Recent Awards & Achievements of MISCL researchers
2012
- 26th April 2012: Dr Steven Petratos and Prof. Claude Bernard "Discover a handbrake for MS". A research article in Brain demonstrates the key role played by the collapson response mediator protein 2 (CRMP-2) in the development of Multiple Sclerosis.
MISCL Awards 2011
Kay Patterson Award - Top PhD Student - Jacqueline Schiesser
Ridolfo Prize - Scientific Excellence - Sally Caine
Best First and Second Year Presentation - Kahlia Wong
Best Third Year Presentation - Jessica Morison
Best Fourth and Fifth Year Presentation - Jon Niclis
Top Honours Student - Rhys Skelton
Runner up Honours Student - Michael Hun
Special Recognition Awards
- For outstanding contribution to MISCL - Jon Niclis, Jessican Morison and Andrea Wise
- Radiation Officer - David Elliott
- Biosafety Officer - Lisa Azzola
- Safety Officer - Lisa Spyroglou
- Honours Coordination - Ann Chidgey
- PhD Coordination - Sharon Ricardo
- Seminar Organisation - Tracy Heng and David Elliott
- Mouse Maestro - Jade Homann
- Confidant of MISCL - Mark Malin
2011
- 25th October 2011: PhD awarded to Natalie Payne: Stem cell transplantation as a novel cell-based approach to treat autoimmune-mediated demyelination
- 17th October 2011 NHMRC Career Development Fellowship awarded to Dr. Jose M. Polo: Determining the events that occur during the reprogramming of different adult cells into embryonic stem-like cells and the capacity of becoming another specific adult cell during this process
- 30th May 2011 ARC Linkage Grant awarded to Dr Tracy Heng, Prof Richard Boyd and Prof Silviu Itescu: Dissecting the physiology of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells to develop vaccine candidates for respiratory disease
- 16th May 2011 Sharon Ricardo appears on ABC News Breakfast and National Radio Australia to discuss the breakthrough of kidney stem cells. Watch and listen here
- PhD awarded 25th Jan 2011 to Melanie Hince: Improving sex steroid ablation-induced thymic recovery for clinical application
2010
- Kiss goodbye to multiple sclerosis: PhD student Natalie Payne from Prof. Claude Bernard's lab, features in news article, 26 May 2010.
- PhD awarded 13 Apr 2010 to Elizabeth Verghese: Using polycystic kidney disease to understand cilium mediated endogenous repair and bone marrow mediated exogenous repair
- PhD awarded 9 Feb 2010 to Samy Sakkal: Regenerative potential of the female thymus in natural and induced models of involution
- PhD awarded 19 Jan 2010 to Adele Louise Barnard: Immune regeneration as a novel approach to treat autoimmune-mediated demyelination
MISCL Awards 2010
Kay Patterson Award - Top PhD Student 2010 - Chew-Li Soh
Best First Year PhD Presentation - Kahlia Wong
Best Second Year PhD Presentation - Jennifer Durnall
Best Third Year PhD Presentation - Courtney McDonald
Special Recognition Awards
- For leadership and bringing MISCL students together - Jonathan Niclis
- For outstanding philanthropic achievements - Danika Khong
- For stunning animal work - Jade Homann
Spirit of MISCL Award - Samantha Harris
Legend of MISCL Award - Mark Malin
Special thank you to the following:
- For outstanding contribution to MISCL Occupational Health and Safety - Chris Mayberry
- Honours Program Coordinator - Ann Chidgey
- Seminar Organisation - Tracy Heng and Courtney McDonald
Honourary Life Member of MISCL - Chris Mayberry
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