Prize Winners
Congratulations to all of our 2026 prize winners
Callan Loomes
University of Auckland, New Zealand
Goddard Prize
Highly Commended sTUDENT Oral presentations
Jasmine Sahota
University of Otago,
New Zealand
Charlotte Greenaway
University of Otago,
New Zealand
Shaan Manilal
University of Auckland, New Zealand
AWCBR Student Poster Prize
Highly Commended sTUDENT Poster presentations
Katya Sellen
Victoria University of Wellington,
New Zealand
Regina Chua
University of Canterbury,
New Zealand
People’s Choice Chocolate Fish Flash Talk Presentation Winner
Saskia Mosford
University of Otago,
New Zealand
Isabel Zwaan
Liggins Institute, New Zealand
AWCBR ECR Oral Prize
Highly Commended ECR Oral presentations
Zachariah McLean
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard,
USA
Jack Scott
University of Otago,
New Zealand
Rebecca Bodeker
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
AWCBR ECR Poster Prize
Previous Winners
Goddard Prize
1990 Steven Morrison, University of Otago, New Zealand
1991 Oliver Davidson, University of Otago, New Zealand
1992 Nadia Solowij, University of New South Wales, Australia
1993 Kjesten Wiig, University of Otago, New Zealand
1994 Niki Butterworth, University of Auckland, New Zealand
1995 Gerald Ahern, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australia
1996 Judy Swanson, University of Otago, New Zealand
1997 Donna Briggs, University of Otago, New Zealand
1998 Johanna Montgomery, University of Otago, New Zealand
1998 Suzanne Habjan, University of Sydney, Australia
1999 Wendy Brooks, University of Otago, New Zealand
2000 John Lin, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2001 Tina Hinton, University of Sydney, Australia
2002 Gemma Irvine, University of Otago, New Zealand
2003 Evangelene Daniela, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2004 Bronwen Kelly, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2005 Adam Errington, University of Otago, New Zealand
2006 David Cumin, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2007 Carthur Wan, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2008 Thomas Park, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2009 Bill Connelly, University of Otago, New Zealand
2010 Tracy Melzer, Van der Veer Institute, New Zealand
2011 Kajsa Igelstrom, University of Otago, New Zealand
2012 Malinda Tantirigama, University of Otago, New Zealand
2013 Amy Smith, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2013 Peter Bosch, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2014 Emmet Power, University of Otago, New Zealand
2015 Christine de Lance, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2016 Jennifer Robertson, Australian National University, Australia
2017 Hannah Best, University of Otago, New Zealand
2018 Jarred Griffin, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2019 Mohammed Ibrahim, University of Otago, New Zealand
2020 Karan Govindpani, University of Auckland, New Zealand (by zoom)
2021 Sophie Farrow, University of Auckland, New Zealand (Press Release)
2022 Maize Coa, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2023 Kate Witt, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2024 Chelsie Osterman, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2025 Courteney Westlake, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
2026 Callan Loomes, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Sponsored by the Neurological Foundation)
AWCBR Student Poster Prize
2001 Michael Christie, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2005 Wendy Imlach, AgResearch, New Zealand
2006 Andrew Tattersfield, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2007 Suzanne Ackerley, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2008 Joan Liu, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2009 Bridget Simonson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2010 Yeri Kim, University of Otago, New Zealand
2011 Malinda Tantirigama, University of Otago, New Zealand
2012 Malvindar Singh-Bains, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2013 Laura Boddington, University of Otago, New Zealand
2014 Lakshini Mendis, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2015 Christine Arasaratnam, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2016 Allanah Kenny, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
2017 Ashwini Hariharan, University of Otago, New Zealand
2018 Alice McDouall, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2019 Kendra Boyes, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
2022 Kyrah Thumbadoo, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2023 Oliver Burnett, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2024 Baraa Abuharbid, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2025 Isabella Culshaw, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand (Sponsored by Symbiotic Devices)
2026 Shaan Manilal, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
People’s Choice Chocolate Fish Flash Talk Winner
2019 Nikita Lyons, University of Auckland, New Zealand
2024 Thomas Cawood, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
2025 Ezra Muir, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
2026 Saskia Mosford, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
AWCBR ECR Speaker Prize
2022 Macarena Pavez, University of Otago, New Zealand (Sponsored by Aotearoa Brain Project)
2023 Michael Kendig, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia (Sponsored by Aotearoa Brain Project)
2024 James Wiseman, University of Auckland, New Zealand (Sponsored by Aotearoa Brain Project)
2025 Lee-Anne Morris, University of Otago, New Zealand (Sponsored by Aotearoa Brain Project)
2026 Isabel Zwaan, Liggins Institute, Auckland, New Zealand (Sponsored by the Neurological Foundation)
AWCBR ECR Poster Prize
2022 Ruth Monk, University of Auckland, New Zealand (Sponsored by Aotearoa Brain Project)
2023 Taylor Stevenson, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Sponsored by Aotearoa Brain Project)
2024 Christina Arasaratnam, University of Auckland, New Zealand (Sponsored by Aotearoa Brain Project)
2025 Jenifer Hamilton, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (Sponsored by Aotearoa Brain Project)
2025 Rebecca Bodeker, University of Canterbury, New Zealand