Achievements:

Professor John Aitken receiving the ST Huang-Chan Memorial Medal from the Head of the Anatomy Department from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong in 2005.

The Centre has had a number of achievements over the past couple of years. These include:

• Koopman, P. (2009) Lemberg Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
• Koopman, P. (2008-XXX) Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA).
• Koopman, P. (2008-2012) Who's Who in Australia.
• Kooopman, P. (2008-2012) Federation Fellowship, Australian Research Council.
• Koopman (2007) Australian Professorial Fellowship, Australian Research Council.
• Koopman, P. (2007) Award for Research Excellence, GSK Australia.
• Koopman, P. (2006) Invitation Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
• Aitken, R.J. (2005) St Huang-Chan Memorial Medal. University of Hong Kong .
• Jamsai, D. (2005) The National Research Council of Thailand PhD Thesis Award. Awarded on February 2, 2005. The prize recognises the best PhD thesis in the field of Medical Science by a Thai citizen worldwide.
• Jamsai, D. (2005) Mahidol University Distinguished Thesis Awards 2004 (Honorable mention). Awarded on January 31, 2005. The prize recognises the best PhD thesis in the field of Health Science for Mahidol University academic year 2004.
• Koopman, P. (2005) President's Medal, Australian and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology.
• Jans, D. (2005) The GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Award. This award is presented by the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology to an Australian scientist for distinguished contributions to this field. The award includes a medal that will be presented at ComBio 2005 meeting in Adelaide on September 25-29th, 2005.
• Baker, M. (2005) Postgraduate Trainee Merit Award and the Lalor International Travel Award from the American Society of Andrology. This award was presented at the American Society of Andrology Meeting, 2-5 April 2005, Seattle, USA .
• Aitken, R.J. (2004) Founders Lecture, Society for Reproductive Biology Annual Meeting, Darling Harbor Convention Centre, Sydney .
• Hogarth, C. (2004) 1st Prize in the Women in Scientific Excellence Awards.
• Hogarth, C. (2004) Anna Steinburger Award for Best Female Student Presentation, American Society of Andrology conference.
• Holt, J.E., Aitken, R.J., Roman , S.D. and McLaughlin, E.A. (2004) Awarded best overall poster from the entire conference. Use of RNA interference for the functional analysis of genes involved in ovarian development. Horizons in Livestock Sciences 2004 Conference. Gene silencing and therapeutic interventions. Gold Coast International Hotel Queensland .
• De Kretser, D. (2004) HS Jacobs President's Lecturer, British Fertility Society.
• De Kretser, D. (2004) Robert H Williams Distinguished Leadership Award, The Endocrine Society.
• Kennedy, C. (2004) Lalor Foundation International Student Travel Award to attend the Andrology Society of America Conference.
• O'Bryan, M.K. (2004) Monash University Senior Post-doctoral Fellowship.
• O'Bryan, M.K. and Gibbs, G. (2004) Best Project award from The Rebecca Cooper Medical Research Foundation.
• Loveland , K. (2004) 2004 Young Andrologist Award from The American Society for Andrology.
• Hogarth, C. (2004) Monash Postgraduate Student Travel Grant for attendance at American Society for Andrology Meeting, Baltimore, USA and European Testis Workshop, Edinburgh, UK, 2004.
• Hogarth, C. (2004) NIH Student Travel Grant to American Society for Andrology Annual Meeting, Baltimore , USA .
• Hogarth, C. (2004) Anna Margaret Steinberger Award for Best Poster Presentation at American Society for Andrology Annual Meeting, Baltimore, USA .
• Itman, C., Lo, C., Hogarth, C. and Szczepny, A. (2004) Society for Reproductive Biology Student Travel Awards.
• Hogarth, C. (2004) MIRD Women in Scientific Excellence Award.
• Hogarth, C. (2004) Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, 2nd prize for 2nd year PhD Student Presentation.
• Barakat, B. (2004) Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development; PhD Student Team Player Award (for asking questions at seminars).