ANZSPED Emerging Investigators Awards
This award is presented at the annual scientific meeting of ANZSPED to the best scientific presentation by an ANZSPED member who are within 5 years of completing their FRACP (or equivalent).
The award is made on the advice of a committee, which consists of at least 5 people appointed by ANZSPED Council. Candidates are assessed according to their project’s scientific merit and originality, the clarity of their presentation and their response to questions from the audience.
Past Emerging Investigator Award Recipients
Conference location |
Winner |
|
| 2022 | Christchurch | Mercedes Burnside |
| 2021 | Online | Lara Graves |
| 2020 | Online | Tenele Smith |
| 2019 | Adelaide | Yassmin Musthaffa |
| 2018 | Newcastle | Kriti Joshi |
| 2017 | Hobart | Jessica Harbison & Marie-Anne Burckhardt |
| 2016 | Alice Springs | Quynh-Nhu Nguyen |
| 2015 | Brisbane | Stephanie Johnson |
| 2014 | Darwin | Benjamin Albert & Vinutha Shetty |
| 2013 | Sydney | Carmel Smart |
| 2012 | Queenstown | Jacqueline Hewitt |
| 2011 | Perth | Natasha Heather |
| 2010 | Adelaide | Paul Benitez-Aguirre |
| 2009 | Coolum | Shihab Hameed |
| 2008 | Canberra | Peter Simm |
| 2007 | Broome | Michelle O’Connell and Rochelle Ryan |
| 2006 | Hobart | Ann Maguire |
| 2005 | Lyon | – |
| 2004 | Auckland | Louise Conwell |
| 2003 | Melbourne | Elaine Tham |
| 2002 | Darwin / Kakadu | Kristen Neville |
| 2001 | Southport | Craig Munns |
| 2000 | Sydney | Craig Jefferies |
| 1999 | Coolum | Esko Wiltshire |
| 1998 | Perth | Michelle Jack |
| 1997 | Bondi | Maria Craig |
| 1996 | Glenelg | Christine Burren |
ANZSPED Medal Winners
| Robert Vines Medal for Clinical Excellence in Paediatric Endocrinology | Norman Wettenhall Medal for Research and Innovation | ANZSPED Medal for Excellence in Nursing Allied Health or Laboratory Science |
| 2006 Mike Thomsett | 2007 Garry Warne | |
| 2008 Martin Silink | 2009 George Werther | |
| 2010 Jenny Couper | 2011 Tim Jones | |
| 2012 Neville Howard | 2013 Wayne Cutfield | |
| 2014 Chris Cowell | 2015 Kim Donaghue | |
| 2016 Margaret Zacharin | 2017 Paul Hofman | |
| 2018 Patricia Crock | 2019 Maria Craig | |
| 2020 Non awarded due to no ASM | 2021 Non Awarded due to no in person ASM | 2022 Bin Moore |
Nursing Development Grant Winners
| 2021 | Katherine Prior, John Hunter Children’s Hospital, NSW | |
| 2020 | No grant awarded | |
| 2019 | Julia McCombe, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Vic | |
| 2018 | Jennifer la Cour, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Qld | |
| 2017 | No grant awarded | |
| 2016 | No grant awarded | |
| 2015 | Shannon Reakes, The Canberra Hospital, ACT | |
| 2014 | Alison Gwiazdzinski, Women and Children’s Hospital, SA | |
| 2013 | Irene Mitchellhill, Sydney Children’s Hospital, NSW | |
| 2012 | Karen Shah, Royal Children’s Hospital, QLD | |
| 2011 | Bin Moore, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, NSW |