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Roger Melick Young Investigator Award


Dr Roger Melick

Past recipients:

2009
Nicola Lee
PDF file Abstract (62KB)

2008
Jonathan Gooi
PDF file Abstract (70KB)

2007
Stella Foley
PDF file Abstract (46KB)
Garry Williams
PDF file Abstract (17KB)

2006:
Yosuke Kawasaki
PDF file Abstract (93KB)

2005:
James Doecke

2004:
Susan Allison &
Kirk Ho Man Yip

2003:
Xiaofang Wang &
Agatha Labrinidis

2002:
Kun Zhu

2001:
David Good

2000:
Sandra Iuliano-Burns & Nathan Pavlos

1999:
Liza-Jane Raggatt

1998:
Janelle Barry

1997:
Linda Crofts

1996:
 Vicky Kartsogiannis
 


Background
This award is presented to commemorate the contribution of Dr Roger Aziz Melick to endocrinology and student education.

Roger Melick died in November 1986 after a long battle with cancer. He trained in endocrinology with Fuller Albright, in Boston, and joined The Royal Melbourne Hospital as the third member of the foundation Department of Medicine. He was appointed Dean of the Clinical School in April 1979 and he was forced to retired because of his illness during 1986. Roger Melick was particularly known for his kindness,consideration and empathy for both patients and students. The prize is awarded annually to young members of the Society working towards a higher degree (including FRACP).

Eligibility criteria for this award

The applicant must:

  • The applicant must be a financial member of ANZBMS at the time of the application.
  • The applicant must have made a substantial contribution to the work and be first and presenting author of the paper to be delivered at the ANZBMS Annual Scientific Meeting.
  • The applicant must be currently undertaking work towards a higher degree (including FRACP).

Selection

The Programme Organising Committee will be responsible for selecting a short list of candidates for this award on the basis of abstract quality. A panel of judges will assess the short-listed presentations at the conference to select the winners.

Award Amount

$1000

Application Deadline

1 May 2010

Becoming an ANZBMS member

If you are not currently an ANZBMS member you must apply for ANZBMS membership by 1 May 2010 to be eligible for this award. Membership information and application form can be found in the Membership section of this website .

Applying for this grant

Apply online when you submit your abstract via the 2010 ASM Abstract Submission & Awards Application website.


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