There was a good turnout for the CCS RUOK? day |
Find out more:
- monash.edu/ruokday#aboutruok?day
- ruok.org.au
- Counselling services for Monash staff and students
- See the hashtag #RUOKDay on social media
There was a good turnout for the CCS RUOK? day |
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Dr Emily Edwards has won a $30,000 grant from AIFA for research on Primary Immunodeficiencies and SARS-CoV-2 |
Dr Edwards' grant is titled, "Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in immunoglobulin products and their capacity to augment immunity in immunodeficient patients", and she leads a team including researchers from Alfred Health, Monash University and the Burnet Institute, with collaboration from the patient organisation AusPIPs and the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.
Time to treatment after stroke is criticallly important to reduce the chance of brain damage. A 'proof-of-concept' study has developed a technique to distinguish between two main types of stroke which will enable more effective and accurate clinical decision-making about treatment. |
by Dr Loretta Piccenna
Time to treatment after a stroke is critically important to reduce the chance of brain damage.
Acute stroke is caused by either a sudden bleed (or haemorrhage) or a decrease in blood supply due to a blockage of an artery to the brain (ischaemia). These two distinct types of stroke require completely separate treatment pathways.
L-R: Dr Ei Aung and Ms Palak Gupta |
Congratulations to two of our graduate research students, Dr Ei Aung and Ms Palak Gupta, who won the best presentation at the 2022 Joint Australasian HIV&AIDS + Sexual Health Conferences last week.
Both students are in the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre. Their primary supervisor is Associate Professor Eric Chow. Ei is also co-supervised by Kit Fairley, Jason Ong, Tiffany Phillips and Marcus Chen.
Prof Jayashri Kulkarni leading a team meeting |
Save the date (20 October) for Professor Jayashri's public lecture to launch the centre and focus on why women's mental health education and research is so important.
Study: New insights into human immune memory from SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and vaccination. Image credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com |
The most recent validated publications for the school and departments can be seen on their publications pages, linked to from the headings below. Otherwise, read down the entry for recent notifications. The below is not a comprehensive list.