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Dr Ian Darnton-Hill Recognised by Governor-General in Australia Day Honours[31 January 2012]
Dr Ian Darnton-Hill has been recognised by the Governor-General in the 2012 round of Australia Day Honours. Ian was recognised for his distinguished service to the international community, particularly in areas of public health and nutrition, to disease prevention and health promotion, and as a physician, academic and educator. More
Suzie Ferrie wins AuSPEN David Russell Clinical Research Award[31 January 2012]
Suzie Ferrie has won the AuSPEN David Russell Clinical Research Award with her oral presentation 'Commonly-Used "Nutritional" Indicators do not Predict Outcome in the Crticially Ill: A Systematic Review'. More
Meika Foster Wins 2011 Early Career Travel Grant[10 January 2012]
Meika Foster has won the 2011 Nutrition Society of Australia Early-Career Travel Grant. This competitive award recognises and encourages original research by a student member of the NSA. More
Jacquelyn Horsington Wins Best Presentation Award[3 November 2011]
Jacquelyn Horsington, a Post-doctoral Research Associate in Tim Newsome's lab, has won an award for best presentation by a post-doc at the 2011 Sydney Imaging Group Symposium, held at the University of New South Wales. More
An Nguyen Awarded Wenkart Foundation Grant[27 October 2011]
An Nguyen, starting his PhD research in the Downard laboratory, has been awarded a prestigious Wenkart Foundation Grant to fund his scholarship, research and travel costs over 3 years. More
Jiansong Bao's F11 Insulin Algorithm [26 October 2011]
Jiansong Bao and colleagues have improved acute postprandial glycemia through the development of a new novel food insulin index F11-based algorithm for estimating mealtime insulin dose. Comparison with the use of carbohydrate counting in 21 adults with Type 1 diabetes showed favourable results for the algorithm. More
SMB Makes the Cover of Obesity[4 October 2011]
A group of SMB researchers, including Gareth Denyer Andy Holmes and Ian Caterson and led by Yan Lam and Len Storlien, have made the front cover of Obesity Research - the official journal of the Obesity Society. More
Suzie Ferrie Win the University Wide Three Minute Thesis Competition[12 September 2011]
Suzie Ferrie, a PhD student with A/Prof. Margaret Allman-Farinelli, has won the Three Minute Thesis Competition. She will next be heading to Perth to represent the University of Sydney at the national level. More
SMB Shows the Way at COMPASS[12 September 2011]
As part of the University of Sydney's commitment to social inclusion, SMB contributed to this year's COMPASS program for the first time. 70 indigenous students and students with links to the Smith Family from all over Sydney visited G08 in June and July. More
SMB makes front cover of Molecular Microbiology[8 September 2011]
A number of researchers from the School of Molecular Bioscience, including Charles Collyer, Nan Li, Cy Jeffries, David Langley, Rolandand Gamsjaeger have published a paper which has been featured on the front cover of the September edition of Molecular Microbiology. More
Who Regulates the Regulators[7 September 2011]
A team from the Matthews and Mackay labs used a combination of biophysical and structural techniques to show how sets of proteins come together to form large protein complexes, built around Gata1, that help to fine-tune the activity of this master regulator transcription factor. More
Wen Li Wins ISICR Travel Award [7 September 2011]
PhD candidate Wen Li, working under the supervision of Prof. Iain Campbell, has been awarded a travel grant to the ISICR 9th Joint Meeting in Florence. More