New Fellows’ and Prize Winners’ Symposium
Hear from the newest Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science!
Listen to the winners of the Academy’s Medals!
Thursday 4th July 2019
6:00 – 8:00 pm
GTAC, Cnr Royal Pde & Story St, Parkville (next to University High School oval)
No booking necessary
Professor Jim Whelan AAS
La Trobe University “MitochondrialBiogenesisandSignaling”
Jim Whelan studies how energy is made in plant cells
Professor Warren Alexander AAS
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute “MolecularRegulationofBloodCells”
Warren Alexander is a molecular biologist who studies how blood cell production is controlled
Associate Professor Nick Huntington, Jacques Miller Medal
Monash University “TargetingNaturalImmunitytoCancer”
Nick Huntington is an immunologist and expert on killer T cells
Professor David Balding AAS
The University of Melbourne “ProgressandControversyinMathematicalGenetics”
David Balding applies Bayesian statistics to biological problems
Associate Professor Laura Mackay, Gottschalk Medal
Doherty Institute “Localimmuneprotectionbytissue-residentTcells”
Laura Mackay is an immunologist who studies memory T cells
Professor Joanne Etheridge AAS
Monash University “FindingtheAtomsthatMatter”
Joanne Etheridge uses microscopes that can resolve individual atoms
Dr Lars Goerigk, Le Fèvre Medal
Monash University “ChemistryontheComputer”
Lars Goerigk is a theoretical and computational chemist
Professor John Hamilton AAS
The University of Melbourne “Addressinginflammationandpain– ajourneyfromconcepttotheclinic”
John Hamilton is a rheumatologist who studies the cellular basis of autoimmunity
Associate Professor Stephen Leslie, Moran Medal
The University of Melbourne “Usingstatisticsandgeneticstolearnaboutdemographyanddisease”
Stephen Leslie is statistician who works in the field of mathematical genetics
Professor Kerry Landman AAS
The University of Melbourne “Whathasmathsgottodowithit?”
Kerry Landman applies mathematics to solve biological and industrial problems
Dr Kim-Anh Lê Cao, Moran Medal
The University of Melbourne “Modernstatisticsforbiology”
Kim-Anh Lê Cao is statistician who analyses ‘omics’ data
Professor Mark Cassidy AAS
The University of Melbourne “TheFrontiersofOffshoreGeotechnics”
Mark Cassidy is a civil engineer who specializes in marine infrastructure
Enquiries: David Vaux (vaux@wehi.edu.au)