Lemberg Medal

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The Lemberg Medal, named after Max Rudolf Lemberg, the first president of the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), is awarded annually to a scientist who has been a member for five or more years and who has "demonstrated excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and who has made significant contributions to the scientific community". [1] The winner presents the Lemberg Lecture at the following ASBMB annual conference. [2]

Recipients

Source: Lemberg Medallists, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology [3]

YearRecipient
1968 Frank William Ernest Gibson
1969 Norman Boardman
1970 Alexander George Ogston
1971 Gordon Leslie Ada
1972No award
1973 Anthony William Linnane
1974 Marshall Davidson Hatch
1975William Herdman Elliott
1976George Ernest Rogers
1977Lawrence Walter Nichol
1978 William James Peacock
1979Burt Zerner
1980D. B. Keech
1981Robert Gerard Wake
1982No award
1983 Joan Mary Anderson
1984J. F. Williams
1985Robert Henry Symons
1986 Jerry McKee Adams
1987J. F. Morrison
1988 Peter Malcolm Colman
1989Julian R. E. Wells
1990Thomas John Martin
1991Alfred James Pittard
1992W. Gerlach
1993Graeme Barry Cox
1994F. J. Ballard
1995 Suzanne Cory
1996Bruce Ernest Kemp
1997Robert Charles Baxter
1998 Elizabeth Salisbury Dennis
1999Philip William Kuchel
2000John C. Wallace
2001Phillip Nagley
2002Philip G. Board
2003John Hopwood
2004 Nicholas Hoogenraad
2005Ian Young
2006 Alan Frederick Cowman
2007Colin Wesley Ward
2008David Laurence Vaux
2009 Peter Koopman
2010 Richard Paul Harvey
2011Michael Parker
2012 Douglas James Hilton
2013Sharad Kumar
2014 Marilyn Anderson
2015Christina Anne Mitchell
2016 Jane Visvader
2017 John Mattick
2018Jamie Rossjohn
2019 Maria Kavallaris
2020Trevor Lithgow
2021 Merlin Crossley
2022 Leann Tilley
2023Michael T. Ryan
2024 Anthony S. Weiss [4]
2025 Michelle Haber [2]

References

  1. "Lemberg Medal and Oration". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "The Lemberg Medal". Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  3. "Lemberg Medal Winners". Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  4. "Weiss, Anthony Steven – Person". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 2025-04-03.