Congratulations to Dr Stanley Tay, this year's winner of the Austin Research Prize in Surgery & Anaesthesia for his research entitled “SAVE Study: Reduced volatile agent usage following introduction of Et-control system”.
Who we are
The University of Melbourne Department of Surgery based at the Austin combines clinical and biomedical research in the areas of cancer, transplantation, spinal biology and surgery. Our location and expertise provides the ideal opportunity to achieve our long term vision of translation of basic science discoveries into clinical practice.
Meet our students
Shir Lin Koh
Shir Lin completed Bachelor of Biomedical Science, majoring in Molecular Biology of the Cell in Health and Diseases. In her PhD course, she will be investigating 'The Effects of the Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) Blockade in Liver Regeneration and Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases' under the supervision of Prof Christopher Christophi, together with the Liver Regeneration and RAS project team. Her research is supported by The University of Melbourne as well as Australian Rotary Health higher degree scholarships. Her passion is to help address major health-related issues, especially in the area of cancer research, together with the others involved in health research. Shir Lin was involved in organizing the student symposium for the Australian Society for Medical Research 2011. Shir Lin also enjoys singing and was a vocalist with a Christian music band.
