News
Funding Success for Drs Hollier, Vela and Srinivasan
Dr Brett Hollier and Dr Srilakshmi (Sri) Srinivasan, recently received funding from the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, and Dr Ian Vela successfully secured a Metro South Health Research Support Scheme Project Grant.
Professor Pamela Russell AM Retires
Professor Pamela Russell retired at the end of July this year and will be sorely missed.
Prof Hutmacher wins ESB international Award
An announcement by the Awardee Committee of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) has named Professor Hutmacher the winner of the prestigious ESB international award for 2017.
Research Excellence Awards at PA Health Symposium
Arutha Kulasinghe, Jyotsna Batra, and Janaththani Panchadsaram received Research Excellence Awards at the recent Princess Alexandra Hospital Health Symposium.
Women in Technology Award for Prof Colleen Nelson
Prof Colleen Nelson received A WIT Award at the QLD Women In Technology Awards Gala Dinner in recognition of her achievements in Prostate Cancer Research.
Dietmar Hutmacher awarded the title of Distinguished Professor
Professor Dietmar Hutmacher was awarded the title of Distinguished Professor for his services to biomedical engineering.
2017 ASMR Queensland Health & Medical Research Awards for Dr Vela and Dr Bock
Dr Ian Vela and Dr Nathalie Bock were both awarded ASMR Queensland Health and Medical Research Awards.
Cure Cancer Australia grant for A/Prof Jyotsna Batra
A/Prof Jyotsna Batra was awarded a two year grant to further her work discovering biomarkers for prostate cancer.
A/Prof Derek Richard and DProf Judith Clements ARC grant success
Associate Professor Derek Richard and Distinguished Professor Judith Clements are investigators on a successful Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage, Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) grant, led by the University of Queensland (UQ), which will provide QUT-based users access to one of the world's most powerful fluorescent microscopes.
APCRC-Q Team win TRI SPORE Grant
Dr Jyotsna Batra (team leader), Prof Pamela Russell, and Dr Ian Vela, a Consultant Urologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital; with UQ’s Dr Alexandre Cristino, and their potential industry partners were awarded $50,000 towards their research into Prostate Cancer treatments.
Nathalie Bock selected to meet Nobel Laureates in Tokyo
Dr Nathalie Bock has been invited to attend the 9th Japan Society for the Promotion of Science HOPE meeting in Tokyo in February 2017. She is one of six Australian graduate students given the opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary discussions with Nobel Laureates and other distinguished scientists.
ENDO 2016 Presidential Poster Prize for Patrick Thomas
APCRC-Q PhD candidate, Patrick Thomas, was awarded the ENDO 2016 Presidential Poster Prize for the Category “Tumour Biology” at the Endocrine Society’s 98th Annual Meeting and Expo, held in April 2016, in Boston, USA.
APCRC-Q shines at the 4th Annual TRI Poster Symposium
APCRC-Q achieved outstanding results at the 4th Annual TRI Poster Symposium, winning prizes in every category
Distinguished Professor Judith Clements awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia
APCRC-Q Scientific Director, Distinguished Professor Judith Clements, was awarded the nation's foremost honour, the Companion of the Order of Australia, as part of the Queen's Birthday celebrations in June 2015.
PARSS and PCFA Funding Awarded to APCRC-Q Investigators
Four APCRC-Q researchers were recently awarded funding for their research in 2016
APCRC-Q Researchers awarded NHMRC and Cancer Council Queensland Grant Funding
APCRC-Q researchers have been awarded over $1.6 million in recent grant announcements. Professor Colleen Nelson and Dr Michael Doran each recently received highly sought-after National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Project Grants. DProf Judith Clements received an extension on her NHMRC Fellowship, and Prof Lisa Chopin has also been awarded a Cancer Council Queensland grant.
Dr Ian Vela receives a 2015 Movember Clinician Scientist Award
APCRC-Q Urologic Oncologist and Senior Research Fellow Dr Ian Vela is one of only two clinician scientists across the country to receive a 2015 Movember Clinician Scientist Award.
APCRC-Q Researchers shine at TEMTIA 2015
Nataly Stilyanou, and Arutha Kalushinge won awards at The Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition International Association (TEMTIA) VII International EMT Meetingheld in Melbourne in October 2015
APCRC-Q Researchers recognised at 3rd TRI Annual Poster Symposium
Eight APCRC-Q Researchers were recognised for the outstanding quality of their work at the 3rd Annual Translational Research Institute (TRI) Poster Symposium held on 17 September 2015.
APCRC-Q’s Prof Pamela Russell wins 2015 Women in Technology Life Sciences Award
APCRC-Q Head of Imaging and Tumour Models, Professor Pam Russell, was awarded the Women in Technology (WiT) Life Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award at a gala event at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane on Friday evening, 28 August 2015.
