2023 Research Staff Award
The Otago Medical School Research Society’s 266th Scientific Meeting is the 2023 Research Staff Award.
This will occur between 5.00 – 7.30 pm on Wednesday 21st June 2023 in the Barnett Lecture Theatre. In person attendance is welcomed, but you may also join by zoom (details below).
Five research staff members will present their work, with a prize of $1000 for the winner. Presentations will be 15 minutes long, with 5 minutes for questions.
Please join us to celebrate Otago Health researchers. Refreshments will be served from approximately 7 pm.
Our speakers are listed below (in confirmed speaking order)
| Approx. Time | Presenter | Title | Department |
| 5:00 – 5:20 | Benjamin Halliday | Addressing Potential Inequities in the Design and Analysis of Clinical Chromosomal Microarrays in Aotearoa | Women’s and Children’s Health |
| 5:20 – 5:40 | Catherine Ronayne | Looking through the lipid glass: Is everything as it seems? | Pathology |
| 5:40 – 6:00 | Zoe Ashley | Can the surveillance schedule post endovascular repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms be safely reduced?: A single centre retrospective study. | Surgical Sciences |
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10min break
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| 6:10 – 6:30 | Zeina Al Naasan | Cultural safety in dental practice for former refugee patients | Sir John Walsh Research Institute |
| 6:30 – 6:50 | Kari Clifford | Improving Surgical Outcomes with Prehabilitation: Results from a comprehensive research program. | Surgical Sciences |
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Light refreshments
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Zoom details:
Topic: OMSRS Research Staff Meeting
Time: 5pm – 7.30pm
https://otago.zoom.us/j/98906519944?pwd=Y2k5UURGbmdBcm5TVGQrS2dGR2lJUT09
Meeting ID: 989 0651 9944
Password: 256983
Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi
(With your basket, and my basket, the people will be well)
Summer Student Awards 2023
The 265th Scientific Meeting Summer Student Awards was held on the 26th April. This year 10 students presented who were shortlisted from 21 submissions.
Summer Student speakers.
The winner was Georgia Keelty (Abstract: GB Keelty, WM de Jonge, HMM Waddell, ML Munro. Characterizing transverse tubules in the right atrium of arrhythmic patients.) from the Department of Physiology, and the runner up was Violina Gunawan (Abstract: V Gunawan, JJE Choi.The stability of single-shade composite resins in the oral cavity.) from the Faculty of Dentistry. While both winner and runner-up will receive certificates, the winner also receives $500 and the runner up receives $250 prize money. These awards are kindly sponsored by the Otago Medical Research Foundation and named after Professor Patricia Cragg.
Prize winner Georgia Keelty pictured with Professor Pat Cragg and Associate Professor Shyamal Das.
Dr Joanne Choi (centre), supervisor of Violina, pictured with Professor Pat Cragg and Associate Professor Shyamal Das.
Runner-up prize winner Violina Gunawan.
Professor Pat Cragg was present to hand over the ‘Pat Cragg Summer Students Awards’.
Congratulations Georgia Keelty and Violina Gunawan!
Research Staff Award 2023 – Call for Abstracts
The Otago Medical School Research Society is proud to announce the Call for Abstracts for the 2023 Research Staff Award at the 266th Scientific meeting of the Society.
The meeting will be held between 5pm – 7.30pm Wednesday 21st June 2023 in the Barnett Lecture theatre, Dunedin Hospital. An option for attending and presenting via zoom will also be offered.
To be eligible for the Award, you must:
- have not previously won this award
- be either
a: Research Assistant, Assistant Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Fellow, Scientific Officer or Research Fellow at the time of submission or have completed a contract in one of these roles within the last three months
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b: Lecturer, Professional Practice Fellow, or Teaching Fellow, appointed to this role within the last 3 years
- report the results of health-related research that you have made a major contribution to, and which was performed while employed in this role at the University of Otago, Dunedin.
Research staff wishing to present a paper at this meeting should prepare and abstract following these guidelines: OMSRS Abstract Guidelines and Template.
Submit your abstract by completing this online form.
The deadline for abstract submission is 5pm Friday 12th May.
Up to 5 speakers will be selected to present for a chance to win $1000 for best speaker, sponsored by The Otago Postgraduate Medical Society.
Speakers will give a 15-minute presentation, with additional 5 minutes for questions.
Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi
(With your basket, and my basket, the people will be well)
