APS Career Awards for AUS-oMicS 2025
Three prestigious career awards are on offer to members of the Australasian Proteomics Society attending the inaugural AUS-oMicS Conference in 2025.
SHIMADZU PROUDLY SUPPORTS
THE KEN MITCHELLHILL AWARD
The Ken Mitchelhill Award is on offer to current Australian or New Zealand early postdoctoral career researchers (within 5 years of PhD completion) who are working in the broad area of proteomics and associated fields. The award honours the memory and contributions of Ken Mitchelhill to the field of proteome science and is aimed to help advance the careers of the society’s best and brightest early career scientists. The 2025 Award will comprise a certificate, oral presentation at the inaugural AUS-oMicS conference and AUD$2,000 to be used towards attending an International Proteomics Conference within 12 months of the award. The Ken Mitchelhill Early Career Award is proudly supported by Shimadzu.
Applications can be directed to: Peter.Hoffmann@unisa.edu.au AND james.broadbent@gmail.com & must meet the above eligibility criteria, provide a 2-page CV, AUS-oMicS conference abstract and be registered for the AUS-oMicS Conference 2025.
AUSTRALASIAN PROTEOMICS SOCIETY PROUDLY SUPPORTS
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
The APS Career Development Award is a prestigious mid-career award, which recognises high-quality sustained contributions to proteome science. The award aims to enhance the career progression and reputational status of mid-career members of the APS. The 2025 Award is available to current Australian or New Zealand researchers with 7 to 15 years of post-PhD experience. Applicants must have been a member of APS for a minimum of 3 years and have had a 3-year gap since receiving a past APS career recognition award (e.g. Ken Mitchelhill Award). The Award will comprise a certificate, oral presentation at the inaugural AUS-oMicS Conference 2025 and AUD$3,000 to support further career progression activities. The Australasian Proteomic Society Proudly supports this career development award.
Applications can be directed to: Peter.Hoffmann@unisa.edu.au AND james.broadbent@gmail.com & must meet the above eligibility criteria, provide a 2-page CV, AUS-oMicS conference abstract and be registered for the AUS-oMicS Conference 2025.
AUSTRALASIAN PROTEOMICS SOCIETY PROUDLY SUPPORTS
STUDENT AWARDS
The APS values the enormous contribution of our students to the field of proteomics and the vibrancy that they bring to the society. In following from previous years, the APS will recognize this contribution at the AUS-oMicS Conference 2025 through the selection of five student abstracts for podium presentations. The awards are open to student members of the APS, who are current Australian or New Zealand researchers. The award will comprise a certificate, oral presentation at the inaugural AUS-oMicS Conference 2025 and a cash prize to support attendance at the meeting. Nomination is automatic at the time of abstract submission, where student membership is selected. Proteomics and Metabolomics Victoria (PMV) and Merck are proud supporters of Student awards and prizes.
APS LIFE MEMBERS
RICHARD SIMPSON
Life member since 2017
LINDSAY SPARROW
Life member since 2017
ROBERT MORITZ
Life member since 2020
APS AWARD WINNERS
2024
Simpson Lecturer - Jennifer Van Eyk (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA)
Ken Mitchelhill Young Investigator - Heather C Murray (The University of Newcastle and The Hunter Medical Research Institute)
APS Career Development Award – Morten Thaysen-Andersen
SoAPS Presentations - Janik Seidel, Nicola Karakatsanis, Haoyun Fang, Mohammadreza Dorvash, Daryl Chin, Darren Lau, Dylan H Multari, Mengbo Li, Debbie Chong, Isabella G Steen, Shulei Liu, Andrew J Spiteri, Hao Dong
2023
Simpson Lecturer - Ben Garcia (Washington University, USA)
Ken Mitchelhill Young Investigator - David Skerrett-Byrne (The University of Newcastle)
SoAPS Presentations - Shawn Goh, Julian van Gerwen, Molly Talbot, Yaan Ng, Erin Humphries, Arineh Tahmasian, Alex Lam, Joshua Fehring, Mengbo Li, Ashleigh Dale
2022
Simpson Lecturer - Nicki Packer (Macquarie University)
Ken Mitchelhill Young Investigator - Sri Ramarathinam (Monash University)
SoAPS Presentations - Mahya Bahmani, Dylan Harney, Anastasia Chernykh, Matthew Challis, Dilana Staudt, Cameron Macdonald, Manika Singh, AKM Muraduzzaman, Louise Uoselis
2021
Simpson Lecturer - Prof Stuart Cordwell (University of Sydney)
Ken Mitchelhill Young Investigator - Joshua J Hamey (University of NSW)
SoAPS Presentations - Camila Espejo, Johanna EE Tuomisto, Hitesh Kore, Tiago Oliveira
2020
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Rebecca Poulos
Early Career Award – Rebeca Kawahara, Keshava Datta
SoAPS Presentations - Elizabeta Madzharova, Elise J. Needham, Mohammad Shahbazy, Hitesh Kore, Stephanie E L Town, Hani Jieun Kim, Louise Uoselis, Alexander W. Rookyard, Chun Zhou
Simpson Speaker 2020 - Anne-Claude Gingras
2019
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Sean Humphrey
Early Career Award – Albert Lee, Pouya Faridi
SoAPS Presentations - Kirti Pandey, Desmond L. Li, Tara K Bartolec, Harley R Robinson, Kevin Huynh, Ashleigh L Dale, Balu Balan, William Klare, Xinle Tan, Elise J Needham, Hannah Huckstep, Terry Lim Kam Sian, Joel A Cain, Purushothaman Kathiresan, Daniela- Lee Smith, Jeffrey Molendijk,
Simpson Speaker 2019 - Ileana Cristea
2018
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Nichollas Scott
International Early Career Award – Evelyn Maes
Lifetime Memberships – Lindsay Sparrow, Richard Simpson
Simpson Speaker 2018 - Rudolf Aebersold
2017
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Laura Dagley
International Early Career Award – Nestor Solis
SoAPS Presentations – Daniel Bucio Noble, Elise Needham, Fiona Bicknell, Joshua hamey
Simpson Speaker 2017 - Bernhard Kuster
2016
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Rommel Mathias
International Early Career Award – Nichollas Scott
APS Student Bursary – Ian Loke, Ali McAfee, Anup Shah, Jeffrey Molendijk
Simpson Speaker 2016 - Matthias Mann
2015
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Benjamin Parker
Simpson Speaker 2015 - Albert Heck
2014
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Suresh Mathivanan
2013
Ken Mitchelhill Award – Morten Thaysen-Andersen
