PhD student Damien Muckle had an amazing time attending some of the biggest Neurobiology of Drosophila Conferences across the world thanks to JCSMR PhD Travel Fund.

Professor Si Ming Man of the John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR) listed among the world’s most highly cited researchers, placing among the top 1% of researchers worldwide for the third time.

JCSMR-led project developed by The Lee Group headed by Dr Woei Ming Steve Lee, was one of the 10 selected medical science projects chosen to bridge the “valley of death” by Australian Economic Accelerator (AEA) scheme.

Researchers at Canberra Brain Cancer Collaborative, headed by Professor Leonie Quinn and her team have established Canberra’s first Brain Cancer Biobank using the $300,000 grant awarded in the 2022 ACT Health Research Innovation Fund.

ABBC is a competition for high school students organised by the Australasian Neuroscience Society since 2006. The Eccles Institute of Neuroscience at JCSMR hosted the ACT competition this year as an event supported by ANU.

A day full of exciting new ideas, presentations and talks.