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Three AITHM/ JCU Senior Academics appointed Distinguished Professors

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Congratulations to the newly conferred Distinguished Professors, Jonathon Golledge, Alex Loukas and Louis Schofield.

Announced recently by Vice Chancellor Professor Sandra Harding, we thank you for your scholarly contributions to your respective disciplines, and offer our congratulations on this thoroughly deserved honour.
 

AITHM Academic Promotions

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The Vice Chancellor has announced three AITHM Academic Promotions, to take effect from 1 January 2018. Congratulations to Dr Andreas Kupz, Senior Research Fellow, Dr Emily Callander, Principal Research Fellow and Dr Michael Meehan, Research Fellow on your successful achievements.

 
 
 
 
 

2017 TropEco Sustainability Awards - Partnerships & Engagement Award Tropical Australian Stinger Research Unit

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Congratulations to AITHM’s Tropical Australian Stinger Research Unit (TASRU) in Cairns, which won the Partnerships & Engagement award at the 2017 TropEco Sustainability Awards. The TASRU consists of a team of researchers and professionals from various backgrounds and cultures, operating and managing the JCU Cairns campus aquarium. The TASRU built strong relationships in 2017, both JCU internally and externally with industry partners, and through a passion for science aim to expand and share their knowledge further.

Seafood Allergy Trial

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The internal JCU seafood allergy trial was recently conducted by researchers from the Molecular Allergy Research Laboratory in collaboration with Prof Dianne Campbell from Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network with great success.

Thank you to all staff who participated in this initial trial, held in the Townsville AITHM Translational Research Facility. The community trial for the seafood allergy study will be commencing in the early months of 2018.

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AITHM Masterclass: Industry Engagement and Commercialisation

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It was great to see so many colleagues join us at the AITHM Industry, Engagement and Commercialisation masterclass held recently in Cairns. The objective of this masterclass was to build researcher skills in making industry connections, the importance of listening and engaging with stakeholders and transitioning research concepts to a fully commercial opportunity. A highlight of the day was the practice pitch session, which allowed researchers to refine their pitching skills and have real time feedback to home their business development skills.

Special thanks to our guest speakers Ms Kathy Connell, Mr Stuart Hazell, Prof Zee Upton, and Dr Jenny Petering who each provided the researchers with skills in collaboration, industry engagement and commercialisation. Thank you for joining us.

 
 

Heart Foundation Visit

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AITHM Townsville  hosted Heart Foundation CEO, Mr Stephen Vines and several local supporters recently. During this visit, researchers including Professor Jonathan Golledge, Dr Joe Moxon and PhD Candidate Mr Vianne Nsengiyumva gave a series of presentations about their current Vanguard Award, the relation between Vitamin D insufficiency and artery weakening.

Following a presentation from Mr Stephen Vines on the Heart Foundation, the group toured through the Translational Research Facility and PC2 Laboratory, before further networking and showcasing other key research underway by the Peripheral Vascular research team.
 

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