Research Excellence Awards Winners

Sponsored by the PA Research Foundation and Translational Research Institute (TRI), the Research Excellence Awards showcased the best clinical and laboratory/basic science research undertaken by student and early career researchers across Metro South Health (MSH) and affiliated research institutes.

Winners - PA Research Foundation Researcher of the Year Award

Oral presentation

Student researcher, Clinical Science

• Diagnostic efficacy of computed tomography in the diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome—Ms Teresa Kelly, University of Queensland

Student researcher, Laboratory/Basic Science

• Using unsupervised learning methods to identify ugly duckling naevi—Mrs Dilki Jayasinghe, University of Queensland

Early career researcher, Clinical Science

• Predicting optimal normal brain dose in hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for single brain metastases using volumetric modulated arc therapy—Miss Erin Johns, Queensland Health

Early career research, Laboratory/Basic Science

• Patient-derived xenografts as a model to evaluate rare and aggressive variants of prostate cancer—Dr Patrick Thomas, Queensland University of Technology

People's Choice Award

• Predicting optimal normal brain dose in hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for single brain metastases using volumetric modulated arc therapy—Miss Erin Johns, Queensland Health

   *Winners of the oral award categories will each receive $1,000.

Winners - PA Research Foundation Best Poster Award

Poster presentations

Student researcher, Clinical Science

• Experiences of Emergency Department care among frequenst presenters who have a history of childhood adversity—Mrs Vicki Binnie, PA Hospital/University of Queensland
   Poster | Video 

Student researcher, Laboratory/Basic Science

• Investigating the Role of novel transcripts from the MYCN locus driving neuroendocrine prostate cancer—Miss Rae Brown, Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland
  Poster | Video

Early career researcher, Clinical Science

• Hypoxaemia on the first day following major non-orthopaedic surgery is associated with a higher risk of postoperative pneumonia, ICU re/admission, reintubation, and death—Ms Claire Hackett, Princess Alexandra Hospital 
  Poster | Video

Early career research, Laboratory/Basic Science

• Cold atmospheric plasma enhances radiotherapeutic response of A431 squamous cell carcinoma cells—Dr Gishan Ratnayake and Aleksandra Rajapakse, Ropart  
  Poster | Video

   *Winners of the poster award categories will each receive $500.

People's Choice Award

• Investigating the Role of novel transcripts from the MYCN locus driving neuroendocrine prostate cancer—Miss Rae Brown, Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Queensland
• Profiling the tumour-immune microenvironment of bladder cancer: Development and optimisation of a tumour-infiltrating phenotyping flow cytometry panel—Miss Claire Nicholls, Queensland University of Technology

   *Winners of the poster award categories will each receive $250.