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The Australasian Society for Psychiatric Research (ASPR) is a national peak body for psychiatric and mental health research in Australia and New Zealand.

It includes researchers from a range of disciplines (including psychiatrists, psychologists, statisticians, epidemiologists, neuroscientists, geneticists, social scientists, mental health nurses, health economists) and provides them with an opportunity to come together to report on their most recent work, to stay abreast of developments in their own and related fields, to strengthen old collaborations and to develop new ones.

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ASPR award winners 2008

ASPR is pleased to announce the ASPR award winners for 2008:

Founders Medal: Alexander McFarlance
Eli Lilly Oration Award: Michael Berk
Shering-Plough Organon Award: Eoin Killackey
Early Career Researcher Award: Felice Jacka
Rotary Knowledge Dissemination Award: Helen Christensen and Kathy Griffiths
Best Debut 2008: Sharna Jamadar
Best Poster 2008: Saruchi Chhabra
ASPR Consumer-Researcher Award: Jennifer Nicholas
ASPR-Schizophrenia Fellowship Researcher Award: Stuart Lee
ASPR Schizophrenia Fellowship Grant in Aid 2008: Denika Novello
Grants-in-aid: Muhammad Najib Alwi, Paula Wye, Louise Farrer, Amelia Gulliver, Clare Cameron, Dougal Phillips

The Committee congratulates all award recipients and thanks every-one for their nominations. In some categories, the voting was very close and we encourage those who were not successful to try again in the future.