2014 HONORIFIC AWARDS FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE
Career research awards
2014 Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture for research in the biological sciences
Professor Jerry Adams FAA FRS
Molecular Genetics of Cancer division
Walter and
Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Professor Jerry Adams has made ground-breaking contributions on the genetic basis of neoplasia and the control of cell death. His research, particularly using transgenic models, has clarified how chromosome translocations promote tumour growth. His discoveries on the Bcl-2 protein family have revealed that the resulting reduction in cell death is a major step in the cancer development and an impediment to its therapy. His discoveries have stimulated and guided the development of novel anti-cancer agents.
