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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:A/Prof. David Saint
Dep. Physiology
The Medical School
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, 5005
The medal was presented by Prof. David Allen, President AuPS. David Saint will deliver a symposium presentation at the 2013 meeting.
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 2012 prize was awarded to:
Dr. James Bell
Dep. Physiology
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
The prize was presented to James Bell (right) by Simon Rushworth from SDR Scientific (left).
Post-doctoral Publication Prize
The prize for the best postdoctoral publication (certificate + $500 sponsored by SDR Clinical Technology).The 2012 prize was awarded to:
Dr. Stefan Gehrig
Dep. Physiology
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
The prize was presented by Simon Rushworth from SDR Scientific.
Gehrig SM, van der Poel C, Sayer TA, Schertzer JD, Henstridge DC, Church JE, Lamon S, Russell AP, Davies KE, Febbraio MA, Lynch GS. Hsp72 preserves muscle function and slows progression of severe muscular dystrophy. Nature. 2012 Apr 4;484(7394):394-8. doi: 10.1038/nature10980.
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 2012 prize was awarded to:
Dr. Heshan Peiris
Department of Human Physiology
Flinders Medical Center
South Australia, 5042
Peiris H, Raghupathi R, Jessup CF, Zanin MP, Mohanasundaram D, Mackenzie KD, Chataway T, Clarke JN, Brealey J, Coates PT, Pritchard MA, Keating DJ. Increased expression of the glucose-responsive gene, RCAN1, causes hypoinsulinemia, -cell dysfunction, and diabetes. Endocrinology. 2012 Nov;153(11):5212-21.
Student Oral Presentation Prizes
SDR Clinical Technology
First prize (certificate and $250) was awarded to:Michaela Kreissl
Neurogenetics Research Unit
Childrens Hospital at Westmead
Westmead, NSW 2145
The prize was presented by Simon Rushworth from SDR Scientific for her presentation titled Mutations in the α-tropomyosin-slow gene (TPM3) cause sarcomeric dysfunction n slow muscle fibres. Abstract: 43, 185P
Blackwell Scientific publications C.E.P.P prize
The second prize (certificate and $100) was awarded to:Anne Harasta
Department of Physiology
School of Medical Sciences
University of NSW 2052
The prize, sponsored by Blackwell Scientific publications, was presented to Anne Harasta by Prof. David Allen for her presentation titled Septal glucagon-like peptide 1 receptors (GLP-1Rs) mediate the behavioural effects of cocaine. Abstract: 43, 113P
SDR Clinical Technology
First Prize (certificate and $250) was awarded to:Christine Dixon
Unversity of Queensland
St Lucia
Brisbane 4064
Abstract:43, 68P
Blackwell Scientific publications C.E.P.P prize Prize
Second prize (certificate and $100) was awarded to:Jeremy Pinyon
University of NSW
Kensington 2052
Abstract:43, 87P
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