Technology to revolutionise maternity care for Melbourne mums

Dr Vinayak Smith and Professor Euan Wallace have been mentioned in the Herald Sun for their work on a world-first fetal monitoring device.

MRFF - BioMedTech Horizons Round 3 NOW OPEN

Expressions of interest are now open for the third tranche of funding, with grants of up to $1 million available for medical device projects targeting innovative solutions to address unmet clinical needs in three key focus areas:

DF monthly seminar - Transforming Health AI for Precision and Preventive Medicine

You are invited to the Data Fluency end of month seminar and drop-in session on Friday, 25 October at the Clayton campus.

Register now! Childhood Cancer Research Symposium - 12 February 2020

Hudson Institute’s Centre for Cancer Research will be hosting its annual Childhood Cancer Research Symposium on Wednesday, 12 February 2020. The Symposium is a key scientific event for paediatric cancer researchers and clinicians, with leading guest speakers from national and international organisations.

FT20 Grant Guideilnes, ITAs and Final Dates now available

The ARC has now released the FT20 Grant Guidelines, Instructions to Applicants and updated dates.  Applications are now open in RMS. Please note, the dates have not changed from the previous announcement:

ARC - Australian Laureate Fellowships (FL20) Now Open

The Australian Laureate Fellowship (FL20) is 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.

One-third of stroke patients ditch meds within a year

A study led by Dr Monique Kilkenny from the Stroke and Ageing Research Group has been published in Australian Doctor.

Publication Impact and Metrics Information Session

For the NHMRC Investigator Grant applications, 35 percent of the score is weighted on publications and an additional 7 percent is weighted on reach and significance of research impact. Anne Young (Librarian) will present an information session regarding the tools that can be used to determine the metrics for your publications.

Professor Richard Kitching elected AAHMS Fellow

Professor Richard Kitching

Congratulations to Professor Richard Kitching from the Department of Medicine who has been newly elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS). Professor Kitching’s Election to Fellowship was announced at the AAHMS annual meeting held in Perth on 10-11 October.

NHMRC/MRFF Investigator - Impact section reviews

As you may be aware, the NHMRC made minor changes last week to the format of the "impact" sections in the Investigator Grants 2020 (due 27 Nov 2019). Here you will find a new template reflecting these changes.

ARC- Future Fellowships (FT20) Now Open

The ARC Future Fellowships (FT20) is now open. Future Fellowships reflects the Australian Government’s commitment to excellence in research by supporting excellent mid-career researchers to undertake high quality research in areas of national and international benefit.   

Inaugural Monash Cardiovascular Health Symposium

Monash University is hosting the inaugural Monash Cardiovascular Health Symposium next month. The symposium will consist of one day of talks and poster presentations, and one day of workshops focusing on five particular challenges of Cardiovascular Health.

Research Professional NEW feature - Conferences and Papers

Research Professional have just launched their newest feature aimed at helping researchers find new ways to disseminate and publicise their work.  Conferences and Papers is an editorially curated database of calls for papers for conferences and special issues of scholarly journals from all over the world.

VBIC Networking Event 2019

The Victorian Biomedical Imaging Capability (VBIC) is hosting a networking event on Thursday, 14 November to discuss the lastest capabilities, techniques, methods, tools and resources. If you would like to attend please register here.

Graduate Research Conference - Save the Date!

Dr C Glenn Begley

This year’s Graduate Research Conference will be held on Tuesday, 19 November at the Clayton campus. The theme this year is ‘Strengthening Research Culture at Monash’.

2019 MNHS My Postdoc Journey - Career Information Session

The MNHS Research & Graduate Research Offices, in conjunction with Alumni Relations, would like to invite you to join us for the 2019 ‘MNHS: My Postdoc Journey’ event.

Professor Peter Ebeling AO presented prestigious Boy Frame Award

Professor Peter Ebeling AO
with Dr Suzanne Jan De Beur

Congratulations to Professor Peter Ebeling AO who was presented the prestigious Boy Frame Award at the recent American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) annual meeting held in Orlando.

Dr Joshua Ooi receives 2019 Victorian Tall Poppy Science Award

Professor Eric Morand accepting
Dr Ooi's Tall Poppy Science Award

Dr Joshua Ooi from the Centre for Inflammatory Diseases is the recipient of a 2019 Victorian Tall Poppy Science Award for his outstanding achievements in the area of autoimmune diseases.

SCS researchers behind world-first at-home fetal monitoring device

Dr Vinayak Smith

A world-first wearable device that monitors the health of mum and fetus during pregnancy is now being trialled around the world, thanks to Dr Vinayak Smith and Professor Euan Wallace of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Read the full story.

Publications for 8th October 2019

Treat-to-target Endpoint Definitions in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: More Is Less?
Morand EF et al published in The Journal of Rheumatology

The effect of melatonin on ultrasound markers of follicular development: A double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial.
Fernando S et al published in The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Considerations when using breast cancer risk models for women with negative BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation results.
MacInnis RJ et al published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute