2025 MMS Publication Prizes
Melbourne Medical School 2025 Publication Prizes
The Melbourne Medical School (MMS) Publication Prizes recognise and reward outstanding research produced by Early Career Academics and Graduate Research candidates in the School.
About the Prizes
The MMS Publication Prizes aim to recognise high-quality research and the ability of applicants to engage diverse audiences with their impactful findings. Applicants are required to submit a lay summary that effectively conveys the significance and impact of their work.
Prize categories:
- Graduate Researcher (Clinician Researcher)
- Graduate Researcher (Discovery Researcher)
- Early Career Academic (Clinician Researcher)
- Early Career Academic (Discovery Researcher)
Winners receive a $1,500 prize and are invited to present their research at the end of year Research Symposium on 5 November 2025.
Download the 2025 MMS Publication Prize Guidelines.
If you have any questions about the MMS Publication Prizes, please contact the MMS Research Support team on mms-research@unimelb.edu.au.
Applications for the 2025 MMS Publication Prizes are now closed and winners are announced below. Applications will re-open in 2026.
Past Prize Recipients
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Graduate Researcher Category
Discovery Researcher
Tu Quan Nguyen
Department of Paediatrics
Systematic review and meta-analysis of respiratory viral triggers for acute myocardial infarction and strokeClinician Researcher
Dhamidhu Eratne
Department of Psychiatry
Plasma and CSF neurofilament light chain distinguish neurodegenerative from primary psychiatric conditions in a clinical settingEarly Career Academic Category
Discovery Researcher
Dr Meena Rafiq
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
Clinical activity in general practice before sarcoma diagnosis:
an Australian cohort study -
Graduate Researcher Category
Dr Farnaz Sabet
Department of Paediatrics
The Forgotten Girls: The State of Evidence for Health Interventions for Pregnant Adolescents and their Newborns in Low-Income and Middle-Income CountriesDr Amy Coe
Department of General Practice and Primary Care
Understanding Australian General Practice Patients’ Decisions to Deprescribe Antidepressants in The Wiserad Trial: A Realist Informed ApproachEarly Career Academic Category
Dr Laura Ross
Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital
Development and Initial Validation of the Novel Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Activity IndexDr Wei Zhou
Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health
Dysregulated Mir-124-3p in Endometrial Epithelial Cells Reduces 5 Endometrial Receptivity by Altering Polarity and Adhesion -
Graduate Researcher Category
Jesse Zanker
Department of Medicine
Consensus guidelines for sarcopenia prevention, diagnosis and management in Australia and New ZealandRomy Walker
Department of Clinical Pathology
A tumor focused approach to resolving the etiology of DNA mismatch repair deficient tumors classified as suspected Lynch syndromeEarly Career Academic Category
Ye Ella Tian
Department of Psychiatry
Heterogeneous aging across multiple organ systems and
prediction of chronic disease and mortality.Hui Yin Lim
Department of Medicine (Northern Health)
Global Coagulation assays in predicting thrombotic risk in chronic
kidney disease. -
Graduate Researcher Category
Mr Peter Georgeson
Department of Clinical Pathology
Identifying colorectal cancer caused by biallelic MUTYH pathogenic variants using tumor mutational signaturesDr Kate Hodgson
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Nasal High-Flow Therapy during Neonatal Endotracheal IntubationEarly Career Researcher Category
Dr Maria Di Biase
Department of Psychiatry
Cell type-specific manifestations of cortical thickness heterogeneity in schizophreniaDr Lachlan Miles
Department of Critical Care
Associations between non-anaemic iron deficiency and outcomes following elective cardiac surgery (IDOCS): a prospective cohort study -
Graduate Researcher Category
Dr Anis Hamid
Department of Surgery
Transcriptional profiling of primary prostate tumor in metastatic hormonesensitive prostate cancer and association with clinical outcomes: correlative analysis of the E3805 CHAARTED trial5Ms Victoria Soriano
Department of Paediatrics
Infant pacifier sanitization and risk of challenge proven food allergy: A cohort studyMs Emma Webb
Department of Paediatrics
Feasibility and acceptability of targeted salivary cytomegalovirus screening through universal newborn hearing screeningEarly Career Researcher Category
Dr Yet Hong Khor
Department of Medicine (Austin Health)
Ambulatory Oxygen in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung DiseaseDr Chantal Attard
Department of Paediatrics
Long-term outcomes of warfarin versus aspirin after Fontan surgeryDr Chamara Basnayak
Department of Medicine (SVH)
Standard gastroenterologist versus multidisciplinary treatment for functional gastrointestinal disorders (MANTRA): an open-label, single-centre, randomised controlled trial. -
Graduate Researcher Category
Christina Johnson (Department of Medical Education)
Chrishan Joseph Nalliah (Department of Medicine and Radiology)
Ye Tian (Department of Psychiatry)
Early Career Researcher Category
Dr Charles Malpas (Department of Medicine and Radiology)
Dr Tamsyn van Rheenen (Department of Psychiatry)
Emmanuel Peng Kiat Pua (Department of Medicine and Radiology)
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Graduate Researcher Category
Dr Gregory King (Department of Paediatrics) - winner
Dr Mervyn Kyi (Department of Medicine, RMH)
Miss Martha Alexandra Blank (Department of Medicine, SVH)
Early Career Researcher Category
Dr Laila Ibrahim (Department of Paediatrics)
Dr Ada Cheung (Department of Medicine, Austin Health)
Dr Ahmed Al Saedi (Department of Medicine, Western Health)
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Graduate Researcher
Jonathan Kaufman (Department of General Practice) - winner
Caio Seguin (Department of Psychiatry)
Philippa Karoly (Department of Medicine, SVH)
Early Career Researcher
Dr Sarah Hanieh (Department of Medicine, RMH)
Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen (Department of Psychiatry)
Dr Carmine Onofrillo (Department of Surgery, SVH)