Four researchers from the UQ Faculty of Medicine have been awarded with Australia Day Honours for 2023.
Dr Vicki Jane Flenady from the Mater Research Institute-UQ has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to medical research, particularly in the field of perinatal mortality.
Professor Carmel Mary Hawley from the Australasian Kidney Trials Network (AKTN) has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to kidney medicine as a researcher, clinician and mentor.
Associate Professor Zarnie Lwin from the Centre for Lung Cancer Early Detection has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to medicine in the field of neuro-oncology.
Professor Gail Garvey from the School of Public Health has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to Indigenous health, and cancer research.
Professor Garvey said acknowledgement by the Commonwealth was a recognition of her past and ongoing work with Indigenous communities.
“I see this award as recognition of the partnerships developed over many years with Indigenous communities and cancer services to develop equitable, safe and timely models of care for First Nations peoples,” Professor Garvey said.
“This collaborative approach will make positive health and wellbeing outcomes achievable in our communities.”
Those recognised from the Faculty of Medicine are part of a wider cohort of UQ community members acknowledged by the Commonwealth this year.
See the full list of University of Queensland winners.
Media: UQ Medicine Communications, med.media@uq.edu.au, +61 436 368 746.
