Anthony William Linnane AM FAA FRS FTSE (1930–2017) was an Australian professor of biochemistry, known for his work on mitochondria.
[2] He is particularly well known for the hypothesis that the accumulation of DNA mutations in mitochondria is a causal process in aging and degenerative disease.
He was the founding director of the Centre for Molecular Biology and Medicine from 1983 until 1996, when he became emeritus professor.
[2] Professor Linnane received the Lemberg Medal from the Australian Biochemical Society in 1973.
After a stint as Treasurer of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, he received that organization's Distinguished Service Award in 2000.