Photo of the week: New neuroscience labs settling in

Associate Professor Nigel Jones with his PhD students, Elysia Sokolenko (standing), and Flavia Gomez (sitting). They are discussing their rodent translational cognitive testing equipment which they use to study cognitive problems in models of neurological disorders including epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. A large focus of the group is to develop novel therapeutics which can improve these deficits.

See more: www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/neuroscience/research/jones-group
Gallery: https://photos.app.goo.gl/SMJ8RcB1iSrEpZuN6

What's on at CCS 12-16 Nov 2018

2017 Graduate Research Symposium winners.
2018 event on this coming Mon 12 Nov at 10 am
All welcome, Lvl 5 Lecture Theatre Alfred Centre.

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.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/headlines/events-calendar

What's on at CCS 12-16 Nov 2018

Mon	12/11/2018	►	10:00	CCS Graduate Research Symposium
		►	12:00	Neuroscience seminar series: Dr Sasha Dionisio
Tue	13/11/2018	►	11:30	PhD Confirmation Milestone: Mr Feng Yan
Wed	14/11/2018	►	11:30	Immunology Seminar: Rob Brink (Garvan Institute)
Thur	15/11/2018	►	11:00	PhD Pre-submission Milestone: Rose Brazilek
		►	11:30	Journal Club: Amy Wilson
		►	12:00	Alfred Grand Rounds
Fri	16/11/2018	►	15:30	Dept of Immunology EMCR Seminar: Zoe and Gill

Recent CCS publications: 3 - 9 November 2018

Kidney disease and cognitive function - what's the connection?
See article. Image: HealthImaging

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.

• Allergy, Immunology & Respiratory Medicine (AIRmed)
• Diabetes
• Gastroenterology
• Infectious Diseases
• MAPrc
• Medicine
• Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic
• Neuroscience

Monash academic in push for better global MS care

Prof Helmut Butzkueven

by Anne Crawford

A Monash University academic neurologist has joined forces with other global experts in multiple sclerosis (MS) research and treatment to create – for the first time – a consensus for measurable standards of MS care.

Congratulations to Eric Chow on Research Australia recognition!

Dr Eric Chow's Research Australia award: 
Highly Commended category

Over the past 100 years, it has been commonly understood that gonorrhoea is mainly passed on by condom-less sexual intercourse.

Dr Eric Chow from Monash University's Central Clinical School and Alfred Health's Melbourne Sexual Health Centre has completely changed the direction of this theory through his findings that the throat is the main driver for transmission, and been recognised for his achievement by Research Australia.

Congratulations to CCS 2018 School Travel Grant round 2 recipients!

Our 10 round 2 travel grant winners!
See detail & photos in table below

Congratulations to our recipients of Round 2 of 2018 Central Clinical School (CCS) Travel Grants! These grants provide support for research staff to present their research at both domestic and international conferences. Support is also provided to visit research organisations to undertake activities such as specialised training, dissemination of results with collaborators and establishing new research collaboration.

Congratulations to our recently completed PhD students, Antony Kaspi, Nirmala Kampan and Jessica Anania!

Jessica Anania

Nirmala Kampan

Antony Kaspi

Congratulations to Nirmala Kampan, Jessica Anania and Antony Kaspi on completing their PhDs!

Nirmala and Jessica completed much earlier in the year, so this is a belated congratulations, but better late than never!