This award recognises Professor Vicky Avery’s accomplishments, her exceptional pursuit for excellence and demonstrated research impact.
Professor Avery is a world-recognised expert in drug discovery. This award for Research Impact, recognises her contributions to the development of drugs for multiple disease indications, most recently in the fields of cancer and neglected diseases. She pioneered image-based drug discovery for parasitic and rare diseases. The awards were announced at the Vice Chancellors Gala Awards ceremony, at the Gold Coast.