Hannah Vanyai
Research Associate
Molecular medicine
Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research
Australia
Biography
Hannah hails from the state of Victoria where she completed her Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science Degree before undertaking PhD studies with Drs Anna Voss and Tim Thomas at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Of her many academic achievements to date, Hannah has received the Rosemary Merlo Prize for History (University of Melbourne), The Melbourne Global Scholarship (an international scholarship to undertake studies in Denmark), the Coleman Speed Honours Award for the top honours score in her cohort (2010), the Helen MacPherson Smith Scholarship (for the highest-ranking female student commencing a PhD in science), the David Walsh Prize for the best student oral presentation (ComBio 2013) and the ANSZCDB Best student talk prize for the Melbourne cell and developmental biology meeting (2014). Hannah is a postdoctoral researcher in the lab, and is an excellent molecular biologist as well as an inspired baker of cookies.
Research Interest
This research has significant implications for the diagnosis and treatment of brain disorders. In addition, our discoveries contribute to the development of future therapies which enhance the limited regenerative capacity of the adult brain to repair itself through the formation of appropriate replacement circuits in times of injury or stress.
