Head Research Education, Peter Mac. Passionate about science communications and science education

Joined August 2009
Dr Erika Cretney retweeted
We have positions open for new group leaders in Cancer Immunology @PeterMacCC @PeterMacRes Come and work with brilliant colleagues, in a world class immunology program and cancer research institute in the heart of Melbourne!! Detail are below.... seek.com.au/job/74523445?ref…
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Dr Erika Cretney retweeted
I finally submitted PhD thesis recently, surrounded by all my supportive friends at Peter Mac 🥰 Thank you to @DrAndrewCox and @MAF_Dawson for their wonderful mentorship during this journey. I’m very excited for the next chapter of my science career ✈️🐟🧬
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We have welcomed 17 budding young scientist into our 6 week summer scholarship program which is open to outstanding undergraduate students a chance to get involved in real-world lab-based or clinical research. A taste for what a life as a researcher is all about. Good Luck.
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Congratulations to Dr Lavinia Tan on being awarded the Peter Mac Medal which aims to promote excellence in cancer research by a PhD and Medical Doctor or Doctor of Medical Science student at Peter Mac.
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Calling all #research #students this is your chance to see behind the scenes of our research labs @PeterMacCC Registrations now open for the Peter Mac Research Student Open Day. On site, 29 August, virtual 13 September. Register via eventbrite.com.au/e/peter-ma…
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The Board of Directors of CSIRO has today announced that @WEHI_Director Professor Doug Hilton AO has been appointed as the next Chief Executive of @CSIRO. More: wehi.edu.au/news/new-appoint…
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Congrats on a well-deserved retirement @PearsonRick after almost three decades of outstanding service. Beyond all his achievements, Rick is a much-loved member of @PeterMacCC and we are delighted he will maintain an Honorary position and continue to mentor staff and students.
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Well….. this should be fun! @PeterMacRes @JohnstoneLab
It's V-Day, & we're playing professional matchmaker for our #EMCR community! 💘 Let’s make a date for ‘My Life as a Biomedical Scientist’ on 15 Mar. Meet & network with experts from @PeterMacCC @oNKo_innate & @MonashUni Swipe right to book your place! ow.ly/C8QZ50MRqBf
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That’s a wrap for the #MDHSGRC22 ! Congratulations to our Peter Mac students @SrimayeeV, @keziahting and Lydia Lim who dominated the Cancer Theme Prizes section walking away with all three prizes: oral presentation winner and runner up as well as the people’s choice! 👏👏👏
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Come along to our Virtual Research Student Open Day (Sep 7) to find out more about how you can get involved in our research. It's opportunity to talk to potential supervisors and current students about available projects and student life at Peter Mac petermac.org/events/2022-pet…
I read alot about grant writing & one critical section is rarely discussed Career disruption statements 7 ways to help reviewers understand career disruptions to review fairly 🧵 @AcademicMomLife @Momademia @AcademicChatter
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Our scientific and medical researchers are among the best and brightest in the world. Our government's funding of them lacks vision, transparency and integrity. As MP for Kooyong, I will fight for science and progress. #Mon4Kooyong #auspol theage.com.au/national/despe…
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Dr Erika Cretney retweeted
We're thrilled to announce 3 new Group Leaders in Lab Research @PeterMacRes! They'll be taking up their appointments in March. @DrLizChristie & @IanParish_AU have been promoted & @NajouaLalaoui is joining @PeterMacCC from @WEHI_research. Find out about their research in this 🧵
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Dr Erika Cretney retweeted
Thanks to @SnowMedical, our lab is launching projects tackling big questions about senescence in cancer. We'll hire postdocs, RAs, and a bioinformatician in early 2022. If interested, contact me at [email protected]. Please RT! @PeterMacRes @UniMelbMDHS @CellSenResearch
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Dr Erika Cretney retweeted
Join us! We have a postdoc position available in vascular development. Come and use in vivo cell biology, genetics, genomics, single cell sequencing and imaging to explore how the vasculature forms and functions in the embryo and in disease models. petermac.mercury.com.au/View…
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Dr Erika Cretney retweeted
Come and build a research group at @PeterMacRes @PeterMacCC. I would love to see a new computational biology group join my program! Check out this exciting new opportunity. petermac.mercury.com.au/View…
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Come and join us! We're looking to recruit two new Group Leaders to join @PeterMacRes. The successful applicants will be emerging or established researchers committed to running a world-class cancer research lab. Sounds like you? More details here: petermac.mercury.com.au/View…
Big thanks to everyone who attended our virtual Research Student Open day this week to hear about the exciting opportunities with @PeterMacRes in 2021. We heard from our current students, research leaders and 23 research groups hosted Zoom drop-in sessions. Well done team!
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