Professor John Shine AO FAA Related News
Professor John Shine wins Peter Wills Medal
05 Dec 2011
Professor John Shine AO FAA, Executive Director of Garvan, has received the inaugural Peter Wills Medal, created by Research Australia “to recognise an outstanding contribution to building Australia’s national and international reputation in the realm of health and medical research”.
Garvan announces appointment of next Executive Director
MEDIA RELEASE:
05 Sep 2011
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research today announced the appointment of Professor John Mattick AO FAA as the Institute's next Executive Director following the retirement of Professor John Shine AO FAA. Mr Bill Ferris AC, Garvan Chairman, welcomed the appointment and thanked his fellow Board members for their support in the extensive international search.
Rumoured NHMRC cuts would cripple medical research sector
08 Apr 2011
If the upcoming federal budget actually slashes funding to the National Health and Medical Research Council by $400 million over the next three years, as rumoured, Sydney’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research alone would stand to lose over $3 million a year. That figure translates into closure of three or four labs a year at Garvan – and many research breakthroughs that will never occur.
Professor John Shine wins 2010 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
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17 Nov 2010
Professor John Shine, Executive Director of Garvan, received the 2010 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, the nation’s most highly respected award for scientific achievement, in Parliament House tonight. The prize is awarded for ‘an outstanding specific achievement or series of related achievements in any area of science advancing human welfare or benefiting society’.
Shining bright: Twenty years at Garvan
07 Jun 2007
Twenty years ago this month, Professor John Shine AO FAA joined the Garvan Institute as its Deputy Director.
