Annual Report 2015–2016

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2015
The outstanding achievements of 17 of Australia’s most talented health and medical researchers were
celebrated at NHMRC’s annual Research Excellence Awards. The winners were assessed by their peers
as meeting the highest national and international standards for their research. They represent the top
17 applicants from more than 6,000 funding applications NHMRC received in 2015. The awards are
presented to the top-ranked applicants across NHMRC’s funding schemes.
PART 1 Overview
Photo: Irene Dowdy
Rear (L - R): Associate Professor Alex Hewitt, Professor Kirill Alexandrov, Associate Professor Anne
Tiedemann, Dr Kim Delbaere, Professor Peter Currie, Dr Robert Commons, Associate Professor Bruce
Campbell, Professor Stephen Nicholls,
Front (L - R): Professor Robyn Guymer, Dr Joseph Powell, Professor Billie Giles-Corti, Professor Jane
Visvader, Professor Anne Kelso AO, Professor Bruce Robinson, Professor Stephen Davis, Associate Professor
Gail Garvey, Professor Justin Cooper-White
Absent: Associate Professor Felice Jacka, Associate Professor Jean Yang
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Annual Report of the National Health and Medical Research Council 2015–2016