Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) Professor Vera Ignjatovic and Professor Robert Weintraub have been recognised with Australia Day honours.
and have both received a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), an accolade that acknowledges service to a particular field, specific cultural group or local community.
Professor Ignjatovic was awarded for her work across childhood disorders as well as her dedication to promoting Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to under-represented groups. She is Co-Group Leader of MCRI’s and the scientific lead of the study. Through this work, she is focused on discovering key protein markers in the body to investigate how age can impact blood clotting.
Image: Professor Vera Ignjatovic
Professor Weintraub was celebrated for his significant service to paediatric medicine and research. He is an Honorary Fellow Manager of MCRI’s and a paediatric cardiologist at .
Image: Professor Robert Weintraub
Over the course of his career, Professor Weintraub has improved our understanding of heart diseases in children spanning pulmonary hypertension, heart failure and heart transplants. He has spent more than three decades at the helm of the ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾ Paediatric Heart Transplant Program and was awarded the 2024 Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand RT Hall Prize for research.
