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 Faulding,[1] Mayne and is currently sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme.[2]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
