CSL Research Acceleration Initiative

Looking to translate your research into life-saving therapies for patients and work with one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies?

CSL, Monash University and Hudson Institute have established a new collaborative initiative to accelerate research across selected therapeutic areas.  CSL have committed to fund selected projects across Australia, with up to $500,000 each, for up to 24 months

Learn more about this new partnership and meet CSL’s Director of Research Innovation Marthe D’Ombrain at an information session on 2 April.

Visit CSL Research Acceleration Initiative to check your eligibility and apply. Flyer here.

CCS Student Journal Club kicks off for 2019

The Central Clinical School (CCS) Student Journal Club series will be up and running again this year, led by by Perkin Chan and Sophie Lim, representatives of the MUMUS Medical Research Students' Society (MRSS). Sessions are scheduled monthly, and the first session is planned to be held 12:30pm to 1:30pm on Thursday 18th of April, with catered lunch.

This series is run for students by students. Its purpose is to enable students to gain confidence and experience in presenting papers in a journal club setting, and to bring students around the Alfred precinct together for social and collaborative interaction. While many Departments in this precinct  run Journal Clubs, this one is aimed solely at students, to help train them in presenting in a non-intimidating setting, amongst their peers.

CCS Recent Publications: 5th March - 11th March 2019

Recent publications for Central Clinical School feature affiliated authors in the following departments:

A/Prof Piero Perucca from the Dept.
 of  Neuroscience was published
in Epilepsy Research

• Neuroscience
• Diabetes
• Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
• Australian Centre for Blood Diseases
• Gastroenterology
• Peninsula Clinical School
• Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
• Infectious Diseases
• Medicine

Travel Grants Open 25th March!

Applications for Round 1, 2019, open 25th March and close 5th April!

Travel dates: 1/1/2019 - 31/12/2019

Did you know that CCS staff can apply for a maximum of $3000 for an international conference and $1000 for a national conference? A co-contribution from their Department is also required ($750 international and $250 domestic).

Drs Jessica Borger and Evelyn Tsantikos with their presentation awards. 

School travel grants provide support for research staff to present their research at both national and international conferences. Support is also provided to visit research organisations, to undertake activities such as specialised training, dissemination of results with collaborators and establishing
new research collaborations.

Evelyn Tsantikos and Jessica Borger, both from the school's Immunology and Pathology Department were awarded travel grants last year.

Study suggests ‘stealthing’ – non-consensual condom removal – a common practice

by Anne Crawford

A Monash University researcher has conducted the first study globally into the prevalence of ‘stealthing’ or non-consensual condom removal, finding that one in three women, and one in five men who have sex with men (MSM) have been subjected to it.

Stealthing can lead to unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STI) including HIV, and to emotional distress.

The Melbourne Sexual Health Centre’s Rosie Latimer became interested in the phenomenon after an article about it appeared in the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law in April 2017. The article, by Yale Law School graduate Alexandra Brodsky and based on anecdotal evidence, attracted international attention. It raised the question of whether stealthing should be considered sexual assault.

CCS Recent Publications 19th Feb - 4th March

Throughout February and going into early March we will be posting two backdated weeks of publications at a time, until we catch up from the Summer break.

Recent publications for Central Clinical School feature affiliated authors in the following departments:

• Medicine
• Peninsula Clinical School
• Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
• Surgery
• Australian Centre for Blood Diseases
• Neuroscience
• Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine
• National Trauma Research Institute
• Immunology and Pathology
• MAPrc
• Diabetes
• Infectious Diseases
  

Brain Awareness Week lecture

Central Clinical School and Alfred Health are teaming up to help celebrate Brain Awareness Week between March 11 - 17th. The annual week is hosted internationally by the Dana Foundation, and aims to draw attention to the value of brain research.

All staff are invited to a lecture in the former AMREP lecture theatre between 2-3pm on Thursday 14th March.