Prize Winners
The Michael Robert's prize for Excellence in Physiology Teaching was
awarded to:
Dr. Yvonne Hodgson
School of Biomedical Sciencs
Monash University
Victoria 3800
The medal was presented by Prof. David Allen, President AuPS.
Yvonne will deliver a symposium presentation at the 2012 meeting during the
Education symposium.
The Society established the A.K. McIntyre Prize for members of the Society
who are judged to have made significant contributions to Australian
Physiological Science over their predoctoral and early postdoctoral years.
The 2011 prize was awarded to:
Dr. Kate Murphy
Department of Physiology
The University of Melbourne
Melbourne 3010
The prize was presented by John Bicknal of SDR
Post-doctoral Publication Prize
The prize for the best postdoctoral publication (certificate + $500
sponsored by SDR Clinical Technology).
The 2011 prize was awarded to:
Dr. Joshua Edwards
Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL 60612
USA
Edwards JN, Blackmore DG, Gilbert DF, Murphy RM, Launikonis BS.
Store-operated calcium entry remains fully functional in aged mouse skeletal
muscle despite a decline in STIM1 protein expression.
Aging Cell 2011, 10(4):675-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2011.00706.x.
The PhD Student Publication Prize
Awarded for the best paper published in a refereed journal by a PhD
student (certificate + $500 sponsored by SDR Clinical Technology).
The 2011 prize was awarded to:
Kimberley Mellor
Department of Physiology, Medical Building
University of Melbourne
Parkville Campus 3010
Kimberley M Mellor, James R Bell, Morag J Young, Rebecca H Ritchie, Lea MD
Delbridge. Myocardial autophagy activation and suppressed
survival signaling is associated with insulin resistance in fructose-fed
mice. J. Mol. Cell. Cardiology (2011) 50:1035-1043
Student Oral Presentation Prizes
First prize was awarded to:
Daniel Chaston
Blood Vessel Laboratory
Division of Neuroscience
The John Curtin School of Medical Research
The Australian National University
ACT 0200
Abstract:
42, 7P
The second prize was awarded to:
Michaela Kreiss
Neurogenetics Research Unit
Westmead Childrens Hospital
Westmead, NSW 2145
Abstract:
42, 80P
Student Poster Presentation Prizes
First Prize was awarded to:
Noni Larkins
Department of Zoology
La Trobe University
VIC 3086
Abstract: 42, 20P
The second prize was awarded to:
Susan Morton
Translational Bioscience & Neuroscience
John Curtin School of Medical Research
The Australian National University
Canberra, ACT 0200,
Abstract:
42, 46P