Pregnancy Research Centre
Staff and Student Achievements
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2012 was a milestone year for the Pregnancy Research Centre (PRC)
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Not only did the PRC celebrate its 20th anniversary, it also recorded a number of other highlights…..
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- The PRC’s publication count reached and then surpassed the 500 mark, which represents an average publication rate of one per fortnight since its opening in 1993.
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- Supported by a grant from the NHMRC, the PRC commenced the world’s first randomised controlled trial (FLAMINGO) on the use of fetal scalp blood lactate estimations in labour to reduce caesarean section rates.
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- The PRC became the leading recruitment site in the Pacific region for the international multicentre PROGNOSIS study which is investigating the clinical utility of the novel biomarkers sFlt and PIGF for the prediction of short-term outcome in pregnant women with suspected preeclampsia
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- The amount of extramural funding secured to support the research activities of the PRC since its opening in 1993 reached $14 million, a very competitive total given the size of the PRC
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- At the XVIII biennial World Congress of the International Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP), held in Geneva in July 2012, the PRC’s NIH funded study examining the genetic basis of pre-eclampsia (the important hypertensive disorder of human pregnancy) was the recipient of the Society’s Zuspan Award, which is given to the investigators adjudged to have undertaken and then presented at an ISSHP congress the most outstanding scientific work in relation to the study of hypertension in pregnancy. The competition for the award was strong, with some 300 submissions to the Congress from all corners of the globe being considered for it. Receipt of the award reflects well therefore on the work of the PRC and its collaborators in this area. It is also of note that the Zuspan Award at the 2006 ISSHP World Congress in Lisbon was awarded to another study from the PRC, namely, Dr Joanne Said’s work on inherited thrombophilias and pregnancy outcomes. To have secured such a prestigious international award at two of the past four ISSHP Congresses is testimony to the quality of the research undertaken by the PRC staff and students.
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2012
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Prof Shaun Brennecke
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Recipient of a University of Melbourne Large Equipment Grant (2012-2014)
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Invited to present the opening Plenary Lecture at China's 1st National Obstetric Medical Congress in Guangzhou, China, July 2012
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Prof Shaun Brennecke, Prof Christine East
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Recipient of a NHMRC Project Grant (2012-2014)
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Dr Amy Chui
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Recipient of a University of Melbourne Cornelius Regan Trust award
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Prof Christine East
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Recipient of a NHMRC Project Grant (2012-2014)
Recipient of a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (2012-2015)
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Ms Gina Kusuma
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Recipient of a Travel Fellowship to attend the Singapore Stem Cell Symposium
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Recipient of an Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research Conference Award
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Dr Padma Murthi
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Recipient of an ANZ Medical Research & Technology of Victoria Grant
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Recipient of a Harold & Cora Brennen Benevolent Trust Grant
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Dr Joanne Said
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Recipient of a Harold & Cora Brennen Benevolent Trust Grant
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Previous years
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Staff & Student Achievements 2010-2011 (pdf format)
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Staff & Student Achievements 2005-2009 (pdf format)
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Staff & Student Achievements 2000-2004 (pdf format)
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Staff & Student Achievements pre 2000 (pdf format)
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