2019 MHTP Student Open Day

All prospective research students are invited to explore the postgraduate research opportunities (Honours, Masters and Phd projects for 2020 intake) available to you at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP).

2019 MHTP Open Day

All prospective research students are invited to explore the postgraduate research opportunities (Honours, Masters and Phd projects for 2020 intake) available to you at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP).

2019 MHTP Open Day

All prospective research students are invited to explore the postgraduate research opportunities (Honours, Masters and Phd projects for 2020 intake) available to you at the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP).

The Gunn National Fellowship for Career Development in Research – Women in Haematology

In an Australian first, a female only fellowship specifically directed at Haematology career development in medical research, is being offered. The Snowdome Foundation and Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision are passionate about supporting the advancement of women in medical research and are funding this fellowship together with the support of the Gunn Family.

Details here: https://www.snowdome.org.au/funding/the-gunn-family-fellowship/

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER: CELL BIOLOGY OF MAMMALIAN OOCYTES AND EMBRYOS

A position as postdoctoral researcher is available to study the mechanisms of cell divisions in mouse oocytes and embryos at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM). Our lab uses live imaging approaches, along with genetic interventions and micromanipulation approaches to study the mechanisms of chromosome segregation in the oocyte and early mammalian embryo, in order to understand the cellular basis of fertility. Previous experience in any of the following would be a benefit for the role: cell and molecular biology approaches, cell division, live cell imaging, oocyte and embryo handling, micro-manipulation and microinjection. The position is available for three years in the first instance. CRCHUM is a new state of the art research facility located in the heart of downtown Montreal, close to the Old Port.

For representative examples of the labs recent work please see: Vazquez-Diez et al., 2016. PNAS 13(3):626-31. Tsichlaki and FitzHarris, 2016. Scientific Reports 6:28040. Shomper et al., Cell Cycle, 2014. 13(7):1171-9.

For more on the lab see fitzharrislab.com
Interested candidates are encouraged to send a current CV and cover letter to Dr Greg FitzHarris at greg.fitzharris@umontreal.ca before March 31st 2017.

Joint Arts-Medicine Interdisciplinary Research Scheme - Affinity Workshop (28 June)

9am-12pm, Tuesday, 28 June, Japanese Studies Centre, 12 Ancora Imparo Way (formerly Bldg 54, Clayton)

All researchers are encouraged to attend.   

Registration for the event is at Affinity workshop registration.    Copied below are instructions for those wishing to participate via Zoom.

Joint Arts-Medicine Interdisciplinary Research Scheme - Affinity Workshop (28 June)

The Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences are very pleased to announce the launch of a new joint SEED fund to promote interdisciplinary collaborations across both Faculties.

The Faculty would like to invite you to join us at the upcoming Affinity Workshop which will include brief presentations from both the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences to showcase current projects, new ideas and the potential for collaboration.  Areas for discussion might include the Hazelwood Health Study, family violence, drug addiction, quality of patient care, bioethics, ageing, intercultural education and implications for GPs, and indigenous health.

We would encourage you to come along on Tuesday 28 June from 9.00am - 12pm at the Japanese Study Centre, 12 Ancora Imparo Way (formerly Bldg 54), Clayton Campus, and participate in the discussions.

Please find here attached the flyer with events details and running schedule of speakers. Kindly register for the event at Affinity workshop registration. 

In addition to registering, please reply to this email with a link to your Monash profile and a one sentence summary of your research interests. This will be incorporated into a delegate pack.

Registration on the day of the Workshop will commence at 9.00am, with a start time of 9.15am sharp.

Annual Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Student Symposium – Call for Abstracts

Calling all medical research students!   As part of this year’s Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) Medical Research Week® in Victoria, the The ASMR Victorian Student Symposium Committee are proud to present the 7th ASMR Victoria Student Research Symposium

Friday 3^rd June at The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI)

An exciting all day showcase symposium for ALL Victorian medical research students (UROP, Undergraduate, Honours, Masters, PhD, and more) to present their work, listen to some of Victoria’s top medical researchers, and network in a friendly environment! During the symposium, research students participate in oral, “3-minute-thesis” styled oral, and poster presentations in ALL disciplines of medical research.

For each educational level, many prizes and awards are given including a ticket to the prestigious ASMR GALA dinner, where the awardee will have an opportunity to dine with well-known researchers.

Registration and abstract submission are NOW open.
Abstract submission closes: 18^th April 2016, 5pm 
Registration closes: 2^nd June 2016, 5pm

This event is part of the Medical Research Week® undertaken by the Australian Society for Medical Research. For more information please visit the ASMR website:
http://asmr.org.au/MRWVic.html 

L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowships - 2016 Applications Close Tuesday 12th April

Applications for the 2016 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Australian & New Zealand Fellowships opened on Monday 22 February. The FWIS program was founded in 1998 with a simple aim; to ensure that women are fairly represented at all levels in science.

In 2016  three post-doctoral female scientists in Australia will be awarded with a $25,000 Fellowship. Applicants within five years of completing their PhD are welcome from a variety of fields including life sciences, clinical and health sciences, material sciences, physical sciences, mathematics or engineering.

Applications will close at midnight Tuesday 12^th April.

The application form and more information about the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Australian & New Zealand program can be found at www.forwomeninscience.com.au.

PRIZES & AWARDS BULLETIN: A new Prime Minister’s Prize; Fresh Science and $50,000 stem cell prizes extended

Fresh Science - deadline extended to 30 March Still thinking about nominating? We're giving you the Easter break to complete your nominations - get it in by Wednesday, 30 March. Fresh Science is a national competition that selects researchers with research results, an invention, or a discovery, trains them how to find and tell the story of their science, and helps them share their findings with the media and the public. We’re looking for: early-career researchers (from honours students to no more than five years’ post-PhD) with a discovery that has had little or no media coverage and with some ability to present their ideas in everyday English (something we can build on). Nominate now at www.freshscience.org.au. It’s (relatively) pain-free. Or, come and share a beer with this year’s Fresh Scientists and hear about their discoveries. We’re bringing Fresh Science to pubs in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Sydney. Details at www.freshscience.org.au. Fresh Science South Australia is supported by the South Australian Museum, Flinders University, the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia. Fresh Science Western Australia is supported by the Western Australian Museum, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Murdoch University, the University of Western Australia and The University of Notre Dame. Fresh Science Victoria is supported by Museum Victoria, Swinburne University and CSIRO. Fresh Science New South Wales is supported by the University of New South Wales and the Australian Museum. Fresh Science Queensland is presented by eConnect and supported by the University of Queensland. Now in its 19th year, Fresh Science has trained over 300 scientists to share their science, and generated hundreds of news stories via TV, print, radio and online. You can read past Fresh Scientists’ stories online at freshscience.org.au/stories

Prizes, prizes, prizes $50,000 prizes for early-career stem cell researchers The deadline for applications for the Metcalf Prizes for Stem Cell Research has been extended until Wednesday 30 March 2016. The $50,000 prizes are open to mid-career researchers who are five to 10 years past their PhD or MD (research-based) and working in stem cell research in Australia. Applicants could be working in medicine or agriculture, government or a university, or anything in between. To apply online, and for a full list of criteria and conditions, head to the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia’s website: www.stemcellfoundation.net.au/researchers/metcalf-prizes   Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science Australia’s most prestigious and highly regarded awards for outstanding achievements in scientific research, research-based innovation and excellence in science teaching. This year there’s a new prize for early career researchers – the $50,000 Prize for New Innovators. Nominations close on 28 April 2016. More information atwww.science.gov.au/community/PrimeMinistersPrizesforScience/Pages/default.aspx   BioMelbourne Network’s Women in Leadership Awards Celebrating outstanding women in biotech, medical tech and health innovation, the BioMelbourne Network Awards recognise strong leaders and innovators serving as role models and mentors in the Melbourne biomedical community. Applications close 31 March. More at www.biomelbourne.org/moxiefiles/files/Women_in_Leadership_Awards_Kit_2016.pdf Calling Tall Poppies The Young Tall Poppy Science Awards recognise excellent up-and-coming researchers, alongside a proven ability and passion to engage the wider community with science. Run by the Australian Institute for Policy & Science, these awards are often a stepping stone to other science awards. Nominations close 11 April. More at: www.aips.net.au/tall-poppies/nominations   L’Oréal For Women in Science Fellowships The Fellowships recognise outstanding early-career, female scientists and assist them in consolidating their careers and rising to leadership positions in science. We’re not currently assisting with the Fellowships this year. Nominations for the four $25,000 Fellowships close 12 April. Visit www.forwomeninscience.com.au for more.   Academy of Science Awards recognising science leaders The Academy’s honorific awards are open to scientists of all levels of experience across physical and biological science. They’re also offering funds for research, conferences funding, and travel. The closing date for the award nominations is 30 April and the closing date to apply for research, conference, and travel support is 15 June. For details see www.science.org.au/opportunities.   Australia’s most comprehensive science prizes – the Eureka Prizes The $160,000 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, recognise research, science communication and journalism, leadership, and students. This year there are two new prizes: innovation in medical research and innovation in citizen science. Nominations close 6 May. More at australianmuseum.net.au/eureka

Media training workshop for scientists Conveying the complexity of your research, your life’s work, into a 30-second grab for the media can be hard. The solution is to shape the essence of your science into a story. Join Science in Public for their one day media training workshop and get some help. Two experienced science communicators will work with you to find the story in your research. Over the years we’ve helped Monash launch the world’s first printed jet engine, revealed the loss of half the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, helped CERN announce the Higgs boson, and revealed the link between CSIRO’s Wi-Fi patent and Aussie astronomy. We will help you find the right words to explain your research in a way that works for the media, as well as for government, industry and other stakeholders. Working journalists from television, print and radio will join us over the course of the day to explain what makes news for them. And you’ll get the chance to practice being interviewed in front of a camera and on tape. The day’s insights and training will help you feel more comfortable in dealing with journalists when media opportunities arise. Upcoming courses: Sydney: Tuesday 12 April, Business Events Sydney, 100 William Street Melbourne: Tuesday 19 April, Royal Society of Victoria, 8 La Trobe Street Sydney: Wednesday 4 May Melbourne: Thursday 12 May and Tuesday 21 June Adelaide: date TBC Courses run 8.30am to 5pm. Cost is $800+GST and includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea, with lattes on demand. Read more about the media training workshop online.

Science in Public – planning, mentoring, communicating Contact me to find out more about our services to train, mentor, plan and deliver media and communication strategies for science.  We offer: Communication plans, mentoring and training We can review your stakeholders, messages and tools and help you and your communication team refine your plans. We offer this service for individual announcements or for a whole program or institute. Media releases, launches, and campaigns We can help you develop an outreach program, from a simple media release through to a launch, a summit, a conference, or a film. Publications and copy-writing From a tweet to a newsletter; from a brochure to a Nature supplement, we can write compelling and accurate science-driven copy which captures the essence of your story and purpose.

US - Australia Enabling Technologies Meeting 23-24 May, Sydney

The US-Australia Enabling Technologies Technical Exchange Meeting will be held in Sydney on 23-24 May 2016. This meeting is held under the auspices of the US-Australia Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology, the major civil science dialogue between the two countries which is held every two years.

The purpose of this Technical Exchange Meeting is to explore and potentially build basic research collaborations in enabling technologies between the US and Australia and will comprise of three overarching technical thrusts: Materials Science, Physics and Biomedical Sciences.

US participation will include the Department of Defense, other US science agencies, and academic researchers.

Australian researchers are invited to submit abstracts for consideration in the program and should be submitted to info@anff.org.au no later than 25 March 2016.

Once biographies and abstracts are submitted, efforts will be made by the Co-Chairs to identify possible new areas of potential collaboration with the agenda being finalised based on both US and Australian responses.

Selected Australian researchers will be notified, most likely by the third week of April, if they have been chosen for inclusion in the Program and encouraged to attend. Please note that, if selected, attendees are responsible for funding and making their own travel arrangements including lodging.

Further information on the meeting in the attached document and flyer with relevant contacts listed.

This meeting will provide a valuable opportunity for Australian researchers to engage with a wide range of US research agencies and academics and maximise US research collaboration and partnerships. 

Australian Museum Eureka Prizes open for nominations – $160,000 across 16 prizes

The ‘Oscars of Australian ​S​cience’, the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, celebrate research, science communication and journalism, leadership, and students.

This year, two new prizes recognise innovation in medical research and innovation in citizen science. The total prize pool is $160,000.

The 16 prizes will be announced and presented at a gala dinner on 31 August

 2016​. Nominations close ​on ​6 May ​2016​. 

​Further information is available ​at: http://australianmuseum.net.au/eureka

​If you intend to apply for a Eureka Prize, please advise the Faculty Research Office (medicine.research@monash.edu) as external editorial assistance on your application is available through Monash University's Prizes & Awards Strategy.​

Stem Cell Research Prizes – 2 x $50,000 Metcalf Prizes

The Metcalf Prizes are open to mid-career researchers, five to 10 years past their PhD or MD (research based), working in stem cell research in Australia.

Last year’s winners were Christine Wells of the University of Queensland and Ryan Lister of the University of Western Australia in recognition of their leadership in stem cell research.

Christine has created an online encyclopaedia of detailed scientific information on how our thousands of different genes shape us, which has led to the discovery of a new kind of stem cell.

Ryan has discovered how adult stem cells retain a memory of what they once were. He believes he can make them forget their past lives, so that their history doesn’t limit their new potential.

Applications close Monday 21 March 2016. We encourage last year’s unsuccessful applicants to apply again this year if they are still eligible.

The Prizes are an initiative of the National Stem Cell Foundation of Australia.

For more information head to the Foundation’s website:

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www.stemcellfoundation.net.au/researchers/metcalf-prizes

​If you intend to apply for a Metcalf Prize, please advise the Faculty Research Office (medicine.research@monash.edu) as external editorial assistance on your application is available through Monash University's Prizes & Awards Strategy.​

AINSE Winter School 2016 - opportunity for undergraduate students

AINSE offers scholarships to each of its member universities to enable a nominated student to attend Winter Schools on applications of nuclear techniques. The Schools are held at the Lucas Heights Science and Technology Centre (ANSTO), about 30km south of Sydney.

Students interested in the use of nuclear techniques, across a range of disciplines, such as archaeology, biology, chemistry, engineering, geology, materials science, medicine, nanotechnology, and physics are encouraged to apply. 


Applications close on 31 March 2016, please refer to attached flyer for more details.

Students interested must contact Professor Ian Smith's office (AINSE councillor at Monash) via pvcrri@monash.edu by Thursday 24 March 2016 to fill in a nomination form.

IITB Monash Research Academy call for new projects June 2016 intake

The June 2016 intake process for the IITB-Monash Research Academy has now commenced. Every year, we start this process by defining new collaborative projects between faculty members at Monash University and IITB.

Collaborative projects, once defined, will be advertised on our website, in order to attract good students.  We will be releasing advertisements in major Indian newspapers as well, and are confident that this will lead to a large amount of traffic to the Academy website.

If you have any new project proposal ideas, the time to submit them is now. If you know who you would like to collaborate with at IITB, we request you to please commence a discussion with them immediately.

If you require any assistance regarding collaborations, kindly get in touch with Adrian Gertler (adrian.gertler@monash.edu) with a cc to Prof. Murali Sastry (murali.sastry@iitbmonash.org) and (beenap@iitbmonash,org). We will be happy to make introductions with the relevant faculty at IITB.

Projects received between now and 05 March 2016 will then be advertised on the Academy website, and be offered to candidates in the June 2016 intake round.  

The project proposal template is here.

If you have any further queries about The Academy please contact Prof. Murali Sastry (murali.sastry@iitbmonash.org), Adrian Gertler (adrian.gertler@monash.edu) or Beena Pillai (beenap@iitbmonash.org).

ECR travel grant - Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Australia

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Australia invites applications for its early-stage researcher travel grants. These support medical or science graduates in the early stages of their research career with travel to research institutions or scientific meetings which will further the applicant’s expertise in the study of type 1 diabetes. Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents currently residing in Australia, or temporary residents holding JDRF research awards and currently working at an Australian institution. Current PhD students or researchers who are not more than five year postdoctoral researchers are eligible to apply.

Grants are worth up to AU$2,000 for domestic travel and up to AU$4,000 for international travel.  Closing date 28 Feb 2016

More information here.

Huntington Society of Canada Research Programs

The Huntington Society of Canada has launched the 2016 NAVIGATOR and NEW PATHWAYS Research Competitions:  http://www.huntingtonsociety.ca/2016-hsc-research-competition/

The 2016 timeline is:

·         February 8, 2016 – Letter of Intent, (electronic and hard copy) due by 3pm ET

·         February 16, 2016 – Request for full proposal communicated to successful applicants

·         April 14,  2016 – Full proposal (electronic and hard copy) due by 3pm ET

·         June 2016 – Announcement of decisions

·         July 1, 2016 – Funding may commence

All documents and information are available on the HSC website, particularly:

NAVIGATOR Terms of Reference:

http://www.huntingtonsociety.ca/navigator-research-program-2/

NAVIGATOR Application: 

http://www.huntingtonsociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/NAVIGATOR-APPLICATION-2016_Form.pdf

NEW PATHWAYS Terms of Reference:

http://www.huntingtonsociety.ca/new-pathways-research-program-2/

NEW PATHWAYS Application:

http://www.huntingtonsociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/NEW-PATHWAYS-Application-2016-Form.pdf

LETTER of INTENT form:

http://www.huntingtonsociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/LOI-FORM-2016_Form-with-Links.pdf

​For further information, please contact:​

Shirley Barnes, Office Administrator

Huntington Society of Canada

sbarnes@huntingtonsociety.ca

Registrar research award - Australasian Association of Nuclear Medicine Specialists

This supports work that provides new data of clinical and scientific merit and involves the use of nuclear medicine techniques to be presented at the annual scientific meeting. The award is worth up to AU$3,000 to cover travel to attend a nuclear medicine scientific meeting.

Maximum award: $3,000  Closing date: 29 Jan 2016 

Details here

Travelling fellowships to attend American College of Cardiology meetings

Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, AU

These enable early career researchers to present at an international conference, in particular, to attend the Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology to be held in Chicago, Illinois, from 2 to 4 April 2016. Fellowships are worth AU$3,000 each.

Maximum award: $3,000  Closing date: 15 Feb 2016 

Details here.

Call for Research Projects for BMedSc(Hons) 2016 Feb Indonesian intake

The BMedSc (Hons) office is calling for a limited selection of ~30 projects to be included in a project booklet that will be sent to prospective medical students from the University of Indonesia (currently 7 potential candidates). The aim is for the Indonesian students and Monash supervisors to have agreed on a project before the students arrive in Australia in mid February. 

• Deadline to submit projects for the mid-year International cohort is: 5pm Thursday December 17^th, 2015 to bmedsc@monash.edu
• All candidates from the University of Indonesia have instruction in English and will have finished their third year of medical studies (equivalent to at least the end of the second year Monash MBBS).
• These students will be fully integrated with the domestic MBBS students undertaking their BMedSc(Hons) from February 2016 until November 2016, but will also have access to the Student Academic Support Unit (SASU) who provide assistance with written English language skills.
• Information regarding eligibility requirements, course structure and outline are at: http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2016handbooks/courses/M3701.html
• An orientation program will be held in Feb 2016 including EndNote, writing skills, literature search skills and other learning workshops. Student attendance at the orientation program is mandatory.
• The BMedSc program (MED4301 and MED4302) consists of the following assessment tasks:

1.     Progress report

2.     Literature review

3.     2 x Departmental oral presentations

4.     Minor thesis (up to 15,000 words)

5.     Faculty oral and poster presentations

Supervisors are required to meet all costs associated with training the candidate.

We thank you in advance for your involvement in BMedSc(Hons).

For any information about this program, please contact Megan Wallace in the Ritchie Centre.