Photo of the week: Neuroscience in action

Dr Mastura Monif's group. R-L: Ms Veronica Woo, Group Leader Dr Mastura Monif, Mr William O'Brien, Dr Robb Wesselingh and Ms Katrina Kan.

The new Department of Neuroscience at the Alfred Hospital Medical Research Precinct is being officially launched on Thursday 30 August 2018. You can RSVP & see more here:

• RSVP link: https://invtdu.to/ogdd5
• Launch: www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/neuroscience/launch
• Neuroscience website: www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/neuroscience
• Blog: ccsmonash.blogspot.com/2018/06/monash-alfreds-department-of.html
• Photo gallery: photos.app.goo.gl/xrhWCDpRWk2irU838

What's on at CCS 27-31 August 2018

The Department of Neuroscience launch is next Thursday,
30 Aug 2018. RSVP link. See Neuroscience booklet

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.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/headlines/events-calendar

What's on at CCS 27-31 August 2018

Mon	27/08/2018	►	09:30	GR Orientation
		►	12:00	Neuroscience seminar series
		►	13:30	Gender, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion multicultural lunch
Tue	28/08/2018	►	09:00	PhD Pre-submission milestone seminar: Mr Matthew Snelson
Wed	29/08/2018	►	11:30	Seminar: Martin Davies (Monash Clayton)
Thur	30/08/2018	►	11:00	Department of Neuroscience launch
		►	11:30	Journal Club: Christina Begka
		►	12:00	Alfred Grand Rounds
Fri	31/08/2018	►	12:30	PhD Mid-candidature milestone - Dr Janet Towns
		►	17:00	MIPSS Trivia night

Recent CCS publications: 18 - 24 August 2018

Dr Megan Clough doing ocular motor testing with an Honours
student, Georgia Symons. Dr Clough is a co-author on a paper
on 'visual snow', often experienced with migraine.

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.

Australian Centre for Blood Diseases (ACBD)

Diabetes

Gastroenterology

Immunology and Pathology

Infectious Diseases

Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC)

Neuroscience

Epilepsy research success in State Government funding

Alfred epilepsy specialists. L-R: Dr Genevieve Rayner, Prof Patrick Kwan, Dr Piero Perucca, Dr Hugh Simpson, Dr Anne McIntosh, Dr Prash Puspanathan, Ms Shobi Sivanthamboo, Dr Andrew Gleason, Dr Anita Vinton, Dr Mark King, Dr Lyn Millist, Prof Terry O'Brien, Dr Anna Willard, Dr Lucy Vivash.

Professors Terry O'Brien and Patrick Kwan in the Department of Neuroscience were successfully awarded Victorian State Government grants each worth $100,000 this week. Their submissions were selected by the Department of Health and Human Services as part of its ‘Healthier Lives, Stronger Economy: Victoria’s Health and Medical Research Strategy 2016-20'. The projects are:

Monash brain research success in major national grants

Associate Professor Sandy Shultz, the recipient of
 a 2018 NHMRC Career Development Fellowship.

by Anne Crawford

Researchers in Monash University’s new Department of Neuroscience have been recognised in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants worth more than $1.3million.

The Department, part of Monash University’s Central Clinical School (CCS), will be officially opened by Hon. Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health, on 30 August. It attracted almost half of the grants awarded to CCS scientists.

$11 million grant for eliminating Hepatitis C



Professor Margaret Hellard is
Deputy Director of the Burnet Institute

The Paul Ramsay Foundation has made an $11.33 million grant to the Eliminate Hepatitis C Australia (EC Australia) project' which aims to eradicate the virus as a health threat in Australia by 2030. The project is being administered through the Burnet Institute, and several researchers adjunct with the two large Monash schools, Central Clinical and Public Health and Preventive Medicine, at the Alfred Health precinct are involved.

Congratulations to our newly completed PhD students, Ashlee Conway, Waled Shihata and Fiona Wightman!

Congratulations to our newly completed PhD students, Drs Waled Shihata, Ashlee Conway and Fiona Wightman!