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