IBAS would like to congratulate Dr Jeanette Tamplin who has been awarded a University of Melbourne Chancellor’s Prize for excellence in her PhD thesis. This is a prestigious award made to only six...
Congratulations to the following who have received awards for presentations and publications. This is in addition to awards won by Christian Osadnik, which was the subject of a separate post in April......
IBAS is involved in the new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) on Alertness, Safety and Productivity. Announced by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, on Saturday, the CRC will bring together researchers,...
IBAS has published its 2012 Newsletter - written to keep you up to date with what's happening in the Institute this year. Anyone interested in the work of IBAS is cordially invited to attend the IBAS Information Breakfast. ...
Channel 7 news featured a story about Ginseng in COPD project, which is trialling the use of ginseng, a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine, for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
Motor neurone disease (MND) causes the body's muscles to weaken. Breathing muscle weakness means that most people affected by MND will eventually lose the ability to take a deep breath and cough strongly....
RESPIRATORY BIOMARKERS IN MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE
The inability to breathe is unfortunately the most common cause of death in people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Last year, our clinical research group in Melbourne reported that breathing...
PERTH HIGHLIGHTS: TSANZSRS 2026
A huge congratulations to all our team members who participated in the excellent workshops and meetings at the TSANZSRS Annual Scientific Meeting in Perth in March 2026!
BETTER SLEEP, BETTER LIFE TIPS
For World Sleep Day, Dr. Amy Jordan joined the "Get Cereal" panelists Sam and Matilda to share top tips for better sleep, discussing the vital importance of sleep health and hygiene in a podcast interview.
Kudos to Dr. Lauren Booker & Dr. Jen Cori on their JOEM publication examining fatigue detection alarms in rural truck drivers. Their study explores the alarms' effectiveness, accuracy, and habituation, offering key insights into fatigue management.
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.