UQ Scientist Honored For Developing The World’s First Cancer Vaccine

The Australian newspaper’s Australian of the Year recipient is not just leading the world with his research, he is changing it and hopes others will be inspired to do the same. University of Queensland scientist Professor Ian Frazer today received the prestigious award for developing a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer – the world’s first ever cancer vaccine. He was a joint recipient of the award with Professor Barry Marshall and Dr Robin Warren who received the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2005 for their research on stomach ulcers. Professor Frazer, who founded and leads UQ’s Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research, is also the 2006 Queensland Australian of the Year and is consequently in the running for the Australian of the Year Award, which will be announced at Parliament House on January 25. He said The Australian’s award and the nomination for Australian of the Year were both a tremendous honour and responsibility.

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