Florey Medal
The Florey Medal is an Australian award for biomedical research named in honour of Australian Nobel Laureate Howard Florey. The medal is awarded biennially and the recipient receives $50,000 in prize money.[1]
The Medal was first awarded in 1998, the centenary of Florey's birth. It is administered by the Australian Institute of Policy & Science and has been sponsored by F H Faulding,[2] then Mayne (when they took over Fauldings), Merck Sharp & Dohme,[3] and is currently sponsored by CSL Limited.[1]
Recipients
Source: Australian Institute of Policy & Science
- 1998 – Barry Marshall and Robin Warren for their work on Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease
- 2000 – Jacques Miller for work on the function of the thymus
- 2002 – Colin Masters for Alzheimer's disease research
- 2004 – Peter Colman for structural biology research
- 2006 – Ian Frazer for development of the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil
- 2009 – John Hopwood for research and clinical application in lysosomal disorders
- 2011 – Graeme Clark for his invention of the bionic ear[4]
- 2013 – Ruth Bishop for her work on understanding the rotavirus and the creation of a vaccine[5]
- 2015 - Perry Bartlett for his discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the brain [6]
See also
References
- 1 2 "CSL Florey Medal". Australian Institute of Policy & Science. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ↑ Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Minister welcomes Faulding's sponsorship of the Florey Medal, 11 December 1997.
- ↑ Australian Institute of Policy & Science. 2006 Merck Sharp & Dohme Florey Medal
- ↑ "Graeme Clark wins 2011 CSL Florey Medal". Australian Institute of Policy and Science. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
Professor Clark had a big idea and took it through a torturous scientific and regulatory path to create a device that has transformed the lives of people around the world. His ideas have seeded many other initiatives in bionics
- ↑ "Melbourne professor awarded Florey for saving lives by the millions". ABC News. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "CSL Florey Medal". Australian Institute of Policy & Science. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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