NEWS AND EVENTS - 2013

Applications open - Mrs Ann & Professor NWG Macintosh PhD Scholarships

09th of April, 2013

Professor and Mrs Macintosh, Prague 1970

Applications are open (until the 15th of June 2013) for the Mrs Ann & Professor NWG Macintosh PhD Scholarships.

The Discipline of Anatomy and Histology was the recipient of a significant bequest from Mrs Ann Macintosh, which lead to the creation of the Professor NWG Macintosh Memorial Fund, which in turn lead to the creation of the PhD Scholarship.

This fund was established in memory of her husband, Neil William George Macintosh, a former Challis Professor of Anatomy, to support the Discipline of Anatomy & Histology.

Please download and print the application form found on the Postgraduate Programmes page.

Please post three hard-copies of the completed form with supporting documentation, arriving here no later than 15th of June 2013 to:

Head of Discipline of Anatomy and Histology,
c/o Tonnette Stanford, Room E204.
School of Medical Sciences
Sydney Medical School
Anderson Stuart Building (F13)
The University of Sydney NSW 2006

Late, faxed and emailed copies will not be considered.

PhDs awarded to Dr Deena Ababneh and Dr Florence Cheung

02nd of April, 2013

The month of March saw two deserving candidates receiving PhDs from the Discipline of Anatomy and Histology.

The Postgraduate Research Committee of the discipline of Anatomy & Histology awarded Dr. Deena Ababneh (Webster Laboratory) and Dr. Florence Cheung (Lovicu and Reichardt Laboratories) the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

The Discipline offers its congratulations to both Dr Ababneh and Dr Cheung on their degrees and best wishes for future pursuits.

You can find more information about Postgraduate and Honours study options on our website : http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/anatomy/future-student/postgraduate/index.php.

Paul Austin recieves Early Career Researcher (ECR) Award

06th of March, 2013

Lecturer Paul Austin received a recommended award of $20,000 from the University of Sydney Medical School's Early Career Research (ECR) grants scheme.

'Early Career Researchers' are considered to be those who were awarded their PhD no more than 7 years ago and hold an academic appointment up to and including Level B.

The grant was for the project titled 'Conundrum of Injury: Does accumbal CRF modulate behavioural disruption following injury?'.

PhD Travel Grants - Australian Pain Society ASM

01st of March, 2013

Andrew Youssef (Henderson lab) and James Kang (Keay lab) have received PhD Travel Grants from the Australian Pain Society. The grants will allow Andrew and James to attend the A.P.S. 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting in Canberra (17-20 March, 2013) to present their most recent work in pain research.

Andrew will be presenting a talk and James will be presenting a poster and delivering a short talk about his project.

Andrew Youseff (L) and James Kang (R)

James' contribution is titled "EPIGENETIC CHANGES IN THE GENE FOR BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR (BDNF) IN THE DORSAL HIPPOCAMPUS CORRELATE WITH THE DEGREE OF DISABILITY TRIGGERED BY NERVE INJURY IN THE RAT".

Andrew's contribution is titled "ONGOING BRAIN ACTIVITY DURING ACUTE, TONIC AND CHRONIC OROFACIAL MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN".

PhDs awarded to Dr. Vangelis Kanellis and Dr. Victoria Shaw

27th of February, 2013

The Postgraduate Research Committee of the discipline of Anatomy & Histology congratulates Dr. Vangelis Kanellis (dos Remedios Laboratory) and Dr. Victoria Shaw (Mitrofanis Laboratory) on the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

The Discipline wishes them all the very best in his future endeavours.

You can find more information about Postgraduate and Honours study options on our website : http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/anatomy/future-student/postgraduate/index.php.

Academic Appointments

January 24th, 2013

Image by Sumple

The Discipline congratulates new and existing staff on their appointments for 2013.