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Queens Honours to A/Prof John Litt
The Centre congratulates A/Professor John Litt AM on being appointed as Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his significant service to preventive medicine as an influenza specialist. We have been privileged to have John as a member of the Centre’s Scientific Advisory Committee since its inception in 2007. He is recognised for his expertise in […]
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Movember continues to support advances in care for prostate cancer
Movember continues to support advances in the care of men with prostate cancer through the award of a research grant to Centre members Dr Michael O’Callaghan from the South Australian Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes Collaborative (SA-PCCOC, Prostate Cancer Registry), Dr Andrew Vincent and the Investigator team. The research will involve using data collected by the South […]
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June 13: SA Men’s Health Awards and SA Men’s Health Report Card
On June 13, during Men’s Health Week, the Centre hosted the Australian Men’s Health Forum’s SA Men’s Health Awards at which the SA Men’s Health Report card was released and community organisations across South Australia working to advance the health and well-being of men and boys were acknowledged and celebrated. A number of these organisations […]
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2 questions GPs should ask all men
Commenting on a review article published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) on erectile dysfunction, FFCMH Director, Professor Gary Wittert told the MJA that “there are two questions that a GP should never miss asking every man who comes for a consult – one is about erectile dysfunction and the other is about lower […]
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Research Impact: PARP-1 inhibitors in prostate cancer
In 2010 Professors Wayne Tilley and Lisa Buter (pictured left) and Dr Maggie Centenera from the Dame Roma Mitchell Cancer Research Laboratories of the FFCMH joined an international team from Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Michigan and University of Texas South Western Medical Centre (USA) for a research program which ultimately described for the first time how a gene (unit of […]
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Congratulations Simon Tyler – FFCMH Masters Scholarship
The Centre congratulates Ms Simon Tyler on being awarded a Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health Masters Scholarship to support his studies in organisational psychology at the University of Adelaide. Simon completed his honours in psychology with the Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health. His project examined the effect of lower urinary tract symptoms on the […]
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Congratulations Julia Scott – FFCMH PhD Scholarship top-up
The Centre congratulates Ms Julia Scott on being awarded a Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health PhD Scholarship top-up award. The top-up supplements Josephine’s George Fraser Scholarship. Julia has a Bachelor of Science (Advanced), majoring in Biochemistry and Chemistry from the University of Adelaide. Julia also has a Bachelor of Medical Science Honours from Flinders University. […]
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Congratulations Josephine Hinneh – FFCMH PhD Scholarship top-up
The Centre congratulates Ms Josephine Hinneh on being awarded a Freemasons Foundation Centre for Men’s Health PhD Scholarship top-up award. The top-up supplements Josephine’s University of Adelaide Beacon of Enlightenment Scholarship. Jospehine has a Bachelor of Pharmacy from the University of Ghana, in Ghana, as well as a Masters of Science in Immunology from Mie University, in […]
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2019 Honours Scholarship awardees announced
The Centre congratulates three University of Adelaide students who have been awarded FFCMH Honours scholarships. All three students this year have completed undergraduate degrees in Psychology. We welcome to the Centre (left to right in photo) Anastasia Isakova (Bachelor of Psychological Science) Project: The role of masculinity in the utilisation of healthcare services to manage […]
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