SCS Early Career Research Practitioner Fellowship Scheme

Applications are now open for the SCS Early-Career Clinical Practitioner Fellowship scheme. The successful candidate will be appointed up to 0.5 FTE, Academic Level B. 

MMC/MCH Site Alert: The Walking Bus

The Monash Medical Centre site introduced a Staff Walking Bus late last year. A Staff Walking Bus is an opportunity for staff to assemble together to walk to a common destination.

Inaugural Monash Neuroscience Symposium - registrations open

The Monash Neuroscience Symposium brings together clinicians and pre-clinical researchers in all fields of neuroscience. The symposium offers a great opportunity to hear from inspiring speakers, and network with industry experts.

Bibliometrics in Grant Applications webinar: Recording and Slides

Thank you to those who attending the 'Using Bibliometrics in Grant Applications' webinar on 15 October 2019.  We hope that you found the session to be useful and informative.

Research participants wanted

The Bone and Muscle Research Group is searching for research participants for a study starting in December.

2020 Perpetual Trustees IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program CALL FOR EOI APPLICATIONS

Applications for the Perpetual Trustees IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program generally range between $10,000 and $100,000. The maximum amount an organisation can request is $200,000 per application. In 2019, the average grant was approximately $70,000.

Venue change: Publication impact and metrics information session

Due to the high demand for the Publication Impact and Metrics information session, the location of the presentation has now been changed to the TRF Building, Level 2, Seminar room 1 at 2.00pm on Thursday, 31 October. Please refer to the flyer

Don't forget to register for the Monash Symposium on Cardiovascular Health

You are invited to attend a 2-day Monash Symposium on Cardiovascular Health.  This will be a university-wide event which aims to:

Graduate Research Conference

Hosted by Monash Graduate Research and the Office of the Provost and Senior Vice-President, the Graduate Research Conference returns Tuesday 19 November to explore the theme of Strengthening Research Culture at Monash.

Dr Jenny Han receives 2019 SSA conference award

Congratulations to Dr Jenny Han, Stroke Fellow from Monash Neurology, who has received the Peter Bladin New Investigator Award at the recent Stroke Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting.

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.

ARC- DECRA Fellowships (DE21) Now Open

The ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE21) is now open. The DECRA grant opportunity provides focused research support for early career researchers in both teaching and research, and research-only positions.

The future of faecal transplants

Dr Edward Giles

The introduction of faecal transplants has provided a new and welcome approach to treating difficult bacterial infections. However, following a patient death, there are questions over their future use. How can the risks surrounding transplants be removed to reap the benefits of this promising therapeutic treatment? Read the full story here

Success at RANZCOG

Dr Roshan Selvaratnam

Congratulations to Dr Roshan Selvaratnam and Dr Vinayak Smith who received awards at the recent Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) Annual Scientific Meeting held in Melbourne.

15th October Publications

Toll-like receptor 2 regulates metabolic reprogramming in gastric cancer via superoxide dismutase 2.
Liu Y D et al published in International Journal of Cancer

Additional mitochondrial DNA influences the interactions between the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes in a bovine embryo model of nuclear transfer.
Srirattana K et al published in Scientific Reports

Overweight and obese children with sleep disordered breathing have elevated arterial stiffness.
Walter L M et al published in Sleep Medicine