Sara, Vicki R. (Vicki Rubian)

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Sara, Vicki
Sara, Vicki Rubian
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Endocrinolologist; Endocrinologist
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Vicki Sara researches in the area of growth hormones and foetal brain development. She became the Dean of Science at Queensland University in 1996.

Having completed a Bachelor of Arts and PhD at the University of Sydney, Sara worked at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, between 1976-92. She was subsequently appointed Head, Queensland University of Technology School of Life Science from 1993; Director, Cooperative Research Centre for Diagnostic Technologies 1995-96; and Dean of Science, Queensland University of Technology from 1996.

Sara was awarded the Rolf Luft Medal, Karolinska Institute, in 1993 and the Eccles award, National Health & Medical Research Council of Australia, in 1994.

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Vicki Sara returned to Australia in 1993 as Head of the School of Life Science at Queensland University of Technology after 17 years at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. In 1996 she became Dean of Science. Her research is in the area of growth hormones and foetal brain development.

Educated University of Sydney (BA, PhD)

  • 1976 - 1992 Career position - Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1993 - Career position - Head of the Queensland University of Technology School of Life Science
  • 1993 Award - Rolf Luft Medal received from the Karolinska Institute
  • 1994 Award - Eccles Award received from the National Health & Medical Research Council of Australia
  • 1995 - 1996 Career position - Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Diagnostic Technologies
  • 1996 - Career position - Dean of Science at the Queensland University of Technology
  • 1998 - Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
  • 2001 - Career position - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)

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Australian Women's Register

  1. Where are the Women in Australian science?
    Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    [2003]
    Published: Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
    Series: http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/wisa/wisa.html

Encyclopedia of Australian Science

  1. Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Handbook 2001
    [2001]
    Published: Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering

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  1. Margaret Throsby program : Prof. Vicky Sara 14/4/97
    Sara, Vicki R. (Vicki Rubian)
    [ Sound : 1997 ]
    At State Library of NSW
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.036)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.036)

  2. The action of prenatal trophic hormones on brain growth and behaviour / Vicki R. Sara
    Sara, Vicki R. (Vicki Rubian)
    [ Thesis : 1973 ]
    At University of Sydney
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 7.135)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 7.135)

  3. The action of prenatal hormones on brain growth and behaviour / Vicki R. Sara
    Sara, Vicki R. (Vicki Rubian)
    [ Thesis : 1973-1991 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 7.056)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 7.056)

  4. Growth factors : from genes to clinical application / editors, Vicki R. Sara, Kerstin Hall, Hans Löw
    Karolinska institutet
    [ Conference Proceedings : 1990 ]
    At 2 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 4.462)

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  1. [Biographical cuttings on Vicki Sara, academic, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]
    [ Published : 1900-1990 ]
    At National Library
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  2. Margaret Throsby program : Prof. Vicky Sara 14/4/97
    Sara, Vicki R. (Vicki Rubian)
    [ Sound : 1997 ]
    At State Library of NSW
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.241)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 17.241)

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  1. Scientific discord spells progress
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    Schreuder, Deryck; Myton, David; Tierney, John; Macklin, Jenny; Wyatt, Rory; Sara, Vicki; Harman, Grant
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