Biography
Andrew Morokoff is a neurosurgeon who completed training in Australia in 2006 and then continued to 2 years of fellowship training, in neuro-oncology at Harvard Medical School and the Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA followed by a paediatric neuro-oncology fellowship in Paris, France. He also holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne in the molecular biology of brain tumours. In 2008 he returned to Melbourne to take up a combined clinical /research position as Neurosurgeon and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital and was appointed head of the Brain Tumour Epilepsy laboratory, a new collaborative venture between the Departments of Surgery and Medicine with an aim to study the mechanism of brain tumour-associated epilepsy. He has published a number of articles in high-quality peer-reviewed publications, has 2 upcoming book chapters in press and has presented his research work at international meetings such as the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Brain tumours |
Epilepsy, Neurosurgery |
Australia |
| Molecular Mechanisms of Epilepsy |
|
Australia |
| Neurosurgery |
Brain tumour surgery |
Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1994 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-2004 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
AO Spine Society |
Member |
01-Jan-2006 |
|
| Member |
Neurosurgical Society of Australasia |
Provisional Member |
01-Jan-2006 |
|
Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) |
31-Dec-2006 |
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Prize |
Surgical Research Society of Australasia |
|
01-Jan-2003 |
| Prize |
RMH Surgical Research Symposium |
Harry Ross Prize |
01-Jan-2003 |
| Scholarship |
RMH Victor Hurley Fund |
Research Scholarship |
01-Jan-2002 |
| Scholarship |
NHMRC |
Medical Postgraduate Scholarship |
01-Jan-2002 |
| Scholarship |
Raelene Boyle Foundation |
'Sporting Chance' Cancer Foundation Scholarship |
01-Jan-2002 |
| Scholarship |
RACS Foundation |
|
01-Jan-2001 |
| Scholarship |
Australian National University |
Summer Research Scholarship |
01-Jan-1992 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Synaptic Protein Changes In Brain Tumour-Associated Epilepsy |
Chief Investigator |
NEUROSURGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA |
Synthes - NSA Research Grant |
01/01/2009 |
| PRE-CLINICAL STUDY AND PHASE 1 TRIAL OF PI3-KINASE INHIBITORS IN THE TREATMENT OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED GLIOBLASTOMA |
Chief Investigator |
VIC CANCER AGENCY |
Clinical Trials Pilot Study Grant |
14/05/2009 |
| Brain tumors and seizures |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Project Grants |
01/01/2010 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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