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Marsden Fund success for Maurice Wilkins Centre investigators

8 November 2016

Researchers associated with the Maurice Wilkins Centre have received a major boost after several investigators received Marsden funding last week.

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Royal Society honours for three Maurice Wilkins Centre investigators

27 October 2016

Three Maurice Wilkins Centre principal investigators have been announced as Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand this week, an honour recognising their international distinction in research and scholarship. 

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Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble receives Marsden Medal

12 September 2016

Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble has received the 2016 Marsden Medal from the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS) to honour her lifetime of outstanding service to science. 

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Prestigious award for cancer researcher

11 September 2016

Cancer biologist Professor Antony Braithwaite has received the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS) Shorland Medal in recognition of his work on the tumour suppressor protein p53 and other cancer associated genes. 

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Bill Denny inducted into Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame

Bill Denny inducted into Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame

29 August 2016

Distinguished Professor Bill Denny has been inducted into the American Chemical Society Division of Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame at an August 23 ceremony in Philadelphia.

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Leadership Award for Centre investigator

18 July 2016

Congratulations to Maurice Wilkins Centre Associate Investigator Dr Siouxsie Wiles who was named a Blake Leader 2016 from the Sir Peter Blake Trust on July 1.

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MWC investigators awarded 14 grants in national health research funding

15 June 2016

Investigators with the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery have been awarded a total of 14 project grants in the annual Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) funding round.

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Distinguished Professor Ted Baker awarded Lawrence Bragg Medal

Distinguished Professor Ted Baker awarded Lawrence Bragg Medal

13 April 2016

Distinguished Professor Ted Baker, an emeritus principal investigator of the Maurice Wilkins Centre, has been awarded the Lawrence Bragg Medal from the Society of Crystallographers in Australia and New Zealand (SCANZ). 

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