National Conference Awards
ACB Medal Award
Awarded annually on the basis of an oral communication presented by a member in active training at the national Focus meeting. The winner receives a silver medal and both the winner and runner up receive a bursary.
History and Rules of Medal Award
This Award was first donated in 1971 by Miles Laboratories Limited, Ames Division and later by Bayer Diagnostics UK Limited. It was then sponsored by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics until 2010. Following a review of the Awards in 2010, a new award known as the ACB Medal Award was introduced. Sponsorship by individual Corporate Members will be invited as part of the overall Annual National Meeting sponsorship package from 2011 onwards.
The Award is made on the basis of an oral communication presented by a Member of the Association at the Annual National Meeting. The winner receives a silver medal and both the winner and runner-up receive a bursary. The bursaries are intended to help attendance at a scientific meeting, or to fund research work.
The selection procedure for the award is as follows:
- Application is by indicating on the abstract submission form that the author wishes their abstract, if accepted, to be considered for the ACB Medal Award.
- Applicants must be Members of the Association who are in active training (i.e. working towards, but not yet having acquired FRCPath) on the date of the competition.
- Applicants must certify that the work, or a substantial and clearly defined part of it, is his/her own work.
- Shortlisting and judging will be by an Award Committee, comprising the Association’s President, Past President or President Elect, Director of Publications & Communications, Director of Education, Training & Workforce and the National Meetings Secretary. A representative of the sponsoring company will be invited to join the judging panel.
Successful applicants will be informed not less than 6 weeks before the Award. At the National Meeting there will be a separate session dedicated to the Award presentations. Participants will be given 15 minutes to make their presentation with a further 5 minutes for questions. The judges on the Award Committee will look for evidence of original science that is relevant to Clinical Biochemistry. They will also look for a clear and interesting delivery, careful timing, good audio visual aids and the ability to discuss the project and answer questions. The winner and runner-up will be announced and presented with the Award at the Focus Banquet, or at the Closing Ceremony. The presentation will usually be made by a representative of the sponsoring company.
All competitors are encouraged to submit their completed study for publication in the Annals of Clinical Biochemistry
Recipients of the ACB Medal Award
2019 Dr D Church
2019 Mr D J Marshall (runner-up)
2018 Dr S Thirkettle
2018 Mr D J Marshall (runner-up)
2017 Dr R Stead
2017 Dr E Wilkes (runner-up)
2016 Dr J Wadsworth
2016 Miss R George (runner-up)
2015 Dr D Schulenburg-Brand
2015 Dr A J F Lawson (runner-up)
2014 Dr A Cooper
2014 Miss K Hadfield (runner-up)
2013 Miss G Sanki
2013 Miss L Ghandhi (runner-up)
2012 Dr S L Hanton
2012 Miss E Ashley (runner-up)
2011 Mr N Unsworth
2011 Dr G Pourmahram (runner-up)
2010 Miss C Glicksman
2010 Miss S Jarvis (runner-up)
Poster Prizes
ACB Foundation Award
Presented annually at the National Meeting of the Association. The Award comprises a suitable memento and an honorarium.
The selection procedure for the Award is as follows:
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The recipient will be a Member of the Association, normally resident in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, who is acknowledged as having made an outstanding contribution to Clinical Biochemistry.
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Written nominations are sought through ACB News 18 months prior to the Award being made from a proposer and two seconders who are Members of the Association.
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Elected Members of Council may not sign nominations as proposer or seconder.
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The nomination should be forwarded to the National Meetings Secretary and must be accompanied by a supporting statement outlining the nature of the contribution made by the nominee and the reasons for consideration for this Award.
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The nominee must be willing to be proposed and be able to present an award lecture at the National Meeting that should reflect the ‘state of the art’ in a chosen area of Clinical Biochemistry.
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The recipient is selected by the Association’s Executive and the successful nominee will be advised 12 months prior to the award being made.
ACB Council is informed of this outcome at its first meeting after the selection is completed. The Award is presented by a representative of the sponsoring company after the recipient has delivered the ACB Foundation Lecture. The name of the Award winner is also announced in ACB News.
Sponsorship by individual Corporate Members will be invited as part of the overall Annual National Meeting (Focus) sponsorship package from 2011 onwards.
Previous recipients of the ACB Foundation Award
2019 Dr J Sheldon
2018 Dr M A Myers
2017 Dr W A Bartlett
2016 Prof N A Sattar
2015 Prof S Halloran
2014 No award
2013 Dr W J Marshall
2012 Prof I Young
2011 Dr I D Watson
2010 Dr C M Sturgeon
2009 Prof A Shenkin
2008 Dr R G Jones
2007 Prof C Packard
2006 Prof W D Fraser
2005 Prof J P Luzio
2004 Dr M J Wheeler
2003 Dr I C Barnes
2002 Dr G H Beastall
2001 Prof P Vadgama
2000 Prof C H Self
1999 Prof J Shepherd
1998 Dr S B Rosalki
1997 Prof B Burchell
1995 Dr C G Fraser
1994 Prof C P Price
1993 Prof G H Elder
1992 Prof J T Whicher
1991 Prof C N Hales
1990 Prof R Ekins
ACB International Lecturer
This prestigious award was introduced in 2011, replacing the Siemens Award Lecture and the Roche Diagnostics Award Lecture (previous winners of these awards can also be found below).
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Nominated persons should normally be practising clinical biochemists from outside of the UK who have made a major contribution to clinical biochemistry – in practice, research or in education.
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The recipient is invited to give a state-of-the-art lecture in their area of expertise and the Award will be a certificate and an honorarium.
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In the first year of the Award, the recipient was nominated by the Annual National Meeting (Focus) Scientific Programme Committee. Thereafter (Focus 2012 onwards), written nominations are sought through the ACB News 18 months prior to the Award being made. This will comprise a supporting proposer and 2 seconders who are members of the Association, but not Members of Council or officers of standing committees.
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If there are no nominations, the Annual National Meeting (Focus) Scientific Programme Committee will be invited to nominate a recipient.
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The nominee must be willing to be proposed and willing to deliver an Award Lecture at the national meeting.
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The nomination is ratified by ACB Executive. If there is more than 1 nomination, the recipient will be selected by Executive.
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ACB Council is informed of the outcome at its first meeting after selection of the recipient.
Sponsorship by individual Corporate Members will be invited as part of the overall Annual National Meeting (Focus) sponsorship package from 2011 onwards. The Award is presented by a representative of the sponsoring company.
Previous ACB International Lecturers
2018 - No award
2017 - No award
2016 - Prof S Sandberg (Bergen)
2015 - Prof J Horton (Dallas)
2014 - No award
2013 - Dr H M J Goldschmidt (Utrecht)
2012 - Prof H A Morris (Adelaide)
2011 - Prof M Plebani (Padova)
Siemens Award Lecturers (1982-2009)
This Award was first donated in 1981 by Kone Diagnostics, then by Dade Behring and, until 2010, by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics.
2009 Prof B Reeves
2008 Prof L M Thienpont
2007 Prof Sir Muir Gray
2006 Prof C Lowe
2005 Prof P Gillery
2004 Dr P Garnero
2003 Prof A R Horvath
2002 Prof D Hochstrasser
2001 Dr H Kuiper
2000 Prof P E Jansen
1999 Prof C N Hales
1998 Prof D Haussinger
1997 Prof S R Bloom
1995 Prof K G M M Alberti
1994 Dr C Lieber
1993 Prof P Wilding
1992 Prof O Siggaard-Andersen
1991 Prof P O Seglen
1990 Prof R Huber
1989 Prof A Gribb
1988 Prof D W Moss
1987 Dr J M Hicks
1986 Prof G Siest
1985 Prof P D Griffiths
1984 Mr P M G Broughton
1983 Dr F L Mitchell
1983 Prof T P Whitehead
1982 Prof P Astrup
Roche Diagnostics Award Lecturers (1988-2009)
The Roche Diagnostics Award (formerly the Boehringer Mannheim Award) was used by the Association to fund the visit of an international lecturer.
2009 Sir John Bell
2008 Prof J M B Hicks
2007 Prof U-H Stenman
2006 Prof L Chan
2005 Prof J Westgard
2004 Prof J Squire
2003 Prof G Lundberg
2002 Prof R Williamson
2001 Prof Y-M D Lo
2000 Prof J Collinge
1999 Prof H G Burger
1998 Prof P Bennett
1997 Dr E M Brown
1996 Prof I Hay
1995 Prof E Wright
1994 Prof P R Larsen
1993 Prof S Lieberman
1992 Prof R Ross
1991 Dr B Rifkind
1990 Prof A Cerami
1989 Prof M A Epstein
1988 Dr G Bolli
ACB/AACC Transactlantic Award Lecture
The American Association for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (AACC) Transatlantic Lecture was inaugurated in 1998 when the ACB National Meeting was held in Glasgow. This was the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the AACC. The procedure for selecting the AACC Transatlantic Lecture has evolved over this time.
The speaker’s expenses will cover travel (economy) plus registration and accommodation for the full meeting.
- The proposed speaker is selected by the Scientific Programme Organising Committee for the National Meeting at which the lecture will be presented. The AACC is then consulted through its President about the person selected.
- The major qualification for the speaker is that he or she is a distinguished, leading clinical scientist from the American Continent. The person will be able to deliver a plenary lecture on a subject usually relevant to one of the themes of the conference.
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The person will be able to deliver a plenary lecture on a subject usually relevant to one of the themes of the conference.
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The lecturer does not need to be a Member of AACC nor only be resident in the USA.
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The proposed speaker is selected by the Association’s Executive and the scientific programme lead of the meeting at which the lecture will be presented.
Previous ACB/AACC Transatlantic Award Lecturers
2019 Dr C Wiley (Minnesota)
2018 Dr D J Dietzen (Missouri)
2017 Prof M J Bennett (Philadelphia)
2016 Prof P Jones (Texas)
2015 Prof D Koch (Atlanta)
2014 Dr G Tsongalis (New Hampshire)
2013 Prof R H Christensen (New Orleans)
2012 Dr G Miller (New Orleans)
2011 Prof R Felder (Charlottesville)
2010 Prof M G Scott (Missouri)
2009 Prof C Lehmann (New York)
2008 Prof M J Bennett (Philadelphia)
2007 Prof D Sacks (Boston)
2006 Prof N Rifai (Boston)
2005 Dr C Burtis (Oak Ridge)
2004 Dr R H Christenson (Baltimore)
2003 Prof C Spencer (Los Angeles)
2002 Dr A Wu (Connecticut)
2001 Dr R W Hart (New York)
1999 Prof M McQueen (Hamilton, Canada)
1998 Dr P Agre (Baltimore)
Professors Prize
The Professors of the Academic Forum for Clinical Biochemistry (formerly the Heads of Academic Clinical Biochemistry Departments in the United Kingdom) have established a prize, which is a prestigious research award for general achievement within the field of Clinical Biochemistry. The prize lecture will be presented at a session of the ACB National Meeting and will consist of an engraved decanter plus expenses for one night at the meeting.
The selection procedure for the Award is as follows:- Applications will be invited from Clinical Biochemists, or those in related disciplines, such as Biochemistry, Molecular Biology or Clinical Medicine.
- Applications will consist of a 500-word summary of research achievement, curriculum vitae and three best publications, together with a supporting statement from a senior scientist or clinician.
- The application should be submitted to the Chairman of the Academic Forum for Clinical Biochemistry.
Full details of the process for submission of applications will be published each year in ACB News and publicised more widely by posters in Academic Institutions. Details of closing dates and addresses for submission of applications will be contained in this information.
Please note that the Prize is not normally presented in years where Focus is not held, due to hosting other collaborative or international meetings.
Previous recipients of the Professors' Prize
2018 No award
2017 No award
2016 Dr T J McDonald
2015 Dr J Gill
2014 No award
2013 Dr F M Hannan
2012 No award
2011 Dr R Chiu
2010 Dr L Hodson
2009 Dr M S Cooke
2008 Prof T Walther
2007 Dr D Savage
2006 Dr C LeRoux
2004 Dr E S Kilpatrick
2002 Dr N A Sattar
2001 Dr T S Pillay
1999 Dr A A Fryer
1998 Dr I S Young
1997 Dr K E Kadler
1996 Dr P Stein
1995 Dr V K K Chatterjee
1994 Dr B P Morgan