Annual research awards

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

2012 Cancer Institute NSW Outstanding Cancer Research Awards

The 2012 Cancer Institute NSW Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year

The Cancer Institute NSW Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Researcher of the Year will honour an individual who has made significant and fundamental contributions to any field of cancer research in NSW.  These contributions must have had a lasting impact on the cancer field and must have demonstrated sustained progress against cancer.

The Award will be presented at the Cancer Institute NSW Cancer Research Awards Evening.

The recipient will receive a prize of $50,000 to further their research endeavours and a commemorative award.

Call for nominations

Nominations may be made by any individual who is now or has been affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research or cancer medicine in NSW.

Nominations must be received prior to the deadline of 5pm, 24 February 2012.

About the awards

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 everday.

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

2011 Awards Winners

  • 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
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