The Fenner Medal, named after the Australian
virologist
Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host cells for reproduction, thei ...
Frank Fenner
Frank John Fenner (21 December 1914 – 22 November 2010) was an Australian scientist with a distinguished career in the field of virology
Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focus ...
, is awarded each year by The
Australian Academy of Science
The Australian Academy of Science was founded in 1954 by a group of distinguished Australians, including Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London. The first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. The academy is modelled after the Royal Soc ...
for distinguished research in biology (excluding the
biomedical sciences) by a scientist up to 10 years post-PhD in the calendar year of nomination.
The award is restricted to
Australian residents or for biologists whose research was conducted mainly in Australia.
Recipients
Source
Fenner Medal AwardeesAustralian Academy of Science
See also
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List of academic awards
References
Biology awards
Australian Academy of Science Awards
Awards established in 2000
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