March 2015. Stem cell research group. L-R Front row: Ms Shilpa Beeraka (Research Assistant), Ms Sarah Ghotb (Research Assistant), Dr Stefan Sonderegger (Research Officer), Dr Emma Toulmin (Research Officer), Dr Sara Rhost (Research Officer) L-R standing: Ms Jacqueline Boyle (Honours student), Mr Andrej Terzic (Honours student), Ms Ashlee Conway (PhD student), Dr Stephen Ting (Group Leader), Ms Loretta Cerruti (Research Assistant), Ms Bonnie Dopheide (Laboratory Operations Officer), Dr Cedric Tremblay (Research Officer) , A/Prof David Curtis (Group Leader), Ms Jesslyn Saw (Research Assistant), Miss Denise Doan (Honours student), Dr Sung Kai Chui (PhD student), Dr Victoria Ling (PhD student) See more:
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26 Jun 2015
Photo of the week: Ting/Curtis stem cell research group
Forthcoming CCS events: Seminars, public events, general notices
Central Clinical School has regular seminar series and postgraduate presentations. All event notices are maintained 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 Intranet's Announcements page.
Various Departments have their own calendars, see CCS seminar index: www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/events/seminars.html
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 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 this week: 29 Jun- 03 Jul 2015
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24 Jun 2015
9 Oct: Save the Date! CCS Public lecture by Prof Jayashri Kulkarni on women's mental health
Professor Jayashri Kulkarni |
Improving wound treatment with tissue-engineered composite skin
The Skin Tissue Culture Laboratory group, Alfred and Monash. L-R: Dr Marisa Herson, Dr Shiva Akbarzadeh, Ms Michelle Paul, Ms Heather Cleland, Director Victorian Adult Burns Service (VABS); Ms Lipi Shukla, PhD student |
23 Jun 2015
Brain scaffolding cell development
Radial glia. Image: Götz group |
Reference: Zhu Y, Matsumoto T, Nagasawa T, Mackay F, Murakami F. Chemokine signaling controls integrity of radial glial scaffold in developing spinal cord and consequential proper position of boundary cap cells. J Neurosci. 2015 Jun 17;35(24):9211-24. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0156-15.2015.
Gene mutations in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL)
Image: American Society of Hematology |
Reference: Witkowski MT, Cimmino L, Hu Y, Trimarchi T, Tagoh H, McKenzie MD, Best SA, Tuohey L, Willson TA, Nutt SL, Busslinger M, Aifantis I, Smyth GK, Dickins RA. Activated Notch counteracts Ikaros tumor suppression in mouse and human T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia. 2015 Jun;29(6):1301-11. doi: 10.1038/leu.2015.27. Epub 2015 Feb 6.
Prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission cascade in China
Image: Impatient Optimists |
An enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for hip and knee arthroplasty
Knee arthroplasty. Image: www.jaaos.org |
Reference: Christelis N, Wallace S, Sage CE, Babitu U, Liew S, Dugal J, Nyulasi I, Mutalima N, Tran T, Myles PS. An enhanced recovery after surgery program for hip and knee arthroplasty. Med J Aust. 2015 Apr 20;202(7):363-8.
Review: Cell-based therapies for lumbar degenerative disc disease
Low back pain and degenerative disc disease are a significant cause of pain and disability worldwide. This paper systematically reviews the current status of basic science studies, preclinical and clinical trials utilising cell-based therapies to repair the degenerate intervertebral disc, and discusses the mechanism of action of transplanted cells, as well as the limitations of published studies.
Participants sought: Can constipation be treated with gentle electrical stimulation?
If TES works for children, it might work for adults as well. |
Contact: Mrs Judy Moore, PhD candidate
Email: judith.moore@monash.edu ph (03) 9903 0233
Study: ccs-clin-trials.med.monash.edu.au/trials/testing-effectiveness-type-electrical-stimulation-abdomen-treating-constipation-women
Fundraiser for cancer services: Prof Harshal Nandurkar goes 'dry' for a good cause
The 'Dry July' fundraiser challenges you to go booze-free while
raising money to improve the wellbeing of adults living with cancer. Prof Harshal Nandurkar, new Head of the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, and about whose drinking habits this blog editor knows nothing, has signed up for the dry month. Regardless of how much money Harshal raises, his liver will have a holiday, but in any event, please give generously!
22 Jun 2015
NHMRC public consultation on the Clinical Trial Ready initiative - closes 26 June 2015
NHMRC public consultation on the Clinical Trial Ready initiative
Closing Date: Friday, 26 June 2015 - 5:00pm
Clinical Trials Ready aims to recognise clinical trial sites that are ‘ready, willing and able’ to carry out high quality clinical trials. The consultation focuses on both the concept of the initiative, and proposed criteria by which a clinical trials site might be recognised.
- View the paper/posed questions
- The consultation will be carried out via the NHMRC’s online consultations portal
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