Australia Day honour for ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ health researchers
Professor Alastair MacLennan
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Professor Sandy McFarlane
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011
Two University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ health researchers have been appointed in the Australia Day Honours List.
Cerebral palsy researcher Professor Alastair MacLennan AO and mental health expert Professor Alexander McFarlane AO have been honoured for their outstanding service to medical research, in the respective fields of cerebral palsy and women's and children's health, and psychiatry.
has an international reputation for leading the world's largest research group into the causes of cerebral palsy, which affects more than 30,000 people in Australia.
Named 2009 South Australian Scientist of the Year for Public Good, Professor MacLennan is Head of the at the , the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ's research arm for reproductive health and early origins of health and disease. He is also a senior visiting specialist at the and .
Professor MacLennan and his team of researchers have recruited thousands of Australian families to provide c