All Menzies Memorial Scholars

LEANNE HALL
2009 Menzies Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

Leanne holds the degree of B Physiotherapy with First Class Honours from the University of Queensland (2006).

Her PhD project is entitled "The contribution of dopamine to the regulation of orofacial, limb and trunk control: system or function specific effects" and will be carried out at the University of Queensland.

Aug 2009

SIMON HANNAFORD
1987 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Education
St Peter ’s College, Adelaide
Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours, University of Adelaide
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, South Australian Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Civil Law Oxford University

Other awards
Stow Prize, Bennet Prize – University of Adelaide

Current position/s
Head, General Legal Section, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna

Career history/highlights
Private Legal Practice ( Adelaide): Solicitor 1986-1987 & 1989-1994, Partner 1994-1995 & 1999-2004
Legal Officer, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Vienna, Gaza, West Bank) 1995-1999

Professional/Other affiliations
Law Society of South Australia
St Peters Collegians Association
Oxford University Society, SA
Menzies Memorial Scholars Association (Past President)

Areas of Professional Interest
International law, employment law, disarmament, refugee law, human rights, war crimes, commercial litigation, intellectual property, administrative law.

Family/Recreation/Interests
Married to Jeanette; daughter Portia and son Henry.
Interests: family, travel, history, music, food and wine, reading and sport.

Oct 2005

DR PHILIP HARDCASTLE
1982 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Medicine

I was born in Sydney (1949) and initially attended Scotch College and later Inverell High School in northern New South Wales. After six years of medicine at Sydney University I trained at RPAH and then Sydney Hospital before entering the Orthopaedic Training Program at Oswestry, UK. From there I had an AO Scholarship doing trauma surgery in Austria for three months.

I worked as a senior orthopaedic registrar in Perth before being awarded the Menzies Scholarship in Medicine to train in Spinal Surgery in the UK and the USA. My initial consultancy was senior lecturer in Orthopaedic Surgery with a special interest in spinal disorders at the University of WA working with the Hollywood Orthopaedic Service. I was then appointed as a Consultant Surgeon on the Spinal Injuries Unit at the RPR Hospital where I have continued to work.

DR ROHAN HARDCASTLE
2000 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Education
BA LL.B (Hons) (UWA), D Phil (Oxon)

Other awards
Frank Edward Parsons Memorial Prize in Law, University of WA
HCF Keal Prize in Law, University of WA

Current position
Barrister, Sixth Floor Selborne Chambers, Sydney

Career history/highlights
Associate to Justice Dyson Heydon AC (High Court of Australia), 2005
Lecturer, UWA Law School, 2000-2001
Solicitor, Clayton Utz, 1999-2000

Publications
Hardcastle R: "Law and the Human Body: Property Rights, Ownership and Control" (2007) Hart Publishing, Oxford.
Hardcastle R: "A Chapter III Implication for State Courts: Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions" (1998) 3 Newcastle Law Review 13.
Johnston P & Hardcastle R: "State Courts: The Limits of Kable" (1998) 20 Sydney Law Review 216.
Hardcastle R: "Environmental Trade Measures Under Siege: The WTO US Shrimp Case" (1998) 3 Asia-Pacific Journal of Environmental Law 157.

Areas of Professional Interest
Commercial Law, Property Law, Intellectual Property Law, Administrative Law and Constitutional Law.

June 2006

SEBASTIAN HARTFORD DAVIS
2010 Menzies Scholar in Law

Sebastian Hartford Davis who holds the degrees of LLB with First Class Honours and the University Medal (2009) and BA (2009) from Macquarie University. Sebastian was placed 1:196 in his graduating class and will undertake the BCL/MPhil at Oxford for two years commencing in 2010.

Oct 2009

LEANNE HASSETT
2005 Menzies Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

Leanne Hassett holds the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy) and Master of Health Science (Neurological Physiotherapy) from the University of Sydney.

Leanne's PhD project is entitled "Fitness training after traumatic brain injury". Cardiorespiratory fitness is commonly reduced in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and restricts participation in work and leisure activities. This project will determine the effectiveness of fitness training for people with TBI and validate a field test for cardiorespiratory fitness. It will make a substantial contribution toward evidence-based rehabilitation for people with TBI.

Sept 2006

WILLIAM HEATH
2004 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

William Heath holds the degrees of BA (H1) (2002) and LLB (H1) from the University of Melbourne (2003) and was placed 4/343 in his graduating class. During his academic career William gained 3 prizes and has 2 publications. 

William completed the degree of BCL/MPhil at Oxford over 2 years.

Sept 2006

DR JULIE HIDES
1993 Menzies Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

I was born and raised in Brisbane and studied Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland. I returned to the Department of Physiotherapy to complete a Master of Physiotherapy Studies program in Manipulative Physiotherapy in 1990 and then went on to complete my PhD at the University of Queensland in 1996. For my PhD, I conducted a randomised clinical trial that investigated the effect of low back pain on a deep back muscle (the multifidus), the natural course of recovery of the muscle and the effectiveness of specific exercises on multifides muscle recovery and recurrence of symptoms.

On the basis of this research and that of my three co-researchers (one of whom is Professor Paul Hodges who was the 1994 Menzies scholar in the Allied Health Sciences), we established the Joint Stability Assessment Clinic at the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland. I am the Clinical Supervisor of this research clinic, which assesses the ability of the muscles to protect the spine and hence provide pain relief and decrease recurrence of symptoms.

Apart from this I regularly teach in this area, have co-authored a textbook and work part time at the Mater Public Hospital in Brisbane.

I also have a really rather hectic family life. It is a busy life but a fulfilling one.

ANNE-MARIE HILL
2008 Menzies Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

Anne-Marie Hill holds the degree of Master of Physiotherapy (2001) from Curtin University of Technology.

Her PhD project is entitled "The role of patient education in prevention of in-hospital falls in the older population" and will be carried out at the University of Queensland.

Aug 2008

PROFESSOR PAUL HODGES
1994 Menzies Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

Education
PhD (Physiotherapy), PhD (Neuroscience)

Current position
Professor and NHMRC Principal Research Fellow in the Division of Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland and Co-Director of the NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health. Paul has doctorates in both physiotherapy and neuroscience and his work blends neurophysiological and biomechanical methods to understand the control of movement and stability and how this changes when people have pain.

2006: Awarded the ISSLS Prize from the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. This is the premier international prize for back pain research.

Areas of Research Interest
Primary research interests include investigation the relationship between pain and motor control; the coordination of the multiple functions of the trunk muscles; the effect of exercise in interventions on musculoskeletal pain; and the biomechanical mechanisms for control of the spine. In addition to his research in Brisbane, Paul has ongoing collaborations with laboratories in Sydney, Melbourne, Sweden, USA, the Netherlands, Denmark and South Africa.

Publications & Grants
Published more that 130 peer reviewed papers and book chapters.
Received more that $AU10 million in research grants from the NHMRC, ARC and International research funds.

May-2007

DOMINIQUE HOGAN-DORAN
1994 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Education
Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences)/Bachelor of Laws (Hons I), University of Sydney.
Bachelor of Civil Laws (Hons I), University of Oxford.

Awards / Prizes / Distinctions
Convocation Medal, University of Sydney
Nancy Gordon Smith Prize at Graduation, University of Sydney

Current position
Barrister at Law, New South Wales Bar since November 1995

Career History
Research Director to Chief Justice A.M. Gleeson, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 1993
Adjunct Lecturer, Executive MBA, Australian Graduate School of Management UNSW, 2001 - 2002

Publications
"Trial Courts and Jurisdiction", The Laws of Australia, LBC

Professional/Other Affiliations
President, Australian Women Lawyers Association, 2002-2003
Member, Legislative Review Taskforce, Commercial Law Association
Director, National Foundation for Australian Women
Director, National Women's Justice Coalition

Areas of Professional Interest
Commercial Property and Equity Litigation, Intellectual Property and Trade Practices

March 2004

JUSTIN HOGAN-DORAN
1998 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Education
Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences), 1994, University of Sydney
Bachelor of Laws (Hons I), 1996, University of Sydney
Bachelor of Civil Laws (Hons I), University of Oxford
Master of Philosophy (Distinction), University of Oxford - thesis examining commercial jurisdiction in cyberspace

Awards
John Morris Prize for Conflicts of Laws, Oxford

Current position
Barrister at Law, New South Wales Bar since February 2003

Lecturer (part-time) in private international law and public international law at the University of Sydney, where he also coaches the Law School’s Jessup International Law Mooting team.

Career History
Solicitor with Mallesons Stephen Jaques in its Banking and Finance Group.
Legal Officer at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
Management Consultant for McKinsey & Co, London and Dublin.
Boston Consulting Group, Sydney, Financial Services section.
Read at the Bar with James Stevenson SC and Peter Whitford SC.

Justin was a serving member of Australian Army Special Forces (Commandos) and is currently a part-time legal officer in the Australian Army Legal Corps, posted to the ADF Military Law Centre at Randwick Barracks.

Publications
• “Enforcing Australian Judgments in the United States (and vice versa) – how the long arm of Australian courts reaches across the Pacific” (forthcoming) Australian Law Journal
• “Tightening up on Bankruptcy – No more easy outs” Law Society Journal, September 2003, 58
• “Jurisdiction in Cyberspace: The when and where of on-line contracts” (2003) 77 Australian Law Journal 377
• “Murder as a Crime under International Law and the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Of Law, Legal Language, and a Comparative Approach to Legal Meaning” (1998) 11 Leiden Journal of International Law 165-81.
• “Aggression as a crime under International Law and the Prosecution of Individuals by the Proposed International Criminal Court” (1996) 43 Netherlands International Law Review 321-51 (1996)
• Assistant editor of P Parkinson (ed), Principles of Equity (1 ed, 1996)

Areas of Professional Interest
International commercial litigation and arbitration

March 2004

DR JOHN HOOPER
2000 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Medicine

John took up his Fellowship in 2001 at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA.  His Fellowship research involved investigation of new proteolytic targets for inhibition of tumour induced angiogenesis - in lay terms we were looking for new ways to stop the spread of cancer.  Currently my research is aimed at understanding the molecular changes that lead to cancer so that new approaches can be developed to treat this disease.

I have published 32 papers and 26 conference abstracts and been awarded 3 patents and my research has been funded by grants and Fellowships totalling $3.6M from the NHMRC, the Cancer Council Queensland and other agencies.

Education
PhD (Pathology), University of Queensland, 1999
BSc (H1), University of Queensland, 1994

Current position
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology

Awards
2008 Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation John Williams Cancer Travel Fellowship
2005-09 NHMRC R Douglas Wright Fellowship
2001-05 NHMRC CJ Martin / RG Menzies Post Doctoral Fellowship
2000 Queensland University of Technology Post Doctoral Fellowship (declined in favour of the Menzies Fellowship)
1998 Finalist - AMP Biomedical Research Awards
1995-98 Queensland Cancer Fund (John Earnshaw Scholarship
1995-98 Queensland Institute of Medical Research Mackerras Scholarship
1994 University of Queensland Medal for Outstanding Scholarship
1994 University of Queensland CSR Sugar Mills Group Prize (Hons Chemistry)
1993 University of Queensland TGH Jones Prize
1992 University of Queensland Edward Taylor Memorial Prize
Oct-2009

GAIL HUBBLE
1997 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Education
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Master of Arts, Monash University
Bachelor of Laws (Hons 1), Monash University
Bachelor of Civil Law (Hons 1), University of Oxford

Current position/s
Barrister, Victorian Bar since 2001
Senior Fellow (University of Melbourne)
Lecturer (Monash University)

Career history/highlights
Solicitor, Slater and Gordon (1994-1995)
Lecturer, Law Faculty, Monash University (1996-2000)
Barrister, Victorian Bar (2001 - current)

Areas of Professional Interest
All areas of commercial and administrative law.

April 2004

DR NICK HUNTINGTON
2006 NHMRC/RG Menzies Fellowship

Dr Nick Huntington from the Deparment of Immunology, The Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, was awarded the 2006 NHMRC/RG Menzies Fellowship.

Nick took up his Fellowship in 2007 at the Department of Cytokines and Lymphoid Development Pasteur Institute, Paris. His study is "Natural Killer cell development, survival and homeostasis".

Commended - 2006 Victorian Premier's Award for Medical Research:

"Dr Huntington’s work has focussed on two important cells of the immune system, the “natural killer” or NK cell and the B cell.  His studies have demonstrated how an enzyme called CD45 is critical for normal NK and B cell function.

"NK cells search for malignant or infected cells and kill them using two weapons: direct cell lysis and secretion of factors to recruit other destructive cells. Dr Huntington showed that CD45 is essential for the latter property in NK cells.

"B cells produce antibodies, molecules that coat and destroy infectious agents, both at their first appearance in the body, and upon re-exposure. This capacity for immunological “memory” is in part due to the longevity of B cells. Dr Huntington showed that B cells need CD45 to survive and contribute to immunological memory.

"This work suggests that manipulation of CD45 activity might be useful to enhance NK cell responses during viral infections or during cancer treatment, and to enhance B cell responses during vaccination, or to dampen them in autoimmune conditions.

"Dr Huntington’s work in these two important areas has been published in journals of the highest standard, including Nature Immunology and the Journal of Experimental Medicine."

May 2007