Award ceremony at ANU

Awards & prizes

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We honour those who have made remarkable contributions to medical research. These prestigious internal and external awards and prizes recognise exceptional performance, academic brilliance, and devoted service, and inspire a culture of innovation and collaboration in pursuit of excellence in research and education.

Recent awards

Elizabeth Webb
CHARM Rising Star Awards (2025)


Dr Elizabeth Webb and Dr Tom Lea-Henry from the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) have been honoured with the inaugural CHARM Rising Star - Outstanding New Researcher Awards.

Tom Lea-Henry
CHARM Rising Star Awards (2025)


Dr Elizabeth Webb and Dr Tom Lea-Henry from the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) have been honoured with the inaugural CHARM Rising Star - Outstanding New Researcher Awards.

NHMRC David Cooper Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Award (2024)


Professor Mark Polizzotto has won an NHMRC award for his global study testing whether a daily tablet could replace chemotherapy for a cancer that kills up to half its patients in Africa.

All awards

The Frank Fenner Medal

Dr Adrian Cioanca was awarded the Frank Fenner Medal for the outstanding PhD thesis in 2022.

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The JCSMR Gender Equity Fund

Dr Anne Steins and Dr Olga Zaytseva received the JCSMR Gender Equity Fund in 2022.

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The Frank Fenner Medal

Dr Anukriti Mathur was awarded The Frank Fenner Medal for the research on microbial activators of the inflammasome.

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The JCSMR Gender Equity Fund

Dr Amandeep Kaur and Dr Yvette Wooff received The JCSMR Gender Equity Fund.

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The Tony Ayers Award (2021)

Professor Philip Batterham is the 2021 Winner of the Tony Ayers Award for Excellence in Research and Translational Medicine.

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