Florey Medal
The Florey Medal, also known as the CSL Florey Medal[1] and the Florey Medal for Lifetime Achievement,[2] 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,[3] then Mayne (when they took over Fauldings), Merck Sharp & Dohme,[4] and is currently sponsored by CSL Limited.[1]
Recipients[edit]
Past recipients include:[5]
- 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 L. 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[6]
- 2013 – Ruth Bishop for her work on understanding the rotavirus and the creation of a vaccine[7]
- 2015 – Perry Bartlett for his discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the brain [8]
- 2017 – Elizabeth Rakoczy from the Lions Eye Institute at the University of Western Australia for her work on a new gene therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration.[9]
- 2019 – David Vaux and Andreas Strasser of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for their work on revealing the links between cell death and cancer.[10][2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "CSL Florey Medal". Australian Institute of Policy & Science. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b Ha, Tanya (22 June 2020). "When cells forget how to die – a hallmark of cancer". Scimex. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ 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 Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "CSL Florey Medal". AIPS – Australian Institute of Policy & Science. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Graeme Clark wins 2011 CSL Florey Medal". Australian Institute of Policy and Science. 21 November 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 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. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Researcher who uses viruses for good wins CSL Florey Medal". Radio National. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Scientists revealing the links between cell death and cancer win $50,000 CSL Florey Medal for lifetime achievement". Australian Institute of Policy and Science. Retrieved 7 February 2020.