Dr Hashrul Rashid receives the RACP Victorian Trainee Research Award for TAVI study

Congratulations to Dr Hashrul Rashid on receiving the Victorian Trainee Research Award by Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).  

Dr Rashid's study has demonstrated certain prosthesis factors that  increase the risk of leaflet thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Prosthesis that are under-expanded, implanted deep and misaligned, are associated with leaflet thrombosis. He hopes this will help improve procedural techniques during TAVI to improve valve longevity and clinical safety.

Speaking of the award, Dr Rashid said, "I feel ecstatic to be awarded the best research abstract amongst physician trainees in Victoria". 

The award winners are selected by a panel of renowned researchers and physicians.  Dr Rashid will now represent the state for the national competition in Brisbane in 2021.

Earlier this year, Dr Rashid, a specialist cardiologist at Monash Heart who's undergoing a PhD with the Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, had won the RACP Trainee of the Year Award.  See news article here.

Research reveals recoverable funds opportunity in Monash Medical Centre emergency department

An investigation into Australian public emergency departments has identified a recoverable cash flow potentially worth millions of dollars.  Read full story here.

Food as Medicine course rated amongst the best in the world

Four of Monash University’s free online short courses, including the Food as Medicine course, run by the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food have ranked in the world’s Top Online Courses of All Time, more than any other Australian university. Read full story here.

$3.4M MRFF funding for fight against superbugs

Congratulations to Prof Tony Korman and Adj A/Prof Rhonda Stuart, part of a multidisciplinary team of Monash researchers who have won a $3.4M MRFF grant for improving diagnosis, treatment and prevention of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals and the healthcare system.  Read full news story here.

WiSDoM Tea and Stories - Wednesday 21 October 2020 4pm - 5pm

 

The SCS Women in Science, Discovery and Medicine (WiSDoM) Committee and the Hudson Equity and Diversity Committee cordially invite everyone (including men) to Watch ‘Picture a Scientist’: 16th – 18th October, followed by an Open Discussion on Wednesday 21st October 2020 4pm – 5pm.

SCS Staff Meeting - Friday 16 October 2020 11am - 12noon

All staff and HDR students are invited to the next SCS staff meeting

Details

Friday 16 October 11am-12noon

Dr Fiona Best appointed Binational Chair, RANZCP Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Forensic Psychiatry

We are delighted to announce Dr Fiona Best has been appointed Binational Chair, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Subcommittee for Advanced Training in Forensic Psychiatry.  Read full story here.

Genetic risk factors identified for prostate cancer

Monash University’s Precision Medicine research group has discovered multiple new genetic risk factors that make men susceptible to aggressive prostate cancer that will contribute to future prevention of the disease.  Read full story here.

A design for the end of life: Rethinking palliative care as a home away from home

A picture speaks a thousand words – and Dr Nyein Chan Aung’s painting of the Melbourne hospital room says it all.  Read full news story here.

Medical teaching innovation yields results for infants at risk of cerebral palsy

Medical student Arrabella King and infants at risk of cerebral palsy have mutually benefited from Monash University's recent innovation of a Scholarly Intensive Placement (SIP) as part of medical training in the final year of the medical MD degree.  Read full story here.

Top researchers recognised in The Australian’s Research 2020 Magazine

Congratulations to SCS researchers Professor Peter Ebeling and Associate Professor Rebecca Lim who have been recognised in The Australian’s Research 2020 magazine. Read more here.

Review of ANCA-associated vasculitis published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Prof Richard Kitching

A major review covering all aspects of ANCA-associated vasculitis was published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers, an influential journal that invites key researchers to write definitive reviews of important medical problems.  Read full story here.

NHMRC Ideas Grants Peer Review - Call to Action

NHMRC would like to sincerely thank those of our researchers generously giving their time to support the research endeavours of others through their roles as peer reviewers for the 2020 Ideas Grants round.

ARC- DECRA Fellowships (DE22) Now Open

The DECRA grant opportunity provides focused research support for early career researchers in both teaching and research, and research-only positions.

DECRAs are for eligible researchers within 5 years post-PhD (i.e. researchers with a PhD award date which falls on, or after 1 March 2016). If you require a Career Interruption, see here.

Update to Australian Research Council (ARC) Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy

The ARC Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Policy has been updated to clarify the types of personal interests that researchers are required to identify and disclose.  Researchers will need to provide this information when they are on an application for ARC research funding, or on the ARC's College of Experts.

ARC - Australian Laureate Fellowships (FL21) Now Open

The Australian Laureate Fellowships (including Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship) scheme encourages applications from the highest-quality researchers by providing eligible Australian Laureate Fellows with project funding in addition to a salary supplement and salary-related (on-cost) support.    

A Call for Collaborative Medicinal Chemistry Projects 2020-2021

The Australian Translational Medicinal Chemistry Facility (ATMCF) provides Australian researchers with an opportunity to:

• access subsidised medicinal chemistry
• access the Therapeutic Innovation Australia (TIA) Pipeline Accelerator for further cost reductions
• work with a team of medicinal chemists who have a proven track record in drug discovery and commercialisation outcomes

MONASH UNIVERSITY - BAKER INSTITUTE SEED FUNDING FOR COLLABORATIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Monash University's Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (MNHS) and the Baker Institute are jointly funding a seed grant scheme, to further enhance collaborative cardiovascular research. Researchers are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) for funding up to $100,000 for collaborative projects.

WiSDoM Tea & Stories

The School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health (SCS) Women in Science, Discovery and Medicine (WiSDoM) Committee cordially invite you to an afternoon of Tea and Stories on Leveraging gains from COVID-19 and its lesson

Date: Wednesday 23 September 2020 3:30 pm – 4:30pm via Zoom HERE

Torque 'Covid-19: The New Normal' Event

Date/Time:

• Tuesday  6 October 2020 6:00 – 7:30 PM

The module will feature four experts in health and higher education who will sift through all the data and jargon to: