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Doctor C. Glenn Begley, CEO BioCurate, gave a memorable presentation at the 2017 Translational Research Symposium on challenges in translational science, where he had great audience participation techniques! See more

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What's on at CCS 21-25 August 2017

My-Nhan Nguyen at the 2016 CCS
Graduate student symposium

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

CCS staff and 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

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

What's on at CCS 21-25 August 2017

Mon	21/08/2017	►	08:30	Next Generation Sequencing workshop
		►	12:30	Alfred Psychiatry Grand Round Presentation
Tue	22/08/2017	►	10:00	Shut up and Write for HDR students and EMCRs from the AMREP precinct
		►	10:30	PhD Pre-Submission: My-Nhan Nguyen
Wed	23/08/2017	►	13:30	Immunology Seminar- Maria Pia Degli-Esposti
Thur	24/08/2017	►	11:30	Cutting Edge Journal Club: Marcus Robinson
		►	12:00	The Alfred Grand Round: Dr David Anderson
		►	14:00	Shut up and Write for HDR students and EMCRs from the AMREP precinct

14 Sep 2017 AMREP (Alfred) Honours information night for 2018 entry

See CCS project booklet

Thursday 14 September, 2017 6.00pm to 8.00pm

AMREP Education Centre (see map)
80 Commercial Road, Melbourne, 3004.

The AMREP schools (Central Clinical School and School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine) will showcase their research expertise and what they offer to an Honours or graduate research candidate. You can meet and discuss research projects with potential supervisors after the main presentation. Refreshments will be provided.

To RSVP, please register your attendance.

See more: CCS and SPHPM BMedSc(Hons) programs

The range of projects and expertise at our site is wide. Please see the CCS project booklet for detail, and please also talk to any of the researchers at our site on your particular interest as projects can be tailored to specific interests or lines of inquiry.

CCS publications: 12-18 August 2017

Paul Myles et al has published
a systematic review on the higher
risk of surgical site infections for
obese patients

Recent publications for Central Clinical School affiliated authors in the following departments. Note, browse down this entry for pubs listing. Linked headings are to the departments' home pages.

• Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD) 
• Anaesthesia
• Diabetes
• Gastroenterology
• Infectious Diseases
• Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC)

Congratulations to Prof Jenny Wilkinson-Berka on JDRF grant!

The diabetic retinopathy research group. L-R: Mr Jack Jerome,
Ms Osanna Wong, Mr Saeed Alrashdi, Dr Devy Deliyanti,
Professor Jenny Wilkinson-Berka

Congratulations to Professor Jenny Wilkinson-Berka on the award of almost 1 million dollars from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF) New York to commence in October 2017. The grant is for 3 years and titled, Boosting the immune system to treat diabetic retinopathy.

The purpose of the JDRF award is to determine if boosting immunosuppressive T regulatory cells (Tregs) reduces the vision-threatening damage to the retinal vasculature that can occur in people with diabetes.

Neurological research champions celebrated by Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation

Professor Terry O'Brien (left) receiving his
medal from Professor Stephen Davis,
previous BGRF medal winner.

This year’s Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation (BGRF) Medal has been awarded to Professor Terence O’Brien in recognition of his internationally-acclaimed research that has transformed the lives of many people with epilepsy as well as traumatic brain injury, dementias and brain tumours.

Patients with difficult to control, drug-resistant epilepsy now have access to more effective treatment options, including surgery, and a better understanding of the adverse effects of long-term medication use. Women with epilepsy have also benefited and now have better information about minimising the risk of medication on their unborn child while maximising the chance of seizure control.

Dr Bridgette Semple, PhD, at the Inaugural Sprint Program

Dr Bridgette Semple presenting at the inaugural Sprint Program

Dr Bridgette Semple, PhD, was the guest speaker at the Inaugural Sprint Program at Monash University, Clayton, on 20 July 2017.

Hosted by the Biomedicine Discovery Institute and the Faculty of Science, Sprint is a 4 day professional development program targeted at the best and brightest female students enrolled in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Science programs.

Inaugural Stroke Treatment Seminar 15 September 2017

The Alfred Health Stroke Unit invites you to register for the Inaugural Stroke Treatment Seminar 15 September 2017. The inaugural Multidisciplinary Stroke Seminar is a free day of stroke education for all those who work with stroke patients at Alfred health and Monash University.

With a range of speakers from across disciplines, from both inside and outside of Alfred Health, the topics include acute stroke, stroke recovery and rehabilitation and stroke prevention.