Monday 17 October 2016

CID weekly seminar, Tues 18 Oct

Dr Alhomrani
A light lunch is served prior to the seminar at 11:45am in the seminar room foyer, level 2, TRF Building.

Defining the interactions between amnion epithelial cells, stellate cells, macrophages and liver progenitor cells during liver injury
Dr Majid Alhomrani
Postgraduate student, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases
Scientist, Monash University

Mr Majid Alhomrani is a scientist at Monash University where he is currently in his second year of PhD. He is a lecturer in the department of internal medicine at the faculty of medicine, Taif University, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Alhomrani received his Master degree in Laboratory Medicine from RMIT University, Australia. Mr. Alhomrani completed his Bachelor degree in Laboratory Medicine at the faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. Mr. Alhomrani research focuses on investigating the potential of human amnion epithelial cell based therapies in liver fibrosis.

Can immunological biomarkers predict infection in kidney transplant recipients?
Dr Claire Dendle
Postgraduate student, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases
Physician, Infectious Diseases, Monash Health
Director, Immunocompromised Patient Service

Dr Claire Dendle is an Infectious Diseases physician and the Director of the Immunocompromised Patient Service at Monash Health. Claires’ research interests include vaccination, as well as the use of immunological biomarkers to determine the net state of immunocompromise in transplantation. Claire is interested and involved in undergraduate education at Monash University, with a particular focus on the design and implementation of the Infectious Diseases Curriculum.


Further information available from CID Weekly Seminar Series website [http://www.med.monash.edu.au/scs/medicine/cid/seminar-series.html]


The CiiiD Tuesday Meeting is held directly after at 1:00pm.  Madelynne White, Karyssa Arendt and Darren Tran (students) will be presenting on Tuesday 11 October.


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