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Dennis Lowther Award

Student Award

 

The Dennis Lowther Award recognises a student member of the society who has demonstrated outstanding research contributions and communication.

This award is named after Dennis Lowther who established the connective tissue research group at Monash University in the 1960s and developed a strong graduate teaching program and student mentorship.

Eligibility requirements

This award is open to applicants who:

  • are a financial student member of MBSANZ

  • register for the society conference and submit an abstract for a poster presentation

Application Requirements

Applicants for this award apply at the time of submitting an abstract for a poster presentation at a society meeting by providing:

  • verification of their status as a student at a higher education institution 

  • abstract submitted to the society conference for a poster presentation

 

Award review committee

Finalists are invited to give a poster presentation at the society conference. The award is determined by the selection committee chaired by the President and based on the poster presentation delivered at the society conference.

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2022 Awardee

The Dennis Lowther Award for 2022 was awarded to Amy Jiang (UNSW Sydney).

Amy completed her Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Masters of Biomedical Engineering at UNSW Sydney, before embarking on a Ph.D. under the supervision of A/Prof. Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, and A/Prof. Megan Lord. Amy's major research interests include biomaterials and proteoglycan proteins and her PhD project focuses on developing improved vascular grafts for blood vessels, such as the coronary artery.

Previous Awardees

2022   Amy Jiang  UNSW Sydney
2021   Martina Gyimesi  QUT    Michael Papanocolaou  Garvan Institute of Medical Research 
2020   Thomas Molley  UNSW Sydney    Shona Ritchie  Garvan Institute of Medical Research 
2018    Richard Wang  University of Sydney
2016     Sunderajhan Sekar  Queensland University of Technology
2015     Claire Vennin  Kinghorn Cancer Center Sydney
2014     Adam Piers  Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2013     Adrian Kaczmarek  University of Adelaide
2011      Izza Tan  University of Adelaide
2010     Leona Tooley  Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2009   Chantell McIntyre  University of Adelaide, SA Pathology
2008   Else Jacobson  North Shore Hospital
2007    Wilson Chan  University of Hong Kong
2006   Rishika Pace Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2005   Rena Hirani  University of Adelaide   Biana Barnado  Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2004   Tom Samiric  La Trobe University
2003   Justin Allen  Murdoch Children's Research Institute
2002   Jessica Faggian  Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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