Griffith University Vice Chancellor and President Professor Ian O’Connor has congratulated Professor Emeritus Alan Mackay-Sim on being named the 2017 Australian of the Year.
The announcement was made by Prime Minister, The Honourable Malcom Turnbull MP, at a gala ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on 25 January.
“Griffith University is extremely proud to have such a remarkable man and scientist among us,” Professor O’Connor said.
As the former Director of the National Centre for Adult Stem Cell Research, and Professor Emeritus at the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Alan has spent his career looking at the regenerative properties of stem cells and how these can be used to repair damaged spinal cords.
His research has laid the foundation for global efforts in what is truly an extraordinary field.
Professor O’Connor also offered his warm congratulations to other members of the Griffith community awarded Australia Day honours.
Bill Lovegrove
Professor Bill Lovegrove, former Deputy Vice Chancellor at Griffith
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