- Florey Medal
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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 $25,000 in prize money.
The Medal was first awarded in 1998, the centenary of Florey's birth. It is administered by the Australian Institute of Political Science and has been sponsored by F H Faulding,[1] then Mayne (when they took over Fauldings), Merck Sharp & Dohme,[2] and is currently sponsored by CSL Limited.[3]
2009 CSL Florey Medal
The 2009 CSL Florey Medal was last presented in Sydney on 9 November 2009.[4]
Recipients
- 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 lysosomal disorders.
References
- ^ Australian Government Department for Health and Aging. Minister welcomes Faulding's sponsorship of the Florey Medal, 11 December 1997.
- ^ Australian Institute of Political Science. 2006 Merck Sharp & Dohme Florey Medal
- ^ Australian Institute of Policy & Science. 2009 CSL Florey Medal
- ^ AIPS 2009 CSL Florey Medal
Categories:- Australian science and engineering prizes
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