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<event>Award - Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship, Australian Research Council</event>
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<event>Award - Fenner Medal, Australian Academy of Science</event>
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<event>Award - Ross Crozier Medal, Genetics Society of Australia</event>
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The University of Sydney (1850 - )
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Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (1948 - )
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Fenner Medal, Australian Academy of Science (2000 - )
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