Triennial Medal

The inaugural Medal was awarded in 1984. The award is made every three years in recognition of distinguished physiological researchpublished by a member of the Society in the previous five years. 

2011 Winner - Professor Allan Herbison

The winner this year is Professor Allan Herbison of the Department of Physiology at the University of Otago for his work in the field of neuroendocrinology.  Please see the PSNZ 2011 newsletter for more details.

Previous Recipients

• 2008 Dr. Paul Donaldson, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland - New Insights into Lens Transparency
• 2005 Dr Dave Grattan, Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, University of Otago – Neuroendocrine Adaptations of the Maternal Brain
• 2002 Dr Gergory D Funk, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland - Information Processing in Motoneurons: Making Sense of the Menagerie of Modulators
• 1999 Dr Gary D Housley, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland - ATP-Gated Ion Channels: Reactive Modulators of Cochlear Function
• 1995 Dr John C Montgomery, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland - Function of Mammalian Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus: Clues from the Study of Similar Structures in Fish Brains
• 1992 Dr Bruce J Smaill, Department of Physiology, University of Auckland - The Analysis of Cardiac Function: A Continuum Mechanics Approach
• 1987 Dr Phillipa M Wiggins, Department of Medicine, University of Auckland - Stretched Water and Cellular Events
• 1984 Dr Rufus MG Wells, Department of Zoology, University of Auckland - Gung Ho Physiology: A Comparative Approach to Haemoglobin Function