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Uni dominates Tall Poppy Science Awards

Thursday, 12 August 2004

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide grabbed the majority of the spoils at today's Tall Poppy Science Awards luncheon, where a high field of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s leading young scientific and biomedical researchers were named.

Of the nine recipients, six are either currently associated with the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ or studied at this institution.

The Tall Poppy Campaign was created by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Institute of Political Science (AIPS) during the celebrations for the centenary of the birth of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Nobel Prize winning scientist Sir Howard Florey in 1998.

The awards recognise and reward individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to science in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ through their academic achievements and their community engagement in promoting science.

The following are associated with the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide:

• Associate Professor Derek Abbott, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Director of the Centre for Biomedical Engineering, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
• Dr Toby Coates, Renal Transplant Nephrologist, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, graduate.
• Dr Adam Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, graduate.
• Dr Michelle Lane, Senior Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
• Dr Taher Omari, Affiliate Senior Lecturer, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
• Dr Darryl Russell, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

"This is a fabulous achievement and endorses the outstanding work undertaken by our young scientific and biomedical researchers," Vice-Chancellor Professor James McWha said.

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