NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) - Now Open in RGMS

Applications for the NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence (CRE) are now open in RGMS and close 5pm on Wednesday 30 November 2016.  

Funding rules, advice & instructions to applicants, guide to peer review, and the grant proposal template are all now available from the NHMRC website: https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/grants-funding/apply-funding/centres-research-excellence-cre

The key dates for this scheme are as follows:
Applications Open in RGMS: 19 October 2016
Minimum Data Due in RGMS: 16 November 2016
MRO Compliance Close: 16 November 2016 (via Pure)
Submission of Investigator consent to MRO: 23 November 2016
NHMRC External Deadline: 30 November 2016

Please start your proposal in RGMS as soon as you can, so MRO know that you intend to apply. An Application Record will also need to be started in myResearch/Pure (for guidance refer to: Creating an Application Record).

Please contact mhs@monash.edu if you have any questions about this scheme.

ARC Discovery and Linkage Programme Cross-scheme Eligibility FAQs now available

The Cross-scheme Eligibility Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) documents for the Discovery and Linkage Programmes are now available on the ARC website for the following schemes:

• Australian Laureate Fellowships
• Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• Discovery Projects
• Discovery Indigenous
• ​Future Fellowships
• ​Industrial Transformation Research Hubs
• Industrial Transformation Training Centres
• Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
• Linkage Projects

​For queries, please contact the ARC Pre-award Team at MRO (mro-arc@monash.edu)​.

ARC Statement of Support for Interdisciplinary Research now available

On behalf of Professor Pauline Nestor, the Faculty would like to inform you that the ARC released a Statement of Support for Interdisciplinary Research on Thursday, 13 October 2016.   

Full details available here:

http://www.arc.gov.au/arc-statement-support-interdisciplinary-research

Perpetual Trustees IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program - CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI)

The Perpetual Trustees IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program will open on Thursday 27 October at 9am (AEDT). Applications for this scheme generally range between $10,000 and $100,000. The maximum amount an organisation can request is $200,000 per application. Further information on this scheme can be found at the following link.

As per the guidelines for this scheme, Monash may only submit a total of one application per department, up to a maximum of three applications across the University. To ensure that Monash doesn't exceed this submission quota, there will be an expression of interest (EOI) round, with an application review and ranking process. 

Intending applicants are required to prepare an EOI using the attached template and submit to the Faculty Research Office (medicine.research@monash.edu) by no later than 5pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 2 November 2016.

Applicants will be notified whether they have been selected to proceed to full application submission by 18 November 2016.  Final applications are due to Perpetual Trustees by 5pm (AEDT) on Friday 2 December 2016.

Helen Truby chats with ABC News breakfast about Food as Medicine

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Challenges in the first seizure clinic for adult patients with epilepsy

Udaya Seneviratne et al. published in Epileptic Disorders.

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Preterm birth: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunisation safety data

Jim Buttery et al. published in Vaccine.

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Global alignment of immunization safety assessment in pregnancy – The GAIA project

Jim Buttery et al. published in Vaccine.

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The relationship between poor quality of life and desire to hasten death: A multiple mediation model examining the contributions of depression, demoralization, loss of control, and low self-worth

David Kissane et al. published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

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Dietary protein from different food sources, incident metabolic syndrome and changes in its components: An 11-year longitudinal study in healthy community-dwelling adults

Peter Ebeling et al. published in Clinical Nutrition.

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Bizarre eye movements in a newborn

Atul Malhotra, Michael Fahey et al. published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health.

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Analysis of the Mitochondrial DNA and Its Replicative Capacity in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Justin St John et al. published in Methods in Molecular Biology.

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Neighborhood socioeconomic index and stroke incidence in a national cohort of blacks and whites

Amanda Thrift et al. published in Neurology.

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Low-Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid Treatment Modulates the Production of Cytokines and Improves Trophoblast Function in an in Vitro Model of Early-Onset Preeclampsia.

Padma Murthi et al. published in the American Journal of Pathology.

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Preterm Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy

Atul Malhotra et al. published in Frontiers in Pediatrics.

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Mental health service use among those with depression: an exploration using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Service Use

Graham Meadows et al. published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

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Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Coronary-Artery Surgery

Julian Smith et al. published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Temporal patterns of epileptiform discharges in genetic generalized epilepsies

Udaya Seneviratne et al. published in Epilepsy & Behaviour. 

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Parents’ Experiences of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among Adolescents and Young Adults

Glenn Melvin et al. published in the Journal of Child and Family Studies.

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PS 06-09 SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ADIPOSITY AND HYPERTENSION IN A DISADVANTAGED RURAL INDIAN POPULATION

Amanda Thrift et al. published in the Journal of Hypertension.

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