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Professor James Paton

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Professor Rob Norman

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Thursday, 4 October 2007

Two of the 成人大片's leading researchers are among 10 of the best Australian research minds, according to the .

Pioneering fertility research scientist and international leader on infectious diseases have been named among 10 of the best - Great minds in Australian research, published by the NHMRC, for their contributions to the health of Australians.

Professor Norman is Director of the at the 成人大片. Internationally recognised for his work in fertility and reproductive health, Professor Norman has been involved in many of the pioneering developments in IVF in Australia.

Members of his team have been responsible for refining and promoting single embryo implantation technique, introducing pioneering quality management techniques and showing the impact of lifestyle on fertility. Professor Norman is Chief Investigator on the new NHMRC program 'Periconceptual foundations for a healthy start to life', funded for $10.4 million over five years.

Professor James Paton, in the 成人大片's , is leading the fight against some of the world's most serious bacterial infectious diseases, such as meningitis and pneumonia. He and fellow researchers at the 成人大片 are responsible for some ground-breaking medical discoveries, including how bacterial toxins cause severe gastrointestinal diseases.

Professor Paton was recently awarded a $4 million Australia Fellowship from the NHMRC to continue his research into new vaccines and treatments. A major part of his research program is directed at the development of cheap and effective vaccines, accessible to the most at-risk communities.

"It is a privilege to be able to introduce you to these researchers who have such an important and largely unacknowledged role in the health of every man, woman and child in our country," says Professor Warwick Anderson, NHMRC Chief Executive Officer, in his foreword to the publication.

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