Dr Cardoso and Dr Schroeder awarded the inaugural Andrew Ramsden MHTP ECR Collaborative Award

Pictured centre: Dr Anna Schroeder and
Dr Barbara Cardoso

Congratulations to Dr Barbara Cardoso from the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food and Dr Anna Schroeder from the Department of Psychiatry who are the recipients of the inaugural Andrew Ramsden MHTP ECR Collaborative Award.

SCS researchers’ part of a team awarded $5 million to stop stroke in its tracks

Professor Amanda Thrift

Congratulations to SCS researchers from the Stroke and Ageing Group who have been successful in securing a five million dollar NHMRC Synergy Grant in collaboration with researchers at UTas, UWA and UniSA. Professors Amanda Thrift and Dominique Cadilhac, and Drs Monique Kilkenny and Joosup Kim received the grant for their project 'Synergies to Prevent Stroke – STOPstroke'.

Dr Rui Wang receives 2019 Thomas C Chalmers Award for best poster presentation

Dr Rui Wang

Dr Rui Wang, a postdoctoral research fellow from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, has received the Thomas C Chalmers Award for the best poster presentation at the Virtual Cochrane Colloquium held from 2-6 December 2019.

SCS researchers part of landmark study to treat common lung condition

Professor Diana Egerton-Warburton

Researchers from Australia and New Zealand, including from the School of Clinical Sciences, have collaborated on a landmark study to assess the appropriate level of management for treating spontaneous pneumothorax – a collapsed lung.

Associate Professor Claire Palermo receives internationally recognised HEA fellowship

Associate Professor Claire Palermo

Congratulations to Associate Professor Claire Palermo who has been granted a Higher Education Academy (HEA) Principal Fellowship in recognition of her commitment and contribution to student learning, and for her effective strategic leadership in academic practice.

Precise antibiotic dosage found to reduce postoperative complications in common surgical procedure

Mr Ram Nataraja

New research led by Mr Ram Nataraja from the Department of Paediatrics has demonstrated the precise antibiotic post-operative dosage which can significantly reduce wound infection rates amongst children who undergo a simple appendicectomy.

Study finds male ageing does affect outcomes for couples with idiopathic infertility who undergo IVF/ICSI cycles

Fabrizzio Horta

Researchers from Monash University have found that a man’s age does play a part in the success of IVF and ICSI treatments in couples where there is idiopathic (unexplained) infertility, regardless of the woman’s age.

In 2017, 40,375 Australian and New Zealand couples accessed In-vitro fertilization (IVF) or Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatments.

Dr Fabien Vincent receives research fellowship to investigate lupus in Indigenous Australians

SCS researcher, Dr Fabien Vincent, has received a $50,000 Arthritis Australia Fellowship for his vital research into lupus.

A research fellow in the Rheumatology Research Group, Dr Vincent’s project investigates identifying molecular signatures in Indigenous Australians with systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus).

Monash researchers evaluate world-first study involving stem cells for premature babies with chronic lung disease

Monash researchers with one of the
infants involved in the study.

Monash University researchers have assessed the long-term outcomes of their world-first study that used placental stem cells in premature babies with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a form of chronic lung disease.

Dr Ayse Zengin awarded grant for Indigenous Bone and Muscle Ageing

Dr Ayse Zengin from the Bone and Muscle Health Research Group is the recipient of the ‘Amgen-Osteoporosis Australia-Australia & New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society Clinical Grants Program.’

Using simulation to improve outcomes for babies in Myanmar

A Monash University researcher has used simulation to teach local Myanmar surgeons how to treat a common yet life-threatening condition affecting babies.

Monash researchers identify attainable treatment target for lupus patients

Dr Vera Golder 

For the first time, Monash researchers have identified an attainable treatment target for systemic lupus erythematosus – also known as SLE or lupus – called Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS), which has shown to be associated with a significant reduction in irreversible end organ damage – a factor that contributes to premature death in patients.

Dr Joshua Ooi awarded 2019 Ramaciotti Health Investment Grant

Dr Joshua Ooi from the Centre for Inflammatory Diseases has been awarded a 2019 Ramaciotti Health Investment Grant for his research into targeted regulatory cell based therapy to treat lupus.

Medicine graduate Patrick Walker a passionate advocate for child health

Dr Patrick Walker with the
Nigerian oximetry team

Getting your research published, especially in a prominent journal, is never an easy feat. So when medicine graduate Patrick Walker found out his research had been accepted for publication in the Fetal and Neonatal edition of Archives of Disease in Childhood, the achievement was an incredible reward for 12-months of hard work.

Professor Richard Kitching elected AAHMS Fellow

Professor Richard Kitching

Congratulations to Professor Richard Kitching from the Department of Medicine who has been newly elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS). Professor Kitching’s Election to Fellowship was announced at the AAHMS annual meeting held in Perth on 10-11 October.

Dr Joshua Ooi receives 2019 Victorian Tall Poppy Science Award

Professor Eric Morand accepting
Dr Ooi's Tall Poppy Science Award

Dr Joshua Ooi from the Centre for Inflammatory Diseases is the recipient of a 2019 Victorian Tall Poppy Science Award for his outstanding achievements in the area of autoimmune diseases.

Dr Jorja Collins awarded Churchill Fellowship

Dr Jorja Collins

Congratulations to Dr Jorja Collins from the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food who has been awarded a 2019 Churchill Fellowship. The Fellowships are awarded and funded by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, and provide an opportunity for Australians to travel overseas to conduct research in their chosen field that is not readily available in Australia.

Dr Arunaz Kumar receives national award for simulation excellence

Professor Debra Nestel and
Dr Arunaz Kumar

Dr Arunaz Kumar from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has received the Simulation Australasia’s Simulation Achievement Award for 2019 for her significant contribution to the advancement of modelling and simulation in Australia or New Zealand.

SCS staff receive Dean's Awards for Excellence

The School of Clinical Sciences is celebrating the outstanding achievements of Dr Monique Kilkenny of the Department of Medicine and the Monash Nutrition Indigenous Curriculum Working Group for their recognition in the 2019 Dean’s Awards for Excellence held earlier this month.

Professor Rosemary Horne awarded Massey University Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award

Mr Michael Ahie (Chancellor),
Professor Rosemary Horne & Professor
Jan Thomas (Vice-Chancellor)

Senior Principal Research Fellow Professor Rosemary Horne, from the Department of Paediatrics and The Ritchie Centre, has been awarded the 2019 Massey University Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.