All SCS Staff and HDR students are welcome to join the SCS staff meeting, to hear the latest updates from Head of School, Professor Eric Morand, and raise discussion on any school-related matters.
Quiet Achiever Award nominations - please submit by Wed 30 March 2022 - HERE.
It involves triaging for sotrovimab use, talking to patients on the phone and deciding whether appropriate for remdesivir or oral therapies and prescribing/consenting as appropriate. Need to keep a bit up to date with changes to therapies. All can be done from home with EMR/telephone.
For further information please contact Dr Lydia Upjohn: lydia.upjohn@monashhealth.org
Did you know that your Pure profile is often the top Google search result for your name? Have you updated your Pure profile recently? It is important to utilise every opportunity to advance your own research. Now may be an ideal time to update your profile in the Pure system, as this is also used to inform your external public page. There are five fields in Pure that the University has deemed essential:
1. Photo
2. Biography
3. ORCID
4. FoR codes
5. Research area keywords*
*Please provide at least 3 keywords describing your research area as they are used to identify suitable candidates for various Faculty research support initiatives.
Guidance documentation on how and what to complete can be found here (select ‘Researcher profiles’ from the drop-down menu). If you need assistance with any aspect of your Pure profile, please reach out to vanalysa.ly@monash.edu.
Date: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Time: 12:30pm - 1:15pm
Register for this Zoom Webinar
1. Breaking the barrier: Using focused ultrasound for the development of targeted therapies for brain tumours.
Dr Ekaterina (Caty) Salimova, Monash Biomedical Imaging
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) - brain cancer - is aggressive and difficult to treat as systemic therapies are hindered by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Focused ultrasound (FUS) - a non-invasive technique that can induce targeted temporary disruption of the BBB – is a promising tool to improve GBM treatments.
In this webinar, Dr Ekaterina Salimova will discuss the MRI-guided FUS modality at MBI and her research to develop novel targeted therapies for brain tumours.
2. Disposition of the Kv1.3 inhibitory peptide HsTX1[R14A], a novel attenuator of neuroinflammation
Ms Sanjeevini Babu Reddiar, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
The voltage-gated potassium channel (Kv1.3) in microglia regulates membrane potential and pro-inflammatory functions, and non-selective blockade of Kv1.3 has shown anti-inflammatory and disease improvement in animal models of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Therefore, specific inhibitors of pro-inflammatory microglial processes with CNS bioavailability are urgently needed, as disease-modifying treatments for neurodegenerative disorders are lacking.
In this webinar, PhD candidate Ms Sanju Reddiar will discuss the synthesis and biodistribution of a Kv1.3-inhibitory peptide using a [64Cu]Cu-DOTA labelled conjugate.
Enquiries: T: +61 (3) 9905 0100 | E: enquiries.mbi@monash.edu
A summary of your proposed itinerary and estimated cost - including key locations and transfer dates
Purpose and desired outcomes of the travel
Head of Department approval (email will suffice)
The requirement to attach SCS HOS approval is not mentioned on the form because it is a requirement of the Dean's office that is being managed at Faculty level, in addition to the Monash Travel Office's approval process.
Please upload the HOS approval in this section (screenshot below):
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Please ensure compliance with this requirement to avoid further delays in approving your travel request.
Here are the options for car parking at MMC:
Security escort to your car after hours is available for your safety:
For more information, please see the SCS intranet FAQ page or email scs.ohs@monash.edu
The URLs to applicable proposal forms and templates are listed on Page 7 of the Terms of Reference PDF.
If you have any questions about the due dates or the submission process, please contact the Faculty Graduate Research Office E: med-research.degrees@monash.edu
The NHMRC Investigator Grants scheme continues to discriminate against women, and NHMRC has proposed further changes to the scheme.
Potential changes to funding structure:Potential changes to peer review:
NHRMC CEO, Anne Kelso AO, is holding a webinar to discuss these issues on :
SCS Women in Science, Discovery and Medicine (WiSDoM) Committee will be seeking your feedback after this event, so stay tuned!
The L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Australia & New Zealand Fellowships were launched in 2007 and have recognised 54 outstanding local scientists, supporting them to continue their research and help them rise to leadership positions in their field of expertise.
Each Fellow is awarded $25,000 for a one year project. This is intended to provide practical help for the winners to undertake research in their chosen fields and the winners may choose to spend their fellowship on buying scientific equipment, paying for child care costs, conference & travel costs or other items they may need to continue their research.
Within the Australian & New Zealand program there are five Fellowships available: Four $25,000 Australian Fellowships
The National Fellows must be within five years of their PhD (not including career breaks) for research at an Australian or New Zealand academic or research institution.
For questions about this scheme, please refer to the FAQs or contact L'Oréal Australia.
To summarise:
All workers eligible for a third (booster) dose on or before Wednesday, 12 January
If you became eligible for a third dose on or before Wednesday, 12 January (i.e., you became fully vaccinated on or before 12 September 2021), you have until Saturday, 12 February to get your third (booster) dose.
Workers who became eligible for a third (booster) dose after Wednesday, 12 January
If you became eligible for a third dose after Wednesday, 12 January, you should receive your dose as soon as you become eligible and by:
Tuesday, 1 March if you are an aged care worker, or
Tuesday, 29 March if you are a health care worker.
If you do not meet the requirements listed above, you will not be able to continue working at a care facility in the Victorian health service unless you have a valid medical exemption.
Who does this advice apply to?
This requirement applies to all employees; clinical and non-clinical, casuals, administrative teams, volunteers, students, contractors, those working wholly or partially from home and those on long-term leave (who will need to be vaccinated before returning to work).
What you need to do?
If you haven’t yet had your third (booster) dose of vaccination:
Monash Health employees and contractors, who are eligible to receive a third (booster) dose of COVID-19 vaccine, can book or walk into any Monash Health vaccination clinic to receive their vaccination. If you walk into a Monash Health vaccination clinic, please let the clinic know you are a Monash Health employee.
To book a vaccination appointment, you can make an appointment online or by calling the Victorian Coronavirus Booking Hotline on 1800 675 398, 7 days a week, 8am to 8pm.
Third (booster) dose vaccinations are also available at Monash Health’s pop-up vaccination clinics. For the latest information on pop-up clinics, please visit www.sephu.org.
There are vaccination appointments available at Clinic D, Monash Medical Centre. To book at Clinic D, please call our COVID-19 Vaccination Hotline on (03) 8572 2156. The Hotline is open Monday to Friday (8am to 4.30pm) and Saturday to Sunday (9am to 4pm).
The lead role at MMC is the Clinical Dean, reporting to the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, and this job is now hiring. It offers an outstanding opportunity to join a vibrant and passionate team training the doctors of the future, gain all the benefits of being an academic clinician at Monash University, and develop your academic career alongside clinical work. The vacancy is 0.5 full time, and could be filled by one person or split, depending on the applicant.
Find out more HERE or by contacting Associate Professor Vera Golder on vera.golder@monash.edu.
Head of School, Professor Eric Morand said “I am so pleased to have Associate Professor Golder take on this vital role in our School. She is a gifted educator, outstanding researcher, and natural leader, and I know she will do an amazing job despite the challenges of the pandemic for clinical learning".
"I am very honoured and grateful to be taking the baton from such extraordinary leaders, who have laid an excellent foundation for medical student education at SCS. I hope to further nurture an inclusive learning environment and to support the development of the future medical workforce”, said Dr Golder, a researcher within the Rheumatology Group.
Dr Alison Greenway (alison.greenway@monash.edu) and Dr Emma Xu (Zheng.Xu1@monash.edu) will be offering Business Development support to SCS academics.
For all Business Development Support matters, please email both Alison and Emma.
Please refer to our Hudson Careers page for more details or email HR@hudson.org.au if you would like more information.
Before you head off for the shutdown period, please remember to turn off any powerpoints in your office that connect non-essential equipment (such as desktop computers), Christmas lights, etc.
Staff and students who are required to be on-site during the closure, are reminded to enter the hospital via the main staff entrances and undertake a thermal scan and also submit the Monash Health daily attestation. To follow OHS procedures, staff and students must submit the SCS After-Hours Work Form, which is available from the SCS intranet.
For emergencies at Monash Health sites (MMC buildings, Monash Children's Hospital, Casey Hospital, and Dandenong Hospital) please ring x2222 from a landline or dial 9594 7860 from a mobile.
When in the MIMR Building (#261) or MHRP Building (#262) ring (0)000 for emergencies.
When at Notting Hill or at the University campus, please ring x333 from a landline, or 990 53333 from a mobile.
For more OHS information please go to the OHS & Wellbeing page of the SCS intranet.
Merry Christmas!
Applicants must hold a position in Monash Health as either junior medical consultants or allied health practitioners.
The Position Description and Application form can be found on SCS intranet
Candidates are required to send their completed application form and CV to the SCS Research Manager, Adrienne Calder (adrienne.calder@monash.edu) by 5:00 pm on Monday 24th January 2022.
