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Professor Perry Bartlett from the Queensland Brain Institute at UQ received the 2015 CSL Florey Medal for his discoveries that have transformed our understanding of the brain, and for his leadership of neuroscience in Australia.
Media opportunities
Perry is available for interview in Canberra on Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 November
The award was presented by Health Minister the Hon. Sussan Ley on Wednesday in the Great Hall, Parliament House, Canberra
Media materials
Media release: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/floreymedal/2015CSLrelease
Full profile and backgrounder: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/floreymedal/2015CSLprofile
Photos (click on image for hi-res): www.scienceinpublic.com.au/floreymedal/2015CSLphotos
Video of Perry describing his work also available on YouTube https://youtu.be/hIuBSX5hrFw
Broadcast quality (1080p) versions of this video with and without music are available: email niall@scienceinpublic.com.au
Media contacts
- Niall Byrne, niall@scienceinpublic.com.au, 0433 339 141, (03) 9398 1416
- Toni Stevens, toni@scienceinpublic.com.au, 0401 763 130