Publications 11th June 2019

Age and autonomic control, but not cerebral oxygenation, are significant determinants of EEG spectral power in children.
Walter L M et al published in Sleep

25, 50 & 75 years ago.
Julian A Smith et al published in ANZ Journal of Surgery

Vitamin C, Hydrocortisone and Thiamine in Patients with Septic Shock (VITAMINS) trial: study protocol and statistical analysis plan.
Fujii T et al published in ClinicalTrials.gov

Publications 4th June 2019

Assessing ventilatory control stability in children with and without an elevated central apnoea index.
Margot Davey et al published in Respirology

Obesity and anthropometric determinants of autonomic control in children with sleep-disordered breathing-which measurements matter?
Margot Davey et al published in International Journal of Obesity

Response Letter to the Editor-Diamond et al, JBMR.
Peter R Ebeling et al published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Centre for Inflammatory Diseases appoints new director

Congratulations to Professor Michael Hickey on his appointment as Director of the Monash University Centre for Inflammatory Diseases (CID). Michael will take over the role from Professor Richard Kitching, who over the last five years has done an outstanding job in raising the grant success and publication output of the CID under his dynamic leadership.

Middle income families struggling to put food on the table

Research by Dr Sue Kleve from the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food shows middle income families are struggling to put food on the table. Read full article here

Original research published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 

Monash Gets Moving for Asylum Seekers

Staff, students, and alumni from Monash University are excited to be raising money in support asylum seekers through the 2019 Monash Run for Refugees on Sunday, July 28.

Congratulations to our 3MT winners!

Well done to everyone who participated in round 2 of the 3MT competition held on Wednesday 5 June. We heard outstanding thesis pitches from over 20 competitors across both junior and senior categories.

Dr Simon Craig awarded $5 million in MRFF Million Minds Mission Grant

Congratulations to Dr Simon Craig who has received five million dollars in funding in the recent Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Million Minds Mission grant opportunity, announced last week by the Minister for Health, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP.

Changes to car parking rates

Please be advised that the hourly car parking rate for the Browns Road staff car park will increase from 0.79 cents to 0.82 cents per hour, effective from Monday 1st July 2019. That means a full day rate (8 hours) is now $6.56 per day.

Register for Transgender Awareness Training

The Monash Ally Network invite you to one of their upcoming Transgender Awareness sessions.

Helping you stay safe

Recently there has been an increase in the number of crime related incidences around the Monash University and MMC area. Making sure you always feel safe is something we take very seriously.

Do you need your profile picture shot?

Our photographer, Ger Hynes, from Hynesite Photography will be on site on Tuesday 11 June from 10.00am until 12noon.

Should we be ditching our smartphones?

If you were to ask SCS's Head of School, Professor Eric Morand, the answer would be unequivocally 'yes'.

Eric was recently interviewed for an article, published in The Age on June 1, about his decision to ditch his smartphone. Having parted ways with it two years ago, Eric says, "I sleep better, I think more clearly and I'm more productive at work."

Read the full article here

Dr Ayse Zengin - championing for gender equity in STEM

Dr Ayse Zengin hopes that one day gender equity can be achieved in STEM. So, when the Australian Academy of Science reached out asking for women in the STEM community to feature in their Women in STEM Decadal Plan, Ayse was only too happy to oblige.

The MLC-ALUCA-Monash Prize for Industry Collaboration for Health Students

The competition provides allied health graduates with the opportunity to create new networks, win some money and even complete an internship with MLC Life Insurance.

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).

Publications for 29th May 2019

Prenatal screening for pre-eclampsia: Frequently asked questions.
Mol B W J et al published in ANZJOG

Undescended testes: What general practitioners need to know
Maurizio Pacilli et al published in The Australian Journal of General Practice

Joint association of mammographic density adjusted for age and body mass index and polygenic risk score with breast cancer risk.
M Southey et al published in Breast Cancer Research

Stroke 2019

Registrations are now open for the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia.

The meeting will be held in Canberra from the 10th-13th September 2019. Early bird prices end this Friday 31st May, so you will need to get in quick!

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).

Dr Jacqueline Flynn selected to join Veski's Leading the Way Program

Dr Jacqueline Flynn from the Centre for Inflammatory Disease in the School of Clinical Sciences has been accepted to join the 2019 Veski Leading the Way: Mid-career emerging leaders program.

New research finds role for nasal High-Flow treatment in Special Care Nurseries

Dr Calum Roberts, a research fellow in the Department of Paediatrics, is part of a team of Melbourne researchers who have found that nasal High-Flow therapy can be used effectively as respiratory support for many newborn infants, without the need for a higher level of breathing support.