SENIOR LECTURER/ COURSE COORDINATOR MNSc NURSING (ENTRY-TO-PRACTICE)Dr Zerina Lokmic Tomkins is a clinician-scientist with a strong interdisciplinary focus spanning tissue engineering, immunology and outcomes for children and adults diagnosed with vascular anomalies and vascular cancers. Her expertise combines cell biology of vascular biology in health, disease and in tissue engineering to a clinical focus on patient-partnered research in this space.
Zerina received her doctorate in tissue engineering in 2005 from the University of Melbourne’s Department of Surgery. She completed post-doctoral training at the Institute for Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry at the University of Munster, Germany under mentorship of Prof Lydia Sorokin in the filed of immunology. Since returning to Australia, Zerina has been a part of multi-disciplinary team at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne led by Prof Tony Penington and Prof Rod Phillips where she provides strong research support for the growing vascular anomalies research program. Zerina's interdisciplinary research interests are focused on four areas:a) understanding the underlying causes of vascular anomalies and vascular cancers and how the presentation of these conditions impact patients and their families;b) long term outcomes in survivors including long-term surveillance, ethical and social issues through patient-partnered research; c) development of vascularised tissue engineering products for transplantation; d) the use of electronic medical records on improving the quality of healthcare delivery to disadvantaged communities.
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Disrupted type II collagenolysis impairs angiogenesis, delays endochondral ossification and initiates aberrant ossification in mouse limbs
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
Fellowship (2014-2017)
Travel Grant
Travel Grant
Poster Prize
Travel Bursary
Outstanding Oral Presentation at the Australian Health and Medical Research Congress
Outstanding Oral Presentation at the St Vincent's 2012 Research Week
Highest overall GPA MSc Nursing Science, The Head of th Department Postgraduate Prize
Travelling grant
PhD Scholarship
Oustanding student poster (scientific category, animal models)
Young Investigator Award
PhD Scholarship
Sir Albert Coates Young Achiever Award, received for outstanding sucess under disadvanaged circumstances
Evelyn McCoy PhD Research Scholarship
Outstanding Honours Thesis
Women in Science Fellowship (The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation & Women in Rotary)
Women in Scienec Research Fellowship
Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne -Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
Credentials
Positions
Senior Lecturer
Nursing
Honorary
Paediatrics Royal Children'S Hospital
Regular Member
Cancer Nurses Society of Australia
Regular
International Society for Study of Vascular Anomalies
Representative Memeber For Melbourne
North American Vascular Biology Organisation
Full Memeber
Australian Society for Medical Research
Full Member
Australian Vascular Biology Society
Full Member
Australian and New Zealand Matrix Society
Education
Masters
University of Melbourne
Doctor
University of Melbourne
Honours
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Bachelor
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology