| Oral presentation and poster display winners at the Higher Degree Res... Oral presentation and poster display winners at the Higher Degree Research Student Conference were (from left) Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Karen Mickle, Patricia Marr, Claire Lowrie and Karina Gornall | 
| Associate Professor Marie Ranson who delivered the Keynote Address at... Associate Professor Marie Ranson who delivered the Keynote Address at the Higher Degree Research Student Conference |
Higher degree students’ research activities on show for community
26 Sep 2007 | Bernie Goldie
Cutting edge research by higher degree students at the University of Wollongong was showcased today (Wednesday 26 September) with the students’ industry partners and the community in general invited to join other members of the University to see the results of the students’ research efforts.
About 200 people were in attendance at the Higher Degree Research Student Conference which featured research in the following themes:
The Keynote Speaker at the conference was Associate Professor Marie Ranson from the School of Biological Sciences who recently won the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research Supervision.
Professor Ranson has been awarded a three-year Fellowship by the Cancer Institute of NSW. An important application of her research is the development of a rational biological basis for the development of targeted anti-cancer drugs.
One of Professor Ranson’s recently completed PhD students, David Croucher, won the Premier’s Award for Cancer Institute NSW Outstanding Research Scholar for 2006.
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