Department of Microbiology & Immunology well-represented in the 24th Victorian PAHMR
Three of the ten shortlisted finalists for the two categories Public Health Researcher and Basic Science Researcher in the PAHMR, are from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Our congratulations to:
- Dr Nicholas Gherardin (Godfrey Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Melbourne at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity)
Understanding immune cells that respond to vitamins: How they work, and how we can use them to fight cancer - Dr Hui-Fern Koay (Godfrey Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Melbourne / Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity)
How our Mucosal Associated Invariant T (MAIT) cells develop
Two of five finalists in the Basic Science Researcher category
- Dr Jason Kwong (Howden Laboratory, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, The University of Melbourne / The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity)
Whole-genome sequencing to enhance the public health control of infectious diseases in Australia
One of the five finalists in the Public Health Researcher category.
The 24th Victorian Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research will be presented on 26 March 2018 at Federation Square. We wish Nicholas, Fern and Jason every success in the final of this prestigious award.
See the Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research page for details of the finalists from each of the four categories: Public Health Researcher, Basic Science Researcher, Clinical Researcher and Health Services Researcher.
The Premiers Award is a joint initiative of the Victorian Government and the Australian Society for Medical Research.