Congratulations to Mathew Snelson on winning the Faculty 3MT competition People's Choice Vote

Having won the 2017 CCS 3MT competition and the People's Choice Vote, Matthew Snelson, a PhD student from the Department of Diabetes went on to the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science 3MT Finals and won second place and was the winner of the People's Choice Vote. Matthew is looking at the effects of a modern, fast-food diet on the development of chronic kidney disease. See Matt's video and other CCS participants' in our Youtube playlist.

Congratulations to Prof Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka on JDRF Research Grant

Prof Wilkinson-Berka (on the right) and
her team received a three-year JDRF
Research Grant

Congratulations to Professor Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka, head of the Retinopathy Laboratory, Department of Diabetes, who has been awarded a three-year JDRF Research Grant.

The grant will enable Prof Wilkinson-Berka and her team including clinicians from Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA),  to work on a translational project on T cells and diabetic retinopathy.

Congratulation to Durga Mithraprabu on James & Elsie Borrowman Grant

Dr Durga Mitraprabhu has been awarded
a five-year grant from the James & Elsie
Borrowman Research Trust

Congratulations to Dr Durga Mithraprabu, who has been awarded funding for five years from the James and Elsie Borrowman Research Trust (2017-2021). Dr Mithraprabhu, from the Myeloma Research Group, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases received the grant for her project, "Investigating cell-free DNA as a non-invasive diagnostic modality for myeloma". The project will address the need for newer strategies to enable comprehensive mutational characterisation and therapeutic monitoring of multiple myeloma (MM).

Announcing the inaugural Department of Immunology Image of the Year Award

The Department of Immunology and Pathology is proud to announce its inaugural "Image of the Year" award! 

The winning image will be used in Departmental promotional material. All images are eligible: microscope, biochemical, graphical, abstract, transformed, surreal but must be your intellectual property.

Submit your images by email to Kate (kate.york@monash.edu) by 31 August for your chance to win $250. Minimum resolution required is 300dpi.

Translational Research Symposium Speaker Spotlight: Professor Eva Segelov

Professor Eva Segelov

Monash University's 3rd annual Translational Research Symposium is being hosted by its three metropolitan clinical schools on 31 July 2017. The symposium will host a diverse group of medical researchers presenting their work into translational research. RSVP here.

Professor Eva Segelov is the Professor/Director Oncology School of Clinical Sciences and Monash Health.

Event Reminder: Translational Research Symposium, 31 July 2017

Monash University's three heads of its metropolitan based
clinical schools, Prof Eric Morand, Prof Stephen Jane and
 Prof Ian Davis, discuss translational medical research and
 the opportunities it offers for graduate students. Video: 4:31m

The Translational Research Symposium is fast approaching, with just over a week to go!

Central Clinical School is looking forward to welcoming a diverse range of leading researchers to discuss the importance of converting significant scientific findings into clinical practice and everyday medical treatments.

Translational Research skills have become a significant part of life at Monash's three metropolitan clinical schools and this excellent program forms an important part of this.

Central Clinical School is hosting the Translational Research symposium on 31 July 2017. All welcome to hear from top Melbourne-based researchers with national and international collaborations in clinical areas.

Event Details:
Translational Research Symposium

• Date: Monday 31 July, 2017
• Time: 8:30 for 9:00am start - 7:00pm close
• Venue: AMREP Lecture Theatre
• Cost: Free
• RSVP here by 26 July 2017

Find out more about the symposium and our speaker program.

See more about what we have to offer in Translational Research:

• Translational Research PhD and Graduate Certificate
• Translational Research FAQs

Translational Research Symposium Speaker Spotlight: Professor Richard Kitching

Prof Richard Kitching

Monash University's 3rd annual Translational Research Symposium is being hosted by its three metropolitan clinical schools on 31 July 2017. The symposium will host a diverse group of medical researchers presenting their work into translational research. RSVP here.

Professor Richard Kitching is a head of the Autoimmune Kidney Disease and Vasculitis research group at Monash School of Clinical Sciences and a leading Nephrologist at Monash Health.