2016 Victorian Award Winners
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Associate Professor Brian Abbey
La Trobe University Physics X-ray crystallography allows science to ‘see’ the structure of molecules so that … Read More »
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Dr Kim Jacobson
Monash University Immunology Human health and longevity are possible only when the body’s immune system functions … Read More »
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Dr Maria Kaparakis-Liaskos
The Hudson Institute of Medical Research Microbiology, host-pathogen interactions Our body contains approximately 39 trillion bacteria … Read More »
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Dr Paul Lasky
Monash University Astrophysics Gravitational waves are tiny ripples in the fabric of spacetime that are generated … Read More »
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Dr Katherine Locock
CSIRO Manufacturing Chemistry The impeding antibiotic resistance crisis is arguably the greatest current threat to the … Read More »
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Dr Laura Mackay
University of Melbourne Immunology Infections are generally acquired though barrier tissues such as the skin, gut … Read More »
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Dr Ivan Poon
La Trobe University Cell Biology and Biochemistry Programmed cell death, or apoptosis, occurs in essentially all … Read More »
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Dr Benjamin Rubinstein
The University of Melbourne Statistical Machine Learning Dr Benjamin Rubinstein investigates the robustness of the Artificial … Read More »
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Dr Emma Sciberras
Deakin University Child Psychology About 300,000 young people in Australia have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Although medication … Read More »
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Dr Ke Wang
University of Melbourne Electrical and Electronics Engineering High-speed wireless communication is critical to our modern lives, … Read More »