Celebrating 22 years of Australian Health and Medical Research Awards

The Research Australia 2024 Health and Medical Research Awards provide an exceptional opportunity to celebrate the outstanding talent within Australia’s health and medical research community. These prestigious awards honour the remarkable achievements of individuals and teams who drive innovation and advancements that enhance our lives.

As the national peak body for health and medical research, Research Australia proudly recognises these achievements, advocating for the entire research ecosystem. We couldn’t do this without the support of our generous partners, and we extend our heartfelt thanks for helping us celebrate both current and future research leaders.

Thank you to our sponsors, if you are interested in becoming a sponsor for our 2025 awards please reach out to the team at admin@researchaustralia.org

AND THE WINNERS ARE…

Peter Wills Medal

- Mr Clyde Campbell AM, Shake It Up Foundation Nominated by Ms Vicki Miller, Shake It Up Foundation & Ms Sohini Chowdury, Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

Health Services Research Award

- Professor Christobel Saunders AO, MB BS, FRCS, FRACS, FAAHMS, Royal Melbourne Hospital and University of Melbourne. Nominated by Professor Mike McGuckin, University of Melbourne & Professor Shelley Dolan RN MSc PhD, Royal Melbourne Hospital

Digital & Data Health Innovation Award sponsored by Digital Health CRC

- The RMIT University-Telstra Health-Digital Health CRC project team. Nominated by Dr Monica Trujillo, Telstra Health & Clare Russell, RMIT University

Great Australian Philanthropy Award

- Paul and Sue Taylor. Nominated by Caroline Hawkins, University of Queensland & Chris Saines, Queensland Art Gallery

Advocacy Award sponsored by AbbVie

- Dr Jane Tiller, Monash University. Nominated by Professor Paul Lacaze, Monash University & Professor Stephen Robson, Australian Medical Association

Discovery Award sponsored by the Victorian Government (DJSIR)

- Dr Mustafa Atee, T he Dementia Cen tre, HammondCare, Nominated by Dr Mustafa Atee, Curtin Medical School & Dr Tom Morris, DPsych, The Dementia Centre, HammondCare

Frontiers Award sponsored by ANU

- Centre for Microbiome Research. Nominated by Professor Patsy Yates and Distinguished Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Queensland University of Technology

You can see a full list of previous Award winners here.