All Menzies Memorial Scholars

ANDREW PALMER
1991 Menzies Scholar in Law

Education:
Law degree, Monash University (1989)
BCL (1 year) at St John's College, Oxford where he was the Vinerian Scholar.

Current position:
Associate Professor, Law School, University of Melbourne.
Barrister, Victorian Bar (admitted 1999).

Career History:
Articles, Minter Ellison.
Centre for Philosophy and Public Issues at the University of Melbourne.
Lecturer, Law School, Monash University.
Since 1994, Lecturer then Senior Lecturer, Law School, University of Melbourne primarily engaged in the teaching of, and research into, the law of evidence.
Twice acted as a consultant to Victorian Parliamentary Committees conducting inquiries into aspects of the law of evidence.

Publications:
Proof and the Preparation of Trials (LBC, 2003)
Australian Principles of Evidence (2nd ed, 2004, with Jeremy Gans)

DR KEN PANG
2007 NHMRC/R G Menzies Fellowship

Dr Ken C Pang from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research will take up his Fellowship in 2008 at the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University.

His study is "RNA transport: a new paradigm in cell-to-cell communication".

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

"Dr Pang has made a valuable contribution in a new area of biological research that focuses on the recently recognised non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). Unlike the well-known mRNAs, ncRNAs do not code for proteins, but instead seem to regulate the expression and fate of mRNAs within cells.

"Dr Pang has chronicled both the evolution and developmental expression patterns of ncRNAs. He has assembled a comprehensive ncRNA database which has been accessed by biomedical researchers worldwide.

"He has described a new class of very large ncRNAs. Using the immune system as a model, he has also illustrated the likely importance of ncRNAs by showing that, when cytotoxic T lymphocytes develop, they express a characteristic set of novel ncRNAs which may contribute to their functional maturation.

"In parallel, Dr Pang has also studied how the immune system fights virus infections. He determined that minor changes in how foreign viral molecules are displayed to cytotoxic T lymphocytes can dramatically influence how well these cells respond to infection.

"Dr Pang’s research has been published in several high profile journals in the fields of both Genetics and Immunology."

Aug 2008

KATHLEEN PAYNE
1999 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Education:

BA and LLB (H1) from the University of Queensland (1997) (awarded the University Medal)
MPhil (Criminology) (1 year), Cambridge University (1999)

KATE PETERSON
2007 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Kate Peterson holds the degrees of BEc (Social Sciences) with First Class Honours and the University Medal (2004) and LLB with First Class Honours (2006) from the University of Sydney. She was ranked 3/316 in her graduating class.

Kate took up her one year scholarship in October 2007 at the London School of Economics studying for an LLM (Labour Law).

Oct 2007

THOMAS PRINCE
2009 Menzies Memorial Scholar in Law

Thomas Prince holds the degrees of LLB with First Class Honours and the University Medal (2008) and BSc with First Class Honours and the University Medal (2006) from the University of Sydney.

Tom took up the degree of LLM at University College, London commencing in October 2009.

Oct 2008

DR KERYN PROCTOR
2004 Menzies Memorial Scholar in the Allied Health Sciences

Keryn Proctor who holds the degree of Masters of Family Therapy from La Trobe University.

Kerry's PhD project entitled "The Breaking Through Project: A school, family and rural community partnership to reduce suicide risk and increase safety in schools for at risk youth", was carried out in the Bouverie Centre, La Trobe University. 

Breaking Through was developed in response to the concerns of the Departments of Education and Training (DE&T) and Human Services (DHS) about school bullying and violence and their link to depression and suicide in young people.  It is a community development and holistic approach to challenge discrimination in schools involving families, students, staff and workers.

Sep 2006