Abstracts Submitted
It is a condition of entry for the YIA Award that applicants agree for the lay title and lay abstract to be made available on this website.
Twelve applications were received for this year's Young Investigator Award. The lay titles and abstracts can be accessed below.
For Abstract details, click on the application title.
| Name | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Abimosleh, Suzanne | Emu oil reduces side-effects of cancer treatment | PhD candidate, Discipline of Physiology, The University of Adelaide and Gastroenterology Department, Women’s and Children’s Health Network |
| Cheah, Ker Yeaw (Amy) | Grape seed extract as a new therapy to combat mucositis in young leukemic patients | PhD candidate, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide and Gastroenterology Department, Women’s and Children’s Health Network |
| Dasari, Pallave PhD | Improving vaccines to reduce infection in babies | PhD awarded 2011, School of Medicine, Flinders University and Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute |
| Frank, Laura | Maternal diabetes and fertility: how too much sugar harms your eggs | PhD candidate, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide |
| Gould, Jacqueline | Does taking fish oil during pregnancy enhance short-term memory at two years of age? | PhD candidate, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute, Child Nutrition Research Centre, Flinders Medical Centre |
| Grzeskowiak, Luke | To conception and beyond: using existing healthcare data to investigate long-term effects of medication use during pregnancy on child health and development | PhD Candidate, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia |
| Jolly, Lachlan PhD | Understanding molecular basis of learning and memory problems | PhD awarded 2010, Biochemistry, The University of Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute & Grant Funded Scientist, Neurogenetics Research Program, SA Pathology |
| Kong, Wee-Ching | How a small molecule could help predict women at risk of a severe pregnancy complication | PhD candidate, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide |
| Nicholas, Lisa | Maternal weight loss around the time of conception has a negative impact on insulin signalling in her offspring after birth | PhD candidate, Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia |
| Ruzehaji, Nadira | Winning the battle against burns and scars in children | PhD candidate, Department of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide and Women’s and Children’s Health Research Institute |
| Searle, Amelia PhD | Children’s preschool mental health predicts success in their first school year | PhD awarded 2011, Paediatrics, The University of Adelaide & Research Officer, Centre for Sleep Research, University of South Australia |
| Wang, Kimberley | Small babies, big hearts and cardiovascular disease in adult life | PhD candidate, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia |