Associate Professor James Bourne

Monash University’s Regenerative Medicines Institute’s Associate Professor James Bourne has been honoured for the most innovative project which could change the way an illness or disease is diagnosed, treated or prevented. He received the Marshall and Warren Award at the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) annual Research Excellence Awards in Canberra.

Associate Professor Bourne has focused his research on better understanding the complex circuits between the brain and eye, in order to help those recovering from brain injury as well as children experiencing difficulty with their vision. “Our research will also help children who start to show early signs of movement and vision problems, in explaining why they may be experiencing those problems and how we might help them in overcoming these challenges,” he explained.

A/Prof Bourne was among twenty Australian health and medical researchers honoured at the awards, which recognise recent outstanding performance in the health and medical research field.