The Centre’s Awards celebrate achievements and people who have made significant contributions during 2023. We are proud to present the winners:
Emerging researcher 2023: Akhila Ravichandran Nominated by Jacqui McGovern and Laura Bray with the motivation:
Akhila is a passionate emerging researcher who balances a research and teaching academic career. Not only is she involved in coordinating undergraduate teaching units, she has been successful in gaining research funding through the UA-DAAD and CBT. Akhila is always supportive of others research and acts with dedication, passion and kindness.
HDR of The Year 2023: Xiwei Fan Nominated by Indira Prasadam with the motivation:
Xiwei Fan (David) works on “Macro, micro and molecular – deep spatial phenotyping changes in osteoarthritis” for his Ph.D. thesis. His dissertation work has made significant strides in the spatial analysis of tissues, which is a novel method that provides valuable insights into the organization, distribution, interactions, and functions of cells and structures within biological systems. During his candidature David has published 8 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious D1/Q1 journals such as Bone Research; Theranostics; FASEB J; Front Cell Dev Biol, Histochem Cell Biol, Nature Scientific Reports, Aging Dis, Cells. He has also secured over AUD 230,000 in competitive grant funding for Australian Synchrotron for continued exploration of cartilage tissue at the spatial level and his work led my team to acquire the industry funding that led to ARC linkage application to be submitted in 2023. He has presented his research at four domestic and international conferences and an excellent team player. Xiwei’ s work should be recognized for its thoughtful and positive contribution to the team’s new research direction. His hard work and genuine dedication are evident as he approached the project with enthusiasm and a strong sense of ownership.
Publication of the Year: Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Title: Convergence of scaffold-guided bone regeneration principles and microvascular tissue transfer surgery Read it here.
Motivation: This article demonstrates the widely advocated and seldomly accomplished concept of “bench-to-bedside” research and has weighty implications for reconstructive surgery and regenerative medicine more generally.
Team Player of the Year 2023: Julie Mitchell and Pia Wikstrom Nominated by Paige Little with the motivation:
Community spirit for CBT. Constant focus to create opportunities to showcase CBT researchers, strengthen our collaborations and improve our Centre impact.