Kathleen V. Russell Prize in Neurobiology

* FUNDED BY THE FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE FOUNDATION *

The Kathleen V. Russell Prize was established in 1989 by an endowment to the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation from the late Professor Roger Russell, a former Vice Chancellor of Flinders University (1972-1979), and his wife Kay (Kathleen) after whom the prize is named.

The $300 Prize is awarded annually by the FMC Foundation on recommendation of the Centre for Neuroscience, to the Honours, Masters-by-Research or Postgraduate student in any branch of the neurobiological sciences at Flinders University who has been judged competitively as showing the most promise in his or her particular field.

Students nominated for this prize will have demonstrated innovation, originality and diligence over the duration of their research studies and will present a short talk (15mins + 5mins questions) to the CNS which illustrates the significance of the ideas examined, the quality of the experimental work, including the methodological and technical skills required, and the interpretation of their research findings in the context of those from other researchers.

2012 Nominations for this Prize are now being accepted.

Nominee presentations will be held on Wednesday 21st November 2012
and the winner will be announced at the 2012 AGM on 5th December.

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Updated March 22, 2012