Dr James Bourne appointed to Group Leader position at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI)

Media release
1 December 2008

The Director of the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), Professor Nadia Rosenthal has announced the appointment of Dr James Bourne to the position of Group Leader with the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute. Dr Bourne will take up his post from January 2009. Dr Bourne has been appointed following an international call for expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced researchers around the world to join the newly formed Institute, a joint venture of the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments and Monash University. "We are delighted to welcome James to the ARMI team. He is an outstanding young researcher with a strong track record in the field of neural development and regeneration of the visual system," Professor Rosenthal said.

Dr James Bourne

 
Dr Bourne has unique expertise in primate neurobiology. His skills and expertise in primate research will enable him to undertake cross-disciplinary research collaborations within ARMI and beyond and will form an important component of translational research to humans.

"James also has extensive experience in establishing collaborations with the wider scientific community in both Australia and overseas. An early-career researcher, James has been successful in establishing his own research group and attracting independently-funded and international research staff," Professor Rosenthal said.

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