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Teaching Award NominationsDecember 5, 2008Congratulations to the following staff members on been nominated for teaching awards. These nominations are reflections of the high quality of our School's staff. Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
NH&MRC Equipment Grants 2008December 5, 2008The School's has been successful in receiving two NH&MRC Equipment Grants. CELLCentral in association with the Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (CMCA) have received an NH&MRC Equipment Grant of $86,000. These funds will be used to upgrade the live cell imaging facility; enhancing CELLCentral’s capacity to image dynamic events of living cells. Brendan Waddell and Miranda Grounds in association with external researchers received $70,000 towards the purchase of a GE Vivid 7 Dimension Cardiac Ultrasound System for serial measurements of cardiac and vascular function in vivo in mice. Premier's Prize for Excellence in Science Communication outside the Classroom 2008December 5, 2008
SymbioticA is the winner of the Premier's $50,000 Prize for Excellence in Science Communication outside the Classroom 2008. This is a wonderful achievement, well done to the team:
Cancer Council of Western Australia GrantDecember 5, 2008Congratulations Professor Arun Dhamarajan on receiving a grant of $58,230 from Cancer Council of Western Australia for the project "A New Angiogenesis Inhibitor: sFRP4 and the Role of wnt Signalling" Science and Innovation Studentship Award from the State Department of Industry and Resources
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| Prof DD Sampson Dr JS Croser A/Prof M Degli Esposti Prof SA Dunlop Prof DJ Hampson Prof AR Harvey Dr KA Heel Dr CM James Dr C Kahler |
Prof SP Klinken Prof PJ Leedman Prof BJ Marshall Prof AH Millar Dr AR Murch Dr JK Phillips Dr PJ Rigby A/Prof UM Ryan Prof GA Stewart |
Dr PA Stumbles Prof RC Thompson A/Prof AM Waite Prof JM Whelan Prof GE Wilcox Prof GC Yeoh Dr M Ziman |
Partner Organisations & Collaborating Organisations
The University of Western Australia, Murdoch University, Edith Cowan University and PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA
Project 2: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microimaging and Relaxometry Facility
Many of the research projects to be supported by the facility are dedicated to improving our understanding of conditions and diseases that detrimentally affect many in our community. Projects investigating Alzheimer's disease, the central nervous system and its ability to repair, cancer and associated therapeutic treatments are some of the areas that will benefit from access to this equipment. The new facility will also provide unique insights into aspects of fundamental plant biology, with implications for improving crop productivity and better managing our natural ecosystems. The community will also benefit from the development and testing within the facility of new diagnostic tools and markers for a range of diseases.
Investigators
| A/Prof TG St Pierre Prof RN Martin Prof SM Smith Prof SJ Berners Price Prof SA Dunlop Prof AR Harvey Prof CL Raston Prof D Robertson |
Prof GC Yeoh Dr BA Corry Dr L Fitzgerald Dr MJ House Dr GA Koutsantonis A/Prof L Lim Dr M Makha Dr D Meyrick |
Dr G Plant Dr J Rodger Dr M Ruitenberg Dr KL Swaminatha Iyer Dr G Verdile Dr VP Wallace Dr RC Woodward |
Partner Organisations & Collaborating Organisations
The University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University
Inez Czerwionka (Cregan) PhD Thesis Passed
October 31, 2008
Congratulations to Inez on her fantastic achievement and and all the very best in her future career.
Inez is heading to Barr in Switzerland with her husband Mark and their baby Aliana. In the short-term, Inez plans to work part-time in industry. Starting a family simultaneously with finishing a PhD is quite an achievement.
Inez's supervisors were Professor Arun M Dharmarajan, School of Anatomy & Human Biology, University of Western Australia and Dr. Simon Fox, School of Pharmacy at Curtin University.
ARC Discovery project grant success
October 17 2008
Congratulations to the following research groups on obtaining an ARC Discovery Grant
Project: Using magnetic nanotechnology to aid recovery from neurotrauama
Nanotechnology is an exciting new field that holds great promise to solve challenging health issues including neurotrauma associated with brain and spinal cord injury.
Current methods to deliver drugs and stimulate tissue repair after neurotrauma do not work effectively and new approaches are urgently need.
The recently established research team brings together expertise in nanotechnology and neuroscience to develop new, safe ways to deliver drugs and stimulate tissue repair after neurotrauma, and provide quality research training.
Specifically designed nanomaterials will deliver drugs slowly over time and act as scaffolds to stop cells dying and stimulate them to restore broken connections and work again.
Investigators:
Dr KL Swaminatha-Iyer
Prof SA Dunlop
Dr G Plant
Prof AR Harvey
Project: Ethics and aesthetics as criteria for innovation: A design research study of biological art Project Title and digital architecture
The project will contribute to the goal of promoting innovation in three areas.
First, the project will amplify Australia's individual strengths in biological art and digital architecture by creating a network of artists and designers in which each discipline is stimulated by the concerns and practices of the other. Second, the project will explain innovation in such networks, by identifying activities that lead to innovation. Such an explanation will improve the nation's capacity to promote innovation in targeted fields. Third, the project will test and develop collaboration tools designed to support the activities identified as leading to innovation, as information technology is a primary enabler for operating across such networks.
(In association with RMIT University)
Investigators:
Dr PH EdnieBrown
Prof MC Burry
Dr AL Burrow
Mr O Catts
AusIndustry Provides $80,000 Toward the Commercialisation of Histology-online
October 16, 2008
Congratulations to Professor Geoff Meyer who has received an $80,000 Commercialising Emerging Technologies (COMET) grant for "Image intensive online courseware for medical and health science disciplines". Funds will be used to enhance the commercial development of Histology-online.
NHMRC Grant Success
October 16, 2008
Congratulations to the following research groups on obtaining National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding for the following projects
Project: Preserving the auditory nerve for improved performance with cochlear implants
Investigators:Professor Alan R Harvey
Professor Robert K Shepherd
Dr Lisa N Pettingill
Dr Dwaine F Emerich
Dr Christopher G Thanos
Project: Prevention of placental disorders by dietary fish oil
Investigators: Professor Brendan J Waddell
Dr Peter J Mark
Associate Professor Jeffery A Keelan
Dr Trevor A Mori
Project: Upper airway collapsibility
Investigators:
Professor David Hillman
Associate Professor Peter R Eastwood
Dr Jason P Kirkness
Dr Jennifer H Walsh
Project: Role of IGF-1 in skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy
Investigators:Prof Miranda D Grounds
Dr Thea Shavlakadze
Dr Chris D McMahon
Project: Walking Training in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
(Based at the University of Sydney)
Investigators:
Professor Christine R Jenkins
Professor David Hillman
Associate Professor Sue C Jenkins
Associate Professor Peter R Eastwood
Associate Professor Jennifer A Alison
Dr Zoe J McKeough
Holly Chinnery's PhD Thesis Passed
September 3, 2008
Congratulations to Holly Chinnery on her fantastic achievement and on behalf of the School we congratulate and wish her the very best in her future career. For the next 18months Holly is doing a post doc with her supervisor, Paul McMenamin at the Lions Eye Institute in the Ocular Immunology group.
Well done Holly!
Australian Postgraduate Award
August 22, 2008
The Scholarships Committee of The University of Western Australia has awarded Claire Hadley an Australian Postgraduate Award to undertake her PhD candidature in the School of Anatomy & Human Biology. This scholarship will be for a period of three years.
Congratulations on your success.
Beijing Olympic Gold to Tessa Parkinson
August 18, 2008
Steve Parkinson's daughter Tessa today won a gold medal in the women's 470 sailing competition off Qingdao. Tessa and her partner Elise Rechichi's gold medals were the first for Western Australia at the Beijing games. Steve and his wife Sue must be very proud of Tessa's fantastic achievements. The pair faced some very difficult challenges over the past two years and it is great to see them have the success they thoroughly deserved. We look forward to Steve returning to work next week to fill us in on all the details.
Visiting Student
August 14, 2008
Ralf Haller a MSc student from University of Lubeck, Germany. He will be here for 3 months at the School of Anatomy and Human Biology. He is under the supervision of Professor Arun Dharmarajan.
Visitors to the School
August 4, 2008
Professor Michael Hall (UCLA, Jules Stein Eye Institute) is here for 6 weeks to teach and work with Professor Geoff Meyer on his collaborative teaching venture. Emeritus Professor John Campbell (UCLA, Neurobiology) will also join us at the end of the week for 10 weeks.
Staff Changes (August 2008)
- Mr Steve Johnson has taken up a 6 month appointment working with Professor Neville Bruce at the Centre for Integrated Human Studies
- Denise Murphy appointed as part-time purchasing officer.
Chris O'Brien's PhD Thesis Passed
July 27, 2008
Congratulations to Chris O'Brien in reaching this milestone.
Chris was supervised by Jan Meyer, Shari Forbes & Ian Dadour.
Chris is currently the Director of the Taphonomic Research Facility at the Faculty of Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology at Oshawa and was successful in obtaining a University of Ontario Post-Doc Fellowship.
Jana Vukovic's PhD Thesis Passed
July 25, 2008
Congratulations to Jana Vukovic on her achievement.
Jana's thesis examined the role of Fibulin-3, an extracellular matrix molecule, in nervous system regeneration using the olfactory system as a model.
Jana's PhD supervisors were Giles Plant, Samantha Busfield (WAIMR) and Alan Harvey.
We wish her the very best in her future career.
Society for Reproductive Biology Travel Award to Lloyd White
June 27, 2008
Congratulations to Lloyd White for receiving a Society for Reproductive Biology Student Travel Award 2008 to attend the 2008 Society for Reproductive Biology annual meeting in Melbourne.
Teaching Awards Success
June 9, 2008
Julie Hill, Kathy Sanders and Wendy Colangelo received a UWA Excellence in Teaching award "For ongoing commitment to student support, assessment strategies and quality feedback which collectively enhance the learning experience for first year science students."
They have also been nominated by UWA for an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for "Enhancing the Learning Experience: A Team Approach to First Year Human Biology at UWA".
John McGeachie's 2007 national Carrick Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning ("For enthusiastic delivery of fundamental biological principles of human development, structure and function to first and second year science and preclinical students") was formally recognized by the University.
Paul McMenamin received the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science's Excellence in Teaching Award in the category "Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning". The award recognizes his use of innovative techniques to teach human anatomy. On top of his Premier's Science Award (http://www.doir.wa.gov.au/1029.aspx ) late last year, it's terrific to see his teaching and learning efforts recognized and rewarded.
Bijanka Gebski and Hannah Radley both received UWA Grants for Research Student Training. They are among the first group of students to receive these new awards. Check out the website at http://www.postgraduate.uwa.edu.au/home/current/GRST for details.
Clare Berry took out the WA Institute for Medical Research Award at ASMR this week for the talk “The Microbiology of Human Breast Milk: Impact of Storage Time and Temperature and Implications for Breastfeeding Mothers and Human Milk Banks".
Postgraduate students, Maria Grade Godinho and Sasha Voss were recognized as 2007 Postgraduate Teaching Interns.
Jonathan Williamson received a Telethon Institute for Child Health Research award of $1000
Holly Chinnery Receives Department of Health Award
June 6, 2008
The acting Director General of Health Dr. Peter Flett presented Holly Chinnery, from the School of Anatomy and Human Biology and the Lions Eye Institute, with a Department of Health award for her outstanding student presentation at the ASMR Medical Research Week Symposium. Holly received her award of $2000 at the ASMR dinner held at the Perth Convention Centre on Friday the 6th of June.
Staff Changes (June 2008)
- Jessica Lewis appointed as a graduate research assistant working with Professor Brendan Waddell.
- Hollie Cowhen will be finishing with us on Wednesday, June 18. Hollie is off to the United Kingdom to travel and work. We wish her all the best in her ventures.
- Celeste Dehass joins the dissecting room team as Hollie's replacement.
Staff Changes (May 2008)
- Alysia Buckley and Marissa Gibbs appointed as graduate research assistant in Dr Giles Plant’s Red's Spinal Cord Research team
- Dr Jason Kirkness awarded a 0.2 lecturing appointment focusing on the developing Sleep Science courses.
- Dr Jennifer Walsh awarded a 0.2 lecturing appointment focusing on the developing Sleep Science courses.
- Senior Administration Officer Maxine Cutter retires. Maxine officially retired from the School of Anatomy & Human Biology after 12+ years of loyal service. Her efforts over the years are very much appreciated.
Holly Chinnery runner up for the Cora Verhagen Prize
(April 2008)
An international jury committee of six active Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology members awarded Holly Chinnery runner up for the 'Cora Verhagen Prize' at the annual international meeting in May. The Cora Verhagen Prize is awarded for the best ocular immunology poster or paper presentation.
Staff Changes (April 2008)
- Tinashe Chinzou joins Professor Miranda Grounds muscle research group as a part time research assistant.
- Bernadette Pedersen appointed as a graduate research assistant providing direct support to Professor Arunasalam Dharmarajan, Professor Linc Schmitt and Mr Greg Cozens.
- Toni Pike the School's purchasing officer will take up a new Accounts Officer position in the Business School in May 2008.
Whitfield Fellowship Awards 2008
April 2008
Congratulations to Jana Vukovic who was awarded a Whitfield Fellowship.
The Whitfield Fellowships provide a bridge between the submission of the PhD thesis for examination and a candidate’s first research career position.
They are designed to enable candidates to write up publications during the period of thesis examination and to prepare a grant application for a future position.
Selection is made on the basis of the applicant's track record, proposed publications and a one page description for a potential grant proposal.
Jana's success in obtaining this prestigious award comes on the heels of Nicole Koehler's success last year.
The School is very fortunate to have had success in two consecutive years - but not unexpected given the quality of our students!
Travel Grant Award for the ARVO 2008 Annual Meeting to Holly Chinnery
(March 2008)
Congratulations to Holly Chinnery, who was selected to receive a $3000 Travel Grant Award for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting
Staff Changes (February 2008)
- Allie Gullery Blakemore joins the dissecting room technician team while Kristy Tuppin is away on maternity leave.
