Best thesis award
Liggins Institute graduate Dr Chris McKinlay has won one of five prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Best Doctoral Thesis Prizes (2012). His PhD research investigated childhood effects of an antenatal steroid treatment given to women at risk of preterm birth. It expanded on the ground-breaking work by Sir Graham Liggins in the 1970s which dramatically improved the survival and health of preterm babies. Dr McKinlay’s main supervisor was Distinguished Professor Jane Harding.
Of the 312 doctoral degrees awarded in 2012, 19 theses were nominated by faculties, with five prizes available for those chosen as the very best, based on the significance, originality and quality of the research.
Dr McKinlay says he feels very humbled to receive the award which will be presented at the Celebrating Research Excellence reception at the University this evening.
Liggins Institute Director Professor Wayne Cutfield, who co-supervised the research, congratulated Dr McKinlay on an outstanding and thoroughly deserved achievement, commenting that two former PhD graduates from the Liggins Institute had previously received the Prize: Professor Frank Bloomfield and Associate Professor Mark Vickers.
Read about Dr Chris McKinlay’s postgraduate research experience at the Liggins Institute.
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