Perth 2011 AuPS/ASCEPT/HBPRCA Meeting
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Prize Winners

The Michael Roberts Excellence in Teaching Award

The Michael Robert's prize for Excellence in Physiology Teaching was awarded to:
Dr. Yvonne Hodgson
School of Biomedical Sciencs
Monash University
Victoria 3800

Yvonne Hodgson and David Allen

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 A.K. McIntyre Prize

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

Kate Murphy and John Bicknall

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

SDR Clinical Technology Prize

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

Daniel Chaston and David Allen
Abstract: 42, 7P

Blackwell Scientific publications C.E.P.P prize

The second prize was awarded to:
Michaela Kreiss
Neurogenetics Research Unit
Westmead Childrens Hospital
Westmead, NSW 2145
Abstract: 42, 80P

Student Poster Presentation Prizes

SDR Clinical Technology Prize

First Prize was awarded to:
Noni Larkins
Department of Zoology
La Trobe University
VIC 3086
Abstract: 42, 20P

Blackwell Scientific publications C.E.P.P prize


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

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