Online AAHMS event - 'Life as a Clinician Scientist' and COVID-19

Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences has organised two online events (one upcoming) sharing insights into life as a clinician scientist during a pandemic.

• Date/Time: 20 August 2020 6:00 - 7:45 pm
• REGISTER at bit.ly/LACS_20Aug for this FREE event. 

Publications 12 August 2020

Raloxifene recovers effects of prenatal immune activation on cognitive task-induced gamma power.  

Schroeder A, Nakamura JP, Hudson M, Jones NC, Du X, Sundram S, Hill RA.

Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Dec;110:104448. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104448. Epub 2019 Sep 16.

The maternal immune activation model uncovers a role for the Arx gene in GABAergic dysfunction in schizophrenia.  

Nakamura JP, Schroeder A, Hudson M, Jones N, Gillespie B, Du X, Notaras M, Swaminathan V, Reay WR, Atkins JR, Green MJ, Carr VJ, Cairns MJ, Sundram S, Hill RA.

Brain Behav Immun. 2019 Oct;81:161-171. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.06.009. Epub 2019 Jun 5. 

A qualitative study exploring what it means to be healthy for young Indigenous Australians and the role of social media in influencing health behaviour.  

Walker T, Molenaar A, Palermo C.

Health Promot J Austr. 2020 Jul 29. doi: 10.1002/hpja.391. Online ahead of print.

Dr Rachel Hill receives Curt Richter Award

Dr Rachel Hill

International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology has recognised Dr Rachel Hill 's manuscript with the Curt Richter Award. 

SCS staff receive Dean's Awards for Excellence

The Dean's Awards for Excellence were announced recently and SCS is delighted to report that three staff members have been recognised for their outstanding achievement within the Faculty.   Prof Michael Hickey was awarded "Excellence in Research (Postgraduate Research Supervision)", A/Prof Julie Brimblecombe was awarded "Excellence in Research Impact (Economic and Social Impact)" and A/Prof Ram Nataraja was awarded "Excellence in Education (Innovation in Learning and Teaching)".

FMNHS ARC Fellowships Workshop

Date:     Thursday 3 September 2020

Time:    10:00am - 12:00pm

Weekly COVID-19 Research Continuity Q&A Sessions

Due to the implementation of Stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions in metropolitan Melbourne, the Faculty has decided that the Research Continuity Q&A sessions will be held on a weekly basis until further notice. Calendar invites will be circulated accordingly.

Virtual SCS Staff Meeting - Friday 21 August 11:00AM

All SCS staff and HDR students are invited to the (virtual) SCS Staff Meeting

Details

• Date: Friday 21 August 2020
• Time: 11:00am

Research Professional - Training Session

Research Professional (RP) is an online database search for funding opportunities. We have invited Helen Papaefthimiou (Research Professional - Business Process Owner) to present a workshop on Research Professional for our School.

Summary of MRFF Open and Forecast Grants

1) MRFF - Australian Brain Cancer Mission - 2020 Brain Cancer Survivorship Grant Opportunity

Closing date 20-Oct-2020 5:00 pm  

Total pool $3M

Maximum Grants size $3M

Benestar free webinars for staff

Taking back control - Managing burnout, fatigue and self-care during a COVID-19 lockdown

• Date: Thursday 20th August
• Time: 11am -12pm
• Register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3158303579047330576