garrod lecture and medal garrod lecture and medal the garrod lecture and medal is an award presented by the british society for antimicrobial chemotherapy. it was established in 1982 and named for l. p. garrod. the medal is made of silver by the birmingham mint. the recipient of the award is considered by the society as having international authority in the field of antimicrobial chemotherapy. they are invited to deliver an accompanying lecture and receive honorary membership of the society. recipients awards yearrecipientlecture title 1982sir mark richmondβ-lactamases: are they really important? 1983f w o'gradystrategies for potentiating chemotherapy in severe sepsis: some experimental pointers. 1984sir charles stuart-harrisstrategies of antiviral chemotherapy. 1985naomi dattaantidotes of bacteria to antibacterial drugs 1986sir edward p abrahamβ-lactamase antibiotics: motivation, science and luck in their past and future 1987george n. rolinsonthe influence of 6-aminopenicillanic acid on antibiotic development. 1990robert c. moellering jrthe enterococcus: a classic example of the impact of antimicrobial resistance on therapeutic options. 1991denis mitchisonunderstanding the chemotherapy of tuberculosis - current problems. 1999alasdair geddesinfection in the 21st century - and possible implications for therapy. 2009sir richard sykesthe evolution of antimicrobial resistance: a darwinian perspective 2011brian sprattmy 40 years - from penicillin-binding proteins to molecular epidemiology. given during the bsac 40th anniversary scientific spring meeting 2012ian chopradiscovery of anti-bacterial drugs in the twenty-first century 2016john e. mcgowan jrthe role of the healthcare epidemiologist in antimicrobial chemotherapy—a view from the usa 2017peter hawkeygenes, guts and globalization 2018david livermorethe black swans of resistance 2019laura piddockmdr efflux in gram-negative bacteria—how understanding resistance led to a new tool for drug discovery