Gender and Sexuality Workshop

The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is offering a workshop addressing sexual orientation and gender equity issues in health care training and delivery on Tuesday 29 September from 9:30am to 12:30pm.

Venue: Room C119, 10 Chancellors Walk (formerly Building 13C) Clayton Campus.

Speaker, Gene Moore, is a Student Rights Officer with the Monash Students’ Association and has a long-standing interest in defining the impact of sexual orientation issues in health care delivery.

Who should attend?

The provision of optimum services by health care professionals (HCPs)requires an understanding of issues affecting people of diverse genders and sexualities.

This workshop is targeted at academic and professional staff supporting students in training, as well as students and staff seeking awareness of potential influences on their own practice.

Key issues in training and clinical settings for both HCPs and their patients will be explored including:

• Unaddressed heterosexism (assuming everyone is straight) and homophobia
• Issues of confidentiality and the impact of fear of disclosure to colleagues and family on health care provision
• The marginalisation of women in environments with a high degree of masculine ideology
• Male perceptions of demasculisation as women achieve leadership roles

Participants will be able to develop strategies to contribute to more open and safe learning work environments in order to improve health care training and delivery and patient outcomes.

This workshop is being sponsored and promoted by the Diversity and Inclusion Committee chaired by Associate Professor Jenny Newton and organised by Dr Jane Bourke and Melissa McNicol.

Register to attend

Register online by Friday 25 September 2015 http://goo.gl/forms/qt4Miylu00

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

For further information contact Cornelia Szeszeran

Ph: 9905 5169

Email: cornelia.szeszeran@monash.edu

Monash takes a proactive stance against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status. The Ally Network promotes Monash as a safe space for individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer (LGBTIQ). More information at monash.edu/ally

ARMI External Speaker Series: Juan Larrain

2015 External Speaker Program, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI).

Title: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Spinal Cord Regeneration in Amphibians

Speaker: Juan Larrain - Center for Ageing and Regeneration and Millenium Nucleus in Regenerative Biology, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Date: Tuesday, 1 September 2015

Time: 12pm - 1pm 

Venue: 3rd Floor Seminar Room, No 15 Innovation Walk, Monash University, Clayton Campus

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Prof Jayashri Kulkarni: Psychiatry in the 21st century. Find out more on 30 Sep 2015

Professor Jayashri Kulkarni is a Professor of Psychiatry and the director of Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc) – one Australia’s largest and most innovative centres for clinical mental health research.

She is internationally recognised for her expertise in the treatment of mental illness, particularly in women’s mental health. She has pioneered the use of estrogen as a treatment in schizophrenia and has developed many other innovative treatments for mental illnesses.

Jayashri will be speaking at the forthcoming 30 Sept Translational Research symposium hosted by Central Clinical School. See detail below.

Prof Kulkarni graduated from Monash Medical School and became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists in 1989.

She is a passionate advocate of patient-focused mental health research. With more than a third of mental illness sufferers not responsive to current treatments, she believes there is an urgent need for investment in clinical psychiatry research so as new and effective treatments for mental illness can be developed. She is a regular media commentator on mental health related issues.

Diversity and inclusion: Indigenous photo competition

The 2015 Diversity and Inclusion Week will be held from 31 August 2015 to 4 September 2015, providing an opportunity for Monash staff, students and visitors to engage with and celebrate its commitment to social justice. The FMNHS Diversity and Inclusion Committee is planning activities and events to celebrate this special week within the faculty.

The photo competition is a key initiative organised by Associate Professor Karen Adams and Associate Professor Jennifer Newton.

The competition organisers are looking for photos that show friends, colleagues, partners or families that include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from diverse cultures. Along with the photo, organisers would like to know a bit about how you or the people in the photo met. Selected photos will be chosen to promote diversity in the FMNHS at Monash University.

To enter, you must

• Work or study in the FMNHS at Monash University
• Follow the photo brief
• Enter a photo between 1.5 and 8MB in JPEG format (phone or camera photos are fine)
• Upload your entry here

Judging: 

A panel including an Indigenous photographer and Indigenous staff from Monash University’s FMNHS will judge the photos.

Prizes:

1st – $250 

2nd – $200

3rd – $150 

Closing date:  Monday 10 August, 2015 – so get snapping! 

Contact: Cornelia Szeszeraan 

Email: cornelia.szeszeran@monash.edu

Further information

Explore translational research on 13 Aug at Central Clinical School (Alfred Health precinct)

If you want to help people, have a passion for following your intellectual curiousity in translational biomedical science and technology and want to open up your career options, take Honours in the Central Clinical School (CCS). CCS has a wealth of research expertise and dedicated researchers with strong clinical connections who are experienced mentors for students.

Explore our translational research projects at 13 Aug 2015 Honours and Postgraduate Student Information Evening for 2016 intake

30 Aug 2015 de Castella Run to Mend Minds: Run, Sponsor, Donate - it all helps!

MAPrc wants your involvement! Run, donate, join in with the de Castella Run for Mental Health 2015 (Sunday 30 August), in the following ways:

1. Register as a runner
2. Fundraise by creating a fundraising account
3. Sponsor a runner
4. Donate to MAPrc

Funds raised will go towards the mental health research at the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc).Your efforts will help the team of clinicians, researchers and post graduate students to help mend minds as they conduct a series of high quality clinical research projects under the direct supervision of MAPrc Director, Professor Jayashri Kulkarni.

Prof Steve Wesselingh: Is there a 'right' way for a medical research career path? Find out more on 30 Sep 2015

Prof Steve Wesselingh, SAHMRI

Professor Steve Wesselingh is the inaugural Executive Director of the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI). He has also been appointed as the Infection and Immunity Theme Leader for the institute. He will be speaking at the forthcoming 30 Sept Translational Research symposium hosted by Central Clinical School. See detail below.

ASMR science in the cinema 2015

Watch the movie then join our expert panel in a discussion about the REAL science behind the story.

This year we will be screening the 1987 science fiction cult classic Blade Runner followed by a discussion focussing on synthetic biology (artificial life).

The evening will be hosted by the amazing Dr Andi Horvath (Podcaster and Research Raconteur) with very special guests Dr Peta Clancy (Independent Artist and Researcher, Monash University), Dr David Nayagam (Research Fellow, The Bionics Institute), A/Prof Megan Munsie (Scientist and Ethicist, The University of Melbourne and Stem Cells Australia) and Joav Niran (Cochlear Implant Recipient and Musician).

Date: 20 August, 2015

Time: 6:20 pm - 9:20 pm

Venue: Hoyts Melbourne Central - Cinema 8, Level 4, Corner Swanston and La Trobe Streets, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Topic: Human body and movement, Health and medical, Innovation and technology

Cost: $19.50, Bookings at www.trybooking.com/145003

Please print tickets, bring printout on night and proceed straight to cinema door. Sorry no refunds are available through this booking system

This is a public event and all guests are welcome, no scientific knowledge is required! However the movie is rated M so may not be suitable for children under the age of 15.

Pre-tweet your questions to @TheASMR1 #scienceinthecinema or ask them along on the night.

Contact details: Katharine Adcroft
The Australian Society for Medical Research
Email: kadcroft@swin.edu.au
Phone: 03 9214 4934

Web: http://www.asmr.org.au/EventsVic.html

2015 National Indigenous Men’s and Women’s Network Conference

2015 National Indigenous Men’s and Women’s Network Conference

Venue: Hilton Hotel Darwin, NT

Date: September 28 - 30, 2015

After due deliberation, Indigenous Conference Services is pleased to announce successful papers accepted for presentation during the 2015 National Indigenous Men and Women’s Network Conference to be held at Hilton Hotel in Darwin, Northern Territory on September 28-30, 2015.

Huge support in the Northern Territory government and throughout Australia, through the attendance of Honourable Chief Minister Adam Giles and the Honourable Bess Price, both of these conferences are to be the fore runner for the first ever World Indigenous Men’s and Women’s Conference which is now been scheduled for Adelaide, South Australia November next year.

We encourage anyone interested in attending the conference to register early. We’ve structured our registration in such a way that will save organization's money while at the same time providing a great forum for frank and open discussion.

To register or for further details, please visit the event’s website or email us at indigenousconferences@iinet.net.au

Educational Innovations Showcase 2015

The Office of the Deputy Dean (Education) is organising a showcase of innovative approaches to teaching and learning within the faculty that support the Better Teaching, Better Learning Plan.

Date: Friday July 24, 2015 

Time: 8:00am - 11:30am

Location: Lecture Theatre C1, 25 Exhibition Walk Clayton campus. Videoconferencing will be available.

RSVP by 17 July 2015 . Please respond to fmnhs-dde@monash.edu

Presentations will cover:

● the problem or challenge

● the approach or solution

● resources required including personnel, technologies, source of support, time required for implementation

● successes and/or areas of improvement

● ongoing viability and sustainability

"Genetics and the Future of Medicine" presented by world-renowned Professor Matt Brown

Matt Brown is Professor of Immunogenetics and Director, University of Queenland’s Diamantina Institute (UQDI).

Date: Wednesday 15 July

Time: 12.30-1.30pm

Venue: Main Lecture Theatre, Monash Medical Centre

Listed last year by Thomson Reuters as a Highly Cited researcher, Professor Brown is in the top 1% of researchers in Molecular Biology and Genetics worldwide. He has published more than 30 papers in Nature / Nature Genetics, the leading journals in human genetics research.

Since returning to Australia from University of Oxford in 2005 where he held the chair in Musculoskeletal Sciences, Professor Brown has built up a research unit at UQDI which is amongst the leading human genetics units internationally, particularly in human bone and joint diseases, particularly focussing on ankylosing spondylitis and osteoporosis.

Professor Brown’s group have identified well over a hundred disease-causing genes in common diseases such as arthritis, osteoporosis and multiple sclerosis, as well as less common diseases caused by single gene diseases.

2015 ARMI External speaker program - July programs

Title: Generation of gene corrected iPS lines from patientspecific fibroblasts 

Speaker: Dr Sara Howden, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute

Date: Tuesday 14 July, 2015 

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Venue: 3rd Floor Seminar Room, No 15 Innovation Walk Monash University, Clayton Campus

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Title: vbWnt Signalling in Development and Disease 

Speaker: Hans Clevers Hubrecht Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Date: Tuesday 21 July, 2015

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm 

Venue: S11/25 Science 16 Rainforest Walk, Clayton Campus

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MPCCC Consumer Resources for Cancer Researchers

An essential event for all scientific cancer researchers this seminar will cover:

• How to access consumer advocates for cancer research projects
• How consumers can participate in pre-clinical cancer research projects
• What are the benefits of involving consumers in pre-clinical cancer research
• How scientists can involve and engage consumers
• What are the protocols and key steps to success

Date: Tuesday 21 July

Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Venue: G19 15 Innovation Walk (building 75) Monash University Clayton

Speaker and event information

Register to attend by emailing info@mccc.edu.au

2015 ARMI external speaker program

Title:  Primal threats: the neural circuitry of social and predator fear

Speaker: Dr Cornelius Gross

Date: 16 June, 2015

Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Venue: 3rd Floor Seminar Room
No 15 Innovation Walk
Monash University, Clayton Campus

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SOBR 2015 professional development dinner

SOBR 2015 Research Higher-degree Students and Early Career Researchers Professional Development Dinner

Theme: Bridging the Translational Research Gap

Speakers: Professor Patrick McGorry AO, ORYGEN youth Health, Dr. Krystal Evans, CEO BioMelbourne Network & Dr. Andi Horvath from 3RRR

Date: 23 June, 2015

Time: 6:30pm-10:00pm

Venue: The Arts Centre, Melbourne

Cost: $40, which includes two-course meal and drinks all night.

To purchase your ticket, visit http://bit.ly/SOBR2015 

Here is a video from last year's dinner, if you want to see what the night is all about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Wc7g5-PXc

To know more about SOBR check our website: www.sobrnetwork.org

Find us on Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/SOBRnetwork

Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/SOBRNetwork

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Save the date: Neuro Informatics 2015

The annual INCF Congress provides a meeting place for researchers in the emerging field of neuroinformatics.

Join us in Cairns, Australia on August 20-22, 2015 for:

• Keynotes from top neuroscientists

• Workshops and poster/demo sessions

• A one-day special session focused on networking, organised by the INCF Australia Node

We welcome researchers in all fields related to neuroinformatics, including data- and knowledge-bases of the nervous system from molecular to behavioral levels; tools for the acquisition, analysis, and visualization of nervous system data; and theoretical, computational, and simulation environments for modeling the brain.

This meeting is especially useful for anyone who is:

• developing neuroscience tools and methods

• working on better ways to handle neuroscience data

• looking for cross-disciplinary collaborations

The congress is organised by INCF and will take place at the Pullman Cairns International. The meeting consists of three days of presentations, workshops and demo- and poster sessions, held in a friendly and scientifically curious atmosphere.

Just before the meeting, the INCF arranges the two-day short course: Introduction to neuroinformatics; a very useful first introduction to the field and its challenges for students as well as more senior researchers.

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Visit http://www.neuroinformatics2015.org/. for additional information.

Invitation for your students and ECRs: Students of Brain Research Professional Development Dinner

The 2015 Students of Brain Research committee are proud to present the annual Professional Development Dinner, 'Bridging the Translational Research Gap.'

Keynote speakers include leading international researcher, clinician and advocate for mental health reform, Professor Patrick McGorry AO, and Dr Krystal Evans, Chief Executive Officer of the BioMelbourne Network, and leading advocate for merging science with technology and industry. Dr Andi Horvath, award winning science communicator, will return again this year to MC the dinner.

Date: Tuesday 23rd June, 2015 

Time: 6:30pm

Venue: Arts Centre Melbourne, ANZ Pavillion, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004

Join your fellow brain research students and early-career researchers at this professional networking dinner. During a delicious two course meal (and drinks all night!) you will have the opportunity to listen to fantastic guest speakers, and discuss important topics in brain science.

Contact: events@sobrnetwork.org

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ARMI external speakers series: Dr Jacob Hanna

Title: Mechanisms for Inducing, Maintaining and Resolving Natural Pluripotency

Speaker: Dr Jacob Hanna, The Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

When: Thursday 14th May

Time: 1:00 - 2:00

Venue: 3rd Floor Seminar Room, No 15 Innovation Walk (formerly Building 75)

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Invite a scientist to dinner

In conjunction with The Australian Society for Medical Research Week (May 28 – June 5), ASMR Victoria invites you to join Professor Wayne Phillips (oesophageal cancer researcher) and Associate Professor Lara Lipton (medical oncologist) and their team of researchers for a three course dinner to talk about their research to understand the causes of Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal cancer and their search for better treatments.

When: Thursday 14th May, 2015,

Time: 6 pm

Where: William Angliss Restaurant, 550 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne 3000.

Cost: $40 per person. Book tickets here

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Careers in science and medical research

When: 5th May 2015 (Undergraduate & Honours Night)
            7th May 2015 (Postgraduate Night)

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Venue: The Melbourne Brain Centre, Kenneth Myer Building (KMB) Auditorium, University of Melbourne, Parkville

Free pizza following the event

This event is free but please register as seats are limited. Register here.

For any queries about the event please contact Kiera Flynn at krf@deakin.edu.au.

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