The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) is delighted to announce
that the 2024 ASMR Medal will be awarded to
Professor Matt Dun
from the University of Newcastle/Hunter Medical Research Institute
Each year the Society awards the ASMR Medal to an eminent stakeholder in the health and medical research community for achievements in raising awareness.
Professor Matt Dun was already researching childhood cancers when his research career took a deeply personal turn. In 2018, his young daughter, Josephine, was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour and, faced with the reality of a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) diagnosis, the most aggressive of all childhood cancers, Professor Dun has dedicated his career to finding effective treatments. Tragically, Josephine passed away almost 2 years from diagnosis, which fuelled his mission to combat DIPG relentlessly.
Between 21 to 28 October 2024, Professor Dun will address audiences at Gala Dinners in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Professor Dun will also deliver a luncheon address at National Press Club, Canberra, at which the ASMR Medal will be presented.