Research
   
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Scholarship applications  Arrow-Hawkesbury Canoe Classic (HCC) PhD ScholarshipsSince its establishment, Arrow has allocated funds for basic research as part of its charter. It has also provided scholarships and grants to support PhD students and research fellows. The Arrow-HCC Scholarships supplement PhD students who have already been awarded the Australian Postgraduate Award. The Scholarship is a biomedical research scholarship in the area of leukaemia and bone marrow or stem cell transplantation. The Scholarship is advertised in all medical and bioscience faculties in NSW, ACT and Victoria and an independent panel of three doctors/academics assesses the applications. The successful applicants are requested to give due recognition to the Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation as the provider of the Scholarship and may at times be asked to address both Arrow and its members and the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Association. These awards are made possible by the ongoing support of the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, Arrow's major supporter for the last 13 years. Examples of past Scholarship recipients Dr Dipti Talaulikar
Diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common type of lymphoid tumour worldwide, and is characterized by a large cell size, an aggressive clinical course and the need for highly effective chemotherapy regimens. Megha Rajasekhar
Naveed Khan Pre-B cell leukaemia is one of the most common forms of malignancy in children. Naveed studied the Wnt signaling pathway in leukaemic pre-B cells. The basic hypothesis is that Wnt family members play important roles in the growth of leukaemic pre-B cells and that antagonising these interactions will be of important therapeutic benefit in treatment of leukaemias. To Ha Loi The primary focus of To Ha's PhD project was to use cutting edge microarray technology to investigate a number of haematological diseases such as lymphoma and leukaemia. Microarray technology enables the detection of the expression status (whether a gene is switched on or off) of tens of thousands of genes simultaneously in the malignancy being studied. It is anticipated that this approach may provide clinicians with new information for faster, more accurate diagnoses. Melissa Khoo Melissa's project aimed to optimise and analyse the conversion of human adult bone marrow stem cells (BMSCs) into dopamine-producing neurons, as a potential therapy for Parkinson's Disease. BMSCs will be stimulated with a combination of growth factors and the resulting neuronal-like cells will be examined to detect changes in cell morphology, gene expression and protein expression. Additionally, BMSCs will be transplanted into the brain of Parkinson's Disease animal models to investigate the function and potential of these cells to alleviate the behavioural deficits of Parkinsonian animals. Scholarship applications Applicants should submit four copies each of (a) their university transcript (b) two referee reports and (c) an outline of the research project, to: Robyn Flood Closing date: 31st December each year. 
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Dr Talaulikar was granted an Australian Postgraduate Award in 2006 for her research project titled 'Occult marrow involvement in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma: incidence and prognostic value'.
Megha has recently completed undergraduate studies at the University of Sydney and was awarded the Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology) Honours. Her thesis, titled 'MicroRNAs and their role in haemopoietic differentiation', was awarded Class 1 Honours.