Six researchers from the University of Auckland were awarded top honours by the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Health Research Council of New Zealand at a research honours dinner in Auckland on 10 October 2017.
Please join me in congratulating our faculty researchers for their well-deserved recognition.
Professor Peter Shepherd, Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology won the Callaghan Medal for science communication, for developing activities to increase the understanding of science by the New Zealand public.
These include a programme to keep biology teachers, and their students, up to date with the latest developments in the life sciences and recognition of the impact of the Annual Queenstown Molecular Biology Research Week
Professor Alistair Gunn, Department of Physiology was awarded the Beaven Medal by the Health Research Council of New Zealand for his pioneering the use of mild cooling to treat babies with brain injuries at birth.
It’s so great to see our academics recognised for their valuable work.