13 May 2016
Forthcoming CCS events: Seminars, public events, general notices
2015 mid-year BMedSc(Hons) intake with eight Indonesian students |
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 coming week: 16-20 May 2016
Mon | ► | 16-May | Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) Faculty information night | |
Tue | ► | 17-May | 13:30 | Faculty oral and poster oral presentation: Midyear BMedSc(Hons) Thesis. Alfred Centre, Level 5 |
Wed | ► | 18-May | 11:30 | Immunology Seminar Series - Stephen Daley |
Thu | ► | 19-May | 10:30 | PhD Mid-Candidature Review Seminar: Mr Sung Wook Chung |
► | 19-May | 10:30 | PhD Mid-Candidature Seminar: Mr Dominik Draxler | |
► | 19-May | 11:30 | PhD Mid-Candidature Review Seminar: Mr Aron Thomas Hill | |
► | 19-May | 12:00 | Cutting Edge Journal Club: Dr Jodie Abramovitch |
Forthcoming events
Recent CCS publications: Week ending 13 May 2016
Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre's Director, Professor Jayashri Kulkarni and a colleague |
Galletly C, Castle D, Dark F, Humberstone V, Jablensky A, Killackey E, Kulkarni J, McGorry P, Nielssen O, Tran N. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the management of schizophrenia and related disorders. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2016 May; 50:410-72.
doi: 10.1177/0004867416641195.
Registration open for Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) student information night 29 June at CCS
See CCS's BMedSc(Hons) 2017 projects |
Congratulations to Pam Tong Zhu on completing her PhD!
Congratulations to Pam Tong Zhu on completing her PhD! Pam's thesis is titled "The role of renin angiotensin system in retinal inflammation", and was ratified by the Graduate Research Steering Committee on Tuesday 10 May 2016. Pam's supervisors were Professor Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka (Department of Immunology and Pathology) and Dr Alex Agrotis.
Congratulations to Drs Caroline Gurvich and Kiymet Bozaoglu on their platform grant success
Dr Caroline Gurvich, Research Fellow/ Clinical Neuropsychologist at MAPrc |
Funding Opportunity: Georgina Sweet Awards for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science
On behalf of Professor Leann Tilley, ARC Georgina Sweet Laureate Fellow and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, we are pleased to advise that two new awards have been established this year for female researchers in quantitative biomedical science:
- Georgina Sweet Award for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science: Up to two awards of $25,000 will be made each year to female researchers who demonstrate excellence in the area of quantitative biomedical science. Closing date for applications for this year’s awards is 31 July 2016.
- Georgina Sweet Travel Support for a Female Keynote Speaker in Quantitative Biomedical Science: Up to three awards of $3,000 are available each year to support attendance of a female keynote speaker at an Australian quantitative biomedical science conference. Applications are open at any time until awards have been allocated for the year.
Both awards have been created as part of Professor Tilley’s Laureate Fellowship commitment to foster, support and promote female researchers in quantitative biomedical sciences. Applications are open to researchers within Australia.
Application guidelines and forms for both awards are available at http://mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/ research/georgina-sweet- awards/_nocache .
For queries about the awards, please contact Ms Shannon Kenny (shannon.kenny@unimelb.edu.au) .
Funding Opportunities: Department of Defense (DoD) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Programs
Image: Department of Defence |
The Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) Defense Appropriations Act provides $278.7 million to the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP). The vision of the PRMRP is to improve the health and well-being of all military Service members, Veterans, and beneficiaries. The PRMRP challenges the scientific and clinical communities to address one of the FY16 congressionally directed topic areas with original ideas that foster new directions in basic science and translational research; novel product development leading to improved therapeutic or diagnostic tools; synergistic, multidisciplinary research programs; or clinical trials that address an immediate clinical need.
Perspective: Helen Razer on Belle Gibson, the media and other snake oil salesmen
Helen Razer |
See full story: dailyreview.com.au/razer-belle-gibson/41987/ (10 min read)
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