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NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research 2009

Sir Gustav Nossal is one of Australia's most celebrated medical scientists and humanitarians. He was knighted in 1977 and made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 1989. He has received numerous awards, including Australian of the Year in 2000. The Cancer Institute NSW was honoured to welcome Sir Gustav Nossal as the special guest of the 2009 NSW Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research.

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Watch the on-stage interview with Adam Spencer and Sir Gustav Nossal

Part One: 'Who made the watchmaker?'
Part Two: 'Bitten by the bug of research'
Part Three: "Ninety-nine per cent perspiration, one per cent inspiration"
Part Four: "I still dream about research"
Part Five: "There's a lot of hope in immunology for cancer"

Part One 'Who made the watchmaker?' Sir Gustav talks about his early childhood in Austria and forced emigration during Hitler's reign. Quicktime file size: 28MB Running time: 4 minutes 29 seconds (movie may take several minutes to buffer) Back to top

Part Two 'Bitten by the bug of research' Sir Gustav on studying medicine at the University of Sydney and taking on the role of Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne. Quicktime file size: 24MB Running time: 4 minutes 02 seconds (movie may take several minutes to buffer) Back to top

Part Three "Ninety-nine percent perspiration, one percent inspiration" Sir Gustav and Adam discuss immunology in the 1960s and 1970s and the monoclonal antibody revolution. Quicktime file size: 29MB Running time: 4 minutes 47 seconds (movie may take several minutes to buffer) Back to top

Part Four "I still dream about research" Sir Gustav reflects on research today and discusses his work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Health Organisation. Quicktime file size: 27MB Running time: 4 minutes 24 seconds (movie may take several minutes to buffer) Back to top

Part Five "There's a lot of hope in immunology for cancer" Sir Gustav on immunology and cancer and using new vaccines and monoclonal antibodies in earlier stage, good prognosis disease. Adam and Sir Gustav also discuss the genomics revolution. Quicktime file size: 31MB Running time: 5 minutes 05 seconds (movie may take several minutes to buffer) Back to top