New peanut allergy treatment now in clinical trials

L-R: Dr Sara Prickett, Professor Robyn O’Hehir
and Emeritus Professor Jenny Rolland have
hworked together for years on the peanut allergy
research and are co-founders of Aravax P/L.

A new peanut allergy treatment developed by Monash researchers is now beginning clinical trials in Melbourne and Adelaide. If you would like to participate, see contact details at: www.aravax.com.au/product-development.html

Professor Robyn O’Hehir is Professor/Director of the Department of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine at Alfred Health and Monash University. Her research team, co-led by Professor Jennifer Rolland, over several years identified the critical components of the peanut allergy therapy now being developed by Aravax, an Australian spinout biotechnology company.

Photo of the week: 2017 Day of Immunology

The Monash University Department of Immunology and Pathology were very involved in the International Day of Immunology celebrated in Melbourne with workshops for secondary school students, vaccination café, public lectures, photo exhibitions and more. Pictured here is our team at the Gene Technology Access Centre who were demonstrators teaching students basic laboratory techniques for immunology research. This program was run over two days for 191 students, 21 teachers and covered 21 Victorian secondary schools.
L-R: Dr Maria Demaria, Dr Dimitra Zotos, Mr Tim Gottschalk (PhD student), Ms Mahtab Parvaresh (PhD student), A/Prof Menno van Zelm, Ms Angela Nguyen (PhD student), Ms Lakshanie Wickramasinghe (PhD student), Dr Dan Andrews

What's on at CCS 15-19 May 2017 & beyond

Dr Krystal Bergin, haematologist
and PhD student, is presenting on
Tuesday 16 May

Central Clinical School (CCS) has regular seminar series and postgraduate presentations. Event notices are posted on the CCS Events calendar.

CCS staff & students can see details of both public and local events (including professional development courses, trade fairs and Graduate Research Student calendars) and deadlines, at the CCS intranet's Announcements page. Various departments have their own calendars.

See CCS seminar index: www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/events/seminars.html

What's on for 15-19 May

Mon	15/05/2017	►	12:30	Alfred Psychiatry Grand Round: Prof Helen Herrman
		►	18:00	Faculty BMedSc(Hons) information evening
Tue	16/05/2017	►	11:00	PhD Mid-Candidature review seminar: Ms Krystal Bergin
Wed	17/05/2017	►	11:30	Immunology Seminar: Katie Flanagan (MRC Laboratories)
		►	14:00	PhD Pre-submission review seminar: Mr Abhirup Jayasimhan
Thur	18/05/2017	►	11:30	Cutting Edge Journal Club: Angela Nguyen
Fri	19/05/2017	►	10:30	PhD Mid-candidature Review Seminar  Dr Vincent Jasper Cornelisse

Save the date

Thu
Mon 31/07/2017 Translational Research symposium: RSVP

CCS publications update: 6-12 May

Prof Karin Jandeleit-Dahm's group has recently published
a paper on one oxidative stress marker, NOX5.
L-R Dr Lisanne de Vos, Dr Geetha Mathew, Prof Karin
Jandeleit-Dahm, Dr Anna Watson, Dr Jay Jha.

Recent publications for Central Clinical School affiliated authors in the departments of Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD), Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE), Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases, Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC), Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre (MAPrc) and Surgery.

Studies urge greater flu vaccine uptake

"Be like me, be flu free" says the bandaid

of 2017 Day of Immunology vaccination café
participant Dr Dimitra Zotos

by Anne Crawford

As the flu season sets in, studies by Monash University researchers have reinforced the need for at-risk groups to have influenza vaccinations.

The two studies were led by Professor Allen Cheng, (Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine), and Associate Professor Tom Kotsimbos (Department of Respiratory Medicine) in association with other researchers who are part of FluCAN (the Influenza Complications Alert Network), a sentinel surveillance program of 17 hospitals operating throughout Australia.

Congratulations to our recent PhD graduates!

Maria Demaria

Natasha Tuano

Phillip Law

Caroline Tuck

Congratulations to our recently completed PhD students Maria Demaria, Natasha Tuano, Phillip Law and Caroline Tuck! Good luck in the next stage of the career pathway!

31 May deadline for registering in 3MT competition!

2016 CCS heat winner, Paddy Dempsey. Video 2:59

Registrations for the 2017 3MT Three Minute Thesis Competition are now open. Graduate research students are encouraged to register and participate in this fantastic event! Registration closes on Wednesday 31 May 2017