NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research 2010

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AMGEN announced as Platinum Sponsor of the 5th Annual NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research

The Cancer Institute NSW is pleased to announce the 5th Annual Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research will be held in Sydney on Friday 21st May 2010 and is once again supported by AMGEN as Platinum Sponsor.

The 5th Annual Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research are the premier tribute to cancer researchers, with five major honours including the $50,000 Premier’s Award for most Outstanding Researcher.

By overwhelming demand, the 2010 event will move to a Friday evening and be held at the Australian Technology Park’s historic locomotive workshop exhibition hall in Eveleigh. ABC 702’s Adam Spencer will return as master of ceremonies, with special guest Professor Ian Frazer, PM Science Prize winner and the 2006 Australian of Year for his development of the human papillomavirus (HPV) cervical cancer vaccines.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the year

RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE IN CANCER RESEARCH IN NSW

The Cancer Institute NSW is pleased to call for nominations for the Premier’s Award for Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year to be presented at the Cancer Institute NSW Research Awards evening to be held on 21st May 2010.

The Award has been established to honour a researcher who has made a significant contribution to any field of cancer research in NSW. This contribution must have had a lasting impact on the cancer field and have demonstrated a sustained commitment to progress against cancer. The recipient will receive $50,000 to further their research endeavours.

Nominations Close: 5pm, 26th February 2010

Nomination Guidelines available here.

Nomination Form available here.

Enquiries:

Debbie Docherty (02) 8374 3561

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Adam Spencer
Master of Ceremonies

Adam Spencer began his career in radio by winning the Triple J Raw Comedy championship in 1996. From there, Adam became a casual presenter, and eventually took over the coveted TRIPLE J breakfast time slot, co hosting with Wil Anderson from 1999 - 2004. A consummate learner, Adam holds a first class honors degree in Pure Mathematics and has an immense interest in science. These passions lead Adam to hosting the ABC program QUANTUM and FAQ from 1998 to 2001. Prior to this Adam was a regular guest on Channel Ten’s GOOD NEWS WEEK series, ABC's THE FAT and continued to be a regular guest on THE GLASSHOUSE. In 2003 Adam hosted HIT & RUN for the Foxtel’s Comedy Channel and in 2005 Adam hosted JOKER POKER for Freehand Group which screened on Channel Ten. Adam returned to radio in 2006 where he still presents the highly coveted breakfast show for ABC 702.

Professor Ian Frazer
Special Guest

PM Science Prize winner, Ian Frazer, was trained as a renal physician and clinical immunologist in Edinburgh, Scotland before emigrating in 1980 to Melbourne, Australia to pursue studies in viral immunology and autoimmunity at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research with Professor Ian Mackay. In 1985 he moved north to Brisbane to take up a teaching post with the University of Queensland, and he now holds a personal chair as head of the Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research, a research institute of the University at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He won the 2005 CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science and was named Australian of the Year in 2006 for his development of the human papillomavirus (HPV) cervical cancer vaccines.

About the NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research

The NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research were established in 2006 to recognise outstanding scientists whose commitment and talent has had a significant impact on cancer treatment, clinical trials, prevention and research. An independent panel evaluates the nominees and determines who receives a grant of $50,000 - awarded to the Outstanding Cancer Researcher of 2009; $20,000 - awarded to the Outstanding Cancer Research Fellow; and $10,000 - awarded to the Outstanding Cancer Research Scholar.

Also awarded are the Premier's Award for Innovation in Cancer Clinical Trials ($20,000) and the Premier's Award for Excellence in Translational Cancer Research ($20,000).

Previous winners of the Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year include Professor Philip Hogg (2009), Professor Simon Chapman (2008), Professor Robyn Ward (2007) and Professor Bruce Armstrong (2006).