A/Prof Renae Ryan was awarded a NSW Tall Poppy Award from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science. (Read more)
Congratulations to Professor Mac Christie on the renewal of his NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellowship
Dr Lenka Munoz was awarded a Univeristy of Sydney Brown Fellowship which allows recipients to re-establish or enhance their academic careers after undertaking sustained primary carer duties. (Read more)
Dr Rachel Codd was awarded a grant from Parkinson's NSW to study new compounds she has developed that may have potential to mobilise iron in the brain. Elevated iron in the substantia nigra region of the brain has been implicated in the pathobiology of Parkinson's disease. The ability to mobilise brain iron will allow a better understanding of iron-induced toxicity and will inform new therapeutic approaches. Dr. Codd and her team will use the funds to evaluate the ability of the compounds to modulate iron-induced toxicities in in vitro models of Parkinson’s disease. The research was featured on Channel 10 News earlier this year. (Video)