Since 2013, this Award has supported dedicated and talented Menzies School of Health Research members in projects in lung health, malaria treatment, cancer care, kidney disease, diabetes in pregnancy, early childhood vaccination and malnutrition, and better mental health. The focus is on working with communities to achieve practical health outcomes.
For 2013 Award, Dr Gabrielle McCallum, see https://crelungs.org.au/news/research-lung-health-wins-inaugural-harry-christian-giese-research-action-award
2014 Award: Research into different treatments for malaria in Sabah, Malaysia: Professor Matthew Grigg
2015 Award: Cancer care training tools win Harry Christian Giese Research into Action Award: Professor Gail Garvey at https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/News_and_Events/Latest_News/Cancer_care_training_tools_win_Harry_Christian_Giese_-_Research_into_Action_Award/
2016 Award: Australia's first Indigenous kidney specialist wins Harry Christian Giese Award: Professor Jaqui Hughes
2017 Award: Videos sharing information on diabetes in pregnancy, researchers and clients: Associate Professor Renae Kirkham; see Videos at https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Research/Projects/Diabetes/NT_FNQ_Diabetes_in_Pregnancy_Partnership Click on Resources, then go to Diabetes in Pregnancy series
2018 Award: Working with communities and policy-makers in Indonesia, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Vietnam to improve the treatment of malaria: Associate Professor Kamala Ley-Thriemer; see regular Newsletters on Menzies website under heading 'EFFORT clinical trial: Effectiveness of tafenoquine and primaquine'
2019 Award, Child malnutrition and pneumonia research wins Harry Christian Giese Award: Dr Nick Fancourt, see https://menzies.edu.au/page/Our_People/Researchers/Nick_Fancourt/
2022 Award, Dr Bianca Middleton, see https://menzies.edu.au/page/News_and_Events/E-Newsletter/Healthy_Tomorrow/April_2022/Harry_Christian_Giese_Award_2022_Congratulations_Dr_Bianca_Middleton/
2023 Award: Josie Povey and her team, in collaboration with community leaders, for creating, developing and distributing a Tiwi-language digital resource for mental wellbeing
See more on Menzies School of Health Research Website at https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/News_and_Events/Awards_and_Prizes