Young Investigator Awards
WINNERS 2019
Congratulations to the winners of the Young Investigators Awards 2019
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The Winner of 2019's Young Investigator Award (Basic Science) went to
Rabina Giri, Mater Research Institute
Harnessing anti-inflammatory gut bioactives to modulate the immune response in IBD
The Winner of 2019's Young Investigator Award (Clinical Science) went to
Benjamin McKillen, Princess Alexandra Hospital
A time-dependent analysis of NAFLD fibrosis and FIB-4 scores in patients with NAFLD
Finalists
Andrew Palmer, Mater Hospital
A Retrospective Study of Quality of Care of Patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis in the first 24h of admission to hospital and its impact on mortality and hospital readmissions
Alexandra Kane, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Aspirin reduces the incidence of metastatic Braf mutant colorectal cancer in a preclinical study
Myat Myat Khaing, The Prince Charles Hospital and Cairns Base Hospital
Can iFOBT (Immunochemical Faecal Occult Blood Test) for bowel cancer screening be safely deferred for five years after a colonoscopy?
Kaushali Britto, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital
Efficacy and safety of cold EMR of large colonic adenomas
Lauren White, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
Introduction of intestinal ultrasound to a gastrointestinal department: A new model of care in low risk abdominal pain
Basit Salik, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
New strategies to sensitise Braf mutant/Micro-satellite stable colorectal cancer to immunotherapy
