Ashleigh brennan biography of michael
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Emeritus Professor Michael Pender graduated from The University of Queensland in 1974 with First Class Honours in Medicine and a University Medal. Over the next six years he trained as a physician and neurologist at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, and became a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 1981. During his specialist clinical training he developed a keen interest in multiple sclerosis which he has continued since then. After completing his clinical training in neurology, he was a research scholar in the field of multiple sclerosis at the Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, and was awarded a PhD from the University of London and Queen Square Prize for Research in 1983. From 1984 to 1986 he continued this research as a Research Fellow at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra. In 1987 he was appointed Senior Lecturer in the Department of Medicine, The University of Queensland, at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. In 1989 he was awarded a Doctorate of Medicine from The University of Queensland for his research in the field of multiple sclerosis and was promoted to Reader in Medicine. In 1995 he was promoted to Professor of Medicine (Personal Chair), The Unive
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As it happened: Day Six
Look back on Grandstand's coverage of Day Six of the London Olympics.
Day Six Highlights:
Australia's gold drought continued on Day Six, but kayaker Jess Fox did snare silver and cyclists Anna Meares and Kaarle McCullouch managed bronze in the first day of track cycling.
Read the Day 6 wrap.
9:00am: That's it for our live coverage of a day in which Michael Phelps carved out another piece of Olympic history by going back-to-back-to-back in the 200 metres individual medley.
The Americans finished off the day's proceedings with three gold medals in the pool to draw level with China at the top of the standings on 18 apiece. The Chinese retain top spot by virtue of three more silver. Australia is in 16th position with one gold, seven silver and three bronze. You can check out the full medal tally here.
Have you been disappointed with Australia's performances so far in London? So far we're on track to miss out on an individual gold medal in the pool for the first time since Montreal 1976. However, ABC News Breakfast host Michael Rowland (@mjrowland68) reckons media criticism of the Aussies is harsh:
"The taint of 'failure' is too readily attached to Australian athletes lucky, talented and driven en
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