Murdoch Childrens researcher Dr Angela Morgan has received a 2010 Young Tall Poppy Science Award.
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute PhD scholar Denise Miles has received a Victoria Fellowship in recognition of her research into testicular cancer.
A new study shows weight gain is significantly more likely to occur after leaving school than during earlier teenage years, with one in three Australians overweight or obese by the age of 24.