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Duncan Murray

Melanoma researchers NSW Australians of the Year

Melanoma researchers Richard Scolyer and Georgina Long have been named NSW Australians of the Year. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

A pair of scientists whose groundbreaking research became deeply personal have been jointly named the 2024 Australians of the Year for NSW.

Professors Richard Scolyer AO and Georgina Long AO helped take advanced melanoma from a death sentence to a curable disease through their treatment activating a patient's own immune system.

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