On a rainy Sunday morning a number of researchers, clinicians and staff from the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and the Institute for Breathing and Sleep walked and ran for the inaugural "Love Your Lungs" Run to support the Australian Lung Foundation. Congratulations to all that participated. For the record, David was beaten by his twin 12 year old daughters in the 5km event.
Pictured (L to R) Ruby Berlowitz (4th female in 5km), Anne Holland (6th female in 10km), David Berlowitz (12th male in 5km), Ella Berlowitz (5th female in 5km), Nicole Goh (10km walk), Christopher Worsnop (9th male in 10km) and Ivan Nuguid (5th male in 10km run)
Posted 9 years ago
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HONORING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
Congratulations to Prof. Anne Holland and A/Prof. Narelle Cox for being featured in the NHMRC's 10 of the Best - 16th Edition. Their work exemplifies groundbreaking research delivering extraordinary outcomes.
Grants Success: The Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS) has received two research grants from the Austin Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) for 2025. Congratulations to Dr Charissa Zaga and Dr Catherine Hill from IBAS.
Congratulations to Professor David Berlowitz, Dr Marnie Graco, and Dr Nicole Sheers who were recognised by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Australia at a Parliament House event sponsored by the Parliamentary Friends of MND in Canberra last week.
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