November 2022
Accolades for Australia’s health and medical research stars
Australia’s leading health and medical researchers, and those supporting their ground-breaking work, have been recognised as finalists in Research Australia’s prestigious national Health and Medical Research Awards.
Representing a range of specialist fields, including immunology, public health, space biology and bioinformatics, these finalists are at the forefront of health and medical research with their work driving significant impact for patients and clinicians alike. Inspiring philanthropists and advocates for research have also been recognised.
Research Australia CEO Nadia Levin said the Awards, now in their 19th year, celebrate Australian health and medical researchers whose achievements are driving innovation and transforming health on a national and global scale.
“The pandemic has shown how important comprehensive health and medical research is for our communities and our health systems,” she said.
“The critical skills of this sector cannot be developed overnight – nurturing and investing in early and mid-career researchers is essential, as well as supporting our more established world-leading researchers.
“Increasingly, health and medical researchers must work across disciplines to produce complex solutions to today’s most pressing health issues. As technology advances, researchers must also remain at the forefront, pioneering innovations for long-term health challenges.”
“COVID-19 has made Australians acutely aware of the impact health and medical research can have on their daily lives. It’s crucial that we continue to support and advance Australian health and medical research, so we can remain global leaders in the field, delivering life-changing breakthroughs and improvements.”
There are eight award categories in total, with finalists from six announced today. They are:
- The Frontiers Award, sponsored by Australian National University
- The Advocacy Award, sponsored by AbbVie
- The Griffith University Discovery Award
- The Health Services Research Award, sponsored by the Victorian Government (DJPR)
- The Data Innovation Award
- The Great Australian Philanthropy Award
In addition to the winners of the above categories, the winner of the Peter Wills Award will be announced at the on the night, as will the winner of the 2022 GSK Award for Research Excellence.
Find out who the finalists are here:
“As the only peak body for the entire health and medical research pipeline, Research Australia is proud to recognise these researchers who are leading the charge to improve health outcomes in Australia and across the world,” Ms Levin said. “We look forward to celebrate the finalists’ dedication, leadership and success at the Awards Gala next month.”
Winners will be announced at the 19th Health and Medical Research Awards in Melbourne on December 8. These Awards recognise and showcase the best research minds and research implementors along with those amazing individuals who support and promote Australia’s incredible health and medical research.
For the past 22 years, Research Australia, the national peak body for Australian health and medical research, has advocated for a sustainable research and innovation eco-system.
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Research Australia is the national peak body for health and medical research, representing the entire health and medical research pipeline.
