Gustav Nossal - Awards and Recognition

Awards and Recognition

• 1970 – Appointed a Civil Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his contribution to medical research
• 1977 – Knighted for his ground-breaking work in immunology
• 1982 – Awarded the ANZAAS Medal
• 1989 – Appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his service to medicine, to science and to the community
• 1990 – Awarded the Albert Einstein World Award of Science, the award given to researchers working in areas that "have brought true benefit and well being to mankind"
• 1996 – Won the Koch Gold Medal, the prize being awarded for prizes for major advances in biomedical sciences, particularly in the fields of microbiology and immunology.
• 1997 – Listed as one of the 100 Australians identified as Australia's Living National Treasures
• 2000 – Named as Australian of the Year
• 2001 – Recipient of the Centenary Medal for distinguished service to the study of antibody formation and immunological tolerance
• 2002 – Nossal was featured on an Australian postage stamp
• 2006 – Inducted as an honorary member of the Monash University Golden Key Society
• 2007 – The Nossal Institute for Global Health at the University of Melbourne was named in honour of Nossal
• 2009 – The Nossal High School, located at the Berwick campus of Monash University, is named in honour of Nossal
• 2012 – Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Lifetime Achievement Award