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Research Seminars

The School provides the opportunitiy for leading academics and industry experts to present their methodologies and current research findings to staff within the School as well as to the wider academic community.

The following is a list of upcoming seminars for 2015. More details will be added as seminars are booked in.

  • Medical SciencesDisciplines of Anatomy and Pathology, Pharmacology and Physiology
    • Unless otherwise stated, all seminars will be held in the S512 Numico room. Find a campus map here.
    • Unless otherwise stated, all seminars will be held on a Monday.
    Date & Time Title Presenter
    16th March, 1pm Benzodiazepine-alcohol synergistic sedation: putative crosstalk between TLR4 and GABAA

    Rajini Lagiseti (Physiology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar

    8th April, Wednesday, 1pm Factors affecting mycophenolic acid pharmacokinetics and distribution and their impact on kidney transplant outcome. Zaipul Md Dom (Pharmacology)
    PhD Exit Seminar
    15th April, Wednesday, 12pm Rethinking Parkinson’s Disease Professor John Forsayeth
    Professor, Neurological Surgery
    University of California San Francisco
    15th June, 1pm Characteristation of thoracic and abdominal bullet wound trauma based on 3D anatomical modelling Caitlin Humphrey (Anatomy/Pathology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar
    29th June, 1pm Living stature determination from skeletal remains: Exploring the allometric relationship between long bone length and stature Ingrid Sierp (Anatomy/Pathology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar
    Tuesday 30th June, 1pm Top-down attention and the role of neural oscillations in vision Professor Trichur Vidyasagar
    Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences University of Melbourne
    Tuesday, 28th July, 1pm Molecular determinants of Alzheimer’s disease Aβ peptide neurotoxicity Professor Roberto Cappai
    Department of Pathology Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
    University of Melbourne
    Lunch will be provided.
    3rd August, 1pm

    Computational modelling of natural imagery encoding in dragonfly feature detection pathways

    The cooperative role of SAMSN1 and GLIPR1 in the development of myeloma and other malignancies

    Bernard Evans (Physiology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar

    Natasha Friend (Physiology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar

    10th August, 1pm Collating global data on addiction: why, how and what we found Associate Professor Linda Gowing
    DASSA Principal Research Officer (Evidence-Based Practice)
    WHO Collaborating Centre for Research in the Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Problems
    17th August, 1pm Does dual inhibition of water and ion channel conductances in aquaporin-1 impede tumour cell migration


    A lifestyle-based, Physical Activity Intervention for Patients With Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation (The ACTIVE-AF Study)
    Michael De Ieso (Physiology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar


    Christian Verdicchio (Physiology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar
    31st August, 12pm Why is the bone marrow a “hot-spot” for myeloma plasma cell metastasis – are there Gremlins in the system? Kimberley Evans (Physiology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar
    7th September, 1pm The effect of exposure to ultraviolet radiation on the neuroimmunopharmacology of dopaminergic systems: implication for addiction and disease pathology Krystal Iacopetta (Physiology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar
    21st September, 1pm TBA Samuel Evans (Physiology)
    PhD Introductory Seminar
    12th October, 1pm TBA Dr Danijela Menicanin (Anatomy and Pathology)
    Lecturer
    19th October, 1pm How to slow cognitive ageing: the roles of cerebrovascular function and cognitive reserve Dr Hannah Keage (Psychology)
    Senior Lecturer School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy University of South Australia
    Lunch will be provided
    26th October, 1pm TBA Dr Renée Turner (Anatomy and Pathology)
    Lecturer and Head, Translational Stroke Group
    2nd November, 12pm TBA Scientia Professor Perminder Singh Sachdev
    Scientia Professor of Neuropsychiatry
    University of New South Wales
    Lunch will be provided.
    To be held in Seminar Rooms 1&2 (S333a/b), Level 3, Medical School South
    9th November, 1pm TBA

    Professor Andrew Zannettino (Physiology)
    Deputy Head of School

  • Paediatrics and Reproductive HealthDisciplines of Paediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    • Unless otherwise stated, all seminars will be held in S333. Find a campus map here.
    • Unless otherwise stated, all seminars will be held on a Friday.
    Date & Time Title Presenter
    6th March, 12pm TBA Prof. Julie Owens
    Prof. Sarah Robertson
    Lunch Provided by SPRH/RRI
    13th March, 12pm TBA Prof. Lyle Palmer
    Host: Dr Hannah Brown and Prof. Sarah Robertson
    20th March, 12pm HONOURS SEMINARS  
    17th April, 12pm TBA Shakila Thangarintam and Khalid Khan
    Host: Prof Ben Mol
    24th April, 12pm Where are they now? Dr. Leigh Guerin
    Host: Prof. Sarah Robertson/Dr. Hannah Brown
    8th May, 12pm The role of vitamin D in the placenta and pregnancy complications (SPRH) Jessica Lawrence
    Host: Claire Roberts
    15th May, 12pm What makes good eggs go bad? - Dissecting out the mechanisms underpinning the loss of oocyte quality in aging women (RRI) Dr Jenna Haverfield
    Host: Dr Hannah Brown
    22nd May, 12pm TBA (SPRH) Prof. Irina Voineagu
    Host: Jozef Gecz
    29th May, 12pm The regulation of protein synthesis in health and disease Prof Chris Proud
    Theme Leader, Nutrition and Metabolism SAHMRI Host: Sarah Robertson/Hannah Brown
    12th June, 12pm TBA (RRI) Assoc. Prof. Laura Parry
    Host: Claire Roberts
    26th June, 12pm Final seminar TBA (SPRH) Dr. Philippa Middleton
    Host: Hannah Brown
    3rd July, 12pm Final seminar TBA (SPRH) Sam Buckberry
    Host: Claire Roberts
    10th July, 12pm Dysregulation of gonad genes is a significant cause of Disorders of Sex Development (RRI) Dr Thomas Ohnesorg
    Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
    Host: Ray Rodgers
    24th July, 12pm TBA (SRB) Dr Brandon Menzies
    Host: John Schjenken
    31st July, 12pm HONOURS SEMINARS  
    7th August, 12pm New Bioinformatics and Next Generation Sequencing Technologies for Medical Research Dr. Jimmy Breen
    Host: Prof. Claire Roberts
    21st August, 12pm TBA Prof. Stephen Tong
    Host: Claire Roberts
    28th August, 12pm TBA Dr. Douglas Gibson
    Edinburgh
    Host: Prof. Sarah Robertson
    4th September, 12pm TBA Dr. Chris Slape
    Hannah Brown
    17th September, 11am 11am SPECIAL Thursday SEMINAR  IGF-PI3K signalling in the regulation of feto-placental growth (RRI lunch) Dr. AMANDA Sferruzzi-Perri
    Host: Claire and Sarah
    18th September, 12pm Novel mouse models for external genitalia defects: phalluses and fallacies (RRI lunch) Dr. Andrew Pask
    Dr. Hannah Brown and A/P. Jeremy Thompson
    25th September, 12pm Generation of mouse modelsusing CRIPSR/CAS9 genome editing: update on the SAGE Facility (RRI lunch) Prof. Paul Thomas
    Prof. Sarah Robertson
    2nd October, 12pm Final Thesis Seminar Sally Sun
    Host: Dr. Wendy Ingman
    9th October, 12pm TBA (RRI lunch) Dr. Kirsty Walters
    Dr. Becky Robker

    16th October, 12pm

    Location TBC Prof. Joris Veltman(HGSA)
    Host: Jozef/Lachlan
    23rd October, 12pm Modernising the knowledge base for reproductive health care: Individual patient data meta-analysis as the new standard for evidence synthesis in reproductive health Prof. Ben Mol
    Host: Dr Hannah Brown
    30th October, 12pm Commercialisation Awareness Session (Lunch RRI/School)  
    13th November, 12pm HONOURS SEMINARS  
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