A001893 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2002-05-06 human Ailie Smith updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001893b.htm corporateBody Australian Neuroscience Society Inc AACR2 Australasian Neuroscience Society 2013 1971 Start Place Australia Association Society or Membership Organisation Neuroscience The Australian Neuroscience Society Inc was established in 1971. It is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system and are actively involved in research and teaching. From their website Feb. 2006 "The Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS) was begun in 1971 as an informal collection of Australian neuroscientists. It became a formal society with council in 1980 and was incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory in 1981. The ANS represents a wide spectrum of Australian neuroscience. The Society currently has over 800 members, and runs the only annual neuroscience-specific scientific meeting in Australia. It regularly consults with its member via email and print bulletins, and elects a representative governing council on a biennial basis. The Society plays an important role allowing communication between government and the Australian neuroscience community. All persons interested in neuroscience are eligible for Ordinary Membership of the Society." In 2013 the Society changed its name to the Australasian Neuroscience Society.

The Society presents the following awards:

Nina Kondelos Prize, which recognises outstanding contributions to basic and clinical neuroscience research made by female neuroscientists:

Distinguished Achievement Award, which recognises outstanding contributions by an individual to neuroscience in Australia or New Zealand, and to the Society:

Honorary Membership; which recognises distinguished neuroscientists who have rendered notable service to the Society.

 Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS) (1985 - ) Curtis, David Roderick (1927 - 2017)

Received Distinguished Achievement Award 2009

 Gandevia, Simon Charles (1953 - )

Member of Council 1985 - 1988

 Costa, Marcello (1940 - 2024)

President 1994 - 1995; Life Member 2010 - 2024

 Austin, Lawrence (Lawrie) (1926 - 2000)

President 1981 - 1981; received Distinguished Achievement Award 1991

 McCloskey, Douglas Ian (1941 - )

President 1986 - 1987

 McLachlan, Elspeth Mary (1942 - )

President 1996 - 1997; received Distinguished Achievement Award 2006

 Mark, Richard Freeman (1934 - 2003)

President 1998 - 1999

 Bennett, Maxwell Richard (Max) (1939 - )

President 1990 - 1991; Honorary Fellow 2010 - ; received Distinguished Achievement Award 2001

 Richards, Linda Jane

President 2016 - 2018

 Scheffer, Ingrid Eileen (1958 - )

Awarded the Society's Medallion 2013

 Paxinos, George (1944 - )

President 2004 - 2005; received Distinguished Achievement Award 2015

 Nina Kondelos Prize, Australian Neuroscience Society (2007 - )

The Society has awarded the Prize since 2007

 Redman, Stephen John (1938 - )

President 1992 - 1993; Distinguished Achievement Award 2000

 Bishop, Peter Orlebar (1917 - 2012)

Honorary Member 1986 - 2012

 Boden Research Conference (1981 - )

The Society sponsored Boden Research Conferences held in 1984, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2004

 Furness, John Barton (1945 - )

Distinguished Achievement Award 2003

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