Professor Daine Alcorn This is Me

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1. 1. RDDT: Board

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   Published on: 1/5/2008   Last Visited: 1/5/2008

   Board | Professor Dennis Gibson | Professor Daine Alcorn
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   Professor Daine Alcorn
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   Professor Daine Alcorn Professor Alcorn took up her first academic appointment at the University of Melbourne in 1974. Her major research interests are in renal structure, function and development. In addition, she has developed broad-based teaching and learning programs in histology, cell biology, embryology and developmental biology. She has a strong interest in curriculum design and educational quality assurance and has been closely involved in the development of interactive multimedia teaching programs. Her philosophy in respect of teaching and learning is oriented towards student-centred learning.
   
   Professor Alcorn was appointed Head of the Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology in 1996, and in 2002 was appointed as the Dean of Life Sciences at RMIT University. She was subsequently appointed as Pro Vice Chancellor (Science, Engineering & Technology) in 2003 to implement the restructure of the science, engineering & technology academic units of RMIT University.
   
   Professor Alcorn has been a member of the NHMRC Research Committee (2000-2003) and chaired the NHMRC Fellowships Committee (2000-2003). She is currently a member of the Museums Board of Victoria and the CRC-Advanced Composite Structures Limited. She has extensive experience in medical curriculum review, through the Australian Medical Council accreditation teams. She is currently a member of the Selection Panel for the Victorian Premier's Young Investigator Award for Medical Research.
   
   Professor Alcorn manages and provides strategic direction for the staff and students, oversees the development and quality of teaching and research, and expands the consultancy and community services for the Portfolio.

2. 2. RDDT: The Team

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   Professor Daine Alcorn

3. 3. Prizes and scholarships for undergraduate students offered by the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology: The University of Melbourne

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   Who is Professor Daine Alcorn?
   
   Professor Daine Alcorn is a graduate of this University, completing a MSc and then a PhD in the Department of Anatomy.Professor Alcorn took up her first appointment at the University in 1974, as a Senior Tutor in Histology and became Professor of Anatomy in 1996.Her research area is renal structure, function and development and the effect of diabetes and hypertension on the kidney.She is particularly interested in how kidney function could be maintained or even restored in the face of these diseases.She is particularly remembered in the department for her teaching in cell biology, embryology and developmental biology and she has a strong interest in curriculum design and educational quality assurance and has been closely involved in the development of interactive multimedia teaching programs.Professor Alcorn is currently Pro-Vice Chancellor Science, Engineering and Technology at RMIT University.