Biology Professor Rob Miller was recently named a Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellows at the University of Melbourne. Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellows are international scholars that spend up to two months in residence at the University of Melbourne each year. Miller was nominated for being an internationally well known expert in the immune systems of marsupials. His current research is focused on Marsupial Immunobiology, funded by the National Science Foundation.
Photo: Rob Miller
The current selection is for those Fellows who will be there sometime during 2010. The program is intended to provide the general public with an opportunity to hear outstanding scholars speak within their particular areas of expertise. The fellows are expected to give at least one public lecture during their tenure there, which is an important part of the visit. Fellows are also expected to contribute to the academic, intellectual and cultural life of the University during their stay.
The Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Program was established in 1993. Awards are open to academics outside Australia, of international distinction in a field of interest to the University of Melbourne. The word ‘Miegunyah’ is an Aboriginal word meaning "my house,” and is the name of the estate owned by Sir Andrew and Lady Marsha Grimwade, that provides the endowment that funds the fellowships.
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