The 2020 TQEH Research Expo will be held on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 October, 2020.
Each October the Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Health Research holds TQEH Research Expo (formerly known as TQEH Research Day) which provides researchers in training the opportunity to gain valuable experience in delivering an oral or poster presentation before a broad audience. The work presented at Research Expo must have been substantially undertaken at the Basil Hetzel Institute, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and not have been previously presented at a TQEH Research Expo.
Abstract Submission: The Call for Abstracts is now open.
Deadline for submission is 5pm Monday 17 August 2020 (and for Honours Students 5pm Monday 31 August 2020).
Please read Abstract Guidelines and Scoring Sheet before submitting your abstract HERE. You will also need to complete and submit a hard-copy of the Abstract Certification Form.
Please direct any questions to Joy.Rathjen@sa.gov.au
Sponsors:
We thank the following sponsors for supporting the 2020 TQEH Research Expo: The Hospital Research Foundation, The University of Adelaide (Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences), University of South Australia (School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences), Lonza, Southern Cross Science, Chem-Supply, Beckmann Coulter, Eppendorf, Bio-Strategy and the Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd. If you would like to find out more about sponsoring the 2020 TQEH Research Expo please email Kathryn Hudson.
| Category | Prize Sponsor | Winner | BHI Research Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Oral Presentation: Honours and Summer Students | The University of Adelaide & The Hospital Research Foundation ($1000) | Ahad Sabab | ENT Surgery |
| Best Oral Presentation: Junior Laboratory PhD students | University of South Australia ($1000) | Laurine Kaul | Surgical Science Research Group |
| Best Oral Presentation: Senior Laboratory PhD students | University of South Australia & Southern Cross Science ($1000) | Amita Ghadge | Breast Biology and Cancer Unit |
| Best Oral Presentation: Clinical Trainees | The Hospital Research Foundation ($1000) | Oscar Russell | Rheumatology Research Group |
| Best Oral Presentation: Clinical Higher Degree Students | The University of Adelaide ($1000) | Mark Thompson | Adelaide G-TRAC Centre |
| Best Poster and Mini-Oral Presentation Prize (Laboratory) | The Hospital Research Foundation ($500) | Maryam Nakhjavani | Solid Tumour Group |
| Best Poster and Mini-Oral Presentation Prize (Clinical) | The Hospital Research Foundation ($500) | Tom Eldredge | Oesophageal Physiology Group |
| Best Lay Description | Chem-Supply ($350) | Unyime Jasper | Adelaide G-TRAC Centre |
Sponsors
We thank the following sponsors for supporting the 2019 TQEH Research Expo: The Hospital Research Foundation, The University of Adelaide (Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences), University of South Australia (School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences), Southern Cross Science, Chem-Supply, Beckmann Coulter, Eppendorf, Abacus dx, Bio-Strategy and the Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd.
Program
2019 TQEH Research Expo Program Booklet
2019 TQEH Research Expo Organising Committee
| Position | Name | Affiliation | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Chair | Dr Prue Cowled | Discipline of Surgery, University of Adelaide | +61 8 8222 7541 | prue.cowled@adelaide.edu.au |
| Member | Ms Gwenda Graves | BHI Research Secretariat | +61 8 8222 6870 | gwenda.graves@sa.gov.au |
| Member | Dr Rebecca Anderson | BHI Communications Officer | +61 8 8222 7345 | rebecca.anderson@adelaide.edu.au |
| Member | Ms Kathryn Hudson | BHI Facilities Manager | +61 8222 7427 | kathryn.hudson@sa.gov.au |
| Member | Dr Adrian Abdo | Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide | adrian.abdo@adelaide.edu.au | |
| Member | Dr Yuliy Chirkov | Cardiology Unit, TQEH | +61 8 8133 4010 | yuliy.chirkov@adelaide.edu.au |
| Member | Dr Jenny Hardingham | Department of Haematology and Medical Oncology, TQEH | +61 8 8222 6142 | jenny.hardingham@sa.gov.au |
| Member | A/Prof Anne Hamilton-Bruce | Neurology Unit, CALHN | +61 8 8222 6411 | anne.hamilton-bruce@sa.gov.au |
| Member | Ms Sue Lester | Rheumatology Unit, TQEH | +61 9133 4026 | susan.lester@sa.gov.au |
| Member | Dr Eric Smith | Department of Haematology and Medical Oncology, TQEH | eric.smith@adelaide.edu.au | |
| Member | Ms Fiona Smithson | The Hospital Research Foundation | +61 8 8244 1100 | fsmithson@hospitalresearch.com.au |
| Member | Dr Rosanna Tavella | Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide | rosanna.tavella@adelaide.edu.au | |
| Member | A/Prof Joanne Young | Department of Haematology and Medical Oncology, TQEH | +61 8 8222 8695 | joanne.young@adelaide.edu.au |
2018 TQEH Research Expo
To view the slideshow, click on the left and right arrows on the sides of each image.
The 2018 TQEH Research Expo Program Booklet can be downloaded here.
2018 TQEH Research Expo Award Winners
| Category | Prize Sponsor | Winner | BHI Research Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Oral Presentation: Honours and Summer Students | The Hospital Research Foundation | Ashley Twigger | ENT Surgery |
| Best Oral Presentation: Junior Laboratory PhD students | Co-sponsored by ThermoFisher Scientific and The University of Adelaide | Giri Krishnan | ENT Surgery |
| Best Oral Presentation: Senior Laboratory PhD students | The University of Adelaide | Lisa Cherian | ENT Surgery |
| Best Oral Presentation: Clinical Trainees | The Hospital Research Foundation | Rachel Goggin | ENT Surgery |
| Best Oral Presentation: Clinical Higher Degree Students | University of South Australia | Anupam Gupta | Adelaide G-TRAC |
| Poster Prize | Southern Cross Science | Namfon Pantarat | Breast Cancer Research Unit |
| Best Lay Description | Lonza | Rachel Goggin | ENT Surgery |
| Ivan De La Lande Award (for eligible Clinical Pharmacology or Cardiology student/trainee) | Clementine Labrosciano | Translational Vascular Function Research Collaborative (Medicine) |
Generous sponsorship enabled prizes to be awarded in the following categories:
- 5 prizes worth $1000 each were awarded in the following categories: Honours & Summer Vacation Students, Junior PhD Students (Laboratory), Senior PhD Students (Laboratory), Clinical Trainees and Clinical Higher Degree Research Students.
- 1 prize of $500 was awarded for the Best Poster/Mini Oral Presentation
- 1 prize of $350 was awarded for the Best Lay Description (100 words maximum)
2018 Sponsors and Prizes
The following organisations are thanked for sponsoring the 2018 TQEH Research Expo.
The Hospital Research Foundation, The University of Adelaide (Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences), The University of South Australia (School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences), Southern Cross Science, ThermoFisher Scientific, Lonza, Beckmann Coulter, Eppendorf, the Australian Genome Research Facility, Abacus dx and Coherent Scientific.
