2008 Recipient
The 2008 recipient of the President's medal, Professor Robert Saint, ANU, pictured above with David Facey of Sigma-Aldrich, sponsors of the President's Medal.
Rob's topic: TBA Rob Saint is Head, Molecular Genetics and Evolution, and Director, ARC Special Research Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development at the Australian National University.
Rob's research focuses on the development of complex, multi-cellular organisms from a single cell is a remarkable and intrinsically fascinating process. The instructions for this process are encoded in the genetic program and epigenetic imprints inherited by each individual. The genetic program unfolds during development through the regulation of molecular processes that control cell behaviours such as division, migration and differentiation, ultimately generating the size, shape and tissue pattern of the mature individual.
Medal History
In 2002, the Australian and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology (ANZSCDB) inaugurated a special award to recognise excellence in the fields of Cell and Developmental Biology.
The award consists of a pure silver medal (5cm in diameter), struck at the Perth Mint, to be presented annually at the COMBIO conference, the combined meeting of the ANZSCDB, the Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Australian Society of Plant Scientists.
The Medal features an elegant embossed design by Professor Nadia Rosenthal (a muscle stem cell biologist and obviously talented artist) that encapsulates the beauty of cellular life and the scientific excellence of those that will be recognised by this award. The Medal is also accompanied by an Plenary lecture from the recipient at the annual COMBIO. |
