Prizes for students
The department celebrates academic excellence with a number of annual awards for the top performing students in the fields of Immunology. Each prize winner receives $500.
The Nairn Prize in Immunology, named after the Department's founding chairman, Professor Richard Nairn, is given to the top Immunology Honours student completing his/her/their project within Monash University.
The Mark Barnett Memorial award for Human Pathology is given to the top level 3 undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Biomedical Science (BBiomedSc) student undertaking Immunology as their major studies and named in memory of Dr Mark Barnett.
The Jennifer Rolland Prize in Immunology (formerly Jared Purton Prize in Immunology) which was established in memory of a talented former PhD graduate from the department who was tragically killed while completing his post-doctoral training overseas, is offered to the top level 2 undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BSc) or Biomedical Science (BBiomedSc) student undertaking IMM2011 and IMM2022. The Jared Purton Prize is offered by the Australia and New Zealand Society for Immunology
2021 awardees
- The Nairn Prize in Immunology - Bailey Cardwell
- The Mark Barnett Memorial Award - Ciara Murray
- The Jennifer Rolland Prize in Immunology - Harrison Hood
2020 awardees
- The Nairn Prize in Immunology - Rory Doolan
- The Mark Barnett Memorial Award - Jacob Purcell
The Jennifer Rolland Prize in Immunology - Lauren Blackman
2019 awardees
- The Nairn Prize in Immunology - Elan L'Estrange-Stranieri
- The Mark Barnett Memorial Award - Christopher Kanellis
The Jennifer Rolland Prize in Immunology - Emma Autelitano
2018 awardees
- The Nairn Prize in Immunology - Daniel Thiele
- The Mark Barnett Memorial Award - Madeleine Kerr
The Jennifer Rolland Prize in Immunology - Natasha Bond
2017 awardees
- The Nairn Prize in Immunology - Heidi Fettke
- The Mark Barnett Memorial Award - Fizza Arshad
The Jared Purton Prize in Immunology - Zoe Magill
Heidi Fettke has subsequently enrolled in a PhD, researching biomarkers in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer under the supervision of Associate Professor Arun Azad, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health.
2016 awardees
- The Nairn Prize in Immunology - Jasper Cornish
- The Mark Barnett Memorial Award - Robert Vienet
- The Jared Purton Prize in Immunology - Jeffrey Lai
Jasper Cornish has subsequently enrolled in a PhD, on "The role of NFkB1 in follicular B cell homeostasis and function", supervised by Drs Raffi Gugasyan, Paul Ramsland of the Burnet Institute and George Grigoriadis of the School of Clinical Sciences.
2015 awardees
- The Nairn Prize in Immunology - Liriye Kurtovic
- The Mark Barnett Memorial Award - Raphael Ling
- The Jared Purton Prize in Immunology - Jessica Motyer
Liriye Kurtovic has undertaken a PhD post her Honours year, on "The role of complement in antibody-mediated immune mechanisms against malaria", supervised by Prof James Beeson and Dr Freya Fowkes of the Burnet Institute.