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JCSMR Director's "Health through Discovery" Public Lecture Series
"Health through Discovery" Public Lecture Series
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Past events
24
Feb
2020
Rare Disease Day Seminar »
Join us for the first Health Through Discovery Lecture of 2020 for Rare Disease Day. This is a public lecture series hosted by Professor Graham Mann.
28
Oct
2019
Vaccines to eradicate malaria: Impossible, Improbable or Imminent? »
Join us for the JCSMR Public Lecture series, with Associate Professor Ian Cockburn presenting on the eradication of malaria.
26
Aug
2019
I see dead people! The adventures of a bioarchaeologist »
Join us for the JCSMR Director's Public Lecture, with presenation from Associate Professor Ronika Power, Associate Professor of Bioarchaeology, Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University.
29
Jul
2019
Better Together at Finding the Path: A story of collaborative mental health research »
Dr Michelle Banfield has been awarded the 2019 John James Foundation's Tony Ayers Prize for Excellence in Translational Medicine. Dr Banfield is Head of Lived Experience Research at the ANU Centre for Mental Health Research, within the Research School of Population Health.
24
Jun
2019
The Sabotage of Science: Why, How and What Can be Done »
Professor Simon Foote, Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research
29
Apr
2019
Current Perspectives in Multiple Sclerosis »
Join us for a special public lecture on Multiple Sclerosis, from a clinical and patient perspective.
25
Mar
2019
The causes of cancer: when good cells go bad »
Join us for a special Public Lecture to welcome Professor Barry Thompson to JCSMR.
25
Feb
2019
Rare Disease Day Special Public Lecture - Bridging health and social care »
Join us for a special public lecture as part of Rare Disease Day 2019!
26
Nov
2018
Illuminating the dark genome: Bringing insights in gene function to genomic medicine »
Most of the human genome remains "dark", with little biological information available for the majority of genes. Investigating the dark genome is essential to advance knowledge and better understand diseases. Professor Steve Brown will present the last discoveries made by the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium.
29
Oct
2018
The 7th Annual John Curtin Lecture in Medical Research: Understanding the causes of human autoimmune diseases »
Autoimmune diseases arise when our immune cells turn against our own tissues and cells, damaging or destroying them. There are over different 80 autoimmune diseases affecting 3-5% of the population, and no cures. To develop better treatmens, we must understand the molecular and genetic causes of these diseases.
24
Sep
2018
The healthy value of light in blood »
Blood is essential for life. Understanding blood cells and their interaction with a myriad network of living vessels holds key to the health of circulatory system.
30
Jul
2018
Blinded by the light: how too much of a good thing can lead to the demise of your retina »
When most people try to imagine a life without sight, they close their eyes and reimagine the world around them.
25
Jun
2018
From bug to bedside: how we use flies to cure cancer »
Dr Quinn’s group conducts discovery-driven fundamental research using Drosophila (Vinegar fly) genetics to provide the new insights into cancer initiation and progression, which are essential to uncover new therapeutic avenues to improve patient outcomes.
30
Apr
2018
The immune system: Department of Defence or Department of Destruction »
Associate Professor Di Yu will receive the 2017 John James Foundation Tony Ayers Prize for his work in translational medicine.
27
Nov
2017
The wicked problem of drugs policy in a post-truth world »
Evidence based medical and science policy is increasingly under pressure to bow to commercial pressures and political ideology. But surely not in Australia...?
