SASBMB MEDALS
The SASBMB Gold and Silver Awards
SASBMB has regularly sought to recognize consistent, outstanding achievements and contributions by its members.
The SASBMB Gold Award
The SASBMB Gold Award is awarded to a senior member of the Society who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of Biochemistry and/or Molecular Biology in Southern Africa and internationally.
The SASBMB Silver Award
The SASBMB Silver Award is awarded to a younger member of the society who has displayed a record of national and international research excellence, as evidenced by significant achievement in a number of scholarly ways, and are active participants in SASBMB activities.
Year | Gold Award Recipients | Silver Award Recipients |
1985 | Claus von Holt | Wouter de Wet |
1988 | Mervyn C Berman | Paul van Helden |
1990 | Dawie P Botes | Ian Dubery |
1992 | No Gold Awarded | Valerie Mizrahi |
1994 | Wieland Gevers | No Silver Awarded |
1995 | Robert P Millar | Nicola Illing |
1998 | Willem Oelofsen | No Silver Awarded |
2000 | John R Duncan | No Silver Awarded |
2001 | Paul D van Helden | Johanna Moolman-Smook |
2003 | Jan-Hendrik S Hofmeyr | Johann Rohwer |
2004 | M Iqbal Parker | No Silver Awarded |
2006 | Valerie Mizrahi | No Silver Awarded |
2008 | Greg Blatch | No Silver Awarded |
2010 | No Gold Awarded | Erick Strauss |
2012 | Stephanie Burton | No Silver Awarded |
2016 | Ian Dubery | Karl Storbeck |
2018 | Trevor Sewell | No Silver Awarded |
2022 | Don Cowan | Fidele Tuqizimana |
2024 | Prof Ed Sturrock | Prof Thulani Makhalanyane |