Jon Jenkins
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Jon Jenkins was an Australia
n politician and representative of the Outdoor Recreation Party
. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
from 2003, when he was appointed to a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Malcolm Jones
, and he resigned his seat in February, 2007, only weeks before the upcoming NSW State election in March.
Jenkins initially left school at a young age, but later returned and proceeded on to commence a combined Law/Science degree at Macquarie University. He later diverged from this outcome, interested in pursuing a career in the natural sciences and medicine. Through his subsequent studies, he was awarded the University Prize for his postgraduate work in virology, which furthered with studies on topics such as viral coat proteins, protein structure prediction
and other aspects such as AI in medicine, virtual surgery
and 3D image re-construction.
Prior to being elected to Parliament Jenkins worked in private industry and at various universities and also ran his own medical education consulting business. Until recently Jenkins was at Bond University
in Queensland
as a lecturer where he worked on the start of the first private medical school in Australia and also in the IT school and he is still an adjunct Professor.
Jenkins is an avowed anti-Green politician, who considered the conservation movement to be usurped by extreme left political ideologues that are damaging the environment through 'bad science' and misusing peoples environmental concerns to implement their non-conservation related social agendas.
His present state of health has seen him resign from the University and withdraw from public political life but he is still active, particularly in areas related to climate change.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician and representative of the Outdoor Recreation Party
Outdoor Recreation Party
The Outdoor Recreation Party is a minor political party in Australia. It largely represents the outdoor community and such interests as cycling, mountain biking, bushwalking, camping, kayaking, 4WDing, skiing, fishing lobbies, as well as similar recreational groups with an interest in the outdoors...
. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
from 2003, when he was appointed to a casual vacancy caused by the resignation of Malcolm Jones
Malcolm Jones (politician)
Malcolm Irving Jones is a former Australian politician. Born in Chester, England, to Philip and Lena Mary Jones, he migrated to Australia in 1974. He was an employee benefits consultant with his own company from 1981 to 1994...
, and he resigned his seat in February, 2007, only weeks before the upcoming NSW State election in March.
Jenkins initially left school at a young age, but later returned and proceeded on to commence a combined Law/Science degree at Macquarie University. He later diverged from this outcome, interested in pursuing a career in the natural sciences and medicine. Through his subsequent studies, he was awarded the University Prize for his postgraduate work in virology, which furthered with studies on topics such as viral coat proteins, protein structure prediction
Protein structure prediction
Protein structure prediction is the prediction of the three-dimensional structure of a protein from its amino acid sequence — that is, the prediction of its secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure from its primary structure. Structure prediction is fundamentally different from the inverse...
and other aspects such as AI in medicine, virtual surgery
Virtual surgery
Virtual surgery refers to a virtual reality simulation of surgical procedures.Such simulations are used to practice often dangerous surgical procedures without the need for an actual patient...
and 3D image re-construction.
Prior to being elected to Parliament Jenkins worked in private industry and at various universities and also ran his own medical education consulting business. Until recently Jenkins was at Bond University
Bond University
Bond University is a private university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is also the first private university established in Australia...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
as a lecturer where he worked on the start of the first private medical school in Australia and also in the IT school and he is still an adjunct Professor.
Jenkins is an avowed anti-Green politician, who considered the conservation movement to be usurped by extreme left political ideologues that are damaging the environment through 'bad science' and misusing peoples environmental concerns to implement their non-conservation related social agendas.
His present state of health has seen him resign from the University and withdraw from public political life but he is still active, particularly in areas related to climate change.