Melbourne University Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Location The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Auditorium, Ground Floor 792 Elizabeth Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia See map: Google Maps Professor Sharon Lewin 28 October 2015 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm R Douglas Wright Lecture 2015 R Douglas Wright Lecture 2015

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Professor Sharon Lewin
Director Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

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Location G01 (JH Michell Theatre), Level 1, Richard Berry Building 160, The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Australia See map: Google Maps 17 September 2015 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm 2015 debate proposition: Nothing studied in Psychology is real...

The Great Debate tests the mettle of brave staff of Psychological Sciences in the public domain. See your lecturers, supervisors and colleagues battle each other in a war of augmented arguments, conspicuous claims and exaggerated evidence. This Debate continues on the tradition established previously by the Jeff Pressing Debate.

Affirmative team:

• Jennifer Boldero
• Rob Hester
• Léan O'Brien

Negative team:

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Location Ian Potter Auditorium at the Melbourne Brain Centre 30 Royal Parade, Parkville Australia See map: Google Maps 30 September 2015 - 6:00pm - 9:00pm RETRANSLATE: Symposia in Translational Science is a symposium series that will showcase the work of those who have been spearheading the translation of medical research into clinical practice. Episode I will focus on the field of neurosciences. View the program here.

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Teaser:  The University of Melbourne is launching Global Adolescent Health, the first Massive Open Online Course addressing the health concerns and outcomes for adolescents. The University of Melbourne is launching Global Adolescent Health, the first Massive Open Online Course addressing the health concerns and outcomes for adolescents.  Today’s generation of adolescents is the largest in human history totalling 1.8 billion, more than 25% of the world’s population.

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Teaser:  Six of University of Melbourne’s leading medical researchers will take their work to the global stage, sharing in $3 million NHMRC funding announced today.

This article originally appeared on in the Newsroom on 3 September. View the original here.

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Location Facebook Australia See map: Google Maps Ms Shani Dettman 8 September 2015 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm Chat online to our Speech Pathology Expert - Dr Shani Dettman! Ask about her current research and our Master of Speech Pathology.

Chat online to our Speech Pathology Expert - Dr Shani Dettman! Ask about her current research and our Master of Speech Pathology.

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Location Facebook Australia See map: Google Maps Dr Melissa Russell 3 September 2015 - 5:15pm - 6:15pm Chat online to our Public Health Expert - Dr Melissa Russell! Ask about her current research and our Master of Public Health.

Chat online to our Public Health Expert - Dr Melissa Russell! Ask about her current research and our Master of Public Health.

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Teaser:  Hearing impairment can create obstacles in engaging with others for children, adults and the ageing population; many deaf children are academically behind their peers, and hearing difficulties in the elderly are related to cognitive decline in the elderly. Both these symptoms of hearing loss can cause frustration and social isolation leading to a poorer quality of life. ‘Blindness separates people from things, deafness separates people from people’ – Immanuel Kant The World Health Organization considers participating in society as one of the three key parameters to healthy living and ageing, along with physical health, mental health, and security. Hearing impairment can create obstacles in engaging with others for children, adults and the ageing population; many deaf children are academically behind their peers, and hearing difficulties in the elderly are related to cognitive decline in the e

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Teaser:  Dr Scott Mueller and colleagues from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, used state-of-the-art microscopy to capture images of the interactions of three crucial types of immune cells rallying to destroy an infection. This article originally appeared on in the Newsroom on 21 August. View the original here.  The intricate interplay between immune cells working to defeat infection has been seen and photographed for the first time.

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Teaser:  Researchers are a step closer to developing drug targets for Toxoplasmosis, after gaining insight into its unique feeding behaviour. This article originally appeared on in the Newsroom on 13 August. View the original here.  Researchers are a step closer to developing drug targets for Toxoplasmosis, after gaining insight into its unique feeding behaviour. Toxoplasma gondii is estimated to chronically infect nearly one-third of the world's population, causing the condition Toxoplasmosis.

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Teaser:  Researchers at the University of Melbourne have discovered that a protein involved in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease also has properties that could be helpful for human health. An international team of researchers, led by Dr Simon Drew at the University of Melbourne and Prof Wojciech Bal at the Polish Academy of Sciences, has revealed that a shorter form of a protein called beta amyloid, may act as a sponge that safely binds a metal that can damage brain tissue when it’s in excess. This article originally appeared in the Newsroom on 30 July.

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Location Carillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre Swanston Street The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Australia See map: Google Maps 5 August 2015 - 6:30pm - 8:00pm Melbourne Refugee Studies Program presents a panel of experts to discuss political, community and media responses to the Australian Human Rights Commission report "The Forgotten Children” and the implications for asylum seeker policies and practice.

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Location Ian Potter Auditorium, Melbourne Brain Centre 30 Royal Parade Parkville Australia See map: Google Maps Professor Hans Clevers 10 August 2015 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm Stem cells can fight the aging process but can also be the basis for cancer. Professor Hans Clevers explains their fascinating behaviour. He is one of the world's leading researchers of stem cells and is visiting The University of Melbourne and Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research from the Hubrecht Institute in The Netherlands. Special Dean's Lecture

Professor Hans Clevers
Professor of Molecular Genetics, Hubrect Institute

A chance to hear Professor Hans Clevers explain how adult stem cells help repair damage to diseased organs, fight the aging process and are the basis for cancer.

Hans Clevers' research has shaped our understanding of Wnt signalling in development and disease. His distinguished research career has been recognised through numerous prestigious awards and prizes, including the Spinoza Prize (2001) and Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013).

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Teaser:  Taking hormonal contraceptives and having children are associated with a lower risk of uterine cancer for women with Lynch syndrome, a University of Melbourne research team has found.

This article originally appeared in the Newsroom on 8 July. View the original here.

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