Professor Bruce Stillman was awarded the 2006 Curtin Medal. A PhD graduate of The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Professor Stillman studied in the Department of Microbiology with Dr Alan Bellett and is now Director and president of the Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory. This private institution in Long Island, New York, specialises in research on cancer, neurobiology, plant genetics and bioinformatics. Professor Stillman's research is focused on the mechanisms and regulation of DNA replication which he studies in both human cells and yeast. This process is essential in ensuring accurate inheritance of genetic material from one cell generation to the next.