Parkville Precinct Student Awards
The Parkville Precinct Student Awards were held on Wednesday, 1 May at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Function Centre.
The annual event recognises the outstanding achievements of current and former Honours, Master of Biomedical Science, and RhD students from the Departments of Medicine and Radiology (RMH), Surgery (RMH), Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Clinical Pathology.
The Awards opened with a presentation by Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen from the Department of Psychiatry.

The NHMRC Peter Doherty Biomedical Research Fellow talked about how she started her research career as a young PhD student and navigated the highs and lows of academia and everyday life.
She also shared some tips on creating opportunities for career advancement and personal development.
Congratulations to all the awardees and their supervisors.
Award | Name of awardee | Supervisors |
---|---|---|
Richard Larkins Prize 2018 for Top Student in the RMH Honours Program |
| Dr Bill Kalionis, Dr Maria Kokkinos, Dr Harry Georgiou, Professor Shaun P Brennecke |
J.E. Taylor Honours Award 2018 (Clinical Pathology) | Helen Tower | Dr Kara Britt |
Department of Medicine and Radiology (RMH) Honours Award 2018 | Zihao Zhang | Dr Ming-Chin (Kevin) Lee, Associate Professor Andrew Cook, Professor John Hamilton |
Department of Surgery (RMH) Honours Award 2018 | Marija Dinevska | Dr Stanley Stylli |
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (RWH/Mercy) Honours Award 2018 | Chelsea Perera | Dr Bill Kalionis, Dr Maria Kokkinos, Dr Harry Georgiou, Professor Shaun P Brennecke |
Department of Psychiatry Honours Award 2018 | Elefteria Papastergiadis | Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen, Dr Vanessa Cropley |
Master of Biomedical Science Best Research Project 2018 | Stuart Boggett (Surgery RMH) | Professor Colin Royse |
Graham Brown Best Student Publication Prize 2018 | Amy Hsu (Medicine RMH) | Dr Adrian Achuthan |
Graham Brown Best Student Publication Prize 2018 | Reem Saleh (Medicine RMH) | Associate Professor Andrew Cook, Professor John Hamilton |
Nick Christopher PhD Scholarships 2019 | Divyangana Rakesh (Psychiatry) | Associate Professor Sarah Whittle, Dr Julian Simmons |
Nick Christopher PhD Scholarships 2019 | Tanya Lupancu (Medicine RMH) | Dr Adrian Achuthan, Professor John Hamilton |
Margaret and Irene Stewardson Fund Scholarship 2018 (Clinical Pathology) | Peter Nguyen | Professor Jon Emery |
Margaret and Irene Stewardson Fund Scholarship 2018 (Clinical Pathology) | Romy Walker | Associate Professor Daniel Buchanan |