North Ryde. Top award for professor

David Weisbrot, newly-appointed Professor of Law and Governance, at Macquarie University, received the top award at the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) annual Awards for Excellence in Health and Medical Research. Professor Weisbrot received the prestigious ‘Most Outstanding Contribution’ award for 2010 for his work. The NHMRC awards recognise outstanding contributions to ethics, health and medical research and are decided on the basis of research quality, innovation and leadership. For the last four and a half years, he has been an active member of the NHMRC’s Human Genetics Advisory Committee. He also served on the NHMRC’s Working Group on Research Integrity.