The Harry Daly Research Fellowship was established by the Faculty of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, in 1981.

The Harry Daly Research Award may be made in any of the categories of research awards made by the College provided the project is judged to be of sufficient merit.

19.1   The award shall be made only to:

a)   Fellows who are senior investigators

b)   Fellows or registered trainees of the College who are formally involved as research students in a recognised research team.

19.2   The research shall be carried out in Australia or New Zealand.

19.3   Applications must be made on the prescribed form.

19.4   The Council shall, from time to time, appoint a panel of adjudicators from among whose numbers the President may call on those most appropriate for the application under consideration.

19.5   The final decision on the award shall rest with the President who shall report the decision to the October Council.

19.6   Finance available for the Fellowship may be shared, allocated in part, or not awarded on the advice of the President and adjudicators.

19.7   A full report must be made to the College annually and on completion of the research project.

19.8   The contribution of the College must be acknowledged in all publications and presentations of the research project.

19.9   The recipient must comply with the requirements as set out in the College documentation relating to the research awards.

 
HARRY DALY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Inaugural Award 

Oct 1982 Malcolm McDougal Fisher
New South Wales Antibodies to muscle relaxants

1983 Noel Morris Cass
Victoria Correlation of muscle relaxant levels with electromyography

1984 Not Awarded

1985 Not Awarded

1986 Robert Oliver Edeson
Western Australia Theoretical and experimental studies in synaptic electrophysiology and molecular pharmacology related to anaesthesia

1987 Robert Oliver Edeson
Western Australia Theoretical and experimental studies in synaptic electrophysiology and molecular pharmacology related to anaesthesia

1988 Robert Oliver Edeson
Western Australia Theoretical and experimental studies in synaptic electrophysiology and molecular pharmacology related to anaesthesia

1989 Not Awarded

1990 Not Awarded

1991 Andrew David Bersten
South Australia Renovascular control during sepsis: impact of sympathomimetic amines

1992 Christopher John Joyce
New Zealand Lung Volumes and Inspired Oxygen

1993 Robert Kendall Webb
South Australia Incident Monitoring in Anaesthesia

1994 Harry Owen
South Australia Comparisons of Variable Dose Patient Controlled Analgesia to Fixed Dose PCA

1995 Not Awarded

1996 Anthony Walker Quail
New South Wales Effects of Exogenous Nitric Oxide Donors on the Distribution of Regional Coronary Blood Flow in the Anaesthetised Dog

1997 Neil Pollock
New Zealand Genetic Test for Malignant Hyperthermia

1998  Katherine Leslie
Victoria The Effect of Mild Hypothermia on Emergence from Anaesthesia

1999 David Anderson Scott
Victoria Spinal application of -conotoxin GVIA in modulation of hyperalgesia and neuropathic pain

2000 Andrew David Bersten
South Australia The dynamics of surfactant proteins across the alveolocapillary barrier in ARDS

2001 Mark Jacob Fajgman
Victoria Should pregnant patients have open or laparoscopic surgery?  Effect of laparoscopy on fetal wellbeing

2002  Paul John Wrigley
New South Wales Mechanisms of cannabinoid and opioid action in neuropathic pain states

2003 Laurence Edward Mather
New South Wales New analgetic and anti-inflammatory treatment strategies related to NMDA receptor antagonism

2004 Dr Brendan Silbert
Victoria Is regional anaesthesia associated with postoperative cognitive deficit in the elderly?  A prospective randomized controlled trial

2005 Dr Rinaldo Bellomo
Victoria A study of the nature and mechanisms of tubular injury in experimental septic acute renal failure