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Research Australia 2011 Awards
More than 160 guests attended the dinner and Research Australia CEO Elizabeth Foley said “We are pleased to have such a strong showing of our community this year; to us this represents a real coming together in what has been at times a difficult year for the sector. With the threat of funding cuts and the general economic climate presenting many challenges we feel it is all the more important to celebrate our many successes.”
Also showing their support were Victorian Minister for Innovation, Services & Small Business, Hon. Louise Asher MP, former Federal Minister for Health and Ageing Dr Michael Wooldridge, Mr Peter Wills AO, the Deputy Chair of Research Australia and top ranking representatives of Australia’s scientific, academic and business community.
The awards were held in the Great Hall at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria, a
nod to the creativity involved in successful research, where guests were treated to
dinner and dancing while Research Australia presented seven awards honouring
achievements in scientific discovery, leadership, philanthropy, advocacy and two career awards. A new award, the Peter Wills Medal was created to recognise an outstanding contribution to building Australia’s national and international reputation in the realm of health and medical research and was presented to Professor John Shine AO FAA of The Garvan Institute in NSW.
Awards were presented to:
• 2011 Research Australia National Youth Ambassador - Miss Simran Dhaliwal
• Griffith University Discovery Award – Oliver Baumann B.S.c, M.S.c., PhD
• Leadership & Innovation Award – Doug Hilton PhD FAA FTSE
• Leadership in Corporate Giving – David Jones
• Hunter Medical Research Institute Great Australian Philanthropy Award – The
Sylvia & Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation
• Bupa Advocacy Award – Stephen R Leeder
• Research Australia Lifetime Achievement Award – Laureate Professor Peter C.
Doherty, AC FAA FRS
• The Peter Wills Medal – Professor John Shine AO FAA
The night was supported by event partners Bupa, which has supported Research
Australia since 2007 when the Bupa Health Foundation became the sole founding
member of the alliance.
A full program of the awards dinner, including winner biographies, photos and more can be found at www.researchaustralia.org
For more information on the awards, or to speak with any of our award winners or a
representative of Research Australia please contact: Melissa Harris 02 9295 8546 or
melissa.harris@researchaustralia.org
