Professor Purton generously shared her experiences as a disabled academic in STEMM and offered suggestions and tips on how we can make presentations, conferences, and publications more accessible to people with disability. As Louise pointed out, equity covers all types of underrepresented groups, not just women (and non-binary people).
2 Dec 2022
Recognising International Day of People with Disability
Shining a light on women living with HIV for World AIDS Day
Professor Jenny Hoy |
The challenges faced by women living with HIV will be the focus of the Victorian HIV Service at The Alfred this World Aids Day.
Victorian HIV Service Director and Monash University Department of Infectious Diseases Professor Jenny Hoy said that while Australia has made significant inroads in reducing transmission of the virus in men who have sex with men, reducing transmission among women has not been as successful.
Gemma Sharp wins Paul Bourke award
A/Prof Gemma Sharp with the Paul Bourke award |
A/Prof Sharp is an exceptional early career researcher who is known for pioneering research in body image, eating disorders and digital mental health interventions. She has published more than 55 research outputs in high quality journals and amassed more than $5 million in research funding. Her research excellence has been recognised with over 50 awards including the US-based Association for Psychological Science Rising Star Award (2021).
2022 Alfred Health Recognising Excellence Team Award for Melbourne Sexual Health Centre group
Prof Andrew Way AM (Alfred CEO), A/Prof Eric Chow and Ms Venus Sopikiotis (Maxxia Group Executive Client Strategy and Engagement) - Eric accepted the award on behalf of the whole team. |
The team members are Professor Kit Fairley, Professor Catriona Bradshaw, Associate Professor Eric Chow, Professor Marcus Chen and Associate Professor Jason Ong). The award ceremony was held at the Victorian Pride Centre on 1 December 2022.
Congratulations to our recently completed PhD students!
1-29 November 2022 Central Clinical School recent publications
The use of resistant starch as an adjunct therapy for diabetic kidney disease may provide a novel treatment strategy: Review |
See the most recent validated publications for the school. Otherwise, read down the entry under department headings for recent PubMed notifications. The below is not a comprehensive list.
28 Nov 2022
Brain Foundation win for Dr Jason Ray!
Migraine is, according to the World Health Organisation Global Burden of Disease studies, the second most disabling condition worldwide, and is estimated to affect 1.3 billion people.