Media mention: Dr Neil Bailey in 7 June ABC Catalyst, "The Science of Meditation"

ABC Catalyst 7 June 2016 featuring Dr Neil Bailey, MAPrc.  "The Science of Meditation – can it really change you?"  Read full story: www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4477405.htm

June 2016 EMCR@AMREP newsletter

The AMREP EMCR team produces a newsletter profiling achievements and opportunities for EMCRs. See the June 2016 issue at: www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/documents/ecr/201606-emcrtimes-20.pdf
See back issues at: www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/ecr/news.html

13 Jul VTIS (Red Cross) meeting: Dissecting humoral responses following lung transplantation

Date/time: Wed 13 July 9-11.30am
Venue: VTIS, Australian Red Cross Blood Service 100 - 154 Batman Street West Melbourne VIC 3003
Program: Flyer link
Contact: A/Prof Glen Westall FRACP PhD
Consultant Respiratory Physician, The Alfred Hospital
Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept of Medicine, Monash University
Tel:  9076 8241
Fax: 9529 8498
The aim of this meeting is to build upon existing research collaborations between The Alfred, Red Cross and The Doherty Institute, and in particular explore new research opportunities in the areas of B cell and NK cell biology.  A series of short presentations will framework wider open discussions between all participants.

Video of the week: Low FODMAP diet in Deutsch!

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The Department of Gastroenterology's very successful animation (now up to 78,000 views) has been translated into German and uploaded to the CCSMonash Youtube channel. Downloads of their low FODMAP diet app have steadily been trending up.
See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSBygqIDvQQ

Was sind FODMAPS und wie sie RDS-Symptome auslösen

Published on 22 May 2016

Webseite: http://bit.ly/1TgHWhF
App: http://bit.ly/1PKfK3Y
Broschüre: http://bit.ly/1yFzqxg

Die FODMAP-arme Diät wurde von Wissenschaftlern an der Monash University in Australien entwickelt. Unter der Leitung von Peter Gibson lieferte das Monash-Team die ersten Nachweise dafür, dass eine FODMAP-arme Ernährungsweise die Symptome eines Reizdarms verbessern kann. Das Reizdarmsyndrom (RDS) ist eine häufig auftretende funktionelle Magen-Darm-Erkrankung (im Englischen functional gastrointestinal disorder = FGID), die jeden siebten Erwachsenen betrifft und vielfach in Teilen Europas, in den USA sowie in zahlreichen Ländern Asiens und des Pazifiks auftritt.

Forthcoming CCS events: Seminars, public events, general notices

Dr Alex Huang, Baker IDI

Central Clinical School has regular seminar series and postgraduate presentations. All event notices are maintained on the CCS Events calendar.
CCS staff & 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 Intranet's Announcements page.

Various departments have their own calendars. See CCS seminar index: www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/events/seminars.html

What's on for this coming week: 

Tue	►	14-Jun	14:00	PhD Mid-Candidature Review Seminar : Dr Alex Huang
Wed	►	15-Jun	11:00	PhD Pre-submission Seminar : Ms Jacqueline Riddiford
	►	15-Jun	11:30	Immunology Seminar Series: Dr Kim Good-Jacobson
Thu	►	16-Jun	12:00	Cutting Edge Journal Club: Dr Evelyn Tsantikos

Forthcoming events

• 29 Jun 2016 Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) CCS information night 
• 11 Aug 2016 CCS 3MT thesis heat
• 16 Aug 2016 Honours CCS information night
• 12 Oct 2016 CCS Public Lecture: Innovative systems for improving trauma injury treatment

Immunology 'Cutting Edge' seminar series: Gut microbiota drive autoimmune arthritis

Dr Evelyn Tsantikos, Research Officer
in A/Prof Margaret Hibbs' group

Dr Evelyn Tsantikos will present the Immunity paper: "Gut Microbiota Drive Autoimmune Arthritis by Promoting Differentiation and Migration of Peyer’s Patch T Follicular Helper Cells". Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27096318

Recent studies have shown that alterations in gut microbiota (dysbiosis) can lead to many autoimmune diseases, including diseases with clear association to the gut, notably inflammatory bowel disease. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which microbiota in the gut influence systemic autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain largely unknown.

Research highlight: Professor Elsdon Storey's neuroscience projects

Ms Volga Tarlac & Prof Elsdon Storey

Professor Elsdon Storey’s research involvement spans a broad spectrum of neuroscience, from the laboratory to large clinical trials.  His laboratory work, conducted with the assistance of Ms Volga Tarlac, covers neurotransmitter and receptor analysis in mice bred to develop ataxia (incoordination), in a search for rational symptomatic treatments for patients with ataxias.