ASDR 2026 Awards

25 July 26

Congratulations to all of the 2026 Award Recipients!

On behalf of the Australasian Society for Dermatology Research (ASDR), we are delighted to extend our warmest congratulations to all of the award recipients from the ASDR 2026 Conference.

These awards recognise excellence in dermatology research and celebrate the outstanding contributions made by our members across diverse areas of investigation. We are proud to acknowledge the achievements of the following awardees:

• ASDR Ross Barnetson Lecturer – Prof Rod Sinclair
• ASDR Women in Skin Research Award: Clinician Researcher Category – Prof Pascale Guitera
• ASDR Women in Skin Research Award: Scientific Researcher Category – Prof Elin Gray
• ASDR Outstanding Service Award - Prof Pablo Fernandez-Penas
• ASDR Outstanding Service Award - Prof Johannes Kern
• ISID Collegiality Award (Senior JSID presenter) - Prof Yumi Aoyama
• ISID Collegiality Award (Senior KSID presenter) - Prof Hee Young Kang
• ISID Collegiality Award (Senior TSID presenter) - Prof Chia-Yu Chu
• ASDR-JSID 'Rising Star' Award 2026 - Hung Manh Phung
• ASDR-KSID 'Rising Star' Award 2026 - A/Prof Hyunsu Lee
• ASDR Conference Travel Award
  • Yingxue He
  • Divyaa Narayanan
  • Samuel Tan
  • Naomi R. Truong
  • Henry Tseng
  • Sam Kahler
  • Alyssa Susanto
• ASDR Conference Presentation Awards
  • Gardner N Robinson (PhD)
  • Dr Anneliese Ashhurst (EMCR)
  • Alyssa Susanto (Clinical/Dermatology Trainee)
• ASDR Conference Poster Awards
  • Yuyang Liu (PhD student)
  • Katie Lee (EMCR)
  • Xiaozhun Hang (Clinical/Dermatology Trainee)
• ASDR Medical Student Bursary
  • Ahmed Abid
  • Max Wu
  • Grace Li
  • Aalia Syed
  • Maxwell Chan

We commend each of the awardees for their dedication, innovation, and impact in advancing dermatology research. Their achievements inspire us all and strengthen our community’s collective mission to improve skin health through science.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s awardees on their well-deserved recognition.