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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2025-08-04 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-02-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007807b.htm person Vaux David Laurence AO FAA FAHMS AACR2 28 October 1959 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Molecular biologist Science administrator David Vaux was Deputy Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne from 2011. From the same date he was Joint Division Head and NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow of the WEHI Cell Signalling and Cell Death Division. He first joined WEHI in 1992 working in the molecular genetics of cancer and cellular immunology. From 2007 to 2010 he was a professor and Director of the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, Bundoora.

NOTE: His profile page at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research has been taken down - we guess that follows his retirement.

Citation from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, 2015:

"David Vaux opened the molecular era of cell death research by identifying the first component of the mechanism cells use to kill themselves, showing that failure of cell death leads to the development of cancer, and demonstrating that the cell death mechanism is evolutionarily conserved. He helped identify and characterise two families of cell death inhibitors, which underpinned the development of new classes of cancer therapies that work by activating the cell death machinery in cancer cells."

1984 1984 Education - MB BS University of Melbourne 1985 1985 Career position - Intern, Royal Melbourne Hospital 1986 1989 Career position - Postgraduate Scholar, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1989 1989 Education - PhD University of Melbourne - medical biology 1989 1993 Career position - Fellow, Stanford University, California, U.S.A. 1992 2004 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Apoptosis 1993 2005 Career position - Laboratory Head, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1995 1995 Award - Burnet Prize, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 1996 Career position - Member, Australian Science Communicators 1996 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Cell death and differentiation 1999 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Journal of cell biology 2000 2000 Award - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science 2000 2000 Award - Roche Molecular Biochemicals Medal, Australian Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology 2000 2000 Award - GlaxoSmithKline Australia Award for Research Excellence (jointly with Andreas Strasser) 2001 2005 Career position - Secretary, National Association of Research Fellows 2003 2003 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2003 2003 Award - Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation, State of Victoria 2005 2005 Award - ARC Federation Fellowship 2006 2006 Award - President's Medal, Australia and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology 2006 2007 Career position - Chairman, Victorian Division, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 2006 2012 Career position - Member, Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the Conduct of Science, International Council for Science 2007 Career position - Member, Federal Council, Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science 2007 2011 Career position - National Health and Medical Research Council Australian Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, La Trobe University 2008 Career position - Honorary Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University 2008 2008 Award - Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemical and Molecular Biology 2010 2010 Award - Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lectureship, Australian Academy of Science 2011 2021 Career position - Deputy Director and Head, Cell Signalling and Cell Death Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 2011 2021 Career position - Assistant Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research 2012 Career position - Associate Member, European Molecular Biology Organization 2015 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) 2015 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, PLoS biology 2015 Career position - Board Member, Centre for Scientific Integrity, U.S.A. 26 Jan 2017 26 Jan 2017 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to medicine in the field of biomedical cancer research, to higher education as an academic and mentor, and to professional integrity and ethics 2019 2019 Award - CSL Florey Medal (shared with Andreas Strasser), Australian Institute of Policy and Science 2021 Career position - Emeritus Professor, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation, State of Victoria (1998 - )

Awarded the Prize 2003

 Australia and New Zealand Society for Cell and Developmental Biology (2002? - )

Awarded President's Medal 2006

 Florey Medal, Australian Institute of Policy and Science (1998 - )

Awarded the CSL Florey Medal (jointly) 2019

 Research Medal, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1976 - )

Awarded the Roche Molecular Biochemicals Medal 2000

 Lemberg Medal and Oration, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (1968 - )

Awarded the Medal 2008

 The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1915 - )

Assistant Director 2011 - 2021

 Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (ANZAAS) (1930 - )

Member of Federal Council 2007 -

 Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science (1979 - )

Awarded the Medal 2000

 Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science (1971 - )

Awarded the Medal 2010

 David Vaux Research Integrity Fellowship Award, Australian Academy of Science (2023 - 2033)

Received the Award 2023

 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )

Elected Fellow 2015

 Burnet Prize, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (1987 - )

Awarded the Prize 1995

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2003

 'Vaux, David Laurence', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Vaux, David Laurence Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Journal Article: Australia Day honours for ASBMB members [David Vaux and Richard Harvey] Anon Australia Day honours for ASBMB members [David Vaux and Richard Harvey] 2017 Australian biochemist 48 1 32 Resource Section: Champion of research integrity honoured with new award Champion of research integrity honoured with new award Australian Academy of Science 2022 News and media releases Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Journal Article: The BCL-2 protein family: from discovery to drug development Crove, Carlo M., Vaux, David, Strasser, Andreas, Czabotar, Peter E. [and others] The BCL-2 protein family: from discovery to drug development 2025 Cell death & differentiation 32 1369-81 Newspaper Article: The cancer drug, the faked data and the superstar scientist: an investigation can reveal the secret history of one of Australia's top scientists, whose faked data underpins a drug now being given to patients. Mannix, Liam; Davis, William The cancer drug, the faked data and the superstar scientist: an investigation can reveal the secret history of one of Australia's top scientists, whose faked data underpins a drug now being given to patients. online 2025 The Age Resource: Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture Australian Academy of Science 2022 Resource: Gottschalk Medal Australian Academy of Science Gottschalk Medal Australian Academy of Science 2022 Resource Section: Florey Medal Australian Institute of Policy and Science Florey Medal Sydney Australian Institute of Policy and Science 2024 Resource: Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2017] Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia [Australia Day 2017] Canberra Governor General's Office 2017