Lupus: its secrets being discovered by research |
2 May 2014
New Translational Research short courses being offered by CCS
1 May 2014
Dr Catherine Carmichael joins ACBD
Dr Catherine Carmichael |
Participants sought: Metformin for weight loss and depression
People with depression who are also overweight are more likely to have chronic symptoms. It may be that inflammation and high insulin levels associated with being overweight make depression worse. Metformin in a medication usually used for diabetes that lowers inflammation and insulin levels and has been shown to help with weight loss. The Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research centre is investigating the effectiveness of metformin in combination with standard antidepressants at causing weight loss and improving depressive symptoms.
30 Apr 2014
Rare but critical immune cells to fight CLL can be restored
Professor Fabienne Mackay |
Reference: www.nature.com/leu/journal/v28/n10/full/leu2014105a.html#aff1
Estrogen therapy promising for women with treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Source: alasbimn journal |
Is gluten a cause of gastrointestinal symptoms in people without celiac disease?
Gluten: appears not to affect
non-celiac IBS sufferers |
Easter special: What is the FODMAP content of chocolate?
Photo: cucicucicoo |
- Green: dark chocolate. 1 serve = 5 squares or 30 g
- Amber: milk chocolate. 1 serve = 5 squares or 30 g - Lactose is the fodmap
- Amber: white chocolate. 1 serve = 5 squares or 30 g - Lactose is the fodmap
Avoid carob chocolate. Carob powder is high in oligos (fructans), and much higher than cocoa powder. Source: www.med.monash.edu/cecs/gastro/research/updates.html
Congratulations to Christina Chang for her PhD award
Dr Christina Chang |
Immunology PhD graduate Christopher Chan awarded VC Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
Dr Christopher Chan |
Leukaemia Foundation poster prizes for ACBD researchers
Drs Nhu-Y Nguyen and Cedric Tremblay. Photo: Bonnie Dopheide |
Dr Elizabeth Gardiner receives Distinguished Visiting Fellowship from University of Birmingham
Dr Elizabeth Gardiner, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD), is the recipient of a Distinguished Visiting Fellowship from the University of Birmingham, UK. She will take up this one month visiting fellowship in May, 2014 at the Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK. Her host is Professor Steve Watson, an international leader in the field of platelet biology.
Our PhD students volunteer for 29 April Day of Immunology activities with high school students
Sir Gus Nossal conjuring his audience to grow up and become immunologists |
PhD profile: Nicholas Lam on how to regrow damaged heart muscle
Nick Lam has just completed his PhD thesis, which was investigating
regrowing damaged hearts with muscle, instead of the body's own process
of filling holes with scar tissue, the physiological equivalent of
polyfilla. The title of his PhD is “Cardiac regeneration: effective
nerve growth factor”. Basically it’s about the effect of a protein,
called 'nerve growth factor', on a damaged heart. Nick was based in the Heart Failure Research Group at Baker IDI with one of his supervisors, Professor David Kaye. His other supervisor was Professor Nadia Rosenthal from Monash University. For more, see his profile.
30 May 2014 Monash University FODMAP Workshop update for Dietitians
The Monash University FODMAP Update for Dietitians is open for booking.
- Date: Friday 30 May 2014
- Time: sign up at 9.00 am to start at 9.30 am
- Venue: Lecture Theatre, Level 5, Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne 3004
- Cost: $100 per person
- Booking link
IgV presents the 2014 Immunology Master Class
The Immunology Group of Victoria (IgV) presents the 2014 Master Class, 5 May. This forum showcases cutting-edge techniques, technologies and scientific approaches relevant to the field of Immunology and is attended by students, postdocs and lab heads alike. The 2014 Master Class will showcase recent research from eminent immunology researchers and techniques that may be useful for Immunologists.
Molecules to Medicines intern program
The Victorian government is sponsoring the Molecules to Medicines intern program to provide practical on-the-job training and mentoring for researchers
in technology transfer, translation and the commercial development of
biomedical discoveries. Further information can be found at www.molecules2medicine.org.
All students/post docs interested in this program must submit a CV and a
brief statement why they wish to pursue this course to Dr Steven
Petratos (Central Clinical School) steven.petratos@monash.edu by 31 May 2014.
28 Apr 2014
Participants sought: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of fibromyalgia
Image: Wikimedia |
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