Sir William Ian Clunies Ross was an Australian veterinary scientist. He has been described as the "architect" of Australia's scientific boom,for his stewardship of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO),the Australian scientific organisation.
WEHI,previously known as the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research,and as the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute,is Australia's oldest medical research institute. Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet,who won the Nobel Prize in 1960 for his work in immunology,was director from 1944 to 1965. Burnet developed the ideas of clonal selection and acquired immune tolerance. Later,Professor Donald Metcalf discovered and characterised colony-stimulating factors. As of 2015,the institute hosted more than 750 researchers who work to understand,prevent and treat diseases including blood,breast and ovarian cancers;inflammatory diseases (autoimmunity) such as rheumatoid arthritis,type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease;and infectious diseases such as malaria,HIV and hepatitis B and C.
Sir Gustav Victor Joseph Nossal is an Austrian-born Australian research biologist. He is famous for his contributions to the fields of antibody formation and immunological tolerance.
Donald Metcalf AC FRS FAA was an Australian medical researcher who spent most of his career at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. In 1954 he received the Carden Fellowship from the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria;while he officially retired in 1996,he continued working and held his fellowship until his death in December 2014.
David Morritz de Kretser is an Australian medical researcher who served as the 27th Governor of Victoria,from 2006 to 2011.
The Eureka Prizes are awarded annually by the Australian Museum,Sydney,to recognise individuals and organisations who have contributed to science and the understanding of science in Australia. They were founded in 1990 following a suggestion by science journalist Robyn Williams.
Suzanne Cory is an Australian molecular biologist. She has worked on the genetics of the immune system and cancer and has lobbied her country to invest in science. She is married to fellow scientist Jerry Adams,also a WEHI scientist.
Peter Louis Waller was an Australian jurist. He was particularly well known for his work in evidence,medical and criminal law. He was Sir Leo Cussen Professor of Law at Monash University from 1965 until 2000,and thereafter Emeritus Professor. From 1968 to 1970 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Monash University. From 1982 to 1984 he was the Law Reform Commissioner of Victoria. In 1984 he was appointed the Chairman of the Law Reform Commission,and from 1986 to 1992 he served as a part-time Commissioner. He has also served as the chairman of a number of medical and legal organisations,including the Infertility Treatment Authority,International Humanitarian Law Committee of the Australian Red Cross Society,Ethics Committee of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research,and the Appeals Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Professor Waller previously served as Visiting Professor and Research Fellow in several universities in the United States,United Kingdom,Canada and Israel.
Michael Cowley is an Australian physiologist. He is best known for his mapping of the neural circuits involved in metabolism and obesity and diabetes treatment. He is a professor in the Department of Physiology at Monash University in the Faculty of Biomedical and Psychological Sciences. He is also a director of the Australian diabetes drug development company,Verva Inc,and director of the Monash Obesity &Diabetes Institute] (modi).
MonashHeart is a non-profit cross-site cardiological service operating within the southern region of Victoria's Metropolitan Health Services.
Brendan Scott Crabb is an Australian microbiologist,research scientist and director and chief executive officer of the Burnet Institute,based in Melbourne,Victoria,Australia.
Andrew Bruce Holmes is an Australian and British senior research chemist and professor at the Bio21 Institute,Melbourne,Australia,and the past President of the Australian Academy of Science. His research interests lie in the synthesis of biologically-active natural products and optoelectronic polymers.
Frances Separovic is an Australian biophysical chemist. She is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Melbourne,where she taught physical chemistry and trained graduate students in her field. She is credited with developing techniques that utilise nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) to study peptides in lipid bilayers,with applications in the study of the structure of membrane proteins and their effects on membranes. Her more recent research concerns 'the structure and interactions of amyloid peptides from Alzheimer's disease,pore-forming toxins and antibiotic peptides in model biological membranes'.
Bryan Raymond George Williams Hon. FRSNZ,FAA is a molecular biologist from New Zealand,with expertise in innate immunity and cancer biology. He is emeritus director and distinguished scientist at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne,Australia,and professor in the Department of Molecular and Translational Science at Monash University.
Alan Frederick Cowman AC,FRS,FAA,CorrFRSE,FAAHMS,FASP,FASM is an internationally acclaimed malaria researcher whose work specialises in researching the malaria-causing parasite,Plasmodium falciparum,and the molecular mechanisms it uses to evade host responses and antimalarial drugs. As of May 2024,he is the deputy directory and Laboratory Head of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Melbourne,and his laboratory continues to work on understanding how Plasmodium falciparum,infects humans and causes disease. He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society in 2011 and awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia in 2019 for his "eminent service to the biological sciences,notably to molecular parasitology,to medical research and scientific education,and as a mentor."
Anne Kelso is an Australian biomedical researcher specialising in immunology and influenza. She is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Government's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Misty Rayna Jenkins is an Australian scientist known for her research into lymphocytes and cancer treatment.
Stephen J. Nicholls is an Australian cardiologist. He was appointed to the position of director of MonashHeart,Monash Health and professor of cardiology,Monash University in October 2018. He is the inaugural clinical director of the Victorian Heart Hospital. He is also the inaugural director of Monash University’s Victorian Heart Institute,an organisation dedicated to creating the cardiovascular health solutions of the future.
Elizabeth Louise Hartland,who publishes as Elizabeth L. Hartland,is a microbiologist and immunologist,and Eureka prize judge. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2024,for service to "medical research,particularly microbiology,and to tertiary education". She is CEO and Director of the Hudson Institute of Medical Research within Monash University.
