Congratulations to Dr Kevin Gillinder on Ruby Red Foundation grant!

Dr Kevin Gillinder

Congratulations to Dr Kevin Gillinder for his grant from the Ruby Red Foundation to work on genes causing blood cancer!

Dr Kevin Gillinder is in Professor Andrew Perkins' research group at the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Monash University, He is investigating the role of JAK2 gene mutations in causing blood cancer.

JAK2 is one of the acquired gene mutations found in MPNs and people with this mutation have a higher risk of developing AML. Looking at the genetic sequences of people with MPNs may help to identify a target for treatment of myelproliferative neoplasms (MPN)s. Patients live with debilitating symptoms and harsh side effects, as current treatments aim to reduce the risks of bleeds or clots but do not prevent the risk of disease progression to acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) or myelofibrosis and there is currently no cure.

“The focus is on supporting research that will have a direct impact on understanding the drivers of disease progression inMPNs and identifying new targets in the pursuit of breakthrough treatments” said Dr Laura Issa, Non-Executive Director for The Ruby Red Foundation.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT Wildcard) 19 July

This Wildcard round will see People's Choice winners of each faculty battle it out to win the final spot at the Monash University Three Minute Thesis final! Come and support your faculty, hear about the exciting research your peers and students are involved in, win audience prizes, and enjoy free lunch. Register to attend the 3MT Wildcard.

Date: Thursday 19 July 2018
Time: 11.30am - 1.30pm
Venue: Level 4, New Horizons, 20 Research Way, Clayton

What's on at CCS 09-13 July 2018

Mary Ajamian is presenting her PhD mid-
candidature milestone Mon 9 July 2018

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:  https://www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/headlines/events-calendar

What's on at CCS 09-13 July 2018

Mon	09/07/2018	►	12:00	Neuroscience seminar series
		►	15:30	PhD Mid-candidature milestone : Ms Mary Ajamian
Tue	10/07/2018	►	11:30	PhD Confirmation milestone - Sarah Luu
		►	12:30	PhD Mid-candidature milestone - Sudip Paul
Wed	11/07/2018	►	11:30	Seminar- Nick Wilson
Thur	12/07/2018	►	11:30	Journal Club: Anisha Ansari
		►	12:00	Alfred Grand Rounds
		►	13:30	Faculty 3MT - videoconferencing at CCS
Fri	13/07/2018	►	15:30	Department of Immunology EMCR Seminar: Dimmy and Tim

Congratulations to Dr Trish Peel on her NHMRC award!

Dr Trisha Peel has received an NHMRC
Research Excellence Award CDF 1

Congratulations to Dr Trisha Peel, one of four Monash researchers who have been honoured with awards from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) for Research Excellence.

Dr Peel was Top Ranked Career Development Fellow (CDF) 1 in the Clinical field, for her research on optimising patient outcomes following surgery —bridging the fields of antimicrobial stewardship, microbiology and infection prevention. She is an infectious diseases physician in the  Department of Infectious Diseases at Central Clinical School and Alfred Health.

Videos of the week: CCS 3MT heat participants

Central Clinical School held its heat for the Three Minute Thesis competition on Thursday 21 June 2018. We videoed the presentations and have posted them to a playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUnCcDldEGA&list=PL77QJnB61-H4OEE4lFife46B3jxmu8uZx. Seen above is Ms Amy Wilson (winner), who will be competing in the Monash Medicine faculty heat on 12 July - all welcome! See more about CCS participants, their topics and their supervisors at:  https://www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/education/current-students/hdr-3mt/2018-ccs-3mt
 

What's on at CCS 02-06 July 2018



Rose Brazilek is presenting her PhD mid-
candidature milestone Tues 3 July 2018

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:  https://www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/headlines/events-calendar

What's on at CCS 02-06 July 2018

Tue	03/07/2018	►	11:30	PhD Mid-candidature Milestone: Rose Brazilek
Wed	04/07/2018	►	11:30	Seminar: Jade Jaffar
Thur	05/07/2018	►	11:30	Journal Club: Gillian Coakley
		►	12:00	Alfred Grand Rounds: TBA

Recent CCS publications: 23-29 June 2018

Microfluidic valve and component design is evolving.
See article with ACBD authors Brazilek, Nandurkar
and Nesbitt. Image: Lab on a Chip.

Recent publications for Central Clinical School affiliated authors in the following departments. Note, browse down this entry for complete publications list. Linked headings for each section are to the departments' home pages.

Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine 

Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD)

Diabetes

Gastroenterology

Infectious Diseases 

Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc)

National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI)

Neuroscience

Surgery