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CNS Awarded Student Prizes
CNS Honours Scholarships - * FUNDED
BY THE FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE FOUNDATION *
The Centre for Neuroscience (CNS) at Flinders University offers
up to 2 scholarships every year. These scholarships, valued at $2,500
each, are available to student members enrolled full-time
for an Honours degree in any CNS laboratory in the School of
Medicine at Flinders University, and are awarded on the basis
of excellence of the undergraduate record. These scholarships
are intended to help offset HECS fees associated with studying
for an Honours degree and are tax-exempt.
Recipients:
Assoc Prof John Oliver presents Daniel with his cheque and certificate
(27 May)
2008 Lauro Daniel Malapira
2007 Alison Elder & Simona Carbone, 2006 Melissa Vagg & Sara
Jean Sum, 2005 Bojana Sarkic & Hollie Casey, 2004 James
London & Alison
Wadey, 2003
Amelia Eyre & Steve Grillett, 2002 Natalie
Fenwick & Dusan Matusica, 2001 Brad Seaman,
2000 Sean Fitzgibbon & Rebecca Nelson, 1999
Shelda Alcock & Laura Hartnett
GlaxoSmithKline - Victor MacFarlane
Prize
(formerly SmithKline Beecham - Victor MacFarlane Prize, 1992-2000)
This prize, valued at $500, is awarded annually
for the best seminar given by a Postgraduate or Masters-by-Research
student member to the Centre for Neuroscience.
Victor MacFarlane, 1913-1982
The late Victor MacFarlane was the Professor of Animal Physiology
at the Waite Institute in the 1970s and was an active supporter
of the Centre for Neuroscience in its formative years. He had
formerly been the Professor of Physiology in the University of
Queensland and a collaborator of John Eccles at the University
of Otago.
Victor MacFarlane was a brilliant polymath whose interests ranged
across many disciplines including neuroscience, physiology, ethology,
climatology, history, pre history, art, music and indeed civilization
itself. He addressed the Centre for Neuroscience on several occasions.
Videotape of Professor MacFarlane's life including an interview
by Professor Laurie Geffen is held by the Centre for Neuroscience.
Recipients:
2007 Dusan Matusica
2006 Dusan Matusica, 2005 Linda Wu, 2004 Kristy
Weir, 2003 Anna
Thoren, 2002 Rogan
Tinsley, 2001 Rogan Tinsley, 2000
Rogan Tinsley, 1999 Michelle Anderson, 1998
Grant Hennig, 1997 Lorraine MacKenzie, 1996
Dallas Grasby, 1995 Carolyn Lewis, 1994
Ying Hui Yu, 1993 Kay Double jointly with Sally
Waterman, 1992 Not Awarded, 1991
James Vickers, 1990 Yu-Wen Li, 1989
Don Cameron jointly with James Vickers, 1988 Cathy
Haese, 1987 Andrew Miller, 1986
Paul Pilowsky, 1985 Not Awarded, 1984
Janet Keast, 1983 Not Awarded, 1982
Not Awarded, 1981 Richard Clark, 1980
Trevor Day
Dusan being presented with his certificate at the 2007
Annual
General Meeting by Convenor, Simon Brookes
GlaxoSmithKline - David Ovedoff
Prize
(formerly SmithKline Beecham - David Ovedoff Prize, 1992-2000)
This prize, valued at $500, is awarded annually
for the best seminar given by an Honours student member to the
Centre for Neuroscience.
David Ovedoff, 1924-1987
David Ovedoff was the Medical Director of Smith Kline and French
in the 1970s and its consultant in the South West Pacific.
In December 1979 he was stranded by a car breakdown in Adelaide
and visited the Dean, Professor Laurie Geffen, who happened
also to be the Convenor of the Centre for Neuroscience. The
outcome was an agreement to fund an annual Visiting Professor
to the CNS. Several distinguished Neuroscientists visited the
CNS in the period 1981-1989. The agreement was terminated by
a merger of Smith Kline and French with Beecham in 1989 although
the Prize has continued.
David Ovedoff was a physician who had emigrated from South Africa
because of his opposition to apartheid. He was an unusual mix
of a hard-headed businessman and clinician with a soft spot for
scientists. He was a good friend of the Centre for Neuroscience.
Recipients:
2007 Simona Carbone
2006 Sara Jean Sum, 2005 Hollie Casey, 2004 Alison
Wadey, 2003 Sana Asad, 2002 Natalie
Fenwick,
2001 Sean Fitzgibbon, 2000 Nigel
Pederson, 1999 Shelda Alcock, 1998
Rogan Tinsley, 1997 Brady Tassicker, 1996
Darren Lituri, 1995 Petra Bywood, 1994
Not Awarded, 1993 Not Awarded, 1992
Grant Hennig, 1991 Shih Kiat Chng, 1990
Sally Waterman, 1989 Christine Briton-Jones, 1988
Not Awarded, 1987 Bill Shuttleworth, 1986
Not Awarded, 1985 Not Awarded, 1984
Patrick Finn, 1983 David Belford, 1982
Noriah Salipan jointly with Isobel Abrahamson, 1981
Neil Della, 1980 Neil Della jointly with Andrew
Miller
Simona being presented with
her certificate at the 2007
Annual General Meeting by Convenor, Simon Brookes
Kathleen V. Russell Prize In Neurobiology
The Kathleen V. Russell Prize was established in the late
1980's 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.
*Masters by Research students included for consideration beginning
2007.
Students nominated or nominating for this prize will have demonstrated
innovation, originality and diligence over the duration of their
research studies and will present a seminar to the Centre of Neuroscience
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.
Nominations include a letter of not more than one page from the
nominee’s Supervisor, or another senior Neuroscientist,
addressing the criteria listed above, and a recent CV of the
nominee.
Nominations in 2007 opened on 29th
October and closed on 30th November. Each
Nominee presented a short talk (15mins
+ 10mins question) to the Centre for Neuroscience in a special
session organised on 7 December
2007.
Recipients:
2007 Simona Carbone
2006 Degu Abebe, 2005 Dylan DeLosAngeles (formerly Dylan
Smith), 2004 James
London, Kathryn Moores, Alison Wadey, 2003 Not
Awarded, 2002 Hiroaki Tani, 2001
Beatriz Negrette, 2000 Rogan Tinsley, 1999
Michelle F Anderson, 1998 Not Awarded, 1997
Not Awarded, 1996 Not Awarded, 1995
Ying Hui Yu, 1994 Not Awarded, 1993 Not
Awarded, 1992 Not Awarded, 1991
Shih Kiat Chng, 1990 Jennifer P Messenger
Simona Carbone
Laurie Geffen Travel Prize
Funded by a generous donation to the CNS by the Foundation
Convenor, Professor Laurie Geffen to mark the 25th Anniversary
of the CNS.
The Prize was open to members of the CNS who were postgraduate
students or early stage postdoctoral scientists at Flinders University.
The award was designed to supplement travel funds to any national
or international conference or training course in the calendar year
2005 at which the applicant made an oral or poster presentation,
or received advanced training in the neurosciences. One award valued
at $1000 was made.
Applications had to provide details of the conference together
with a copy of the abstract to be presented, or details of the advanced
training course, details of the travel budget including a list of
other funds awarded or applied for, and had to be certified by the
Applicant's Supervisor.
Applications closed April 30th, 2005.
Recipient:
2005 Linda Wu
Linda Wu being presented with her award by (then Acting)
Convenor, Prof Simon Brookes
at the 2005 Annual General Meeting
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