Mater Researcher, Dr Shelley Wilkinson was successful in receiving the Research in Practice award at the recent Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) national conference held in Hobart.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has committed more than A$1.3 million from its Breast Cancer Research Program to a Queensland study tackling the spread of tumours to the brain.

Mater Research is to continuing to build the capacity and productivity of the institute through a number of new appointments.

Two outstanding female researchers have been announced as the recipients of the first Mater Research grants for Outstanding Women.