School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy

Seminar Schedule

Location: MS202, Start Time: 4:00 pm (Unless Otherwise Noted)

2012

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

HOST

20/01/2012
Special Seminar

Prof Inga Neumann
Department of Behavioural Neuroendocrinology
University of Regensburg

Brain oxytocin: an important modulator of anxiety and stress coping

Eugene Nalivaiko

30/03/2012

Dr Kathryn Roberts
Department of Pathology
St Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Novel genetic alterations activating kinase signaling in high-risk pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Nikki Verrills

20/04/2012
All Day

Honours Presentations

Douglas Smith

27/04/2012

Professor Robert Vandenberg
Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences
Bosch Institute
The University of Sydney

Key insights into neurotransmitter transporters

Dirk van Helden

04/05/2012

Professor Calford &
Professor Holmes

University's Research Agenda & School Research Performance

Keith Jones

   

 

 

2011

DATE

SPEAKER

TITLE

HOST

17/01/2011
Special Seminar
Mon 4pm Start

Dr Tony Perry
University of Bath, UK

From assured death to rejuvenated life: fertilization

Keith Jones

11/02/2011

Professor Peter Howe
Research Professor  and Human Research Ethics Advisor
Nutritional Physiology Research Centre
School of Health Sciences
University of South Australia

Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Mental Health Benefits of Vasoactive Nutrients

Lisa Wood

25/02/2011

Professor Bill Hogarth
PVC: Faculty of Science and IT
University of Newcastle

Professional Development Seminar:

"Interaction of CTL with Schools and Disciplines"

Philip Bolton

25/03/2011

Professor Bill Blessings
School of Medicine
Flinders University

Heating and Eating

Eugene Nalivaiko

8/04/2011

Professor Justin St. John, Director Centre for Reproduction & Development
Monash Institute of Medical Research
Monash University

The necessity to regulate mitochondrial DNA copy number during early development

Keith Jones

15/04/2011
1:00-2:00 pm
DMB
Case Study Theatre

Professor Kent HayGlass
Co-Director, National Training Program in Inflammation and Allergy
Canada Research Chair in Immune Regulation
Professor, Department of Immunology
Faculty of Medicine
University of Manitoba, CANADA

Peanut allergy and IL-33: Why are you NOT allergic?

Phil Hansbro

6/05/2011

Professor Raymond Rodgers
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
University of Adelaide

Matrix Matters in Ovaries’

Keith Jones

18/05/2011
Special Seminar
Wed 4pm Start

Professor John Olynyk
School of Medicine and Pharmacology
Fremantle Hospital Unit
University of W.A.

HCC: Liver Regeneration Gone Wrong

Liz Milward

20/05/2011

Honours Proposals

 

Doug Smith

27/05/2011

Chuan Lam (PhD Candidate)

PhD 30 Minute Talk

Paul Foster

3/06/2011

Americo A Migliaccio, PhD
Research Fellow
Head of the Balance and Vision Laboratory
Neurosceince Research Australia (NeuRA)

The role of irregular vestibular afferents in the vestibulo-ocular reflex

Alan Brichta

10/06/2011

Gerard Kaiko (PhD Candidate)

PhD 30 Minute Talk

Paul Foster

24/06/2011

David Mossman (PhD Candidate)

PhD 30 Minute Talk

Rodney Scott

1/07/2011

Dr Saurabh Kumar
Cardiology Department
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Insights into the Mechanisms and Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation on Human Atrial Fibrillation

Manohar Garg

8/07/2011

Dr Adam Hill
Group Leader
Computational cardiology
Mark Cowley Lidwill program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Biophysics
VCCRI (Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute)

The Electrical Jigsaw: Putting Together the Pieces of Long QT Syndrome

Derek Laver

22/07/2011

Adam Collison (PhD Candidate)

PhD 30 Minute Talk

Joerg Mattes

12/08/2011
3pm Start

Dr Andrew Clarkson
Health Sciences
Otago School of Medical Sciences
University of Otago

The role of GABA in recovery post-stroke

Neil Spratt &
Alan Brichta

26/08/2011

Life Science Theatre @ 4pm

Lauren Watt (PhD Candidate)

Amanda Smith (PhD Candidate)

PhD 30 Minute Talk

Nikki Verrills

2/09/2011

Ben Copeland (PhD Candidate)

Ricardo Vilain (PhD Candidate)

PhD 30 Minute Talk

Leonie Ashman

9/09/2011

A/Professor Colin Anderson
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
University of Melbourne

How to build a nervous system: Proliferation and differentiation in a mouse sympathetic ganglion

Phillip Jobling

12/09/2011
Special Seminar
Monday at 4pm in MS202

Prof Richard Anderson, Professor of Clinical Reproductive Medicine,
Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist,
The University of Edinburgh,
Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health

Towards understanding of human primordial follicle formation

Keith Jones

16/09/2011

Madeleine Hinwood (PhD Candidate)

Ross Tynan (PhD Candidate)

PhD 30 Minute Talk

Rohan Walker

23/09/2011
2pm - 5pm

Honours Presentations - Mid Year Intake

Doug Smith

30/09/2011
3pm till 4pm

Tammy Robinson
E-Teaching Support & Design Officer
Centre for Teaching & Learning
University of Newcastle

Virtual Learning Environment Project Overview - "Blackboard"

Suzanne Evans

30/09/2011
4pm till 5pm

Dieter Naf, Ph.D.
Manager, Animal Services Unit
University of Newcastle

Genetic Modification in Mice

Chris Dayas

7/10/2011

Professor Bernard Balleine
Brain and Mind Institute
University of Sydney

The basal ganglia and executive function

Chris Dayas

14/10/2011

Dr Timothy Bredy
Queensland Brain Institute
The University of Queensland

MicroRNA Regulation of Fear-Related Memory

Chris Dayas

21/10/2011
3:00 pm Start
DMB
Case Study Theatre

Prof. Suresh Mahalingam
Griffith University

Link between viral infections and arthritis

Paul Foster

28/10/2011

Maximilian Plank (PhD Candidate)

PhD 30 Minute Talk

Paul Foster

11/11/2011

Meredith Kelleher (PhD Candidate)

PhD 30 Minute Talk

Jon Hirst

18/11/2011

Professor John Stagg
University of Montreal, and
Institute of Cancer Research Montreal, Canada

Targeting CD73 (ecto-5'-nucleotidase) for Cancer Therapy

Phil Hansbro

25/11/2011

2011 Honours Final Presentations

Doug Smith

7/12/2011

Chris Smith (M Philosophy)

30 Minute Masters Talk

Robin Callister

9/12/2011

Prof. Rainer Landgraf
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Munich, Germany

Genetic and Epigenetic Determinants of Anxiety

Eugene Nalivaiko

14/12/2011
Special Seminar
Wednesday at 4pm in MS202

Prof. Michael J. Joyner, M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Can physiology fill the intellectual void left by the reductionists?

Bob Callister

16/12/2011
1:00 pm Start

Dr Denise Fitzgerald
Centre for Infection and Immunity
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Queen's University Belfast

Autoimmune Inflammation and Remyelination in the Central Nervous System

Simon Keely

     

 

For any questions with regards to the seminar series, please email us.

For any questions with regards to the 30 minute PhD Talks, please contact Lisa Wood.

To view Lectopia seminar recordings, from September 18th, 2009 please see individual seminar titles.  Note: Available recordings are with the permission of the "Guest Speaker".

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