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TSANZ 2024 Award Winners

Congratulations to all of the Winners

During the 42nd TSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting, the winners were announced at the TSANZ Annual Awards dinner held at Showtime Melbourne on June 17, 2024

Early Career Researchers Award (Basic Science)

Presented by TSANZ President Professor Kate Wyburn

Anita Niu x 3
Aadhar Moudgil
Rohan Bhattacharjya x 2
James Zuiani
Kayla Singleton
Ranje Al-atiyah
Sanjay Dutta


Early Career Researchers Award (Clinical Science)

Presented by TSANZ President Professor Kate Wyburn

Harry Robertson
Julian Singer
Tennille Vitagliano
Dhaksha Tharmaraj
Brenda Maria Rosales
James Clement Walcott
Georgina Laura Irish
Denghao Wu
Georgina Ellen Riddiough
David Sien Chin Soon


The Prestigious President's Prize

Presented by TSANZ President Professor Kate Wyburn

Anita Niu - (Basic Science)
Dhaksha Tharmaraj
- (Clinical Science)

President's Prize People's Choice Award

Anita Niu - (Basic Science)
Harry Robertson
- (Clinical Science)


Best Poster award

Anjan Kumar Bongoni - (Basic Science)
Melissa Levy
- (Clinical Science)


Mark Cocks Award Sponsored by Transplant Australia

This prestigious award is to recognise the life of Mark Cocks and his contribution to Transplant Australia and the wider transplant community

Presented by Chris Thomas

Matthew Jose


KHA Awards Sponsored by Kidney Health Australia

Presented by Chris Forbes

Bill Mulley - (Clinical Research)

Jeanette Villanueva - (Laboratory Research)


TSANZ Lafferty Distinguished Service Award

This biennial award is named in memory of Kevin Lafferty, an Australian pioneer in transplantation biology who discovered that co-stimulation was required for T cell activation and graft rejection.

Stephen Alexander


TSANZ Aviva Rosenfeld Award for Excellence in Patient Care in Transplantation

Presented by TSANZ President Professor Kate Wyburn

This award has been established in honour of Aviva Rosenfeld, the TSANZ Executive Officer from 1996 to 2015. The award recognises an outstanding clinician who has demonstrated excellence in patient care in transplantation.

Clare Fazackerley


TSANZ Ian McKenzie Prize for Outstanding Contribution in Transplantation

This prestigious award recognises researchers who have demonstrated excellence and exceptional contribution in the field of transplantation.

Not Awarded