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Check out the latest ASBTE Newsletter (December 2024)!

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ASBTE Lab Travel Awards 2024

ASBTE Awards 2024

Congratulations to Prof Helmut Thissen who was the recipient of the ASBTE Award of Reserach Excellence and to Dr Mark Allenby, who received the ASBTE Emerging Leadership Award. Read more about the awards and their achievements here.

2024 Australia Day Honours

Congratulations to Prof John Ramshaw who was made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for significant service to research science, to professional societies, and to the community.

This includes substantial contributions to the ASBTE and biomaterials community:

Australian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

• Inaugural President, 1989-1990.

• Member, since 1989

• Co-Founder, 1989.

International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE)

• Honorary Secretary, 2000-2008.

• Australian Delegate, 1994-2008.

• Australian Observer, 1990.

International College of Fellows of Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Three of our society members who were elected to the International College of Fellows of Biomaterials Science & Engineering. The announcement was made at the World Biomaterials Congress in December 2020. Congratulations to:

- Justin Cooper-White

- Veronica Glattauer

- Tim Woodfield

Chloe de Nys- visited the Applied Materials Group, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, led by Professor Steven Wise.

During this trip, Ishe studied their cardiovascular perfusion system that simulates physiological blood flow
conditions and will integrate these into her PhD experiments back at UQ. She learnt about how to operate the pump, key benefits and limitations.

Chloe said "This experience has been a great opportunity
to learn a new technology, develop my experimental methods as well as network and foster collaborations."

Christopher Chong- visited the lab of Yang Zheng at the National University of Singapore’s Tissue Engineering Program (NUSTEP).

As part of the trip he also attended a course with the A*STAR Microscopy Platform learning to use ThermoFisher Scientific’s Amira software for volume electron microscopy.

Christopher highlighted how the trip aided his research on ‘Additive engineering of mesenchymal stem cells for enhanced chondrogenesis’, with results showing effects of adding nanotopographical features to PCL on stem cell growth and cartilage formation.