Warwick Anderson

Warwick Anderson is the Janet Dora Hine Professor of Politics, Governance and Ethics in the University of Sydney's Discipline of Health, and leader of the Politics, Governance and Ethics Theme at the Charles Perkins Centre. He holds affiliations with the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne and has held visiting roles at Harvard, Wisconsin-Madison, and Princeton. His research focuses on the history of science, medicine, and public health with particular attention to race, immunology, and planetary health.

Education: B.Med.Sc., M.B., B.S., M.D. (Melbourne); M.A., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania). His career includes roles as Robert Turell Professor of Medical History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and ARC Laureate Fellow (2012-2017). He has been awarded over 20 major honors including the J.D. Bernal Prize (2023) and the W.K. Hancock Prize (2004).

Research Interests: Anderson examines intersections of science, medicine, and colonialism across Australasia, the Pacific, and Southeast Asia. He explores concepts like 'planetary health,' racial thought in immunology, and the historical roots of environmental health crises. His work bridges history of science with postcolonial studies, emphasizing decolonial methodologies.

Publications: Over 150 articles and books including Spectacles of Waste (2024), Collectors of Lost Souls (2019), and Cultivation of Whiteness (2002). Recent work addresses pandemic modeling, climate health linkages, and decolonizing genetic histories.

Awards: Extensive fellowships from the Australian Research Council, Guggenheim Foundation, and multiple academic academies. Recognized internationally for contributions to science studies and colonial medical history.

Advising: Supervises PhD projects on topics like Indigenous memory recovery and tropical science cultures. Collaborates with institutions in Portugal, Singapore, and Taiwan on global health projects.