2014 AMREP Early-Mid Career Researcher committee

2014 Committee members. L-R: Dr Judy Lowthian (SPHPM), Ms Sarah Charnaud (Burnet), Mr Lahn Straney (SPHPM), Dr Tamsyn Van Rheenen (MAPrc), Dr Lachlan Gray (Chair, Burnet/Infectious Diseases), Ms Roisin Briscoe (ACBD), Dr Nicole Messina (ACBD), Dr Megan Lim (Co-secretary, SPHPM/Burnet). Absent: Dr Carolina Weller (SPHPM), Dr Eric Chow (MSHC), Dr Hao Lu (Infectious Diseases), Ms Fiona Wightman (Infectious Diseases), Dr Brian Drew (Baker IDI), Ms Elisha Horat (Co-secretary, Burnet), Dr Joanne O’Toole (SPHPM), Dr Erica Neill (MAPrc)

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/ecr/

Participants sought: Patients with ulcerative colitis and how they process dietary fibre

Image: Rasbak

Volunteers are needed for a dietary research contributing to the advancement of better therapies for inflammatory bowel disease. We are investigating the physiological effects of ingesting a short-term, high fibre diet vs low fibre diet in the large bowel using a wireless, ingestible device. We are looking for both healthy volunteers and individuals with UC in remission.

15 Oct 2014 Ride to Work day and free breakfast!

Come and join Australia's biggest celebration of commuter riding, Ride2Work Day on Wednesday 15 October 2013.  Promoting the daily commute on two wheels
https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/programs/996/

Whether you ride regularly or haven't been in the saddle for a little while, there has never been a better time to get involved.  Aside from realising all the benefits riding to work can provide, your registration will help improve bike facilities Victoria wide. There are also prizes to be won if you register through the link below.

Congratulations! First Australian to receive new MS grant

L-R: PhD student Jae Lee
with Dr Steven Petratos

Congratulations to Monash University’s Dr Steven Petratos, who is the only Australian recipient of the International Progressive MS Alliance first round of grants. Dr Petratos, Department of Medicine, is doing research into new therapies to stop progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a chronic condition that worsens over time disrupting the flow of information within the brain and body. Progressive MS takes away vision, mobility, cognition, and the ability to work. See Monash story. For more photos of Steven's lab group and students, see Photo gallery.

Odd spot: BMI Visualiser - scary!

This German site allows you to both calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI) and visualize your 3D body shape. The rendering of the topography is pretty ugly but the idea is interesting, and will approximately answer these questions:

• How is BMI related to body shape?
• What would I look like if I lost or gained weight?

http://bmijs.is.tuebingen.mpg.de/

Recent Publications: Department of Allergy, Immunology & Respiratory Medicine (AIRmed)

Beer A, Reed RM, Bölükbas S, Budev M, Chaux G, Zamora MR, Snell G, et al.   Mechanical ventilation after lung trans‐ plantation: An international survey of practices and prefer‐ ences.   Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2014 11(4) pp 546‐553.

Bousquet J, Addis A, Agache I, Agusti A, Alonso A, Anto JM, Bachert C, Baena‐Cagnani CE, Bai C, Baigenzhin A, …..O’Hehir RE…et al. Integrated care pathways for airway diseases (AIRWAYS‐ICPs). Eur Respir J 2014; 44: 304–323.

Dr Charbel Darido awarded MCCC travel grant

Dr Charbel Darido, Department of Medicine, was awarded a 2014 MCCC travel grant to participate in the Cutaneous Biology meeting at North Stradbroke Island in Queensland. He will be giving an oral presentation about the identification of novel targets for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma in skin and head & neck.