Congratulations to Prof Louise Burrell who has been elected to the office of Vice President of The International Society of Hypertension.

Prof Sam Berkovic has has been awarded the highest possible Honour under the Order of Australia system. The Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) is the equivalent of the old knighthood under the Imperial Honours system and is a rare and singular award. Prof Samuel Berkovic has been recognised for his groundbreaking discoveries with epilepsy. He and a team of scientists discovered the first of the epilepsy genes back in 1995. Since then, they have found a number of other genes linked to epilepsy. These discoveries have opened up a new field of diagnostics which may significantly alter treatment for epilepsy patients. Further information about the award may be found at this link.