Annual cancer research awards

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The Cancer Institute NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research are the foremost awards ceremony for the cancer research sector in NSW.

Cancer Research Awards 2012 - save the date - Frid 20 July

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This year's award ceremony will be held on Friday 20 July at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel.

Online Early Bird Discount: $135 pp (the first 50 tickets before May 20)
Standard ticket: $160 pp
Table of 10: $140 pp
Grant recipient: $80 pp

*all ticket prices include GST

Ticket price includes attendance at the formal awards presentation, canapes, three-course meal, beverages and entertainment.

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New awards for 2012

The Cancer Institute NSW is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the following awards.

The Cancer Institute NSW Wildfire Award

The Wildfire Award will be conferred on an individual, or research team, for a highly cited publication. The publication must be expected to significantly influence cancer control or further research.  The recipient's of the Wildfire Award will receive a prize of $20,000 and a commemorative award. The $20,000 prize must be used to further the researcher, or research team's endeavours.

The Cancer Institute NSW Make a Difference Award

The Award will recognise a researcher who has made a significant difference to cancer care or research practice. These contributions must have had a lasting impact on the cancer field and must have demonstrated sustained progress against cancer. The recipient of the Make a Difference Award will receive a prize of $20,000 and a commemorative award. The $20,000 prize must be used to further the researcher's endeavours.

The Pfizer Studentship 2012

The Pfizer Studentship 2012 will be presented to an outstanding current PhD student enrolled at any university in NSW. The Studentship consists of a six month placement at Pfizer La Jolla, one of Pfizer's major research and development sites. The candidate's research must be lab based and applicable to the work undertaken at the La Jolla facility. The placement can be taken up and completed at any time during 2012-13, by negotiation with Pfizer and the Cancer Institute NSW.

Call for nominations

Nominations are open for the following awards, with nomination forms and guidelines provided.

The Cancer Institute NSW Wildfire Award The Cancer Institute NSW Make a Difference Award The Pfizer Studentship 2012

Nominations have now closed for the following awards:

  • Premier's Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year Award
  • Premier's Award for Innovation in Cancer Clinical Trials Award
  • Premier's Award for Excellence in Translational Cancer Research.

About the awards ceremony

The awards will be presented at the annual Cancer Institute NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Hotel on Friday 20th July. Nominees are expected to attend this event.

Held annually the event celebrates the amazing work of researchers in NSW and their achievements in making sure people with cancer have the latest and best treatment options available to them.

NSW is blessed with some brilliant research minds who are discovering new and exciting things about cancer every day.

This new information is providing the evidence we need to drive rapid improvement in cancer prevention, treatment, care and ultimately, survival outcomes.

Previous awards

2011 award recipients

  • NSW Premier's Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year ($50,000)
    Professor Roger Reddel, Sir Lorimer Dods Professor and Director of Cancer Research Unit, Children's Medical Research Institute, Westmead
  • CINSW 2011 Premier's Fellow of the Year Award ($20,000)
    Dr Alexander Swarbrick, Garvan Institute Medical Research
  • CINSW 2011 Premier's Scholar of the Year Award ($10,000)
    Dr David Chang, Garvan Institute Medical Research
  • CINSW 2011 Innovation in Cancer Clinical Trials ($20,000)
    Dr Meer Agar, Sydney South West Palliative Care Service

Previous Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year recipients

  • 2010: Professor Rob Sutherland
  • 2009: Professor Phillip Hogg
  • 2008: Professor Simon Chapman
  • 2007: Professor Robyn Ward
  • 2006: Professor Bruce Armstrong
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