New Investigator Award

New Investigator Award

Jennifer Cori has won the prestigious New Investigator Award at Austin Research Week.  Awarded by the Austin Medical Research Foundation (AMRF), Jennifer won the award after having her presentation...


Prize for best presentation

Prize for best presentation

Congratulations to Rachel Schembri, for receiving the prize for best oral presentation at the recent ISCoS conference (International Spinal Cord Society), held in Maastricht in The Netherlands. Rachel's...


Professor Rinaldo Bellomo honoured

Professor Rinaldo Bellomo honoured

IBAS Fellow Professor Rinaldo Bellomo has been honoured with a Victorian Royal Australasian College of Physicians 75th anniversary award. Professor Bellomo, who is the Director of Intensive Care Research...


Fit for Work - an invitation

Fit for Work - an invitation

IBAS Fellow and Director, Dr Mark Howard will be sharing his expertise in fatigue related road safety at the 2014 Fit for Work forum, run by Metropolitan Express Transport Services. The forum will...


IBAS research in the news...

IBAS research in the news...

IBAS researcher, Dr David Berlowitz, featured in a Sunday Herald-Sun overview of spinal cord injury research happening around Austin Health. Journalist, Lucie van den Berg, has done a fantastic job of...


CHEST-MND:PROCHEST-MND:PRO

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....

Notch monitoring in sleepNOTCH MONITORING IN SLEEP

Sleep apnea is a condition where breathing is abnormal during sleep. There are two main forms of sleep apnea: obstructive and central. For obstructive sleep apnea, breathing is reduced because the airway...

Respiratory Biomarkers in Motor Neurone DiseaseRESPIRATORY 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 2026PERTH 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 TipsBETTER 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.

Recognising research meritRECOGNISING RESEARCH MERIT

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 ResearchHONORING 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.

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