May Seminars
School of Biomedical Sciences
Every weekday, until 31 May 2018
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May | |
Week 1 | Download a PDF of the complete Seminar Program for May 2018 |
| Wednesday, 2 May Physiology 12:00-1:00 pm | Gene therapy technologies for neuromuscular disorders Dr. Paul Gregorevic, Department of Physiology → Alan Gilbert 109, Theatre 2 |
| Wednesday, 2 May Microbiology & Immunology 12:30 - 1:00 pm | CCL17 as a central mediator of inflammation and neuro-immune interactions Professor Irmgard Förster, University of Bonn, Germany → PDI Auditorium Download a PDF of this seminar. |
| Wednesday, 2 May Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | The MARCH for your immune system: how ubiquitin controls membrane receptors Haiyin Liu, PhD Oration, Mintern & Villadangos Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology → Bio21 Institute Auditorium Download a PDF of this seminar. |
| Wednesday, 2 May Melbourne Neuroscience 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Frayed nerves and the cognitive casualties of war PhD oration, Tia Cummins, Florey, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health → Ian Potter Auditorium, Kenneth Myer Building |
| Thursday, 3 May Microbiology & Immunology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | On the use of mathematical models for biological systems Dr David Price, University of Melbourne → PDI Auditorium Download a PDF of this seminar. |
| Friday, 4 May Melbourne Integrative Genomics 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Statistical models for characterising mutation Gavin Huttley, Australian National University → FW Jones Theatre, Level 3, Medical Building |
| Friday, 4 May Microbiology & Immunology 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Location, location, location: How resident memory T cells develop in different tissues Erica Wynne-Jones, PhD Oration, L Mackay Lab, Department of Microbiology & Immunology → PDI Auditorium Download a PDF of this seminar. |
| Friday, 4 May Anatomy & Neuroscience 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Sex differences in animal models of schizophrenia shed light on the underlying pathophysiology Dr Rachel Hill, Department of Psychiatry, Monash University → FW Jones Theatre, Level 3, Medical Building |
Week 2 | |
| Monday, 7 May Microbiology & Immunology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Mucosal associated invariant T cell-mediated vaccination and protection against pathogenic bacteria Huimeng Wang, PhD Oration, McCluskey & Strugnell Labs, Department of Microbiology & Immunology → PDI Auditorium |
| Monday, 7 May Pharmacology & Therapeutics 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Using Bid data human genomics to dissect neurological disease mechanisms and identify drug targets Justin Rubio, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics → Rand Theatre, Level 8, Medical Building |
| Tuesday, 8 May Melbourne Neuroscience 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Unravelling the connectome of the brain: rabies viruses for monosynaptic retrograde transgenesis Professor Andrew Allen, Department of Physiology → Ian Potter Auditorium, Kenneth Myer Building |
| Wednesday 9th May, Physiology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | New insights into adipose tissue formation in humans Professor Matt Watt, Department of Physiology → Alan Gilbert 109, Theatre 2 |
| Wednesday, 9 May Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Cancer to kidneys: Analysing transcriptomes from complex samples to single cells Associate Professor Alicia Oshlack, Murdoch Children's Research Institute → Bio21 Institute Auditorium Download a PDF of this seminar. |
| Friday, 11 May Anatomy & Neuroscience 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Tackling bone pain at the source: identifying and exploring new therapeutic targets Sara Nencini, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience → FW Jones Theatre, Level 3, Medical Building |
Week 3 | |
| Monday, 14 May Pharmacology & Therapeutics 1:00 - 2:00 pm | TBA Megan Munsie, Stem cells Australia → Rand Theatre, Level 8, Medical Building |
| Tuesday, 15 May Melbourne Neuroscience 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Defective inhibitory neurotransmission in startle disease: some surprising findings Professor Robert Harvey, Professor of Pathophysiology, University of the Sunshine Coast → Ian Potter Auditorium, Kenneth Myer Building |
| Wednesday 16 May Physiology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Modulating macrophage function with sodium Dr. Katrina Binger, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology → Alan Gilbert 109, Theatre 2 |
| Wednesday 16 May Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | The structural biology of trace metal trafficking across membranes Dr Megan Maher, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University → Bio21 Institute Auditorium |
| Thursday, 17 May Microbiology & Immunology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Culturing the gastrointestinal microbiota to fulfil Koch's postulates Dr Samuel Forster, (Hudson Institute / University of Cambridge, UK → PDI Auditorium |
| Friday 18 May Melbourne Integrative Genomics 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Editing the epigenome Ryan Lister, University of Western Australia → FW Jones Theatre, Medical Building |
| Friday, 18 May Microbiology & Immunology 3:15 - 4:15 pm | The Battle Between Legionella pneumophila and Host Immune Cells Chao Yang, PhD Oration, Hartland Lab, Department of Microbiology and Immunology → PDI Auditorium |
| Friday 18 May Anatomy & Neuroscience 4:00 - 5:00 pm | Transcriptional control of stem cell biology in development and disease Dr Michael Piper, The University of Queensland → FW Jones Theatre, Level 3, Medical Building |
Week 4 | |
| Monday, 21 May Pharmacology & Therapeutics 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Orexin and sleep: preclinical, clinical and regulatory aspects Hoyer Lab → Rand Theatre, Level 8, Medical Building |
| Tuesday 22 May Melbourne Neuroscience 1:00 - 2:00 pm | TBA Janelle Baker, PhD Oration, Florey, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health → Ian Potter Auditorium, Kenneth Myer Building |
| Wednesday, 23 May Physiology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | A link between perturbations in liver homeostasis and the development of type 2 diabetes - A potential role for hepatokines Dr. Magda Montgomery, Department of Physiology → Alan Gilbert 109, Theatre 2 |
| Wednesday, 23 May Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Vaccination against parasitic infections: the biggest challenge may not lie where you expect Professor Marshall Lightowlers, Faculty of Veterinary Science → Bio21 Institute Auditorium |
| Friday, 25 May Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Investigating the metabolic repair capacity of the malaria parasite Laure Dumont, PhD Oration, Tilley Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology → Bio21 Institute Auditorium |
| Friday, 25 May Microbiology & Immunology 3:15 - 4:15 pm | TBA Wen Shi Lee, PhD Oration, Kent Lab, Department of Microbiology & Immunology → PDI Auditorium |
| Friday 25 May Anatomy & Neuroscience 4:00 - 5:00 pm | TBA Alexandra Driessen, Department of Anatomy & Neuroscience → Frederic Wood Jones Theatre, level 3, Medical Building |
Week 5 | |
| Monday, 28 May Pharmacology & Therapeutics 12:00 - 1:00 pm | TBA Dr Chris French, Royal Melbourne Hospital → Rand Theatre, Level 8, Medical Building |
| Tuesday, 29 May Melbourne Neuroscience 1:00 - 2:00 pm | TBA Associate Professor Cheryl Shoubridge, Intellectual Disability Research Laboratory, The University of Adelaide → Ian Potter Auditorium, Kenneth Myer Building |
| Wednesday, 30 May Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Development and translation of structural tools to understand and tackle antimicrobial drug resistance and genetic diseases Dr David Ascher, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology → Bio21 Institute Auditorium |