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Awards

The ASBMB maintains a number of awards to recognise excellence in Australian Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Links to award winners and nomination/application forms for the various awards are provided below.

ComBio2011 - ASBMB Student Bursary Applications

Each year ASBMB will consider applications by its student members to cover the cost of their registration for attendance at the ComBio conference. The total number of bursaries awarded will be subject to the availability of funding. The application form can be downloaded from here.

The Lemberg Medal

The Lemberg Medal is awarded to a distinguished ASBMB member who will present the Lemberg Lecture at the ComBio meeting. The Medal is presented in memory of Emeritus Professor M.R. Lemberg who was the Society's first President and Honorary Member. Nominees must have been members of the Society for at least 2 years before the year in which the Medal nomination is to be considered. An honorarium is provided by ASBMB.

2011 Medallist:

Michael Parker
St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research

Past Medallists

Download the Lemberg Medal nomination form (MS Word format)

The Merck Millipore Research Medal

The Merck Millipore Research Medal is awarded to an outstanding Australian biochemist or molecular biologist with less than 15 years postdoctoral experience. The successful candidate will present the Merck Millipore Medal Lecture at the ComBio meeting. Nominees must have been members of the Society for at least 2 years before the year in which the Medal nomination is to be considered. An honorarium is provided through the courtesy of Merck Millipore.

2011 Medallist:

Stuart Pitson
Centre for Cancer Biology, SA Pathology

Past Medallists

Download the Merck Medal nomination form (MS Word format)

The Beckman Coulter Discovery Science Award

The Beckman Coulter Discovery Science Award is awarded to an ASBMB member for distinguished contributions to the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. The nominee should demonstrate involvement in research innovation, technology transfer, and communication. The Award is intended as a Travelling Lectureship to enable the awardee to present his/her work at a number of centres within Australia and New Zealand. The awardee will also present a Symposium talk at the ComBio meeting. Nominees must have been members of the Society for at least 2 years before the year in which the Award nomination is to be considered. The award carries an honorarium to cover the travelling expenses, provided through the courtesy of Beckman Coulter Pty Ltd.

2011 Awardee

Leann Tilley
Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University

Past Awardees

Download the Beckman Coulter Discovery Science Award nomination form (MS Word format)

The Life Technologies Education Award

The Life Technologies Education Award rewards outstanding achievement in education in biochemistry or molecular biology, especially innovation and creativity in education, with a view to fostering leadership in this important area of the Society's objectives. The Award will enable the recipient to participate in an international conference with a significant focus on education, or to spend a period of time at another institution (in Australia or overseas) for the purposes of undertaking developments in education in biochemistry and molecular biology. The recipient will present a lecture within the Education Symposium at the ComBio meeting. Applicants must have been members of the Society for at least 2 years before the year in which the Award application is to be considered. The contribution to travel expenses is provided through the courtesy of Life Technologies Australia.

2011 Awardee:

Marian Dobos
School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University

Past Awardees

Download the Life Technologies Education Award application form (MS Word format)

The Boomerang Award

The Boomerang Award is offered to an outstanding expatriate Australian biochemist or molecular biologist to provide an opportunity to return to Australia to present their work in a Symposium at the ComBio meeting and to give seminars at universities or research institutes in at least one other Australian city. The Award is intended to provide the awardee with exposure in Australia and to facilitate interactions with local researchers. The Award will include free registration at ComBio, and make significant contributions to travel and accommodation expenses. Applicants must have been a member of a recognised Australian scientific society for at least 2 years, and be no more than 7 years since the award of their PhD. The contribution to travel expenses is provided by ASBMB.

2011 Awardee:

Victor Anggono
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University

Past Awardees

Download the Boomerang Award application form (MS Word format)

The Life Technologies Edman Award

The Life Technologies Edman Award is awarded to a biochemist or molecular biologist with no more than 7 years postdoctoral experience, in recognition of their outstanding research work. The Award provides funds to assist the recipient to attend an overseas conference in a field associated with biochemistry or molecular biology or to visit briefly a research laboratory in Australia or elsewhere to access specialised equipment or to learn new research techniques. Applicants must have been members of the Society for at least 12 months before the year in which the Award application is to be considered. The contribution to travel expenses is provided courtesy of Life Technologies Australia.

2011 Awardee:

Dominic Ng
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Melbourne

Past Awardees

Download the Life Technologies Edman Award application form (MS Word format).

The Bioplatforms Australia Award

The Bioplatforms Australia Award is awarded to a biochemist or molecular biologist with no more than 7 years postdoctoral experience working in the field of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics or relevant bioinformatics. The award is based on recognition of outstanding research and the potential to carry out independent research. Preference is given to those setting up an independent laboratory for the first time. The Award provides $10,000 worth of access to the services provided by nodes of Bioplatforms Australia. Applicants must have been members of the Society for at least 12 months before the year in which the Award application is to be considered.

2011 Awardee:

Dominic Ng
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
University of Melbourne

Download the Bioplatforms Australia Award nomination form (MS Word format)

ASBMB Fellowships

ASBMB Fellowships are awarded annually to early career researchers, normally resident in Australia, in recognition of their outstanding work in an area of biochemistry or molecular biology. The Fellowships provide funds to assist the recipient to attend an overseas conference in a field associated with biochemistry or molecular biology or to visit briefly a research laboratory in Australia or elsewhere to access specialised equipment or to learn new research techniques. The Awards Committee will award several ASBMB Fellowships to postgraduate students who are no more than 2 years prior to the completion of their PhD degree or recently graduated postdoctoral researchers no more than 2 years subsequent to the award of their PhD degree. Applicants must have been members of the Society for at least 12 months before the year in which the Fellowship application is to be considered. An outstanding ASBMB Fellowship applicant may receive the Fred Collins Award, which includes $1000 in addition to Fellowship travel expenses. Please click here to read about Fred Collins.

2011 ASBMB Fellowship Winners:

Past Fellowship Winners

Download the ASBMB Fellowships application form (MS Word format)

Australian Academy of Science Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellowship

(This Award is offered by the Australian Academy of Science and sponsored by the ASBMB. It is not to be confused with the ASBMB's Lemberg Medal).

The Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellowship commemorates the contributions of Professor M.R. Lemberg, FAA, FRS to science in Australia. Professor Lemberg was the Society's first President. The purpose of the Fellowship is to enable either Australian or overseas scientists of standing to visit Australian scientific centres and to deliver lectures. The Lemberg Fellow may be drawn from any field of biology but special consideration will be given to those areas in which Professor Lemberg had an especial interest, namely biochemistry, conservation and the Australian flora. A sum of up to $10000 as a contribution towards overseas and domestic airfares is provided.

More details and nomination forms from www.science.org.au/awards/lemberg.htm

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