AID researchers awarded seven prestigious fellowships

AID researchers Peter Sly (NHMRC SPRF), Jenny Stow (NHMRC PRF), Bostjan Kobe (NHMRC SRF), Itsvan Toth (ARC APF), Mark Schembri (ARC Future) and Matt Sweet (ARC Future) were awarded prestigious NHMRC and ARC research fellowships commencing in 2011.

Scott Bell has been awarded a five year QHealth Practitioner fellowship, also commencing in 2011.

AID researchers awarded seven prestigious fellowships section

Professor Scott Bell (QHealth Research)

Professor Scott Bell, a QHealth Research Fellow, is interested in the clinical impact of clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis. The same strain of P. aeruginosa is commonly found in patients within CF centres on the ...

Professor Bostjan Kobe (NHMRC SRF)

Professor Bostjan Kobe’s research focuses on protein structure and function, with an emphasis on understanding the structural basis of intra- and inter-molecular interactions formed by these macromolecules and inferring function from structure...

Professor Mark Schembri (ARC Future Fellow)

Professor Mark Schembri is the Deputy-Director of the Australian Infectious Disease Research Centre. Prof. Schembri’s research is focused on the study of surface proteins that mediate adhesion, aggregation, and biofilm formation, as th...

Professor Peter Sly (NHMRC SPRF)

Professor Peter Sly is recognized internationally in the area of Children’s Environmental Health. He currently directs the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on Children’s Environmental Health, located in Perth; is on the Advisory Board for a long standing WHO – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Collaborative Agreement; is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health; and is an advisor to the WHO, Public Health and Environment Section. Professor Peter Sly is a NH&MRC Senior Principal Research Fellow and a paediatric respiratory physician with extensive research experience in respiratory physiology.

Professor Jenny Stow (NHMRC PRF)

Professor Jenny Stow’s research focus is on protein trafficking in human and animal cells, a process that underlies all cellular functions. Prof. Stow is particularly interested in the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines from macro...

Dr. Matthew Sweet (ARC Future Fellow and Honorary NHMRC Senior Research Fellow)

Dr. Matthew Sweet studies the mechanisms by which the innate immune system responds to microbial challenge. Cells of the innate immune system, such as macrophages, detect invading pathogens through pattern recognition receptors, in particula...

Professor Istvan Toth (ARC APF)

Professor Istvan Toth is one of the key founders of Alchemia, Implicit Biosciences Pty. Ltd.,

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