Previous Years
Read the winning entries from the last three Young Investigator Awards.
2010
Dr Kylie Dunning
(Postdoctoral Researcher, The Robinson Institute, University of Adelaide) for her study on fertility preservation for female cancer patients and how burning fat generates the best egg.
Read the Abstract (Word file - 95kb)
2009
Alison Care
(PhD candidate, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide) for her work on how ovarian immune cells are necessary for maintenance of early pregnancy in mice.
2008
Dr Lisa Smithers
(Women's and Children's Health Research Institute) for her research examining how Omega-3 oils improve the way pre-term infants see the world.
Previous winners:
2007: Cadence Minge (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide) for her work on the relationship between high-fat diets and reproductive problems.
2006: Dr Catherine Gibson (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide) for her work on the causes of cerebral palsy.
2005: Branka Grubor-Bauk (School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide) for research into the herpes simplex virus and the natural killer T-cell.
2004: Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Adelaide) for research on a growth hormone that could lead to healthier placentas, thereby leading to healthier pregnancies.
2003: Jonathon Hutton (Child Health Research Institute) whose research looks at a novel way of producing stem cells, by using blood from umbilical cords.
2002: Karen Lower (Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, Women's and Children's Hospital) for research into the genetic basis of intellectual disability.
2001: Erin Symonds (Gastroenterology, Women's and Children's Hospital) whose work involves breath testing in animals and humans for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
2000: Taher Omari (Neonatology and Gastroenterology, Women's and Children's Hospital) for research into reflux and feeding difficulties in babies and infants.