Congratulations to Justine Westlake who has won the Rob Pierce Memorial Poster Prize at Austin Research Week.
Her poster, titled Do shift workers fare as badly as obstructive sleep apnoea patients: investigating sleepiness, mood and performance is co-authored by other IBAS personnel Gerard Kennedy, Paul Emerson, Philip Swann and Mark Howard.
The award is made by IBAS each year in memory of Professor Rob Pierce, the founder of the Institute.
The prize is awarded based on the submitted abstract, judged by the Austin Health Research Week committee and other reviewers.
This is the second consecutive year that Justine has won this prize!
Congratulations also to Marnie Graco and her co-authors, who were shortlisted for the prize.
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