12 Oct 2014

Photo of the week: 2014 EMCR@AMREP conference

Infectious Diseases PhD student, Janet Gare, presenting at the 17 Sept Early-Mid Career Researcher conference, on how HIV-1 subtype C continues to dominate the HIV epidemic in Papua New Guinea. The conference was a success with 32 poster presentations and 24 oral presentations, attended by about 160 people. Adam Bandt (Greens MP) and Lindy Burns (Radio 774 ABC Evenings presenter) were guest speakers. See more:

HDR seminar and major CCS events

All event notices are maintained on the CCS Events calendars (including local events such as professional development and trade fairs and HDR calendars). For a consolidated view, details of events and to see all events and deadlines, see Announcements

What's on for this week

Mon Oct 131:30 PMPsychiatry Professorial Grand Round - Dr Josephine Beatson / Dr Sathya Rao
Tue Oct 1412:00 PMACBD and Dept Med Seminar Series 2014 - Sara Rhost & Yunshan Hu
Wed Oct 157:30 AMNational Ride2Work day rider breakfast

Forthcoming events

Wed Nov 5 9:00 AM 7th Annual ANZSCDB Melbourne Cell and Developmental Biology Symposium
Wed Nov 19 10:00 AM 2014 AMREP Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium
To save a particular event to your own calendar, please click on the "Google calendar" icon found near the event name.  Various Departments have their own calendars: See CCS seminar index: www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/events/seminars.html

Major CCS events

Postgraduate symposium call for abstracts

Marina Iacovou presenting
at the 2013 CCS symposium

Central Clinical School invites you to attend the 2014 Annual Postgraduate Research Symposium.
Date: Wednesday 19 November 2014
Time:
10am-5pm
Venue:
Lecture Theatre, level 5, Alfred Centre for oral presentations and hallway for poster presentations and refreshments.
Enquiries: Laisa Tigarea, hdr.ccs@monash.edu.
Abstract submission and RSVP
Students have the opportunity to explain their research to other students and by participating, will foster collaborations, networking and a greater awareness of the expertise and research being conducted at AMREP. Current PhD students will be running the program, including chairing the presentations: Ms Jodie Abramovitch (chair), Ms Kai Sin Lee, Ms Sara Mohktar, Mr Timothy Colgan and Mr Man Kit Lee, assisted by Ms Dussy Kuttner.   Participants will be judged by a panel of senior academics and postdocs. Attractive monetary prizes will be given for outstanding work.  For more information, please visit: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/education/hdr-symposium.html

2014 Post Graduate Symposium: Abstracts due by 16 Oct

Abstracts for the 2014 symposium is due by Thurs 16 Oct.  Abstract submission and RSVP: CLICK HERE
Date:  Wednesday 19 November 2014
Time:
10am-5pm
Venue:
Lecture Theatre, level 5, Alfred Centre for oral presentations and hallway for poster presentations and refreshments.
Enquiries: Laisa Tigarea, hdr.ccs@monash.edu.
Students have the opportunity to explain their research to other students and by participating, will foster collaborations, networking and a greater awareness of the expertise and research being conducted at AMREP. Current PhD students will be running the program, including chairing the presentations: Ms Jodie Abramovitch (chair), Ms Kay Sin Lee, Ms Sara Mohktar, Mr Timothy Colgan and Mr Man Kit Lee, assisted by Ms Dussy Kuttner.   Participants will be judged by a panel of senior academics and postdocs. Attractive monetary prizes will be given for outstanding work.  For more information, please visit: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/cecs/education/hdr-symposium.html

AMREP EMCR Collaborative seed grant applications due 24 October 2014

Apply for an AMREP Collaborative Seed Grant to facilitate a collaboration between you and another early or mid-career researcher (EMCR) from a different institution within the AMREP. Applications will be accepted from all fields of research, and grant funds may be used for any purpose that facilitates research collaboration. Two awards of up to $4000 will be awarded; comprising $2000 from each of the participating institutions.
  • Grant applications are due by 24 October 2014.
  • See EMCR Seed Grants web page for detail.

Media mentions

Image: Financial Review
06/10/2014 Bill Gates had met with two Monash students:  Jarrel Seah (CCS BMedSc(Hons) student) and Jennifer Tang (Pictured right) who developed an app that allows users to self-screen for anaemia by taking a ‘selfie’ of their eye.  Gates said that he could see a future version of Eyenaemia being used in developing countries, especially with pregnant women, since anaemia contributes to nearly 20 percent of deaths during pregnancy.

Participants sought: HealthMap and prevention of heart disease in HIV

Photo: Living Positive Victoria
You are invited to participate in a research study to help people with HIV be healthier, HealthMap. The program includes:
  • access to interactive health records at home as well as other resources,
  • access to phone and online health coaching,
  • access to anonymous online chat groups.
The HealthMap program is being launched as a one year study.  It is a randomised trial, and the study doctors will be randomised. Doctors and their patients randomised to the 'intervention' arm will receive immediate access to the HealthMap program. Doctors and their patients randomised to the 'control' arm will receive access to the HealthMap program after one year. See more about HealthMap and the research study.

Contact Ms Karen Klassen Ph: 1800 004 284 or email: karen.klassen@monash.edu

Participants sought: High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Memory Enhancement

Photo: MAPrc
The Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc) is currently seeking healthy right-handed volunteers aged between 18 to 60 years to take part in a study using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to improve memory and brain plasticity. tDCS is a safe, painless and non-invasive means of stimulating nerve cells in the brain. Participation will involve attending the MAPrc for three separate 2-3 hour testing sessions.