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Emily Colvin wins Premier’s Award for Outstanding Cancer Research Scholar

 26 May 2009 Garvan PhD student Emily Colvin has received the prestigious $10,000 Premier's Award for Outstanding Cancer Research Scholar from the Cancer Institute NSW for her research into pancreatic cancer. The news was announced at a gala ceremony late last week.
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Garvan immunology students win main prizes at ASI conference

 19 Dec 2008 For the second year in a row, a PhD student from Garvan has won the very prestigious New Investigator Award at the annual Australasian Society for Immunology (ASI) conference, held last week in Canberra. The 2008 winner is Alexis Vogelzang.
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International search for new Garvan Executive Director

Following the decision of current Executive Director Professor John Shine to retire as of July 2011, the Garvan Board has instigated an international search for a suitable replacement. Click here to download brochure.

 

Employment

 

The Human Resources function exists to add value to the Garvan through the development and implementation of policies and processes; recruitment and retention of high quality scientific and non-scientific staff; performance management; competitive remuneration; and compliance in relation to statutory obligations in the area of employment and industrial law.

There are numerous benefits to working at Garvan, including a tax free allowance made possible by our not-for-profit-status, an in-house cafe, and planned childcare provision.

Written applications should include: a cover letter addressing the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae, and a list of three referees. They should either be faxed, sent by email, or addressed and posted to Human Resources, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia

Fax: (02) 9295 8151

Email: hr@garvan.org.au

 

Scientific Positions

 
Research Assistant, Neuroscience Research Program, Eating Disorders Research Laboratory

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant position joining an established collaborative team which studies the molecular mechanisms controlling appetite, energy expenditure and adiposity using several different conditional knockout models.

 

The successful applicant will have one or two years of experience with a strong background in mouse related work and demonstrated competence in biochemistry type analysis. Knowledge in the basic molecular biology techniques, in situ hybridisation immunohistochemistry and other related localisation techniques are an advantage.

 

Research Group: Eating Disorders
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Group Leader and Postdoctoral Scientist Opportunities, Diabetes and Obesity Research Program

The Diabetes and Obesity Research Program currently has openings for research group leaders and postdoctoral scientists in areas related to a range of metabolic diseases. This is a vibrant, multidisciplinary and interactive Program, with major research interests in the complex interaction between environment and genetics that has given rise to the recent explosion of metabolic diseases including obesity, Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Researchers within the program use a broad range of approaches including mouse and cellular models, clinical research systems biology and yeast genetics.

Research Group: Diabetes and Transcription Factors
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