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Address: | Epilepsy Research Centre |
| Neurosciences Building |
| Repatriation Campus |
| Austin Health |
| Heidelberg West 3081 |
| VIC AUSTRALIA |
| Telephone: | +61 (0)3 9496 2737  
 Fax: +61 (0)3 9496 2291 |
| Email: |
scheffer@unimelb.edu.au |
Academic Appointments:
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NHMRC Practitioner Fellow 2001-2005 |
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Associate Professor, University of Melbourne 2001-2005 |
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Professor, Departments of Medicine and Paediatrics, University of Melbourne 2005- |
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Chair of Paediatric Neurology Research, University of Melbourne 2005- |
Clinical Appointments:
| | Paediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist |
| | Neurosciences, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria |
| | Department of Neurology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria |
| | Director of Paediatrics, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria |
| | Co-Director, Children's Epilepsy Program, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria |
Academic Qualifications:
| MB BS | Monash University, 1983 |
| FRACP | Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1992 |
| PhD | University of Melbourne, 1998 |
Postgraduate Fellowships and Awards
| 2007 | American Epilepsy Society Research Recognition Award for Clinical Research This award recognises an outstanding contribution to clinical research in epilepsy at an international level. |
| 2006- | Honorary Research Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute. |
| 2005- | Honorary Fellow of Genetic Health Services This award from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute recognises contributions to promoting Genetic Health. |
| 2001-2005 | NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship Inaugural career research fellowship for outstanding clinician researcher allowing 50% research and 50% clinical commitment over five years. |
| 2003 | National Association of Research Fellows of NHMRC Post-Doctoral Investigator Award This award recognises outstanding independent research achievement during the first five years after receiving a research doctorate. |
| 2002-2010 | NHMRC Program Grant Chief Investigator |
| 1999 | Chancellor's Prize, the University of Melbourne |
| | Harbison-Higinbotham Research Scholarship, The University of Melbourne The Chancellor's Prize and the Harbison-Higinbotham Research Scholarship are awarded by the Chancellor of The University of Melbourne for excellence in the PhD thesis. This thesis was recognised as the most outstanding PhD in the medical sciences at the university in 1998. |
| 1998 | Commendation for Premier's Award for Medical Research This award is one of four awarded by the Premier of Victoria in recognition of an outstanding contribution to medical research during a PhD thesis. |
| 1993 | American Epilepsy Society Junior Investigator Award, Miami, USA |
| 1992 | Ciba-Geigy Epilepsy Fellowship, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne |
| 1992-1994 | NHMRC Medical Postgraduate Scholar |
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