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Latest News and Highlights
Novel chyme reinfusion device
STaR centre directors Associate Professor Greg O’Grady and Professor Ian Bissett developed a novel chyme reinfusion device, which has demonstrated benefits and acceptability in a first-in-human feasibility study.
Greg O’Grady announced as Chair of Surgical Research Society of Australasia
We would like to formally announce that Associate Professor Greg O’Grady has accepted the role of Chair, Surgical Research Society of Australasia.
HRC funding for Ian Bissett
Ian Bissett and his team have been awarded an HRC Project Grant that will be exploring the ability of a newly developed medical device to improve the outcomes of patients with rectal cancer.
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