The Longevity List - answering the big questions about living a healthy, long life

Prof Merlin Thomas's new book, "The Longevity List"

“Modern life is slowly killing us. It’s ruining our chances at a hundred and beyond. We have to do something. But what should be on our longevity list when the health revolution comes?”

Merlin Thomas MBChB, PhD, FRACP is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Diabetes at Monash University, Melbourne. Professor Thomas is both a physician and internationally recognised clinician-scientist working in the field of diabetic complications, but he has a broader interest in all aspects of preventive medicine and ageing.

His new book, “The Longevity List”, looks at each question on the ‘longevity list” further analysing why the list has become a health priority, and giving his scientifically backed verdict on what merit each question has.

John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship awarded to Prof Wendy Brown

Professor Wendy Brown has a busy surgical
schedule in addition to her research, teaching
and mentoring roles

Congratulations to Professor Wendy Brown, Chair of the Monash University Department of Surgery at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, who has just been awarded the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) John Mitchell Crouch Fellowship!  Her work on the treatment of obesity in the public health system has been recognized by RACS in this award, valued at $150,000.

Professor Brown, a General Surgeon specialising in oesophago-gastric cancer, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and bariatric surgery, is the first woman to have been awarded the honour in a long list of awardees dating back to 1977 when the Fellowship was first established.

Professor Paul Myles receives Excellence in Research award

Professor Paul Myles

Congratulations to Professor Paul Myles, who has been awarded the Excellence in Research Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)! Professor Myles will be presented with the award at the ASA annual meeting in Boston in October. It's the most prestigious award internationally in his specialty, and he is the first Australian to have received it.

Professor Myles is Director, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Alfred Hospital and Monash University.

See detail of the society, the award and Professor Myles' achievements: http://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?articleid=2647592&resultClick=3

CCS Masters student profile: Nikolce Kocovski

Nikolce Kocovski at the 2017 CCS 3MT heats.

by Matt Jane

Nikolce Kocovski is a Masters student in the Department of Immunology and Pathology supervised by Professor David Tarlinton. Nikolce completed a Bachelor of Biomedicine and his Honours degree at Melbourne University.

Nikolce has also worked as both a Research Assistant and Research Technician at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.

What's on at CCS 28 August - 1 September 2017

Craig McKenzie is presenting
on 31 August

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.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/events/seminars.html

 

What's on at CCS 28 August - 1 September 2017

Mon	28/08/2017	►	12:30	Alfred Psychiatry Grand Round Presentation
Tue	29/08/2017	►	10:00	Department of Diabetes Student Journal Club
		►	10:00	Shut up and Write for HDR students and EMCRs from the AMREP precinct
		►	11:00	PhD Pre-submission seminar : Mr Jay Hocking
		►	13:00	PhD Pre-Submission: Mr Yow Keat Tham
		►	14:30	PhD Pre-Submission: Mr Mr Christopher Bain
Wed	30/08/2017	►	09:00	AMREP- Free student counselling service
		►	11:30	Immunology Seminar- Jessica Borger
Thur	31/08/2017	►	11:30	Cutting Edge Journal Club: Craig McKenzie
		►	12:00	The Alfred Grand Round: Kidney transplantation
		►	14:00	Eat with an Expert
		►	14:00	Shut up and Write for HDR students and EMCRs from the AMREP precinct

Video of the week: Diabetes research at Monash

Watch CCS Monash videos

Monash University is delighted to present you with a virtual tour of its new state-of-the-art Diabetes research department. The support of local philanthropists, including current major donors, the Meydan and Jreissati families, is gratefully acknowledged.

Opened by the Honourable Greg Hunt MP, Federal Minister for Health, 23 August 2017, the new research department provides a sophisticated working space for 60 world class scientists, examining 10 critical areas of diabetes research.

With two of Australia’s most prominent diabetologists at the forefront of Monash University’s Department of Diabetes, Professor Mark Cooper AO and Professor Paul Zimmet AO, the university department will become the first and only in Australia dedicated solely to diabetes. 

These new facilities will provide exciting opportunities to tackle diabetes and its complications leading to a genuine impact on one of the world’s fastest growing epidemics.

Learn more about the Department of Diabetes, within Monash University's Central Clinical School (CCS) which has a broad range of translational research investigating both causes and clinical therapies for diabetes and its complications, diabetic retinopathy, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease.

An Australian first: Monash launches new Diabetes Department

Research in the Diabetes department

Monash University will today officially launch its new Department of Diabetes – the first and only university department in Australia dedicated to the disease.

To be opened by the Honourable Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, the new Department is a partnership between Monash’s Central Clinical School in its Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, and Alfred Health.

Minister Hunt welcomed the new Department and what it will deliver in finding new cures and treatments for diabetes. “Diabetes is a debilitating disease and serious health issue affecting more than 1 million Australians,” Minister Hunt said.