ASTH Scientific Medal Winners
2008 ASTH Medal winner: Elizabeth Gardiner (Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Vic)
Increasing shear rates cause shedding of platelet glycoprotein (GP)VI
Below: Elizabeth Gardiner receiving the 2008 ASTH Medal from Chris Ward
2008 ASTH Medal runners up
Kate Burbury (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Vic): Warfarin reversal for elective surgical procedures, using low dose intravenous vitamin K: impact on vitamin K-dependant factor levels
Claire McLintock (University of Auckland, NZ): Pregnancy outcome in women with mechanical heart valves treated with enoxaparin
2007 ASTH Medal winner: Simone Schoenwaelder (Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Vic)
Identification of a Unique Platelet Contractile Mechanism Regulating Thrombus Stability
Below: Simone Schoenwaelder receiving the 2007 ASTH Medal from Chris Ward
2007 ASTH Medal runners up
Kate Burbury (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Vic): Plasma Cell Myeloma Immunophenotype Differs in Patients Receiving Biological Agents
David Connor (St Vincents Hospital & University of NSW, NSW): Phospholipid- dependant Procoagulant Activity of Platelet-derived Microparticles is Restricted to the Annexin V Binding Subpopulation
2006 ASTH Medal winner: Jennifer Curnow (Northern Blood Research Centre, NSW)
Below: Mark Smith with 2006 ASTH Medal winner Jennifer Curnow
2005 Astra Zeneca Medal winner: Vivien Chen (University of New South Wales)
Tissue Factor Activation involves disulfide switching
Below: Vivian Chen receiving her prize from Glen Pater, Medical Director of AstraZeneca in Australia
2005 AstraZeneca Medal runners up
Vanessa Cole (Royal Perth Hospital, WA): Genetic confirmation of protein S deficiency
HPH Liang (Northern Blood Research Centre, NSW): A common ancestral glycoprotein (GP) IX gene mutation (ASN45SER) causes Bernard - Soulier Syndrome (BSS) in european families from Northern Europe and Australia
2004 AstraZeneca Medal winner: Quintin Hughes (University of WA/ Royal Perth Hospital)
Oestrogen regulation of the anti - coagulant Protein S
Below: Linda Williams from AstraZeneca presenting Quintin Hughes with his award.
2004 AstraZeneca Medal runners up
Jennifer Curnow (Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW): Identifying hyper - coaguable states with a simple global coagulation assay: the overall coagulation potential
Scott Dunkley (Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW): Tirofiban induced thrombocytopenia is associated with drug dependent antibodies that cause platelet activation and increased ischaemis events
2003 AstraZeneca Medal winner: Laura Young (Auckland Hospital, NZ)
2003 AstraZeneca Medal runners up
John Pimanda (Centre for Thrombosis and Vascular Research, NSW)
Murray Adams (Curtin University, WA)
2002 AstraZeneca Medal winner: John Primanda (Centre for Thrombosis and Vascular Research)
2002 AstraZeneca Medal runners up
Parisa Asvadi (St George Hospital, NSW)
Janelle Staton (Royal Perth Hospital, WA)
2001 ASTH Medal winner: Warwick Nesbitt (Box Hill Hospital, VIC)
2001 ASTH Medal runners up
Tim Brighton (SEALS, NSW)
Simone Schoenwaelder (Box Hill Hospital, VIC)
2000 ASTH Medal winner: Michael Eisbacher (Centre for Thrombosis and Vascular Reseach, NSW)
2000 ASTH Medal runners up
Matthew Linden (University of Western Australia, WA)
Joanne Joseph (St Vincent's Hospital, NSW)
1999 ASTH Medal winner: Melissa Holmes (POWRI, NSW)
1999 ASTH Medal runners up
Suhasini Kulkarni (Box Hill Hospital, VIC)
Sasha Tait (POWH, NSW)
1998 ASTH Medal winner: Chris Ward (Medlab Ltd, NZ)
1998 ASTH Medal runners up
Julie Dean (New Children's Hospital, NSW)
Joanne Joseph (UMDS, UK)
1997 ASTH Medal winner: Janine Campbell (Box Hill Hospital, VIC)
1997 ASTH Medal runners up
Joanne Apolloni (QE Hospital, SA)
Janette Burgess (POWRI, NSW)
1996 ASTH Medal winner: Philip Hogg (POWRI, NSW)
1996 ASTH Medal runners up
David Facey (Westmead Hospital, NSW)
Shaun Jackson (Box Hill Hospital, VIC)
