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SWTCRC co-Deputy Director Professor Anna DeFazio has been recognised for Outstanding Mentoring and Leadership in the 2020 University of Sydney Vice Chancellor's Awards. Now in its fifth year, the awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of our academic and professional staff to teaching, research and service, leadership, mentorship, and industry and community engagement.
Dr Ali Azimi, Dr Caroline Bateman and Dr David Bishop have been awarded ECR Accelerator Grants from SWTCRC.
SWTCRC co-Deputy Director, Professor Anna DeFazio, has been awarded the Jeannie Ferris Cancer Australia Recognition Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to ovarian cancer research. Professor DeFazio is one of Australia’s leading translational ovarian cancer researchers.
SWTCRC Executive member and Flagship leader, Professor Jacob George, has been awarded the Okuda-Omata Award, only the second time this award has been conferred. The award recognises scientific contributions of outstanding significance in the field of hepatology (the study of liver diseases).
'A great honour': Jacob George awarded for lifetime of work in liver health.
'A great honour': Jacob George awarded for lifetime of work in liver health.
Nguyen H, Butow P, Dhillon H, Morris L, Brown A, West K, Sundaresan P. (2020). Using patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) in routine head and neck cancer care: What do health professionals perceive as barriers and facilitators? J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. doi:10.1111/1754-9485.13048
Azimi, A., Yang, P., Ali, M., Howard, V., Mann, G. J., Kaufman, K. L., & Fernandez-Penas, P. (2020). Data Independent Acquisition Proteomic Analysis Can Discriminate between Actinic Keratosis, Bowen’s Disease, and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 140(1), 212-222.
SWTCRC member & PhD student Anna Singleton won the People’s Choice award for the UA Pitch it Clever competition for her video about modernising care for women after breast cancer treatment.
Congratulations to SWTCRC Executive Committee member Prof Jacob George who was recently awarded Distinguished Research Prize for his work in the field of Hepatology by the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver.
Dr Lam said changes in the body which occur with hormone therapy were also prevented by engaging in physical activity.