Biography
Dr Ken Winkel, a leading Australian toxinologist, is the Director of the Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU), and Senior Research Fellow, at the University of Melbourne. He is also affiliated with the Nossal Institute of Global Health and is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (ACTM). He is an alumnus of the University of Melbourne (PhD, Walter and Elisa Hall Institute), the University of Queensland (MBBS) (BMedSci, Tropical Health Program, QIMR) and the Swiss Tropical Institute (Master of International Health Advanced module, Basel). He has worked in Brazil, PNG, Canada, and the USA and is a Past President of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (ACTM). He is the Chair of the ACTM Special Interest Group in Toxinology. He was officially appointed Director of the AVRU in 1999, on the retirement of the Foundation Director, and doyen of Australian toxinology, Professor Struan Sutherland. Dr Winkel is a CSL IH Group consultant on venoms and envenomation, and is part of the team behind the 24 hour medical advisory service provided by AVRU to doctors, poisons information centres and paramedical personnel. He is also a member of the Queensland Government Marine Stinger Advisory Committee Research Working Group. Dr Winkel is also active in teaching, lecturing to medical and science students and graduates, and has presented more than 100 papers and posters at Australian and international meetings and published more than 70 papers on venoms and related areas, including in the Lancet. His Unit is particularly involved in envenomation research in the Asia-Pacific and he is a co-editor of the first book on Venomous Bites and Stings in PNG. His work, including the development of the ?www.avru.org? website, has attracted more than $1m in funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. In 2008 every Australian school received a copy of the AVRU?s children book on venomous bites and stings [?Venom Patrol?].
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
International Linkages
| Country |
Establishment |
Collaboration |
| Brazil |
Instituto Butantan
|
Exchange, Research |
| United States of America |
New York City Poison Control Center
|
Research |
| United Kingdom |
University of Oxford
|
Exchange, Research, Technical Assistance/Training |
| Australia |
James Cook University of North Queensland
|
Research |
| Australia |
Victorian Institute Of Forensic Medicine
|
Research |
| Papua New Guinea |
University of Papua New Guinea
|
Exchange, Research, Teaching, Technical Assistance/Training |
| Australia |
Queensland Institute of Medical Research
|
Research, Technical Assistance/Training |
| United States |
University of Hawaii at Manoa
|
Research |
| United Kingdom |
University of Wales, Bangor
|
Exchange, Research, Technical Assistance/Training |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Medical Science |
The University of Queensland |
31-Dec-1991 |
|
| Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery |
The University of Queensland |
31-Dec-1991 |
|
| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-2000 |
|
Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
Australian Medical Association |
Ordinary |
01-Jan-1992 |
01-Jan-2010 |
| Member |
American College of Emergency Physicians |
International |
15-Aug-1997 |
01-Aug-2010 |
| Member |
Wilderness Medical Society |
Ordinary |
15-Aug-1997 |
01-Aug-2010 |
| Member |
International Society of Toxinology |
Ordinary |
01-Jul-2002 |
01-Jul-2010 |
| Member |
Australian Society of Immunology |
Ordinary |
01-Jul-1993 |
31-Jan-2010 |
| Member |
Medical Indemnity Protection Society |
Ordinary |
01-Jul-2000 |
30-Jun-2010 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (FACTM) |
31-Dec-1998 |
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Medal |
Royal Children's Hospital (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) |
The Vita Lampada Medal for Excellence in Medical and Health Education |
16-Jun-2005 |
| Medal |
The Australasian College of Tropical Medicine |
The Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Tropical Medicine |
19-Jul-2007 |
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 |
| The Development of a national venomous bite and sting injury data collect. |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF HEALTH & AGEING |
Innovative Grants |
04/08/2003 |
| DISTRIBUTION, PHYLOGENY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF VENOMOUS SNAKES IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA |
Chief Investigator |
AUST & PACIFIC SCIENCE FOUNDATION |
Research Grant |
01/07/2007 |
Contracts
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Award Date |
| FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING AND THE AUSTRALIAN VENOM RESEARCH UNIT (AVRU) |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF HEALTH & AGEING |
01/07/2005 |
| FUNDING AGREEMENT - PROVISION TO AUSTRALIAN PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF COPIES OF THE VENOMOUS ANIMALS OF AUSTRALIA BOOK DEVELOPED FOLLOWING THE EDUCATIONAL HANDBOOK FOR CHILDREN ON VENOMOUS ANIMALS IN AUSTRALIA PROGRAM |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF HEALTH & AGEING |
15/06/2007 |
| AUSTRALIAN VENOMOUS INJURY PROJECT |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF HEALTH & AGEING |
01/07/2007 |
| PRACTICAL TRAINING IN MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
Chief Investigator |
IMC UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED MANAGEMENT SCIENCES |
01/07/2008 |
| AUSTRALIAN VENOMOUS INJURY PROJECT |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF HEALTH & AGEING |
01/07/2008 |
| DARU DEEP WATER PORT PROJECT |
Chief Investigator |
SMEC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD |
16/07/2008 |
| AUSTRALIAN VENOMOUS INJURY PROJECT - EDUCATION OFFICER |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF HEALTH & AGEING |
16/01/2009 |
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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