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University of Otago Distinguished Research Medal

2024: Professor John Crump, Centre for International Health

2023: Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman, Public Health

2022: Professor Jacinta Ruru, Law

2021: Professor Keith Gordon, Chemistry

2020: Professor David Murdoch, Pathology and Biomedical Science

2019: Professor Richie Poulton, Psychology

2018: Professor David Craw, Geology

2017: Professor Parry Guilford, Biochemistry

2016: Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith, Anatomy

2015: Professor Sally Brooker, Chemistry

2014: Professor Greg Cook, Microbiology

2013: Professor Robert Poulin, Zoology

2012: Professor Alan Musgrave, Philosophy

2011: Professor Allan Herbison, Physiology

2010: Professor David Fergusson, Medicine Christchurch

2009: Professor Cliff Abraham, Psychology

2008: Professor Mark Richards, Medicine Christchurch

2007: Professor Keith Hunter, Chemistry

The Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal

2024: Professor Anna High, Faculty of Law

2023: Professor Jemma Geoghegan, Microbiology and Immunology

2022: Professor Peter Mace, Biochemistry

2021: Professor Benjamin Schontal, Religion and Associate Professor John Shaver, Religion

2020: Associate Professor Anne-Marie Jackson, Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences and Dr Louise Bicknell, Pathology

2019: Dr Karl Iremonger, Physiology

2018: Associate Professor Siân Halcrow, Anatomy

2017: Dr Kourken Michaelian, Philosophy

2016: Professor Richard B Gearry, Medicine Christchurch

2015: Joint Winners: Associate Professor Jessica Palmer, Law and Associate Professor Suetonia Palmer, Medicine Christchurch

2014 Joint Winners: Dr Haxby Abbott, Surgery and Dr Peter Fineran, Microbiology

2013: Dr Shinichi Nakagawa, Zoology

2012: Dr Jacob Edmond, English and Literature

2011: Associate Professor Lisa Stamp, Medicine Christchurch

2010 Joint Winners: Ms Jacinta Ruru, Law and Associate Professor Richard Troughton, Medicine Christchurch

2009: Dr Chris Brickell, Anthropology

2008: Dr Angela Wanhalla, History

2007: Dr Peter Dearden, Biochemistry

Early Career Awards for Distinction in Research

2024: Dr Jude Ball (Department of Public Health), Dr Rose Crossin (Department of Population Health), Associate Professor Olivia Harrison (Department of Psychology), Dr Nathan Kenny (Department of Biochemistry), Associate Professor Daniel Pletzer (Department of Microbiology and Immunology) and Associate Professor Andrew Reynolds (Department of Medicine).

2023: Dr Matthew Jenkins (Psychological Medicine, UOW); Dr Kimberley O’Sullivan (Public Health, UOW); Dr Simon Jackson (Microbiology and Immunology); Dr Hemakumar Devan (Medicine, UOW); Dr Matthew McNeil (Microbiology and Immunology); Dr Sara Miller (Chemistry); Dr Stephen Young (Law).

2022: Dr Philip Adamson (Medicine, UOC); Dr Sebastian Gehricke (Accountancy and Finance); Dr Jemma Geoghegan (Microbiology and Immunology); Dr Anna Gosling (Anatomy); Dr Amandine Sabadel (Zoology); Dr Joseph Watts (Religion).

2021: Dr Sarah Diermeier (Biochemistry); Dr Christina Ergler (Geography); Dr Michael Garratt (Anatomy); Dr Anna High (Law); Dr Charlotte King (Anatomy); Dr Meredith Peddie (Human Nutrition).

2020: Dr Htin Lin Aung (Microbiology and Immunology); Dr Rebecca Kinaston (Anatomy); Dr Khoon Lim (Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine); Dr Rachel Purcell (Surgery); Dr Stefanie Zollmann (Computer Science).

2019: Dr Anna Garden (Chemistry); Dr Tim Hore (Anatomy); Dr Carolina Loch (Oral Sciences); Dr Erin Macaulay (Pathology); Dr Mei Peng (Food Science); Dr John Shaver (Religion).

2018: Dr Rosie Brown (Anatomy); Dr Allan Gamble (Pharmacy); Dr Tracy Melzer (Medicine, UOC); Dr Robert Odolinski (Surveying); Dr Michael Pankhurst (Anatomy); Dr Daniel Ribeiro (Physiotherapy).

2017: Dr Tilman Davies (Mathematics and Statistics); Dr Bill Hawkins (Chemistry); Dr Tobias Langlotz (Information Science); Dr Nic Rawlence (Zoology); Dr James Scott (Geology); Dr Jesse Wall (Law); Dr Ting Wang (Mathematics and Statistics).

2016: Dr Louise Bicknell (Pathology); Dr Rob Middag (Chemistry); Dr Peter Mace (Biochemistry); Dr Giles Newton-Howes (Psychological Medicine, Wellington); Dr Damian Scarf (Psychology); Dr Benjamin Schonthal (Theology and Religion).

2015: Dr Anitra Carr (Pathology Christchurch); Dr Logan Walker (Pathology Christchurch); Dr Karl Iremonger (Physiology); Dr Sheri Johnson (Anatomy); Dr Jorg Hennig (Maths).

2014: Dr Anita Dunbier (Biochemistry); Dr Zach Weber (Philosophy); Dr Anna Pilbrow (Medicine Christchurch); Jason Gurney (Public Health Wellington); Dr Khaled Greish (Pharmacology).

2013: Dr Karen Brouneus (Peace & Conflict Studies); Dr Carla Meledandri (Chemistry); Dr Virginia Toy (Geology); Dr Suetonia Palmer (Medicine Christchurch); Dr Lyndie Foster-Page (Sir John Walsh Research Institute – Dentistry).

2012: Dr Haxby Abbott (Surgery); Dr Andrew Clarkson (Anatomy); Dr Sian Halcrow (Anatomy); Dr Michael Knapp (Anatomy)

2011: Dr Peter Fineran (Microbiology); Dr Schieak Tzeng (Surgery Wellington); Dr Clare Strachan (Pharmacy); Dr Dione Healey (Psychology); Dr James Crowley (Chemistry); Dr Shinichi Nakagawa (Zoology).

2010: Jessica Palmer (Law); Dr Simone Marshall (English); Associate Professor Richard Gearry (Medicine Christchurch).

2009: Dr Lisa Stamp (Medicine Christchurch); Dr Angela Wanhalla (History and Art History); Dr Sarah Young (Microbiology); Dr Rebecca Campbell (Physiology).

2008: Dr Alex McLellan (Microbiology); Dr Fiona Edgar (Management); Dr Michael (Mik) Black (Biochemistry); Dr Lisa Whitehead (Postgraduate Nursing Studies Christchurch); Dr Pat Wheatley (Classics).

2007: Dr Philip Ainslie (Physiology); Dr Rebecca Roberts (Pathology); Dr Anna Carr (Tourism); Dr Anne-Louise Heath (Human Nutrition); Dr Warwick Bowen (Physics).

Māori Early Career Award for Distinction in Research

2024: Dr Amanda Clifford (Department of Psychology) and Dr Amber Young (School of Pharmacy).

2023: Dr Alana Alexander (Anatomy) and Dr Erica Newman (Te Tumu).

Tofā Sāili Pacific Early Career Award for Distinction in Research

2024: Dr Emma Powell (Te Tumu)

2023: Dr Troy Ruhe (Va'a o Tautai | Centre for Pacific Health)

Research Group Award

2024: Phage-host interactions (PHI) Laboratory

2023: Centre for Neuroendocrinology

2022: Centre for Free Radical Research

2021: No award made

2020: Christchurch Heart Institute

2019: BEATS Research Programme

2018: Gemmell Lab

2017: Otago Bacterial Energetics and Antimicrobial Resistance (OBEAR) Group

2016: Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Research Unit (DMHDRU)

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