2025 Australian Academy of Science Awards
Jacques Miller Medal
Professor James Hudson, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Professor James Hudson is a rising star of Australian health and medical science who has already made a significant impact in translational medical science, and looks set to continue to do so into the future. Professor Hudson was awarded his PhD in 2011, and most of his research has been conducted in Australia. He is engaged in stem cell and organoid research with a clear translational focus. Professor Hudson sits at the very top of the highest rank of the next generation of Australian medical researchers. Evidence for this assessment is manifold, and includes such things as the quality and impact of his publications, recognition through awards and prizes, invitations to present at leading international meetings, the clear clinical and commercial potential of his discoveries, and his demonstrated capacity for leadership.
Gottschalk Medal
Associate Professor Shom Goel, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Associate Professor Shom Goel is an oncologist and scientist at the University of Melbourne and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Over recent years, his laboratory research has sought to identify and understand treatments that block cancer cell division, with a focus on breast cancer. Through this work, he has made seminal discoveries that have changed the way we think about cancer cell division, cancer immunology, and cancer epigenetics. Importantly, these findings have led Associate Professor Goel to design novel therapeutic approaches for breast cancer and spearhead the translation of his findings into the clinic. The encouraging results from initial trials have triggered him to initiate two global studies that could change breast cancer treatment paradigms within the next 12 months. Importantly, the most recent lab discoveries from the Goel lab have further advanced thinking in this field and are driving the development of yet another generation of novel cancer therapies.
2025 Australian Academy of Science Awards
Premier honorific awards
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Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture – Yuri Kivshar
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Ruby Payne-Scott Medal and Lecture – Jane Visvader
Career honorific awards
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David Craig Medal and Lecture – Alison Rodger
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Hannan Medal – Noel Cressie
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Jaeger Medal – Hugh O’Neill
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Suzanne Cory Medal – Steven Chown
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Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal – George Willis
Mid-career honorific awards
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Jacques Miller Medal – James Hudson
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Nancy Millis Medal – Natasha Hurley-Walker
Early-career honorific awards
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Anton Hales Medal – Stijn Glorie
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Christopher Heyde Medal – Anita Liebenau
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Dorothy Hill Medal – Linda Armbrecht
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Fenner Medal – Katherine Moseby
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Fenner Medal – Daniel Noble
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Gottschalk Medal – Amy Cain
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Gottschalk Medal – Shom Goel
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John Booker Medal – Qianbing Zhang
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Le Fèvre Medal – Fengwang Li
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Moran Medal – Margarita Moreno-Betancur
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Pawsey Medal – Claudia Lagos
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Pawsey Medal – Daria Smirnova
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Ruth Stephens Gani Medal – Ira Deveson