Photo of the week: Dr Mastura Monif's research group

2018 Monif group. L-R: Ms Katrina Kan, Mr William O'Brien, Dr Mastura Monif, Dr Robb Wesselingh, Ms Veronica Woo, Dr James Broadley. Dr Monif is one of the research leaders in the new Department of Neuroscience, specializing in neurology, neuroinflammation and neurological diseases. See more about her group at
www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/neuroscience/research/monif-group. 
See more about the department's research at www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/neuroscience/research

What's on at CCS 30 April-04 May 2018

Professor Nicola Harris,
new in the Department of
Immunology and Pathology,
is presenting on Weds 2 May

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:  https://www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/headlines/events-calendar

What's on at CCS 30 April-04 May 2018

Mon	30/04/2018	►	10:00	PhD Mid-Candidature seminar: Ms Wing Yu Man
		►	12:00	Neuroscience Seminar Series
Tue	01/05/2018	►	10:00	MNHS Milestone Chair & Panel forum
Wed	02/05/2018	►	11:30	Seminar: Nicola Harris
Thur	03/05/2018	►	09:30	MPhil Confirmation Milestone: Justin Cole
		►	11:30	Cutting Edge Journal Club: Amy Wilson
		►	12:00	Alfred Grand Rounds

Recent CCS publications: 21 – 27 April 2018

Dr Vilija Jokubaitis, seen here in a preview shot of CCS's Red
Lab Coat Day video which will be released on 1 May to promote
awareness of multiple sclerosis research. Vilija is a co-author on
a recently published paper on how genetic profiles influence
response to treatment.

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

Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD)

Diabetes

Gastroenterology

Infectious Diseases

Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre (MAPrc)

Neuroscience

Surgery 

Monash study reveals insights into brain injury, blood carbon dioxide levels and hospital deaths

Professor Ravi Tiruvoipati

by Anne Crawford

A large multi-centre study has made an important finding about the relationship between hypercapnia (high carbon dioxide or CO2) in the blood of patients with acute brain injury and hospital mortality. CO2 makes your blood more acidic which, if not adjusted, can affect your outcomes for the worse.
 
Professor Ravindranath Tiruvoipati, Adjunct Clinical Professor at the Peninsula Clinical School, Monash University and Intensive Care Specialist at Frankston Hospital, Peninsula Health, was first author on the paper, published in JAMA Neurology.  

Participants sought: Can fibromyalgia be reduced by brain stimulation?

The Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc) at the Alfred Hospital is currently seeking volunteers for a clinical trial of a non-medication investigational treatment for fibromyalgia (muscle pain).

Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) is a painless, safe, and non-invasive means of stimulating nerve cells in the brain. We are conducting this study to see whether we can reduce the symptoms of fibromyalgia.