Faculty Research Week: Early Career Researcher Showcase 16-19 August

Dr Monique Kilkenny

Come and hear our Early Career Researchers talk about their latest research which has led to award-winning publications.  A series of seminars across various campuses during Research Week.

Tuesday 16th August 12:00 noon-1:00 pm

Department of Surgery Seminar Room, Level 5 Block E, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health

Dr Janette Tong – Identification and functional characterisation of a novel dopamine beta hydroxylase gene variant associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Dr Monique Kilkenny – Readmissions after stroke: Linked data from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry and hospital databases

Register at https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/mnhsroe/view/172700/

Tuesday 16^th August 12 noon – 1:00pm

Lecture Theatre H3, 20 Chancellors Walk, Clayton

Dr Megan Spencer-Smith – Winner of the Jenny Redman Early Career Researcher Publication Prize for Psychological Sciences

Neonatal MRI is associated with future cognition and academic achievement in preterm children.

Dr Garron Dodd – Winner of the Robert Porter Early Career Researcher Publication Prize for Laboratory Based Sciences

Leptin and insulin act on POMC neurons to promote the browning of white fat

Register at https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/mnhsroe/view/172699/

Wednesday 17th August 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Lecture Theatre, Level 5, Alfred Centre

Chair – Ingrid Hopper

Dr Carol Hodgson – Winner of the Henry Krum Early Researcher Publication Prize for Clinical Sciences

Early mobilisation and recovery in mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU: a bi-national, multi-centre prospective cohort study.

Dr Rosanne Freak-Poli - Positive affect is not associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease: A population-based study of older persons.

Register at https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/mnhsroe/view/172704/

Friday 19th August 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Lecture Theatre S13, 11 Rainforest Walk, Clayton

Dr Ian Harding – Winner of the Early Career Researcher Fellows Publication Prize for Non-Laboratory Based Research

Effective connectivity within the frontoparietal control network differentiates cognitive control and working memory.

Dr Sarah Atkinson – Winner of the Early Career Researcher Fellows Publication Prize for Laboratory Based Research

The Anopheles-midgut APN1 structure reveals a new malaria transmission-blocking vaccine epitope

Register at https://my.monash.edu.au/news-and-events/bookings/mnhsroe/view/172701/