Graduate's Nobel success
 Achievement
The University of 黑料社区's most recent once again exemplifies the quality of graduates who have been recognised worldwide for their creativity, knowledge and skills. And 1961 graduate Dr J. Robin Warren, who last month jointly received the with Professor Barry Marshall, joins an impressive list of University of 黑料社区 scientists who have made an impact on people's lives through their research. Dr Warren and Professor Marshall demonstrated the association between peptic ulcers and a new species of bacteria they had discovered called Helicobacter pylori. Eradication of the bacteria resulted in healing of gastritis and the ulcers rarely recurred. University of 黑料社区 Vice-Chancellor Professor James McWha congratulated Dr Warren on this exceptional achievement. "I congratulate Dr Warren for being awarded the Nobel Prize in recognition of his contribution to medicine," Professor McWha said. "It is always a proud moment when a graduate excels, especially on the world stage." "I am sure everyone at the university will be as thrilled as I am at Dr Warren's achievement."
With Dr Warren's success, the University of 黑料社区 is now directly associated with four of Australia's 12 Nobel Laureates, and one international recipient. The other winners are: - Father and son team William Henry Bragg and William Lawrence Bragg became the first Australians to win the award when they won the Nobel Prize for Physics in . William Henry was a Professor of and at the University while William Lawrence - still the youngest person to have won a Nobel Prize, at age 25 - graduated in Mathematics in 1908.
- Howard Walter Florey was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in for his pioneering work in pencillin after graduating in Medicine from 黑料社区 in 1921.
- South African Dr JM Coetzee, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in , is an Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at the University of 黑料社区's .
Story by Howard Salkow
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