LAUREATE Professor Nicholas Talley set out to bring science into the clinic to make a difference to people's lives, and now his efforts have been recognised at the annual Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Awards.
The University of Newcastle Distinguished Laureate Professor was honoured with the Research Excellence Award at HMRI's virtual event on Thursday night.
Professor Talley, a gastroenterologist and the editor-in-chief of the Medical Journal of Australia, said he hoped to be remembered as someone who trained and inspired other researchers.
"We have made discoveries, and those discoveries have and will continue to change practice, but the career highlight for me personally is training others and inspiring excellence in research," he said.
The other top awards went to Associate Professor Tracy Burrows - an advanced accredited practising dietitian and senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle who received the Mid Career Research Award for her work on research on obesity in children and adults; and Associate Professor Andrew Gardner, a clinical neuropsychologist who took out the Early Career Research Award for his work examining the brain health of retired professional collision sport athletes.
Associate Professor Tracy Burrows said research accolades were a reflection of the perseverance and resilience of the science community.
One of her career highlights had been receiving an NHMRC grant.
"Which most people would know is a hugely competitive grant scheme - particularly for mid-career researchers, and particularly for female researchers," she said.
The annual HMRI awards celebrate and honour medical research excellence.
HMRI director, Professor Tom Walley, said the Institute's 1600-strong research community were all playing their part in translating world-class research to make health services better and provide life-saving treatments to patients.
He said they were helping to position HMRI as a global leader in health and medical research.
The awards ceremony was streamed live via Zoom.
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