Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Country of Expertise |
| Neuro-Oncology |
Australia |
| Biology of Brain Tumours |
Australia |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Medicine-Bachelor of Surgery |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1973 |
|
| Doctor of Medicine |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1989 |
|
Honours
| Honour |
Date Awarded |
| Member of the Order of Australia |
2004 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS) |
01-Jan-1982 |
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
American Association of Neurological Surgeons |
|
01-Jan-2003 |
| Other (Award) |
Commonwealth of Australia |
|
01-Jan-2003 |
| Other (Award) |
Neurosurgical Society of Australasia and the Australian Neuroscience Society |
|
01-Jan-2004 |
| Other (Award) |
University of Chicago |
|
01-Jan-2006 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
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Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS)
(730104)
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Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS)
(730105)
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Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS)
(730108)
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Surgical methods and procedures (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS)
(730109)
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Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS)
(730111)
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Urogenital system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS)
(730115)
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Organs, diseases & abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS)
(730118)
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Clin health not spec to partlar organs, diseases & condits (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS)
(730199)
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Mental health (PUBLIC HEALTH)
(730211)
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Diagnostic methods (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES)
(730305)
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Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES)
(730306)
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Education and training not elsewhere classified (OTHER EDUCATION)
(749999)
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Behavioural and cognitive sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH)
(780108)
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 |
| AFFINITY HEALTH FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANT |
Chief Investigator |
AFFINITY HEALTH FOUNDATION |
Research Grants |
01/01/2005 |
| 2007 DEVELOPMENT GRANT - (SE015: A DEVELOPMENTAL DRUG FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN TUMOURS) |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Development Grants |
01/01/2007 |
| Factors predisposing to post-operative epilepsy in patients with supratentorial gliomas |
Principal Supervisor |
ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS,
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE |
John Loewenthal Research Fellowship (ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS) |
03/09/2007 |
| AUSTRALIAN HARMONIZATION AND VALIDATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL QOLIBRI FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER BRAIN INJURY |
Chief Investigator |
VICTORIAN NEUROTRAUMA INITIATIVE |
Project Grant |
07/11/2007 |
| Mechanisms of cancer invasion |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Project Grants |
01/01/2008 |
| CLINICAL - EPILEPSY IN PATIENTS WITH GLIOMA BRAIN TUMOURS |
Principal Supervisor |
NHMRC |
Scholarships |
01/01/2008 |
| PILOT STUDY TO EVALUATE THE ROLE OF TKS5 IN MALIGNANT GLIOMA INVASION |
Chief Investigator |
CURE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION |
Grants-In-Aid |
|
Contracts
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Award Date |
| DULOXETINE STUDY |
Chief Investigator |
QUINTILES PTY LTD |
01/02/2001 |
| IBC PROJECT NO 2005.13 STUDIES ON GLIOMA AND GENE EXPRESSION |
Chief Investigator |
THE ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL NEUROSCIENCE FOUNDATION |
16/12/2003 |
| IBC PROJECT 2005.08 YEAST 2-HYBRID SCREENING OF ADAM22 & ADAM23
IBC PROJECT 2005.10 BIOLOGY OF ADAM PROTEINS |
Chief Investigator |
THE ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL NEUROSCIENCE FOUNDATION |
01/01/2005 |
| STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF PRANA BIOTECHNOLOGY PBT METAL CHELATORS ON GLIOMA CELL UTILIZING IN VITRO AND IN VIVO MODELS |
Chief Investigator |
PRANA BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD |
01/11/2005 |
| STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF PRANA BIOTECHNOLOGY META CHELATORS COMPOUNDS PRANA 1 AND PRANA 19 IN CONJUNCTION WITH TEMOZOLOMIDE ON TUMOUR GROWTH IN GLIOMA MODELS |
Chief Investigator |
PRANA BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD |
28/11/2007 |
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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