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Congratulations to our early career researchers who have been awarded EMCRA seed funding!

Congratulations to the SBS staff whose outstanding, values-based contributions have been recognised in 2020.

Dr David Ascher, a computational biologist from the School of Biomedical Sciences, was interviewed by ABC News last week about South Australia’s recent COVID-19 outbreak.

Congratulations to our researchers awarded Discovery Project grants in the recent funding round.

Basic science has revolutionised treatments, but here’s why a more coordinated and concerted approach to confronting this deadly disease is needed, fast.

BBMED alumni share their insights and drivers - and how they have adapted to change in the face of a global pandemic.

Novel nasal treatment to boost the human immune system and fight common colds and flu has proved successful in reducing COVID-19 viral growth, animal study shows.

The 20th anniversary of the inspirational science-meets-art competition featured over 100 entries from around Australia.

Listen to Professor Matthew Watt discuss a recent discovery that could lead to the development of  more effective diabetes drugs.

From endoscopic videos to bioprinting - students from the Depts of Anatomy and Neuroscience (SBS) and Surgery (MMS) come together to highlight applied surgical anatomy.

A/Prof Stuart Ralph was interviewed by South China Morning Post to discuss the recent coronavirus and Remdesivir developments.

Dr Mark Davies (Dept of Microbiology, Doherty Institute) and his team have been shortlisted for their work on vaccine development for Group A Streptococcus.

Our experts from the Dept of Microbiology & Immunology and the Doherty Institute have been at the forefront of COVID-19 breakthrough research and commentary. Catch up on the highlights here.

Watch this At Home Concert recently put together by the Biomedicine Students’ Orchestra (MUBSO) and the Medical Students’ Society Orchestra (UMMSSO)!

The New Student Precinct x Next Wave are looking for creative reflections on your campus experience to form part of an interactive digital map and online exhibition.

Professor Tim Stinear and Professor Roy Robins-Browne from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology have been named Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

The Commonwealth Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) has invested almost $3 million into new COVID-19 vaccine candidates at the University of Melbourne.

Interested in biomedical science research but not sure where to look for Honours/Masters/PhD projects? Come to the Student Information Night!

We caught up with three inspiring Bachelor of Biomedicine students to discuss how they have responded to online learning, and the unique projects they have undertaken during 2020.

Prof Lea Delbridge from the Department of Physiology features in Pursuit and The Conversation discussing world-first research on heart health and Atrial Fibrillation (AF).

New research from Prof Andrew Allen and Ross Bathgate (School of Biomedical Sciences and Florey Institute) sees a novel method to map neural connections in the brain.

More than 100 participants tuned in to the online event to hear from global, national and local leaders in this challenging and emerging field.

University of Melbourne researchers have developed a tool to monitor mutations that make it difficult to develop coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines and drugs.

Dr Magdalene Montgomery and Professor Matthew Watt instrumental in a world first discovery of how protein works in your liver , which could lead to a more effective type 2 diabetes drug.

Pharmacology researcher, Prof Alastair Stewart responds to the hydroxychloroquine debate.

SBS Research Committee Symposium on the 8th of September - registrations closed.

Join us for this virtual Open Day webinar on 15 September to learn more about our PhD programs.

Congratulations to researchers of the School of Biomedical Sciences on their recent funding successes!

Here's how the new Head plans to navigate the School through 2020 and beyond, plus her future research goals and the importance of mentoring.

Associate Professor Stuart Ralph was interviewed on ABC News Radio to discuss the development of an effective vaccine to combat COVID-19 and the use of numerous drugs in the treatment of the virus.

Leading researchers in the School of Biomedical Sciences and Doherty Institute to benefit from the Vic Government’s latest COVID-19 Research Fund injection.

Researchers from the School of Biomedical Sciences have identified the multiple, intertwined cell death systems that prevent the spread of the ‘intracellular’ bacterium Salmonella.

Join us for the SBS Careers Webinar on 18 August where our alumni panel will look at the current focus on Biomedical Science in society and our everyday lives.

Associate Professor Stuart Ralph appeared on an SBS World News report about the drug following its approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).

Scientists from the Department of  Microbiology and Immunology and Doherty Institute describe immune response to COVID-19’s spike protein.

Professor Dale Godfrey has been featured in The Australian’s Forward Slash podcast to discuss the potential of a new supercomputer in the race for an effective COVID-19 treatment.

Dr Marlene Hao from the School of Biomedical Sciences has won a grant focusing on brain cancer research from Cure Cancer Australia.

Researchers from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology have been using genome sequencing to help limit the spread of the virus.

We remember the well-known and respected neurobiologist, who continued working until shortly before his death in early June.

The award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, recognises research excellence at the University of Melbourne.

Earlier in the year, the oncologist and anti-tobacco campaigner joined us for an on-campus alumni event as part of the celebrations for the School of Biomedical Sciences’ five-year anniversary.

Researchers from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics have made a breakthrough that could pave the way for new treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

Dr Yossi Rathner has been featured in The Age's Sunday Life magazine to comment on the effect of noradrenaline on alertness when taking a cold shower.

Today we remember the beloved PhD candidate, who sadly succumbed to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) on 16 June 2019.

The student-curated gallery showcases work from students, staff and alumni that responds to the 2020 theme In this together.

The Bachelor of Biomedicine alumni, former competitive athlete and now 2020 Westpac Future Leaders Scholar, discusses his PhD research into drug delivery for rare diseases.

How visual art is helping future doctors self-express and de-stress during the pandemic.

Applications are now open to graduate researchers who uphold the qualities Savant epitomised.

Over $17.5 million in Investigator Grants awarded for 12 innovative research projects aimed at improving human health.

Professor Jose Villadangos has co-led new research identifying a molecular “switch” that could change how patients in intensive care – including those with COVID-19 – are managed.

Professor Bill Heath and Dr Daniel Fernandez Ruiz’s research team has identified a protein that could be the key ingredient to an effective vaccine against the deadly pathogen.

An opportunity for final year Biomedicine students to connect with talented alumni across a range of professions.

In case you missed them, listen in on our virtual coffee catch-ups for undergraduate Biomedicine students.

Professors Kanta Subbarao and Deborah Williamson were both featured to discuss issues related to coronavirus.

Meet Sadin Afsar, co-president of the 2020 Biomedicine Student Society, as he reflects on life in isolation and his dream of becoming a doctor.

In Professor Doherty's latest column, he takes a closer look at DNA, genomics and how these might help us to better understand COVID-19.

The awards, which have opened in the lead-up to International Women in Maths Day, recognise the contributions of Australian female researchers to the field of quantitative biomedical science.

In a University first, students are invited to enter the School’s Create a Subject Challenge where the winners will become co-creators of a new area of study.

Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik has been featured in The Guardian to comment on the therapeutic potential of the drug for COVID-19.

Sabrina Islam, a PhD student in the Wells Lab shares her experiences and perspectives as a speaker of English as a second language as she does her PhD.

In celebration of the 2020 Day of Immunology, we take a look at some the latest ideas and developments from our researchers.

We caught up with Professor Andrew Brooks, Head of the School's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, about this critical area of biomedical sciences.

Professor Megan Munsie and Dr Christopher Rudge joined colleagues Dr Narcyz Ghinea, and Professor Cameron Stewart from the University of Sydney to review the new regulatory framework, discussing the history behind the reforms and highlighting some of ambiguities that may arise in practice.

The University of Melbourne has launched a new online course to help healthcare workers be informed, confident and agile when it comes to communicating with patients.

From 2020, advising and mentoring to become an integral part of the student experience at the University of Melbourne. Leading  academic advising expert, Prof Glenn Altschuler from the US delivers insights to staff.

Professor Gordon Lynch in the Department of Physiology, tells us why keeping up our daily step count is so important (especially while in isolation)

This week, Professor Doherty discusses immunology and what the science-speak means when it comes to COVID-19

Grants of up to $5,000 are available, applications close 15 June

This new University web series will tackle some of the major issues facing the world in relation to COVID-19.

Laureate Professor Peter Doherty will be “Setting it Straight” on all things infection and immunity in a new weekly column.

Here in the School of Biomedical Sciences we are committed to advancing gender equity.

Expert in lung health Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik, Department of Pharmacology, features in CNET news.

Laureate Professor Peter Doherty discusses what makes COVID-19 different from other recent pandemics.

Students from 11 schools attended Stem Cells @ UniMelb, a special event designed for high school students to gain a deeper understanding about the ‘real science’ of stem cell research and what is holds for the future. This event was run in conjunction with our international partner UniStem.

Bachelor of Biomedicine students get real world experience in the lab.

Undergraduate students officially welcomed to the University community.

Bachelor of Biomedicine graduate and social entrepreneur, Melia Winata, has been named in the 2020 Forbes Indonesia’s 30 under 30.

Lets remember to look after our well-being and connect with others, even if that means digitally.

Professor Megan Munsie, Deputy Director of the Centre for Stem Cell Systems, and Professor Andrew Elefanty from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and University of Melbourne’s Department of Paediatrics have featured in this month's Cosmos, Issue 86 Autumn 2020 – The Future is Personal.

Professor Laura Mackay discusses her research on tissue-resident memory T cells and what led her to a career in biomedical science.

Today we welcome Professor van Driel as the interim Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences.

Professor Katherine Kedzierska leads research at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity that discovers how the human body overcomes coronavirus.

An esteemed panel of leading academics from across the University explore how to shape a gender-equal world.

Professor Axel Kallies has led a study that has discovered the clearest mechanism yet for how female and male immune systems operate differently.

The op-ed, published in The Australian, discusses how we can counter gender bias and improve pathways to senior research roles for women.

Ahead of International Women’s Day 2020, Head of School Professor Fabienne Mackay is calling for active intervention in overcoming gender bias.

The University’s flagship undergraduate scholarship welcomes its first intake this year.

The grant aims to help early career researchers with significant caring responsibilities to maintain research momentum or build their research profile.

Alumni Hour: In Conversation with Dr Bronwyn King, 27 February 2020

Backing important coronavirus research, the Morrison Government today visited the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.

Our mouths contain billions of microbes. Increasing evidence suggests they are important for our oral and overall health, but modern diets are causing problems

The subject, Medical Microbiology: Parasitology (MIIM30017), will be offered to our Bachelor of Biomedicine (and BSc) students in Semester Two for the first time.

The fellowship supports Dr Murphy to conduct research into muscle health with the potential to transform cancer patient outcomes.

Hear Professor Fabienne Mackay speak about her ground-breaking lupus research and why researchers should continue to ask the big questions.

Celebrating our women researchers and students in SBS who are pursuing careers and leading innovation across the biomedical sciences - and beyond.

The story aired on Channel 10’s The Project this week featuring Prof Jim McCluskey, Dept of Microbiology.

The malaria researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology has been recognised for dedication to improving global health.

Applications are now open for the Picchi Brothers Foundation Prize for Excellence in Asthma Research (Closing date: 19 February 2020)

Together we are growing the next generation of biomedical scientists, doctors and health professionals right in the heart of the southern hemisphere’s largest biomedical precinct.

MDHS staff attend a Bushfire Information Session with Prof Lisa Gibbs.

The distinguished researcher was awarded the honour in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of microbiology and immunology.

The Peter Doherty Institute have successfully grown the Wuhan coronavirus from a patient sample, which will provide expert international laboratories with crucial information to help combat the virus.

New research from the Hatters Lab, Dept of Biochemistry, published in PNAS this week.

Dr Marlene Hao co-lab head of the Stamp-Hao Lab at the University of Melbourne’s Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience and Centre for Stem Cell Systems, is investigating the link between the unique properties of glial cells from the gut and their protection against aggressive cancer development, as seen in glial cells of the brain.

Professor Megan Munsie joined international experts voicing their concerns about the marketing of unproven stem cell therapies to vulnerable patients on BBC Radio 4's Stem Cell Hard Sell investigation.

Eleven researchers from across the School of Biomedical Sciences have been recognised as among the world’s most influential.

The research findings from the Doherty Institute, Dept of Microbiology, have potential for contributing to improved immunotherapy treatments for people with infections and cancer.

A Melbourne research team, including members of the Centre for Stem Cell Systems, has reproduced and visualised the earliest developmental steps in human immune cell production in the laboratory. They are now set to advance our understanding of childhood diseases like leukemia and autoimmune conditions.

New research from Prof Fabienne Mackay’s lab in SBS identifies four subtypes of Lupus patients using computer machine-learning technologies.

Showcasing some of the School's talent – from our aspiring Biomedicine students, ambitious graduates to our internationally recognised academics.

Watch Professor Fabienne Mackay, Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences, discuss the experiences and career outcomes of our students, as well as her ground-breaking lupus research.

2019 has been a highly successful year for the Department, with researchers achieving significant grants, awards and research performance.

A prestigious recognition of female neuroscientists for outstanding contributions to basic or clinical neuroscience research.

A new graduate research scholarship for candidates who uphold the qualities Savant epitomised.

The Bachelor of Biomedicine is ideal preparation for a career in medicine and professional health.

Congratulations to researchers across the School of Biomedical Sciences who have secured funding through the latest rounds of NHMRC Ideas Grants and ARC Discovery Projects.

Sir Thomas Blundell, professor of biochemistry at the University of Cambridge and recipient of the 2019 Grimwade Medal, discusses his life’s work on the molecular foundations of drug design.

The exhibition, features artworks from SBS students, staff and alumni, and explores the relationship between visual art and science.

The biosciences education forum, where teaching meets technology, comes to Melbourne for the first time.

The recognition for being a champion for change also highlights his many years of inspiring others to contribute to, and support, health and medical research.

Leading researchers in the School of Biomedical Sciences receive funding thanks to Diabetes Victoria.

Innovative graduates from the Bachelor of Biomedicine have gone on to win industry prizes for their masters capstone projects.

Eight academics from the School of Biomedical Sciences have been promoted to the position of full professor in 2019.

Prof Fabienne Mackay, School of Biomedical Sciences, presented with the Lupus Research Alliance Distinguished Innovator Award to explore a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of Lupus.

Nadia Rajab, a PhD student at the Centre for Stem Cell Systems, was recently invited to submit images of her work for its inclusion in the “Pretty Little Things” artwork project by The Cutaway

Associate Professor Megan Munsie, Deputy Director of the University of Melbourne Centre for Stem Cell Systems recently presented at the Convergence Science Network on the promise of stem cell therapies, the danger of untested stem cell therapies and the need for advanced health policies in this area.

Alumni of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences are invited back to campus for an extensive program of festive events and networking opportunities.

If you’ve got a burning question about your physical or mental health, chances are Professor Gordon Lynch, of the Department of Physiology, has answered it on popular radio show Overnights.

Researchers from the Depts of Physiology and Anatomy and Neuroscience receive newly established grant to support their research profile development. Applications for the award close 30 November.

The fellowship program enables University of Melbourne research staff to re-establish their academic careers after substantial interruptions.

A/Prof Laura Mackay, Dept of Microbiology and Immunology, SBS, named Life Scientist of the Year.

The Laboratory Head in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology is among 40 new Fellows elected by the Academy.

Congratulations to Dr Beattie who received the Early Career Researchers grant, to support her research profile development while caring for a young family. Applications for the Award are open until 30 November.

Entries for the student-run scientific imaging competition will be on public display until Friday 25 October.

Six researchers from the School of Biomedical Sciences are among 35 Fellows appointed across the MDHS in 2019.

Three leading female researchers have been recognised for their contributions to quantitative biomedical science.

For the inaugural day, we take a look at how far anatomical research has come.

This Sunday 13 of October will mark Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

Prof Mark Ashton, Honorary Member of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience (School of Biomedical Sciences) and highly regarded cosmetic surgeon has appeared on Channel 9’s A Current Affair report.

Researchers in the Doherty Institute and School of Biomedical Sciences have received National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants for world-leading health and medical research projects.

Dr Fong, of the Department of Physiology, has received the MDHS Award for Learning and Teaching Achievement.

What you should know about the rise of non-evidence-based treatments.

The University of Melbourne will partner with one of the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies, Pfizer, to identify and validate new targets for cancer treatment.

Over 700 staff from across the university came together to share ideas and experiences and gain new knowledge at the recent UOM Professional Staff Conference.

Members of the community including researchers, students and the general public gained an insight into the partnerships needed to take scientific discoveries from the lab to patients in the clinic.

The Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU) in SBS has been involved in community prevention videos focusing on the issue of snakebite in India and Africa and engaging communities in these regions.

Postgraduate, Masters and Honours students are invited to submit scientific images for the competition, which will involve a public exhibition and the opportunity to win prizes

Hear from our panel of experts on how high schools can help students develop the digital literacy skills they need to enter – and thrive – in a future workforce, whatever the industry.

Year 10 and 11 students from around Victoria have been given a taste of what the biomedical sciences and a Bachelor of Biomedicine have to offer.

Recipients of the 2019 Georgina Sweet Awards for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science will be announced at the awards ceremony on Monday 14 October.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Laura Mackay in the School of Biomedical Sciences, who has won the 2019 Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher and the 2019 Woodward Medal in Science and Technology for her contribution to immunological memory research.

Professor John Furness, Head of the Digestive Physiology and Nutrition laboratory, Department of Anatomy, has been recognized by The Physiological Society for his outstanding contribution to digestive and autonomic nervous system research.

The health promotion campaign, R U OK? Day on 12 September is a national day of action, reminding us to connect with people and support those who may be struggling with life.

Four teams of early- and mid-career researchers from across the School of Biomedical Sciences will receive a share of $60,000 in funding for interdepartmental collaborative projects.

Associate Professor Megan Munsie, deputy director of the Centre for Stem Cell Systems, joins academics pushing for tighter regulation from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).

Leading experts from the School of Biomedical Sciences and Doherty Institute will engage in a public panel discussion to unpack the global challenges of infectious diseases.

70 final year Biomedicine students met with some of the School of Biomedical Science’s most esteemed young alumni at the inaugural Career Roundtable Breakfast.

We are privileged to be joined by Professor Sir Thomas Blundell who will be presenting the 2019 Grimwade Visiting Fellow Oration, Science, Society and Spinouts: From Genomes and Structural Biology to Drug Discovery. The event will be held on Wednesday 25 September, hosted by the Department of Biochemistry, School of Biomedical Sciences.

Dr David Gonsalvez, NHMRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Neurotrophin and Myelin laboratory (Dept of Anatomy and Neuroscience), discusses his research in neural plasticity, the brain and myelin.

Director of the Centre for Muscle Research, Professor Gordon Lynch in the Dept of Physiology, (School of Biomedical Sciences), has been named a finalist in Research Australia’s Health and Medical Research Awards.

Researchers from the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience laboratory have received awards at conferences in Europe and North America.

Dr Schneider-Futschik, of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Biomedical Sciences, was interviewed by Nine News to discuss a new study linking prescription antacids with an increased risk of developing allergies.

Four PhD students from the School of Biomedical Sciences presented at the University of Melbourne’s 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) grand final on 7 August.

Dr Carolien van de Sandt (Dept. Microbiology and Immunology) has been awarded the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI) Postdoctoral International Travel Award to attend the 2019 International Congress of Immunology in Beijing as a symposium speaker.

A/Prof Laura Mackay and Dr Mark Davies, Strep Genomics Team, have been shortlisted for the 2019 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

From the lab to the classroom. Meet our experts talking all things biomedical sciences LIVE and ONLINE with high school students as part of National Science Week – 12 to 16 August.

Professor Danny Hoyer and Dr Laura Jacobson discuss sleep health research and neurodegenerative disorders during Sleep Awareness Week.

Join us on 18 August and step inside one of the University’s fastest growing Schools – right in the heart of the largest biomedical precinct in the southern hemisphere.

The Honorary Fellow of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics has been recognised for the most significant Alzheimer’s study of the last two years.

Dr Schneider, of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, was nominated for the Fellowship, which is designed to support the next generation of Melbourne’s elite research leaders.

Researchers from the School of Biomedical Sciences have found that many inner-city Melbourne childcare centres are built close to busy roads and warn that this is putting children at risk to dangerous traffic pollution.

Professor Erica Fletcher, of the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, is the second woman to receive the prestigious award in its 41-year history.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funds international research into optimising antibiotics in the face of rapidly emerging antibiotic resistance.

Today is World Brain Day and the spotlight is on one of the world’s most common brain diseases – migraine. Here’s what you should know.

A sell-out audience on 25 June heard from esteemed guest speakers about the latest in biomedical research within the School, and beyond.

The School of Biomedical Sciences is pleased to announce the 2019 round of grant applications for the SBS Translational Research Awards (SBS-TRA).

Congratulations to Dr Murphy, of the Department of Physiology, who is the first recipient of the prestigious new grant for early-career researchers.

Tributes flow for the inspirational School of Biomedical Sciences PhD candidate, who was driven to find a cure for his own condition – Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Catch up on our Biomedicine Students' Society's Facebook LIVE series.

Dr David Williams, of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, played a key role in developing a new World Health Organisation (WHO) strategy to reduce the death and disability burden of snakebite.

PhD student Francesca Alves and Masters student John Nguyen from the Department of Physiology have both won first prize awards at the 10th annual Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Victorian student symposium.

Professor Katherine Kedzierska from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology is part of a global research project which has received US$34.3 million to study children’s immune responses to influenza.

Dr Elena Schneider, research fellow of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, has received distinguished academic honours for her doctoral thesis.

Early career researchers are encouraged to apply for a new grant aimed at helping them to continue career momentum while also having significant caring responsibilities.

With exams just around the corner, representatives from the Biomedicine Students’ Society (BSS) share their study and exam preparation tips in our latest Facebook LIVE.

Professor Matthew Watt, Head of the Department of Physiology, discusses the relationship between prostate cancer and obesity, and how these diseases can be prevented from progressing.

We speak with Prof Mackay for World Lupus Day about what’s next after her work in discovering the first Lupus treatment in more than 50 years.

Dr James Ryall (Dept. of Physiology) featured on ABC Gippsland’s Saturday Breakfast show to discuss the topic of lab grown meat, a developing field termed “cellular agriculture”, and the role of skeletal muscle stem cells.

Biomedicine students Patrick and Vina have gone global, thanks to their advice and insights shared in this video about studying at the University of Melbourne.

Professor Fabienne Mackay inspired 70 young scientists at GTAC’s International Day of Immunology event.

SBS Lung Health Research Centre at the forefront of work to improve the accuracy of measuring inflammation activity in asthma.

Professor Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka started her role today as the Head of Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience in the School of Biomedical Sciences.

In our Biomedicine Students’ Society’s latest Facebook Live, students discuss studying and living for a semester overseas through the Study Abroad program.

University of Melbourne researchers make a major breakthrough in the fight against obesity after discovering fast burning fat cells. Here’s how.

Esperance Fyfe, Bachelor of Biomedicine student, appeared on the ABC to discuss what it's like moving regionally to study.

Dr Elena Schneider's outstanding work on cystic fibrosis has been recognised at the 2019 TSANZRS Awards on the Gold Coast.

Associate Professor Isabelle Rouiller and her colleagues from the Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology played a key role in a study on HIV which may pave the way for new treatments.

Up to three awards of $25,000 each will be made in 2019 to Australian female researchers who demonstrate excellence in quantitative biomedical science.

Associate Professor Laura Mackay (Doherty Institute, Dept. Microbiology & Immunology) has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Gottschalk Medal by the Australian Academy of Science.

Australian Venom Research Unit head, Dr David Williams (Dept. Pharmacology & Therapeutics), plays a key role in developing a new World Health Organization (WHO) strategy to halve the global impact of snakebite by 2030.

In case you missed it, hear from our Biomedicine Students’ Society on what life is like as a student inside Melbourne's biomedical precinct.

Professor Eva Nogales, 2019 Grimwade Medallist, explains how she uses the cryo-EM technique to study our cells' microtubules and improve disease management.

Thousands of biomedical sciences students are set to enjoy the new $100 million world-class facilities at Building 125, with doors opening on 25 March.

Local media and east coast residents welcome Qiannan Huang after she completes her Bachelor of Biomedicine and Doctor of Dental Surgery at Melbourne.

World authority on pre-clinical studies of diabetic retinopathy named new Head of Anatomy and Neuroscience.

Head of School Professor Fabienne Mackay joined Biomedical Precinct leaders to meet with a French Government Delegation last month.

On Friday 22 February, the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics’ Lung Health Research Centre was pleased to hold an afternoon tea to celebrate the inaugural award of the Picchi Brothers Foundation Prize for Excellence in Asthma Research.

Plus, the top questions the sell-out crowd put to our panel of revered female leaders in biomedicine.

Female trailblazers in medical research bust five industry myths as they seek better balance for themselves, and future generations. By Harriet Edmund

Why it’s important to ask questions, remain curious and challenge dogma during a career in biomedicine.

Pros and cons of a career in medical research, plus why now is a great time to be a clinician scientist in Australia.

Inside the career of a pioneer for female physician scientists worldwide.

How to embrace the opportunities that come from left field, and why finding balance – your way – is better.

How to beat imposter syndrome and tackle the challenges of public perception about stem cell research.

Calls for a new approach to the grants process to help support women who experience career disruption.

Welcome to our five-part video series: 'In Conversation with Prof Roy Robins-Browne and Dr Danielle Ingle'.In this series, Professor Roy Robins-Browne (Dept. Microbiology & Immunology, Doherty Institute) and Dr Danielle Ingle (previously Dept. Microbiology & Immunology, Doherty Institute) discuss their experiences during Dr Ingle's PhD, covering topics such as:How to stand out when approaching a potential PhD supervisor,What's involved in a PhD at the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences andHow long it takes to write a PhD.

Professor Matthew Watt, Head of the Department of Physiology (School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Melbourne) has recently been featured across Australian media for his involvement in discovering a new therapy for prostate cancer.

Former School of Biomedical Sciences PhD student Dr Danielle Ingle has been named a finalist in the 2019 Premier’s Awards for Health and Medical Research.

Associate Professor Peter Crouch (Dept. Pharmacology & Therapeutics) has been heavily featured in Australian media as an expert on motor neurone disease (MND). Associate Professor Crouch has been described as "the driving force behind much of the University of Melbourne's recent work in MND." (Pursuit 2017)

Last week, former Head of Physiology (1984-1995) Emeritus Professor Trefor Owen Morgan was awarded the Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to medicine, and to medical research in the physiological sciences, particularly in relation to hypertension.

Dr Kate Murphy (Dept. Physiology, Centre for Muscle Research) has led a long-term study on the therapeutic potential of Mas receptor (MasR) activation for cancer and other serious muscle wasting conditions.

Professor Peter Doherty (Dept. Microbiology & Immunology, Doherty Institute) was featured in 'Lunch with Peter Doherty' in The Saturday Age on 19 January 2019 to promote his book The Incidental Tourist.

Professor Damian Purcell (Dept. Microbiology & Immunology, Doherty Institute) was featured as an expert on HLTV-1 in the Australian Financial Review's article 'Australia has the highest rates of infection by an HIV-like virus, but no one cares' published on 11 January 2019.

Two world-leaders in microbiology and immunology who became "scientific soulmates" discuss their fight against infectious diseases

A new copper-delivery drug, CuATSM, developed by scientists at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience, the School of Chemistry and Bio21 Institute at the University of Melbourne has dramatically improved clinical and cognitive systems of motor neurone disease (MND), also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

School of Biomedical Sciences alumna, Dr Sakshi Singh, was crowned the 2018 Miss India Australia winner and first runner up in the 27th Miss India Worldwide grand finals.

Dr John Karas (Dept. Pharmacology & Therapeutics)'s Postdoctoral Scholarship at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is funded by the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment Research Fund for International Cooperation.

Professor Daniel Hoyer (Dept. Pharmacology & Therapeutics) has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the British Pharmacological Society for his contribution to the British Journal of Pharmacology and for his leadership in the pharmacology of serotonin.

Associate Professor Thomas Gebhardt and PhD Simone Park (Dept. Microbiology & Immunology, Doherty Institute)'s study on tissue resident memory T (TRM) cells' role in controlling melanoma, 'Tissue-resident memory CD8+ T cells promote melanoma-immune equilibrium in skin', was recently published in Nature and received Australian and international coverage.

University of Melbourne Research Officer, PhD Simone Park (Dept. Microbiology & Immunology, Doherty Institute), has received a 12 month Cancer Council Victoria Postdoctoral Fellowship to further her research on how tissue resident memory T (TRM) cells control cancer. The Fellowships were established to provide Victorian scientists who have recently completed their PhD with support to continue and enhance their work for a further 12 months.

Dr Andrew Watt (Dept. Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU)) spoke to ABC Radio reporter Mario Christodoulou as part of ABC Radio National's Background Briefing for The Implant Files: Global investigation reveals extent of harm caused by medical devices (Part 1).

A Researcher Profile for Professor Katherine Kedzierska (Dept. Microbiology & Immunology, Doherty Institute) was featured in the Australasian Society for Immunology (ASI)'s December 2018 Newsletter (pp.21-3).

The first round of VTAC offers have been released today. Are you considering the Bachelor of Biomedicine?

Alexandria Driessen (Phd student, Anatomy & Neuroscience) has recently been awarded the 2018 Picchi Brothers Asthma Foundation Award. In October, she was also awarded the 2018 Mendelsohn Student Lecture Award.

Collaborative research from the University of Melbourne and University of Glasgow has comprehensively analysed the differences between the childhood and adult forms of acute myeloid leukaemia, demonstrating that the childhood form is biologically different to the adult.

The University of Melbourne has honoured two of its most revered scientists at the opening of the expanded Bio21 Institute of Molecular Science and Biotechnology on Friday 14 December. The new Nancy Millis Building will also be home to the new Margaret Sheil Mass Spectrometry laboratories.

Prospective Bachelor of Biomedicine students hit campus yesterday to learn more about the sought-after degree, including new majors and places to learn in 2019 and beyond.

Our Facebook Live Chat event for prospective Bachelor of Biomedicine students has achieved tremendous success. Since the live stream aired last Wednesday evening, the Biomed Chat has reached an audience of 21.9K, receiving 15K views.Bachelor of Biomedicine graduate Philip Qian and Dr Rose McCarty (Anatomy & Neuroscience; Pharmacology & Therapeutics) discussed everything students need to know about studying Biomed in 2019.

A sailing program for people with spinal cord injuries run by Professor Norman Saunders receives ABC TV coverage.

The NHMRC Project Grants have been formally announced. Our School has been awarded a total of 26 grants, making up for more than a third of the grants awarded by the NHMRC to researchers from the University.Please join us in congratulating the following School members on their successful grants. Special mentions to Professor Katherine Kedzierska for receiving two ARC Discovery Projects and Professor Matthew Watt for receiving two NHMRC Project Grants.

Various studies have shown that mouse and human stem cells can spontaneously organize in a dish into 3D structures that resemble embryos grown in the lab. These structures are called embryo models.

On 23-24 November 2018 we held the inaugural Reunion Weekend for alumni of the Melbourne Medical School and School of Biomedical Sciences.

Led by experts from School of Biomedical Sciences (Dept. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), the new Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) Facility for Innovative Cancer Drug Design will harness structural biology to discover innovative cancer drugs in Melbourne.

Lesley Smith (Body Donor Administrative Assistant, School of Biomedical Sciences) has been awarded a 2018 MDHS Professional Staff Values Based Award.

Dr Laura Mackay (Doherty Institute, Dept. Microbiology & Immunology) continues to kick goals, having just been appointed as the first female President of the Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA).

Stem Cell Tourism and the Political Economy of Hope was awarded the 2018 Stephen Crook Memorial Prize for best authored book in Australian Sociology by The Australian Sociological Association (TASA).

Congratulations to Associate Professor Enzo Porrello (Dept. Physiology) who has received a $50,000 Metcalf Prize from the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia in recognition of his leadership in stem cell research. Enzo’s research work explores newborn heart development to develop heart attack drugs and engineer ‘artificial pumps’ from patient stem cells.

Nadia Rajab, PhD student with the Centre for Stem Cell Systems, is first author of a paper overviewing current methods for generating white blood cells (macrophages) from human pluripotent stem cells. This review paper constitutes the first chapter of Nadia’s PhD thesis.

Nobel Laureate Professor Randy Schekman on the value of scepticism, and why the scientific method needs to be defined now more than ever.

School of Biomedical Sciences (Doherty Institute) and Oxford University researchers have shown a specific immune cell, called MAIT cells, make a key contribution to mounting an immune response against influenza.

Professor Katherine Kedzierska (School of Biomedical Sciences) has been awarded the prestigious Woodward Medal in Science and Technology.

Dr Laura Mackay (School of Biomedical Sciences) has been awarded a $1.25 million, five year Viertel Foundation Fellowship to further her research into co-opting  the body's existing immune cells to work against viruses and cancers.

Congratulations to Professor Gordon Lynch (Dept. Physiology) with Dr Kristy Swiderski and Dr René Koopman for their international grant success from the Duchenne Parent Project Netherlands.

As one of Australia's most influential and effective teachers of medical microbiology prepares for retirement, his legacy in global science and medical circles lives on. Here's how.

For half a century, the Med Building on the corner of Grattan Street and Royal Parade in Parkville has been the home of the Melbourne Medical School and the nucleus for medical education at the University of Melbourne, including, more recently, biomedical education.

Professor David Williams (Dept. Physiology) will become a member of the Australian Academy of Science's National Committee for Biomedical Sciences (NCBMS).

Under the Coverslip is the largest annual microscopy and imaging competition open to all RHD students across Australia. This year the judges will include Professor Fabienne Mackay (Head of School of Biomedical Sciences) and Rose Hiscock (Director Science Gallery Melbourne).

Claire Gorrie, a Doherty Institute (Dept. Microbiology & Immunology) postdoctoral research fellow and bioinformatician, was announced as a recipient of the prestigious Victoria Fellowship.

Genomics is revolutionising the practice of public health microbiology and epidemiology globally, but capacity in genomic data analysis is a key limiting factor in implementation of the technology.

Dr Elena Schneider (Pharmacology & Therapeutics) featured on Scimex: Science Media Exchange last Friday (19 October) and will be appearing on 2GB (Sydney) over the weekend as an expert on cystic fibrosis.

The 2018 Biomedicine Students' Society (BSS) Ball was held in September at The Peninsula in Docklands. The Ball sold-out, raising $22,000 in proceeds for Muscular Dystrophy Australia (MDA).

Don't know where to start with grant applications?Find out about the tools and services that can help!

Professor Daniel Hoyer was recognised as an Honorary Lifetime Member for the International Society for Serotonin Research (ISSR) at the 19th biennial ISSR meeting in Cork, Ireland, back in July. Our congratulations to Professor Hoyer!

Our congratulations to Dr Daniel Pellicci (Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Doherty Institute) for being awarded a 2019 CSL Centenary Fellowship last Thursday, 11 October 2018.

Professor Shitij Kapur (Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences) and Professor Stephen Kent (Laboratory Head, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Doherty Institute, School of Biomedical Sciences) have been awarded Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS) Fellowships.They join Professor Fabienne Mackay (Head of School of Biomedical Sciences) who is an existing AAHMS Fellow.

"Simple headlines about being able to create pups from same sex mice fail to fully capture the complexity and challenges ahead" says A/Prof Megan Munsie in light of new study where scientists created pups from same-sex mice.

The School of Biomedical Sciences is pleased to welcome Professor Duncan Maskell as the University of Melbourne's newest Vice-Chancellor.

Associate Professor Megan Munsie (Anatomy & Neuroscience, Centre for Stem Cell Systems) has featured in this month's Cosmos, Issue 80 Spring 2018 – Alien intelligence. Cosmos is a quarterly science magazine known for its beautiful pictures and high-quality writing explaining the latest in scientific discoveries and breakthroughs.

Associate Professor Megan Munsie (Anatomy & Neuroscience, Centre for Stem Cell Systems) has been featured as a leading expert in stem cells and ethics, in a new Pursuit article titled What are we doing to our dogs? published on 4 October 2018. Associate Professor Munsie also spoke to David Astle on ABC Radio Melbourne on Monday 8 October, 9pm.

It’s been 50 years since the Med Building opened – as part of the inaugural Melbourne Medical Reunion Weekend, join us to help applaud those who have studied there.

More than 28,000 visitors explored the University of Melbourne on Open Day – many casting a close eye over the School of Biomedical Sciences.

Block of A1 astrocyte conversion by microglia is neuroprotective in models of Parkinson’s disease.

Head of School Professor Fabienne Mackay travels to China for the Frontiers of Immunology in Health & Disease conference.

Leading malaria researcher Professor Leann Tilley (Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) and her team have discovered that cancer treatments can help overcome growing resistance to a frontline antimalarial drug, artemisinin.Our congratulations to Professor Tilley and her team for the publication of their research paper 'Artemisinin kills malaria parasites by damaging proteins and inhibiting the proteasome' in Nature Communications on Tuesday 18 September.

As the weather warms up so do Australia's snakes, but experts say there is no cause for alarm if you know what to do.

University of Melbourne Body Donor Program hosts seventh annual Commemorative Thanksgiving Service.

Help celebrate the excellence of leading women researchers at the 2018 Georgina Sweet Awards for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science.

Department of Microbiology and Immunology researcher awarded inaugural Dean’s Innovation Grant.

Universities foster ties as the Bio21 Institute welcomed University of Padua delegates last week.

University researcher, Theo Mantamadiotis, leads the study for this important paper.

The Centre for Stem Cell Systems is happy to announce that its website is now live!

Year 10 and 11 students go behind-the-scenes working alongside GTAC scientists and exploring the biomed zone.

The New Student Precinct, in partnership with Next Wave, is proud to present two student arts opportunities (open to all University of Melbourne students): the New School Art Prize and the Participatory Art Workshop Series. This is a fantastic chance for students to showcase their creativity on the Parkville campus!

The fourth annual GTAC Biomedical Sciences Day is happening this Friday 31 August. Senior students from rural and regional Victoria will be visiting the University of Melbourne's Parkville campus for a taste of what it's like to study biomedical sciences.

Professor Fabienne Mackay (Head, School of Biomedical Sciences) will be presenting as a keynote speaker at the second Comprehensive Cancer Student Symposium: Translating Discoveries on Thursday 30 August.

Karthik Pullela, PhD student from the Department of Microboplogy and Immunology, was named a finalist in the 2018 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition Grand Final.

The ARC Centre for Personalised Therapeutics Technologies (Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics) is currently seeking expressions of interest from outstanding students for multiple PhD scholarship opportunities.

Our congratulations to Dr Laura Mackay (School of Biomedical Sciences and the Peter Doherty Institute) who was awarded the 2018 Michelson Prize for Human Immunology and Vaccine Research in June.

Congratulations to the following School members on their successful fellowships.

Professor Fabienne MacKay, Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences, appeared on Episode 2: A new frontier of the Doherty Institute's four-part series, A Hypothetical.

Applications for the next round of Superstars of STEM are now open!

The Department of Physiology's Virtual Reality Learning Studio (VRLS) featured on channel ELEVEN's (Network Ten) children's science program Scope (S04E58). The episode aired on Sunday 22 July 2018.

Dr Laura Mackay's (School of Biomedical Sciences and Peter Doherty Institute) research on tissue-resident memory T cells (Trm cells) has been featured in this Pursuit article.

Congratulations to Professor Katherine Kedzierska (School of Biomedical Sciences and Peter Doherty Institute) whose research on a lifelong flu vaccine was featured on the front page of the Herald Sun.

Our congratulations to Professor Tim Stinear (School of Biomedical Sciences and Peter Doherty Institute) whose new study on alcohol-based hygiene products becoming less effective against the hospital superbug, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), featured on the front page of The Age last Thursday 2 August.

Video footage from Tuesday 17 July's Creating Bioentrepreneurs: Enterprise Specialisation Launch is now available and can be viewed below and on the Faculty of MDHS Vimeo page.Hear from Lynn Johnson-Langer as she shares the Johns Hopkins (USA) experience, and from our panel as they share a conversation about what is needed in this space and the way forward. For more information about the Master of Biomedical Science, Enterprise Specialisation, please visit the Enterprise website.

Thank you to all who attended and supported Creating Bioentrepreneurs: Enterprise Specialisation Launch, on Tuesday 17 July. The event was a great success, with a packed house at the Woodward Conference Centre taking part in invigorating discussion around the need and potential for greater innovation and commercialisation within the biomedical sector.

Dr Lynn Johnson Langer (Johns Hopkins University, USA), discusses getting biotech science out of the lab and into market, while visiting Melbourne for the launch of the Master of Biomedical Science, Enterprise specialisation.

Our congratulations to the EMCRA (Early-Mid Career Researchers Association) Collaborative Award winners for 2018

Leading artists and scientists will examine storms scientifically, artistically and metaphorically as part of a public exhibition on how art and science can combine to communicate and solve problems.

Congratulations to Professor Fabienne Mackay who received a Concept award from the Lupus Research Program. Thirteen awards were made in 2018 and she was the only Australian recipient.

Our congratulations to Dr Amy Chung and colleagues, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology, on having their recent publication featured in American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) news.

The way forward after the World Health Organization resolution on snakebite will be to boost access to quality antivenoms and prevention efforts.

Dr David Williams, Head of AVRU, has long championed the snakebite cause through the Global Snakebite Initiative. Congratulations to David and his colleagues on having this resolution adopted by the WHO.

Congratulations to Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, who is the 2018 recipient of the Australian Academy of Science’s prestigious Macfarlane Burnet Medal.

With comment from Professor Damian Purcell (Dept Microbiology & Immunology) local GVN spokesperson for the Doherty Institute, one of 41 international centres of excellence represented by GVN.

Our congratulations to Dr Elena Schneider, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, on receiving the TSANZ / Vertex Research Award.

Our congratulations to Dr Terry Mulhern (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) on receiving the David White Award for Teaching Excellence, and to Associate Professor Sammy Bedoui (Microbiology & Immunology) on receiving the Award for Excellence in Internationalisation of Research

A overview of Professor Fabienne Mackay's SLE research in the context of World Lupus Day (10 May)

Professor Gary Anderson and and Associate Professor Louis Irving, both from the Lung Health Research Centre (Dept of Pharmacology & Therapeutics) are featured researchers in this Pursuit article.

The PNG Snakebite Partnership launched recently is a three-year project that will involve the National Department of Health (PNG), the Australian Government, Seqirus Pty Ltd, and the Australian Venom Research Unit (Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics) at the University of Melbourne.

Our congratulations to Professor Tim Stinear* and his colleagues on obtaining a NHMRC Project Partnership grant for their research into Buruli ulcer (*Dept Microbiology & Immunology)

Our congratulations to Professor Fabienne Mackay on her appointment to the Board of Reviewing Editors for Science

Applications for this year's award open on 1st May and will close on 31st May, 2018

Our congratulations to Associate Professor Danny Hatters, Dept of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, whose recent paper, 'A biosensor-based framework to measure latent proteostasis capacity', was chosen to feature on the Nature Communications Editors' Highlights Webpage

Our congratulations to Dr Fern Koay (Dept Microbiology & Immunology) on winning a Basic Science Researcher Award in the 2018 Premier's Awards for  Health and Medical Research

A reminder that the important dates for the EMCRA Collaborative Awards are now available

Our congratulations to Professor Mary Wlodek (Department of Physiology), Associate Professor Paul Soeding (Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and their colleagues from Deakin and Monash Universities whose recent research features in the New York Times

University of Melbourne research into chemically-altering old forgotten antibiotics is helping to open a new front in the critical war against drug resistance. (Pursuit - featured researcher Associate Professor Tony Velkov)

Our congratulations to Associate Professor Megan Munsie* on receiving this prestigious award. To date, the ISSCR has only awarded this prize to eight other researchers. [*Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience]

Fernando Jativa from @Pharm_UniMelb is competing in the Pitch it Clever competition. Participants share a short video of their research to be showcased in the Higher Education Conference in Canberra. You can view & vote for his video

Three of the ten shortlisted finalists for the two categories Public Health Researcher and Basic Science Researcher in the PAHMR, are from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

Neuroscience PhD students - you are invited to the Inaugural General Meeting (IGM) for the Melbourne Neuroscience PhD Program (MNPP) Student Association.

EMCRA has a new steering committee for 2018 and the funding rules for the upcoming EMCRA Collaborative Awards are now available.

Our congratulations to Sangwon Yoo on winning this award

Our congratulations to Dr Jessica Fletcher on being awarded a 2018 MNI Fellowship

Our congratulations to Professor Katherine Kedzierska and her colleagues on publication of their research in Nature Communications

Our warmest congratulations to Professor Mary Wlodek and her colleagues on the publication of their invited review in the current issue of Nature

The inaugural School-wide Sessional Staff Professional Development workshop was held on Monday 19th February

Congratulations to Dr Theo Mantamadiotis, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, on securing a CASS Foundation Medicine Science Grant for his ongoing research

Our congratulations to Dr Schneider on been chosen as one of the 75 international participants in the 2018 Merck Innovation Cup.

Our congratulations to Professor Katherine Kedzierska and colleagues on the publication of their recent research in Science Translational Medicine  (Department of Microbiology & Immunology)

Our warmest congratulations to Professor Norman Saunders, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, who was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day honours list.

Congratulations to Professor Katherine Kedzierska* and her co-authors on having their manuscript on immunity to influenza viruses in the elderly selected as the cover story of the February issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology (*Department of Microbiology & Immunology).

Ongoing research of the newly appointed Head of Department of Physiology, Professor Matthew Watt, was recently featured (12 January) on the Diabetes Australia Facebook page.

Backgrounding Dr David Williams who has recently been appointed chair of the World Health Organisation’s specialist Snakebite Group. David is Head of the Australian Venom Research Unit in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Scott Mueller, Dr Laura Mackay and their colleagues on having their paper published in the prestigious journal Nature Immunology

Our congratulations to Dr Marlene Hao, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience, on securing a CASS grant for her project “A gut feeling about new therapies for glioma treatment”

Dr David Williams, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, is one of the experts interviewed for the online CNN report 'The battle to contain Africa's hidden killers'.

Professor Norman Saunders, Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Professorial Fellow in Neuroscience was recently honoured at the 12th International Conference on Cerebral Vascular Biology.

SBS staff secure funding for projects in this year's MDHS Learning and Teaching Initiative Seed Funding: three of the seven successful projects were from our School.

Professor Danny Hoyer and the Somnivore Team were one of four winning teams at this year’s Pitch Night

Our warmest congratulations to  Professor Emeritus James Angus on receiving a University of Melbourne Award

Our congratulations to Professors Frank R Carbone, Dale I Godfrey and Bill R Heath from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, on appearing on this list of distinguished researchers.

This additional support from the ARC will extend Stem Cell Australia activities until June 2019.

Congratulations to those staff who were successful in securing Australian Research Council grants in 2017

Learn what resources are available, and identify local mentoring needs for Early-Mid Career Researchers.
Monday 13 November from 10.30am to 1.30pm

Our warmest congratulations to Marios Koutsakos who was the winner of this years award and to Hillary Vanderen who was the runner up.

Our congratulations to Professors Cam Simmons, Dale Godfrey and John Furness on being elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

Our warmest congratulations to all those in our School who were successful in obtaining grants in the latest round of NHMRC Funding.

The Art of Science Initiative at the University of Melbourne is a new initiative brought about by like-minded colleagues from the Victorian College of the Arts and the Biomedical Sciences precinct.

Our congratulations to Terry Mulhern, Heather Verkade, Izabela Szambelanczyk Orval, Irene Koumanelis and Allen Espinosa on receiving this award.

Professor Burnstock returning to the University of Melbourne to promote research in purinergic neurotransmission

Our congratulations to Shane Liddelow, previously in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, who has had another paper published in Nature.

Congratulations to David Williams and his coauthors on their publication in Nature Reviews | Disease Primers

Our congratulations to Jason Ivanusic on receiving this prestigious award

Fifty nine Year 10 and 11 students from across regional and rural Victoria and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas of Melbourne got a taste of university life at the third annual Biomedical Sciences Day, presented by the School of Biomedical Sciences and the Gene Technology Access Centre (GTAC) on Friday 8 September.

Our congratulations to Associate Professor Danny Hatters and his colleagues on the publication of their paper in Nature Communications.

Jennifer Keller, a PhD Student in the Mazzone Lab (Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience) has been selected as a finalist in this year's 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Grand Final.

SBS Symposium Wednesday 30th August 2017: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Huntington's Disease News discusses a recent Hatters lab publication and its implications for understanding the underlying mechanisms of Huntington's.

Bringing together interdisciplinary researchers to discuss important progress in the areas of organoids and organ-on-a-chip technologies

Professor Jo Douglass and LHRC team receive funding for MACH project 'Melbourne Thunderstorm Epidemic of Asthma: Solving the puzzle'

See Dr Deborah Williamson, Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, interviewed by ABC News 24 about the dramatic increase in treatment-resistant gonorrhoea.

Radio interview with Professor Ben Howden, Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, discussing the new surveillance system which has revealed worrying levels of highly resistant bugs.

Congratulations to Gavan Mitchell and Ryan Jefferies on being shortlisted for the Royal Photographic Society International Images For Science 2017

Dr Hayley Newton, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, awarded the Australian Society for Microbiology Frank Fenner Award for 2017 in recognition of her research.

Our congratulations to Cam on receiving this recognition of the quality of his NHMRC Program Grant

Our warmest congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who submitted an application

Have your say on the Faculty's Green Paper Towards 2027, which marks the final stage before we present our new Strategic Plan.

Congratulations: Hayley Newton and Karena Waller, recipients of prestigious awards from the Australian Society for Microbiology

The World Health Organisation added snakebite to the highest priority list of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

The University of Melbourne has been awarded $10.5 million over five years by the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centres scheme to establish three training centres.

Our congratulations to Alastair and his team on gaining funding for an Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) in Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Our congratulations to Angela Pizzolla, Linda Wakim and their colleagues from Department of Microbiology and Immunology on publication of their paper in Science Immunology

An innovative approach to teaching anatomy, and showcasing appropriately adorned medical student volunteers, generates publicity for our latest advertising campaign aimed at encouraging enrolments in FMDHS

Four University of Melbourne researchers have been awarded funding from MS Research Australia for projects that advance prevention and treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) – a debilitating disorder of the central nervous system that can affect the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. MS affects more than 23,000 Australians and 2.3 million people worldwide.

Our congratulations to Professor David Jackson (Department of Microbiology & Immunology) and Dr Nathan Bartlett on receiving this funding to support their research

Our congratulations to Fabienne on receiving this prestigious award

A crack team of international scientists are dedicated to fighting the flu, tracking its many mutations across the globe.
Featured academic: Professor Kanta Subbarao, Department of Microbiology & Immunology.

Our congratulations to Kat Holt (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) and Laura Mackay (Microbiology & Immunology) on being awarded these prestigious awards

Our congratulations to Charles on receiving this award and being selected as the University's nominee for the Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence

Researchers are increasingly aware that we owe our health and wellbeing, and potentially aspects of our personalities, to the microbes we live with.

This is a great result for these two Departments in the School and their staff are to be congratulated on this outcome

Our congratulations to Danny and his colleagues on receiving this prestigious award

Our congratulations to Daniel Hoyer, Alastair Stewart and David Williams for their paper with Impact

Celebrate International Women's Day this Wednesday

Our congratulations to Shane who was in Professor Norman Saunders’ lab in the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Anaphylaxis found to be responsible for the most morbidity and mortality following envenomation events

The Department of Physiology, in association with its collaborators, has again enjoyed success in obtaining competitive project grant funding from the NHMRC, ARC, DART, Cancer Council of Victoria and NIH.

Our congratulations to Dr Russell Howard on being the inaugural awardee for the 2016 Grimwade Medal for Biochemistry Award.

Congratulations to Professor Andrew Allen and his lead co-author, Dr Clement Menuet, on the acceptance of their paper for publication by Cell Metabolism

Congratulations to Heather, Lincoln and their co-authors on their paper being accepted for publication by Gastroenterology (impact factor of 18)

Our congratulations to Haiyin Liu, Ashish Sethi and Aaron Brice

Congratulations to the laboratories of Leonie Quinn and Gary Hime for their publication which will appear in the next issue of this prestigious journal.

Our congratulations to Professor Jim McCluskey (formerly HOD), and to PhD candidate Sarah Baines and Dr Hamish McWilliam, on winning these prestigious prizes.

We are delighted to announce that Professor Erica Fletcher has been recognised with the internationally acclaimed American Academy of Optometry’s 2016 Glenn A. Fry Award and lecture.

The future of women in science is stronger today after funding was announced for one of Australia’s most prestigious awards – the Nancy Millis Medal.

Dr Kathryn Holt from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has been named the Gottschalk Medallist at the Australian Academy of Science’s annual honorific awards.

The Selwyn-Smith Medical Research Prize recognises notable research achievements and is awarded by the MDHS Faculty every 3 years.

Applications are now open for Therapeutic Technologies Research Initiative (TTRI) Seed Funding 2017.

Professor Christine Wells – Director of the University of Melbourne Centre for Stem Cell Systems – has received recognition for her contribution to the international research consortium FANTOM5 at the 2016 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

Dr Laura Mackay has been selected as a 2016 Victorian Young Tall Poppy – an award designed to celebrate up-and-coming scientists who combine world-class research with a passionate commitment to communicating science. Dr Mackay, from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biomedical Sciences, heads a lab at the Doherty Institute.

Beautiful scientific imagery captured by the complex microscopy techniques were showcased in a visual feast for both the wider public as well as the academic community during the Under the Coverslip exhibition night at the Kenneth Myer foyer on 6th October.

Video welcome from Professor Shitij Kapur, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Mai wants to spread the news to other disadvantaged students who may be able to benefit from the program.

Dr Amanda Caples, an alumni of the Department of Pharmacology, has been appointed Lead Scientist to the Victorian Government’s Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources.

Head of School, Professor Fabienne Mackay and Professor Trevor Kilpatrick from the School of Biomedical Sciences join two other MDHS staff members who have been elected as new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS).

Dr Pearson swapped rock and roll for microbiology. She was an accomplished drummer touring with the ARIA-nominated rock band Lash when she decided she needed to return to her other love — science.

The University of Melbourne’s Biomedicine Students’ Society has raised $20,000 for Muscular Dystrophy Australia (MDA), a national organisation that provides support and services to people living with neuromuscular genetic disorders.

The Hyslop Medal was recognises alumni or staff whose outstanding contributions have been integral to the success of social work at the University.

The life of the first female Jewish painter, Catherine Rachel Mendes da Costa, chronicled by alumnus Dr Henry Lew.

Professor Daniel Hoyer, Chair and Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, was awarded the Maurice Rapport Prize and delivered the Rapport Plenary Lecture at the 2016 International Society of Serotonin Research (ISSR) Meeting.

Australian researchers have discovered the secret behind stopping malaria parasites in the liver, uncovering a new vaccine strategy.

Melbourne researchers have made a major breakthrough in understanding how our immune system produces key infection fighting cells called mucosal-associated invariant T cells or MAIT cells.

The re-emergence of black lung disease among Australian coal miners is raising urgent questions on prevention, screening and treatment that need answering

A Melbourne researcher has found a new avian influenza virus in Antarctica, causing concern viruses could be reaching the continent more often than previously thought, potentially having implications for the health of the unique species of birdlife.

Year 10 and 11 students from rural areas in Victoria and Tasmania were introduced to the biomedical science disciplines at a program presented by the University of Melbourne and the Gene Technology Access Centre (GTAC) on Tuesday 13 September.

Showcasing our School and Department shared equipment and research initiatives in the School.  To highlight a few:Master Collaboration Agreement - WEHI and University of Melbourne - CRISPR miceAccess to a list of equipment and facilities in our School

It is great to see the School Researchers and Students recognised in the Media for their latest published work. Just to name a few:Historic University collaboration launched to discover new medicines - Daniel HoyerParacetamol and Pregnancy - Norman Saunders and Mark Habgood Genetics of Autism and the Gut - Elisa HillLegionnaires Disease - Elizabeth Hartland, Ian van Driel, Andrew Brown, Sammy Bedoui

It is with great pleasure that I officially welcome you all to our inaugural School of Biomedical Sciences Newsletter – a great way to celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of our School.

Showcasing our teaching initiatives and awards in our School.Congratulations to several members of the School who were successful in the recent round of 2016 Learning and Teaching Initiative Grants.

Thank you to all the School members who assisted with our second year GTAC Program where Year 10 and 11 Students from rural areas in victoria and tasmania were introduced to Biomedical science disciplines on 13 September.

All staff and students are encouraged to attend any of the following School Events. It is important to support each other and learn of the great work and facilities we have in the School.Upcoming events include: ARC Grant Mentoring Session, Biosensor Symposium and our School Celebratory Presentation.

It's a pleasure to acknowledge our School Academic and Professional colleagues recently promoted, appointed to new or other roles, and welcoming new members to our School.  Congratulations to Professor Andrew Brooks appointed Head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology; Professor Elizabeth Hartland as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Partnerships and External Relations); Professor Daniel Hoyer as Deputy Head of School; Academics promoted to Level C and a warm welcome to our new staff, Suzie Benson and Gillian Waters.

Please join me in congratulating the following recipients of prestigious awards in recognition of their hard work and talent: Our researchers - Professor Fred Hollande, Professor Leann Tilley, Professor Christine Wells, Professor Roberto Cappai and Professor Erica Fletcher. Also our students -  Savant Thakur, Gabriel Bernasochi, Hai Ly, Khurran Khan, Ee Ming Wong and Dusty Flanagan.

A recent Pursuit story featuring Professor Alastair Stewart

Winners of the Australian Museum Eureka Prize announced 30 August 2016

Up to 70 per cent of Victorians with suspected hepatitis C may not have received follow-up testing, putting them at risk of chronic liver disease and even cancer, University of Melbourne researchers say.

Past B Biomed student Adam Santucci was just 20 when he lost his life to cancer, brother Jordan, now in his 3rd year of B Biomed is dedicating his life to cancer research.

Paracetamol is widely used in all stages of pregnancy to reduce a high temperature and relieve pain. It should be taken only when needed, but is generally considered safe for the baby.

Prof Saunders discusses the use of Paracetamol during pregnancy on ABC News 24

Imaging + Posters part of a team that reconstructed the face of a 2000 year old Egyptian mummy

Our congratulations to Hai and Gabe on their achievements.

Congratulations to Laureate Professor Leann Tilley who has been awarded the Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor title, which recognises and awards outstanding leadership and research in the University and wider communities, and pre-eminence in research, teaching and creative activity.

A team from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has reached the finals of the "Oscars of science"

The Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, organised by Dr Varsha Pilbrow, recently hosted the 2016 Miegunyah Lecture presented by world renowned paleoanthropologist Professor Bernard Wood.

University of Melbourne researchers have teamed up with industry to explore the genetics underlying the relationship between autism and changes to the gut.

Savant Thakur recipient of The Lionel Murphy Endowment Postgraduate Scholarship!

Announced as part of Victorian's 165th birthday celebrations, commemorating Victoria's independence since separation from New South Wales on 1st July 1851.

Professor Erica Fletcher has been recognised with the prestigious 2016 Glenn Fry Award for her contribution to research.

A $5 million National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) will improve Australia's emergency response to infectious diseases.

Our congratulations to Deanne on securing this Grant for her research.

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology welcomes in a new Head of Department

Researchers solve immunity puzzle in lung tissue and reveal previously unknown 'immune cell circuitry' as secret weapon in front line defence against Legionella.

Low birth weight or stress during pregnancy can lead to long-term health problems in women.

New Political Declaration on Ending AIDS adopted at UN high level meeting on HIV in New York.

Ming will visit Columbia University, New York, while Dusty will go to Hubrecht Institute in the Netherlands.

A newly launched $80 million enterprise marks a unique collaboration between Monash University and the University of Melbourne in the field of biomedical research.

A specific inhibitor against the malaria parasite, the design of which was enabled by Cryo-Electron Microscopy.

Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute is to be substantially expanded to house CSL's Global Research and Translational Medicine Hub.

Professor Fabienne Mackay's passion to make a difference drove a breakthrough in the treatment of lupus

Congratulations to ARC Linkage project recipients and their teams Dr Christine Nguyen and Prof Alastair Stewart.

Researchers are one step closer to creating a universal, one-shot influenza vaccine following the discovery that T cells, essential in the immune response to influenza, can recognise and attack emerging, mutant strains of the virus.

Congratulations Roy!!

Thanks to an experiential award sponsored by alumna Dr Susan Keyes-Pearce two final-year Bachelor of Biomedicine students were the recipients of transformative hands-on laboratory internships last summer working alongside scientific leaders at The Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.

Congratulations Savant! You are an inspiration to us all!! Savant is a PhD student in the Department of Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, who is researching his own condition - Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Melbourne researchers have uncovered the genes responsible for the way our bodies fight infection at the point of "invasion" - whether it's the skin, the liver, lungs or the gut.

A device the size of a matchstick, implanted next to the brain's motor cortex, could one day help paralysed people move their limbs

Thursday April 14th, 9:00 am - 1:45 pm (Registration opens at 8:30 am)Frank Tate Meeting Room, Level 9, Melbourne Graduate School of Education (100 Leicester St)

The University of Melbourne has led the way nationally amongst all universities in the latest round of NHMRC outcomes, with Program Grants totaling $28.7 million, and scholarships worth $1.26 million.

A reminder that this display has been compiled from 'Under The Coverslip' images, a competition run by the Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience

GIS (Geographical Information System) is proving very helpful for identifying bites and stings in Australia at AVRU. See this in the GIS magazine Position by Ronelle Welton.

Dr David William's recent article in The Conversation

Dr Ken Winkel's recent article in the Conversation

Professor Fabienne Mackay, Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences The University of Melbourne is interviewed on Triple R (3RRR 102.7FM) Einstein a-go-go where she gives a personal insight into her early education in France, and discusses her fascinating research into autoimmune diseases and cancer immunotherapy.

A scientist working to develop a one-shot for life flu vaccine and a renowned environmental scientist have been awarded prestigious Australian Academy of Science medals.

For the fourth year running, the Residential Indigenous Science Experience (RISE) was held at the University of Melbourne recently.

The Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation Senior Medical Research Fellowship is the most prestigious mid-career medical research award in Australia.

Snakebite claims thousands of lives in the world's poorest communities every year but remains a 'forgotten killer',according to a new editorial published in the British Medical Journal.

Shruti Kotecha won first prize, with her drawing titled "Music to my ears", in the 2015 Harry Brookes Allen Anatomy Drawing Competition.

Our congratulations to Hanneke Raaijmakers, Brendan Ma and Sarah Heywood, post graduate students in Professor Lea Delbridge's Cardiac Phenomics Lab, who won awards for their presentations at the recent meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.

Video featuring Prof. Elizabeth Hartland (Infection and Immunity &/ Women in Science)

The Therapeutic Technologies Hallmark Research Initiative will launch on Wednesday September 30th with a keynote presentation by Dr Michael Sheetz, Director of the Mechanobiology Institute, at National University of Singapore entitled "Mechanosensing for growth"

A new snakebite antivenom could bring hope to thousands of victims.

Congratulations to recipients of the 2015 Dean's Award for Excellence in a PhD Thesis.

Our congratulations to Professor Sharon Lewin (Director of the Doherty Institute), Professor James McCluskey and Laureate Professor Peter Doherty who were recently elected Fellows of the  newly established Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

It's a great pleasure to be able to announce the appointment of Professor Fabienne Mackay as Inaugural Head of the Faculty's new School of Biomedical Sciences.

Savant Thakur, born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, commences his PhD researching muscle wasting disorders.

Typhoid infections are increasing globally, thanks to the spread of a single dominant strain called H58

The School of Biomedical Sciences is the leading University teaching and research centre for biomedical sciences in Australia.