Mollie Elizabeth Holman AO FAA (18 June 1930 – 20 August 2010) was an Australian physiologist whose work focused on muscles and the central nervous system.
Daughter of an influential father William, a physician and radiologist and of homemaker mother Mollie (née Bain), Professor Holman was raised as one of four girls.
[citation needed] Professor Holman's research focused on the complex network of nerve cells that regulate autonomic movements (such as digestion and blood pressure), and how these interact with smooth muscle in the body.
She often worked late at night to avoid the unwanted vibrations from the rumblings of passing daytime traffic that interfered with her fine electrodes.
[2] Sample paper from Google Scholar: [HTML] Two types of neurones in the myenteric plexus of duodenum in the guinea-pig GDS Hirst, ME Holman, I Spence – The Journal of Physiology, 1974 – Physiological Soc Mollie had a rich social life and many interests (ranging from roller-skating, as a child, to skiing and travel, as an adult) she applied herself after retirement to a range of tasks including learning about computers.