Past Award Recipients

Kellion Award

Provided by the Kellion Foundation and the ADS for an Australian who has made an outstanding contribution in diabetes research, clinical or service areas in Australia. The recipient of the Award delivers the Kellion Plenary Lecture at the ADS Annual Scientific Meeting.

Previous Winners of the Kellion Award

Inspirational Journeys

The inaugural Inspirational Journeys award program unearthed five ‘unsung heroes’ from among Australia’s dedicated diabetes healthcare professionals. The program, a collaboration among Diabetes Australia, the Australian Diabetes Educators Association, Australian Diabetes Society and Eli Lilly Australia, recognises the contribution of multiple disciplines working together to improve diabetes health outcomes.

Skip Martin ADS Early Career Fellowship

This is a one year ‘bridging’ fellowship sponsored by the Australian Diabetes Society and is awarded to an ADS member who is not more than 5 years beyond their post doctoral studies. This award is in honorary of the late Skip Martin and the recipient must present their work at the ADS Annual Scientific Meeting.

2010: Melinda Coughlan
2009: Kate Graham

Pincus Taft Young Investigator Award

The Australian Diabetes Society provides the ADS Pincus Taft Young Investigator Awards that is awarded annually to a junior member/s who presents the best oral presentation at the ADS Annual Scientific Meeting. The following have been awarded since the year 2000 however the award has been presented for many years prior to this.

2009: Mark McKenzie
2008: Brian Drew, Nicole Wong
2007: Jason Chung   
2006: Anna Calkin
2005: Kathryn Aston-Mourney
2004: Georgia Frangioudulos, Kylie McLauchlan
2003: Spiros Fourlanos
2002: Fiona Lee
2001: Seng Khee Gan
2000: Matthew Oldfield

Basic Science Poster Award

This award is provided by the Australian Diabetes Society and is awarded to an ADS member/s for the best basic science poster in diabetes research given at the ADS Annual Scientific Meeting.

2009: Fay Lin Khong, Sarah Turpin
2008: Michelle Fryirs, Lisa Wing-Yee Lo
2007: Timo Kanzleiter
2006: David Liuwantara, Amanda Preston

Clinical Poster Award

This award is provided by the Australian Diabetes Society and is awarded to an ADS member/s for the best diabetes clinical research poster given at the ADS Annual Scientific Meeting.

2009: Shilpa Verma, Anna Lih
2008: Hung Nguyen, Jencia Wong
2007: Spiros Fourlanos
2006: Lionel Chan, Christine Rodda

The John R. Turtle Clinical Skills Training Course For Advanced Trainees in Endocrinology

This prize is provided by the Australian Diabetes Society and is awarded to an ADS member for their valuable participation and contribution given at the annual John R. Turtle Clinical Skills Training Course.

2009: No Winner
2008: Emily Gianatti
2007: Sandi Staermose
2006: Merryn Thomae
2005: Kenneth Ho
2004: Ann McCormack, John Wentworth
2003: Andrea Cussons

ADS-Servier National Diabetes Strategy Grants in Memory of Barry Young

These grants have been made possible by the generosity of Servier Laboratories Australia which has strongly supported the National Diabetes Strategies for many years.

2009: Melanie Burkhardt, Fergus Cameron, Jeff Flack, John Furler
2008: N Wah Cheung, Meaghan L Douglas, Trisha Dunning, William Hague, Sheila Patel, Sophia Zoungas