 2014 (aged 85); Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Known for	discovering the colony stimulating factors
Awards	FRS (1983); James Cook Medal (1985); Robert Koch Prize (1988); Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (1993); Lasker Award (1993); Royal Medal (1995); Prime Minister's Prizes for Science (2001);
	Scientific career
Fields	medicine
Institutions	Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Website	www.wehi.edu.au/about-history/notable-scientists/professor-don-metcalf

Donald Metcalf AC FRS FAA (26 February 1929 – 15 December 2014) was an Australian medical researcher who spent most of his career at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. In 1954 he received the Carden Fellowship from the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria; while he officially retired in 1996, he continued working and held his fellowship until his death in December 2014.