Beginning Scientists

October 2001 allocations

The Royal Society of New Zealand has recently allocated funding to enable 11 students enrolled for their PhD degrees at New Zealand Universities to attend their first international science or technology conference overseas. Thirty one applications were received. The successful applicants are:

David Appleton, Department of Chemistry, The University of Auckland, Marine Natural Products Gordon Research Conference, 24 February - 1 March 2002, Ventura, California, USA

Michael Begbie, Department of Geology, University of Otago, American Geophysical Union 2001 Fall Meeting, 10-14 December 2001, San Francisco, California, USA

Greg Sutherland, Department of Molecular Medicine The University of Auckland, Society for Neuroscience 31st Annual Conference, 10-15 November 2001, San Diego, California, USA

Antonia Miller, Department of Plant and Microbial Science, University of Canterbury, 7th International Symposium on the Maillard Reaction, 28 October - 1 November 2001, Kumamoto, Japan

Phylinda Chan, Division of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Auckland, The 2001 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition, 21-25 October 2001, Denver, Colorado, USA

Louise Parr-Brownlie, Department of Physiology, University of Otago, Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, 10-15 November 2001, San Diego, California, USA

Brennan Fell, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Auckland, 41st American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting, 8-12 December 2001, Washington DC, USA

Deborah Lin, Division of Molecular Medicine, The University of Auckland, 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, 10-15 November 2001, San Diego, California, USA

Marie Squire, Department of Chemistry, University of Canterbury, 5th International Symposium on Polymer Therapeutics: From Laboratory to Clinical Practice, 3 - 5 January 2002, Cardiff, UK

Jarod Wilson, Department of Chemistry, The University of Auckland, 48th International Symposium, American Vacuum Society, 28 October - 2 November 2001 San Francisco, California, USA and 2001 Annual Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 4 - 9 November 2001 Reno, Nevada, USA

Kirstie Morgan, Department of Psychology, University of Otago, International Conference on Infant Studies, 18-21 April 2002, Toronto, Canada