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 $50,000 in prize money.

The Medal was first awarded in 1998, the centenary of Florey's birth. It is administered by the Australian Institute of Policy & Science and has been sponsored by F H Faulding, then Mayne (when they took over Fauldings), Merck Sharp & Dohme, and is currently sponsored by CSL Limited.

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

2013 – Ruth Bishop for her work on understanding the rotavirus and the creation of a vaccine

2015 - Perry Bartlett for his discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the brain

References

Florey Medal Wikipedia

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