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Monash Neuroscience and Mental Health Network NewsCongratulations to Monash NeuroscientistsCongratulations to Dr James Bourne for receiving a NHMRC Achievement Award in Career Development for junior researchers. At a ceremony in Canberra last week the NHMRC handed out 16 awards to Australian scientists – the highest honour at a national level - recognising scientific and leadership excellence in the health and medical field. James was selected from around 400 grant applicants for the NHMRC’s Career Development Awards as the most outstanding early-career research scientist. James is a Monash University neuroscientist working within the Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology. He is researching primate brains to assess the impact of damage to visual functions to help ‘switch back on’ developmental mechanisms after a stroke or other brain injury and regenerate vision. For the full story go to http://www.med.monash.edu.au/news/researcher-awards.html Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossman has been awarded the first Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative (VNI) Senior Research Fellowship. The Fellowship will finance a 3 year salary. The Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative (VNI) is a $63 million health research fund established in 2005 in the State of Victoria. The VNI was established with five years funding provided by the State's Transport Accident Commission (TAC) in partnership with the Victorian Government's Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD). The VNI supports research into Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury and Peripheral Nerve Injury conducted by Victorian scientists in collaboration with their national and international colleagues. For more information: http://www.vni.com.au/ Associate Professor David Small has been elected Editor of the Australian Neuroscience Society Council as of 2008. The Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS) represents a wide spectrum of Australian neuroscience. It is a non-profit organisation of scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system and are actively involved in research and teaching. The Society currently has over 800 members, and runs the only annual neuroscience-specific scientific meeting in Australia. The Society plays an important role allowing communication between government and the Australian neuroscience community. For more information: http://www.ans.org.au/ Monash Neuroscience and Mental Health Network Newsletter ArchiveNewsletter 7 – 7th January 2008 (doc) |