The Faculty of
Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (FMNHS) is hosting the biennial Early
Career Researcher (ECR) Symposium on Monday 30 October 2017 at the
Monash Business School (271 Collins Street, Level 7, Melbourne CBD).
Registrations
are now open and will close on Friday 15 September 2017 (or when EVENT FULL).
Registration cost for
the event is $50.
Schools and Departments have been encouraged to support the cost of attendance
from their Professional Development budgets.
The 2017 ECR
Symposium will
be opened by Professor Christina Mitchell (Dean, FMNHS) and will comprise of
seminars and workshops encompassing:
· Plenary Session -
Professor Anton Peleg
Director, Department of Infectious Diseases, The
Alfred Hospital, Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Monash
University.
Anton is a Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, and is the Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University. His research interests are in hospital-acquired infections, antibiotic resistance, mechanisms of pathogenesis and infections in immunocompromised hosts. He is also an active clinician working in the area of hospital-acquired infections and transplant infectious diseases. Read more
Anton is a Professor of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, and is the Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases at The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University. His research interests are in hospital-acquired infections, antibiotic resistance, mechanisms of pathogenesis and infections in immunocompromised hosts. He is also an active clinician working in the area of hospital-acquired infections and transplant infectious diseases. Read more
· Plenary Session -
Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea
Senior Research Officer, Team Leader, Murdoch
Children’s Research Institute.
Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea leads international collaborations to understand disease mechanism and develop novel therapies and biomarkers for repeat-associated neurodegenerative diseases. The primary focus of her research program is to develop cell and gene therapies and identify therapeutic targets for Friedreich ataxia. She has received Young Investigator Awards from the Friedreich Ataxia Research Alliance, USA and the Australasian Gene and Cell Therapy Society. Read more.
Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea leads international collaborations to understand disease mechanism and develop novel therapies and biomarkers for repeat-associated neurodegenerative diseases. The primary focus of her research program is to develop cell and gene therapies and identify therapeutic targets for Friedreich ataxia. She has received Young Investigator Awards from the Friedreich Ataxia Research Alliance, USA and the Australasian Gene and Cell Therapy Society. Read more.
· Strategic Career
Planning –
Balancing Teaching & Research and Developing your Career after Disruptions
· Engaging with Industry
& Government –
Presentations by researchers and Raven Consulting
· Grant Development – Capturing
Grant Reviewers with your Front Page
· Panel Discussion – Transition from
Postdoc to Chief Investigator
· Poster Session – Submission via
abstract (Prizes for the best posters)
· Social Event – Concluding with
drinks and nibbles
This event is open to
all FMNHS ECRs and FMNHS ECR Adjunct staff. The event will be capped at
100 participants, on a first-come, first-served basis. So don’t delay……….
POSTER ABSTRACT
SUBMISSION: medicine.research@monash.edu
All
abstracts must be received by 15 September 2017 (please refer
to the attached Poster Guidelines HERE for full details).
NOTE: The
only payment method accepted is providing a Cost Centre and Fund Number.
Please DO NOT use the default payment options (debtors invoice, credit card
etc.), as they will not be processed. Please contact your supervisor for
your Cost Centre and Fund Number if you do not have one.
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