The Lemberg Medal, named after Max Rudolf Lemberg, the first president of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), is awarded annually to a scientist who has been a member for five or more years and who has "demonstrated excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and who has made significant contributions to the scientific community".[1] The winner presents the Lemberg Lecture at the following ASBMB annual conference.[2]

Recipients edit

Source: Lemberg Medallists, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology[3]

Year Recipient
1968 Frank William Ernest Gibson
1969 Norman Boardman
1970 Alexander George Ogston
1971 Gordon Leslie Ada
1972 No award
1973 Anthony William Linnane
1974 Marshall Davidson Hatch
1975 William Herdman Elliott
1976 George Ernest Rogers
1977 Lawrence Walter Nichol
1978 William James Peacock
1979 Burt Zerner
1980 D. B. Keech
1981 Robert Gerard Wake
1982 No award
1983 Joan Mary Anderson
1984 J. F. Williams
1985 Robert Henry Symons
1986 Jerry McKee Adams
1987 J. F. Morrison
1988 Peter Malcolm Colman
1989 Julian R. E. Wells
1990 Thomas John Martin
1991 Alfred James Pittard
1992 W. Gerlach
1993 Graeme Barry Cox
1994 F. J. Ballard
1995 Suzanne Cory
1996 Bruce Ernest Kemp
1997 Robert Charles Baxter
1998 Elizabeth Salisbury Dennis
1999 Philip William Kuchel
2000 John C. Wallace
2001 Phillip Nagley
2002 Philip G. Board
2003 John Hopwood
2004 Nicholas Hoogenraad
2005 Ian Young
2006 Alan Frederick Cowman
2007 Colin Wesley Ward
2008 David Laurence Vaux
2009 Peter Koopman
2010 Richard Paul Harvey
2011 Michael Parker
2012 Douglas James Hilton
2013 Sharad Kumar
2014 Marilyn Anderson
2015 Christina Anne Mitchell
2016 Jane Visvader
2017 John Mattick
2018 Jamie Rossjohn
2019 Maria Kavallaris
2020 Trevor Lithgow
2021 Merlin Crossley
2022 Leann Tilley
2023 Michael T. Ryan

References edit

  1. ^ "Lemberg Medal and Oration". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  2. ^ "The Lemberg Medal". Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. ^ "Lemberg Medal Winners". Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Retrieved 2024-01-31.