School News

Past News Items 
2008
2009

Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning Grants

6 November 2009

Congratulations to Luis Filgueira on his successful application for an Improving Student Learning Grant.  This is the third year that the ISL grants have been made available through the Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) to encourage teachers to make practical changes to their units to improve current practice.

Luis' innovative project was: "Peer Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Large Science Classes"
Amount: $3,000.

Loman-Hall Honours scholarships

Full Scholarship Details

3 November, 2009

The School of Anatomy & Human Biology is calling for applications for the Dr Margaret Loman-Hall Scholarship for 2010.

The purpose of the scholarship is to assist and encourage students to undertake the Bachelor of Science honours program in the School of Anatomy and Human Biology at The University of Western Australia.

The Scholarship is valued at $7,500 and is comprised of:
$6,000 during the Honours enrolment as a stipend
$1,500 during the Honours enrolment as a research costs allowance

Applications should be made using the official application form.

Applications close 3pm Tuesday 8th December 2009.

NHMRC Grant Success

29 October 2009

Congratulations to – Winthrop Professor Alan Harvey, Dr Rachel Sherrard and Winthrop Professor Paul McMenamin– who have received NHMRC funding. 

Project: Cell death in the retina: analysing the switch that triggers dependency on target-derived trophic factors
Investigators: Winthrop Professor Alan Harvey and Dr Jennifer Rodger
Amount: $413,125

Project: Promoting plasticity and functional recovery in the adult brain: enrichment and transcranial magnetic stimulation
Investigators: Dr Jennifer Hodger, Dr Rachel Sherrard and Winthrop Professor Sarah Dunlop
Amount: $388,125

Project: Do activated retinal microglia mediate neurotoxicity in background diabetic retinopathy?
Investigators: Winthrop Professor Paul McMenamin and Winthrop Professor Elizabeth Rakoczy
Amount: $420,125

ARC GRANT SUCCESS

27 October 2009

ARC Discovery

Researchers: Prof CL Raston; Prof SA Dunlop; Prof AR Harvey; Dr G Plant; Dr K Stubbs

Project Title: Targeted enzymatic treatment of the injured central nervous system using innovative nanotechnology

Amount: $495,000.00 over 3 years

Researchers: Dr D Franklin; Prof CE Oxnard; Prof RJ Watling; Prof P O'Higgins; Dr A Cardini; A/Prof J Hoogewerff; Mr H Green; Prof M Marks

Project Title: Novel approaches to the forensic identification of human remains: integration of studies of bone form and chemistry

Amount: $410,000.00 over 3 years.

ARC Linkage

Researchers: Dr Peter Arthur, Dr Richard Lipscombe and Prof Miranda Grounds

Project Title: Proteomic techniques to assess oxidative stress in muscle wasting diseases

Amount: $80,000.00 over 3 years

WA Branch of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand  - Awards

23 October 2009

Congratulations to Jonathan Williamson who won the Young Investigator Award for his presentation " Assisting bronchoscopic interventions for central airway obstruction using anatomical optical coherence tomography"

Congratulations to Kelly Shepherd who won the Best Poster Award for her study "Gastroesophageal reflux symptoms are related to the presence and severity of obstructive sleep apnoea"
whom both attended the Annual Scientific Meeting of the WA Branch of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand. 

Japanese Respiratory Society Awards

23 October 2009

Congratulations to Jennifer Walsh who recently was awarded the Young Investigator Award for her presentation "Effect of head posture on pharyngeal function in patients with sleep disordered breathing" to be presented at next year’s 50th Anniversary Meeting of the Japanese Respiratory Society.

ANHB "Classic" Reunion, 30th October, 6pm

28 September, 2009

We will be gathering together our "classic" alumni for a reunion on Friday 30th October, 6pm - 8pm, in the memorial garden just outside the Anatomy & Human Biology building.
If you graduated between 1957 and 1990 you should receive an invitation to join us.  Come and catch up with your peers and staff, and find out what is happening in the school these days.
Enquiries to Heather Morton heather.morton@uwa.edu.au  6488 3303.
Follow the link for more information about science events.

Peter Eastwood in Top Ten NH&MRC projects

14 September 2009

Professor Peter Eastwood's project on obstructive sleep apnoea has been selected by the NH&MRC as one of their Top Ten Projects for 2009. 
This is a very prestigious research honour and it is a wonderful reflection of the excellence of Peter's work.
 
Congratulation to Peter on receiving this accolade.
  

UWA Research Development Award for 2010 Round

2 September 2009

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ionat Zurr, a successful applicant who was awarded a UWA Research Development Award for 2010 Round for $25,195.60.  

Project: Animating semi-living: Muscle actuators as cultural evocative objects.

The UWA Research Development Award scheme is designed to provide an opportunity for early career researchers to develop skills required for submitting grant applications and research plans.  These skills would be built upon for future research projects and to build track records for external grant competitiveness.  This replaces the UWA Research Grants Scheme. These grants are awarded for one year only.  A maximum of $30,000 can be awarded.

Well done Ionat!

Holly Chinnery wins Graduate Research School Publication Prize

17 August 2009

The Graduate Research School makes annual awards of Prizes for Higher Degree by Research Achievements.  The School is delighted to report that Holly Chinnery's paper ‘Cutting Edge: Membrane Nanotubes In Vivo: A Feature of MHC Class II+ Cells in the Mouse Cornea’ in Journal of Immunology was judged to be the best publication in the Biological Sciences panel.
 
Apart from the prestige, Holly gets $1000 and an invitation to an award ceremony and cocktail party at the University Club!
 
Congratulations Holly.

Belinda wins an Australian Postgraduate Award PhD Scholarship 

17 August 2009

Congratulations to Belinda Burns who has been awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award for her PhD.  Belinda will be supervised by Debra Judge.
 
Well done Belinda!

Clare Berry's PhD Thesis passed

3 August 2009

Congratulations to Clare Berry on her achievement.
Clare's thesis examined the cells from breastmilk and the mammary gland: characterisation of storage, apoptosis and Wnt signalling.
Clare's PhD supervisors were Winthrop Professor Arun Dharmarajan, Winthrop Professor Peter Hartmann and Dr Mark Cregan.
Clare is now working as a Research Associate at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, in the field of: Immune Modulation of the Preterm Infant: chorioamnionitis, lung inflammation and the impact of ventilation.
Clare's work is in collaboration with King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, and her position allows travel to Perth every year to work with the Perth group. After working in Cincinnati Clare will be returning to Perth to work with the King Edwards research group.
Well done Clare and all the very best in your future career.