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High Achievers - Poultry CRC award winners
Friday, 11 August 2006
Dr Philip Markham – Winner of the 2006 Derrick Edward Award
Poultry CRC Project Leader, Dr Phil Markham, has been awarded the 2006 Derrick Edward Award by the International Organisation for Mycoplasmology. Named in honour of the eminent D.G. Edward, this prestigious award is given in recognition of outstanding contributions to research in the field of mycoplasmology by young investigators entering the field.
“It was a surprise and truly a great honor,” Phil said of receiving the award.
Phil is currently working on the development of new generation mycoplasma vaccines at the University of Melbourne. Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) causes chronic respiratory disease (CRD) in poultry worldwide.
Dr. Amir H. Noormohammadi – Selected to present the sixth Houghton Lecture at the 2007 WVPA Congress in Beijing
Amir is another Poultry CRC Project Leader to win an accolade for his work on poultry diseases. Involved in research on molecular epidemiology and diagnosis of avian pathogens, Amir has been selected to give the Houghton Lecture at the 2007 WVPA (World Veterinary Poultry Association) Congress in Beijing. The award is given every two years to a young scientist who is judged to have made major contributions to the field of poultry disease research.
A Senior Lecturer in Avian Medicine at the University of Melbourne, Amir is currently overseeing a Poultry CRC project designed to take a suite of molecular diagnostic tests out of the research lab and put them to routine practical use in the Australian poultry industry.
“It’s a great pleasure to accept this award and I’m looking forward to delivering the Houghton Lecture in Beijing next year,” said Amir.
“It will be my first visit to China and I’ll be speaking about phase variation of mycoplasma surface proteins and its effect on persistence of infection.”
The Australian Poultry CRC is very proud that two of its leading researchers have won such prestigious awards. Peer recognition of one’s achievements is always a tremendous honour and the Australian poultry industry benefits from the respective efforts of these outstanding scientists and the positive associations generated by their awards.
