Seminar Series – Week Commencing 29 April 2019

Name of Presenter Title of Presentation Date Time Venue Further

Information Seminar Series

Prof John O’Brien, Cambridge Uni

Preventing Dementia: Are We There Yet?

2 May 2019 6pm - 7.30pm Ernst & Young Lecture Theatre – UWA Business School

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Raine Visiting Professor Lecture

Anne McKenzie Consumer and Community Involvement in Research

3 May 2019 12.30pm – 1.30pm Perth Children’s Hospital, Level 5, PCH Auditorium

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consumer-and-community-

involvement-in-research-3-may-

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Research Skills Seminar Series Research Education Program

Contact: researcheducationprogram@health.wa.gov.au

UPCOMING SEMINARS

Professor Mona Bafadhel

COPD Exacerbations and response to treatment

6 May 2019 12:30pm – 2:00pm Ground Floor Seminar Room G24, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research

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Institute of Respiratory Health

Prof Oliver Rackham Engineering and understanding mammalian gene expression

9 May 2019 1pm – 2pm Curtin University Kent Street, Bentley 408:1019:LT

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CHIRI Seminar Series

Prof Linda Richards Mechanisms regulating the development of the corpus callosum and callosal dysgenesis

9 May 2019 3pm Bryant Stokes Lecture Series Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Ralph and Patricia Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute

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Bryant Stokes Lecture Series

Seminars to be live streamed: Murdoch Uni contact: Hakuei.Fujiyama@murdoch.edu.au) ECU contact: o.vandergroen@ecu.edu.au

Prof Debra Anderson & A/Prof Susan Slatyer (Keynote Speakers)

2019 Sigma Nursing Research Symposium – Connect, Collaborate, Catalyze

10 May 2019 8am – 6pm

See program at: www.sigmanursesymposium

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Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands Campus (QQ Block)

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Western Australian Nurses Memorial Charitable Trust

A/Prof Sue Skull Scientific Writing 10 May 2019 12.30pm – 1.30pm Perth Children’s Hospital, Level 5, PCH Auditorium

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Research Skills Seminar Series Research Education Program

Contact: researcheducationprogram@health.wa.gov.au

Margaret Frame, Patrick Tan, Nada Jabado and various other speakers

Cell Signalling and its Therapeutic Implications

13 – 15 May 2019 www.csti.com.au RACV Cape Schanck Resort, Mornington Peninsula

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CSTI Series

Prof Tim Davis Diabetes in 2019: The good news and the bad news

14 May 2019 12.30pm – 1.30pm McCusker Auditorium, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre

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Diabetes in

2019: The good news and bad

news

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Prof Paul Croarkin Recent Innovations and Developments in Neuromodulation for Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders

30 May 2019 3pm Bryant Stokes Lecture Series Seminar Room, Ground Floor, Ralph and Patricia Sarich Neuroscience Research Institute

Bryant Stokes Lecture Series

Seminars to be live streamed: Murdoch Uni contact: Hakuei.Fujiyama@murdoch.edu.au) ECU contact: o.vandergroen@ecu.edu.au

Dr Michael Mosely (Keynote Speaker) -Various other speakers

Science on the Swan 2019 – Neuroscience & the Senses – Healthy Ageing across the Life Course

5 - 7 June 2019 See program at:

www.scienceontheswan.com.au

The Westin Perth

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WAHTN

Prof Derek Roebuck Preserving hearing in children with hepatoblastoma

11 June 2019 12.30pm – 1.30pm McCusker Auditorium, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre

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Preserving hearing in

children with hepatoblastoma

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

14th World Congress on Inflammation - Sydney 2019 Various Plenary Speakers

15 -19 September WCI Program Themes:- Theme 1: New therapeutic targets in inflammation Theme 2: Mechanisms of inflammation (initiation resolution & signaling pathways) Theme 3: Organ-specific inflammation

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WCI

www.wci2019.org

WAHTN Clinical Research Support Service

The WAHTN are offering a Clinical Research Support Service for anyone currently involved in or interested in conducting clinical research in Western Australia.

To find out more or to make an appointment Email: CTDMC@curtin.edu.au or Telephone: 9266-1970

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WAHTN

institute for

RESPIRATORY HEALTH

Monday 6th May 12.30pm lunch1.00pm - 2.00pm presentation

Ground Floor, Seminar Room G24, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, QEII Medical Centre, 6 Verdun Street Nedlands RSVP to sarah.cermak@resphealth.uwa.edu.au for catering purposes

Professor Mona Bafadhel is the current Kemp Post-doctoral Fellow in the Medical Sciences at Lincoln

College at the University of Oxford and an NIHR Post-doctoral Fellow. She is a clinical researcher,

working in the Nuffield Department of Medicine, an Associate Professor in Respiratory Medicine at

the University of Oxford and an Honorary Respiratory Consultant Physician at the Oxford University

Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She graduated from the University of Birmingham and undertook

her junior medical training at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and The Royal Brompton Hospital. Her

interests in respiratory medicine led to specialist training in the Oxford deanery and subsequently

gaining a PhD at the University of Leicester studying biomarkers in exacerbations of chronic

obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Professor Bafadhel research interests are in the field of airways disease, particularly the investigation

of the mechanisms aligned to using phenotypes of exacerbations of COPD. This has led to studying the

role of the eosinophil in COPD, using statistical approaches to define particular sub-groups and to the

delivery of therapeutic strategies to patients, working across the translational spectrum.

The Institute for Respiratory Health and AstraZeneca present invited guest speaker

institute for

RESPIRATORY HEALTH

Professor Mona Bafadhel MBChB, FRCP, PhDRespiratory Medicine University of OxfordNational Institute for Health Research, LondonMedical Sciences Lincoln College, University of OxfordOxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Oxford

“COPD Exacerbations and response to treatment”

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Oliver Rackham gained his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Otago, New Zealand. In 2003 Oliver relocated to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, UK, as an MRC Career Development Fellow, working with Professor Jason Chin on re-engineering the genetic code. Oliver established his own group at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in 2006, focused on engineering and understanding gene expression. Oliver’s research has been influential in shaping the field of synthetic biology and in exploring the role of RNA in controlling mitochondrial function and organism physiology. His work focuses on developing new tools and therapeutics to target cancer, mitochondrial diseases and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and has been described as one of the “seminal achievements for synthetic biology” (Faculty of 1000) and resulted in his admission to the European Inventor Hall of Fame in 2013. Oliver joined Curtin University in March this year and is currently an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and President of Synthetic Biology Australasia.

The burgeoning new field of synthetic biology focuses on programming molecules and cells with new and improved functions. This presentation will detail three aspects of my research program: (1) understanding the mechanisms of post-transcriptional gene expression, (2) creating new tools to manipulate gene expression, and (3) building artificial genetic circuits to study antimicrobial resistance. Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression is ubiquitous and fundamental for the control of cell growth, differentiation and the complex developmental programs of multicellular eukaryotes. This presentation focuses on RNA-binding proteins that play key roles in mitochondrial gene expression. We have used mouse models and next generation sequencing approaches to reveal the mechanisms by which mitochondrial gene expression is regulated. Furthermore, in recent work we have created synthetic proteins inspired by natural RNA-binding proteins that can bind any RNA sequence of interest and modulate its function. These will be important to elucidate the mechanisms by which genes are controlled at the RNA level and for new therapeutic approaches. In other work we have developed a variety of genetic selection systems that allow the re-engineering of macromolecules via life/death selections in yeast and we have applied these systems to enable the determinants of antibiotic resistance to be systematically mapped. We are now adapting these approaches to harnessing the tremendous potential of synthetic biology to build yeast that can make valuable new antibiotics.

Queensland Brain Institute St Lucia Campus

Building #79 Upland Road St Lucia Qld 4072 Australia

Phone: +61 7 3346 6355 Fax: +61 7 3346 6301

Email: richards@uq.edu.au www.qbi.uq.edu.au

Prof Linda J. Richards, PhD, FAA, FAHMS

Short biography Linda J. Richards, PhD, FAA, FAHMS is a Professor of Neuroscience and Deputy Director (Research) of the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. She is a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences and is a National Health and Medical Research Council Principal Research Fellow. She is Past President of the Australasian Neuroscience Society and Co-chair and spokesperson of the Australian Brain Alliance, as well as a member of the International Brain Initiative and Spokesperson for its Initial Strategy Committee.

Professor Richards is head of the brain development and developmental disorders laboratory at QBI. Her laboratory team strives to understand how the brain forms during development and how these processes are disrupted causing human developmental brain disorders and brain cancer. Professor Richards is a leading expert on the formation of the corpus callosum and is scientific advisor and patron for Australian Disorders of the Corpus Callosum (AusDoCC).

In 2015 Professor Richards co-founded an International Consortium for the Corpus Callosum and Cerebral Connectivity (IRC5) with colleagues from Melbourne, San Francisco, France and Brazil. The Consortium brings together clinicians and scientists working to identify the causes of developmental brain disorders and how best to provide support and care for affected individuals and their families.

Professor Richards has received a number of awards and fellowships throughout her career including the Charles Judson Herrick Award from the American Association of Anatomists in 2004 and the Nina Kondelos award from the Australasian Neuroscience Society in 2010.

Psi Alpha at-Large Chapter

Register your attendance now!This inaugural event will showcase the extraordinary work undertaken by nursing and midwifery researchers, scholars, clinicians and students from WA and around the world.

Through our theme ‘Connect, Collaborate, Catalyze’, we seek to foster the translation of research into practice.

All registrations, which are only $50 - $150 (+ booking fee), include full access to the symposium - where you will hear from our keynote speakers and presenters - as well as morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and the networking sundowner.

Find out moreprogram: www.sigmanursesymposium.weebly.com/programregister:www.sigmanursesymposium.weebly.com/register email: honorsocietyofnursingwa@gmail.com

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2019 Sigma Nursing Research SymposiumFriday 10 May, 2019Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands

Psi Alpha at-Large Chapter

2019 Sigma Nursing Research SymposiumFriday 10 May 2019Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands

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Professor Debra AndersonProfessor Debra Anderson is the Director and Founder of the Women’s Wellness Research Program. She is located at the Menzies Health Institute, Griffith University. She has a PhD in Social and Preventive Medicine and over twenty-five years’ experience in education and research. She has an extensive record of providing leadership in major administrative, research and managerial roles in the area of global women’s health.

Professor Anderson has forged innovative solutions to promote the health of women and girls, partnering with them to manage symptoms of health-related conditions and improving their quality of life across the lifespan. Her research focuses on understanding the basis and effects of risk behaviours in women and the interventions to change them; focusing on wellness and healthy behaviours.

Our keynote speakers

Associate Professor Susan SlatyerAssociate Professor Susan Slatyer is a nurse researcher and educator in the Discipline of Nursing, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education (SHEE) at Murdoch University and holds adjunct positions at both Curtin and Edith Cowan Universities.Susan has two main research areas: nurse wellbeing and aged care (especially in relation to dementia and family caregivers). She has been instrumental in trialling interventions to support nurses at the point of transition into a ward leadership role; to prevent compassion fatigue in acute care nurses; and to sustain cancer nurses’ physical and emotional capacity to care. She is currently an investigator on an NHMRC funded trial being conducted at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital to evaluate an innovative post-discharge nursing intervention designed to sustain family members of older patients in home-based caregiving. In 2016, Susan was named WA Nurse of the Year and winner of the Excellence in Research award in the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.

Guest Speakers include

Margaret Frame - CRUK, Edinburgh

Patrick Tan - Duke NUS - Singapore

Nada Jabado - McGill University, Montreal

Grant McArthur - Peter Mac, Melbourne

Nick Huntington - Monash BDI, Melbourne

Christine Chaffer - Garvan Institute, Sydney

Barry Thompson - ANU / Francis Crick Institute

Ruth Ganss - Harry Perkins Institute, UWA, Perth

Stuart Pitson - Centre for Cancer Biology, Adelaide

Christina Mitchell - Monash BD I, Melbourne

Sefi Rosenbluh - Monash BDI, Melbourne

Paul Timpson - Garvan Institute, Sydney

Laura Mackay - University of Melbourne

Florian Wiede - Peter Mac, Melbourne

Marina Pajic - Garvan Institute, Sydney

Kristin Brown - PeterMac, Melbourne

Roger Daly - Monash BDI, Melbourne

Lee Wong - Monash BDI, Melbourne

Andrew Scott - ONJCRI, Melbourne

Jane Oliaro - PeterMac, Melbourne

Peter Janes - ONJCRI, Melbourne

Michael Samuel - CCB, Adelaide

Melissa Davis - WEHI, Melbourne

David Waugh - QUT, Brisbane

Sarah Best, WEHI, Melbourne

Jeff Holst - UNSW, Sydney

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SCIENCE ON THE SWAN 2019 Neuroscience & The Senses – Healthy Ageing across the Life Course

• 5 – 7 June 2019

• The Westin Perth

Established as part of the Western Australian Health Translation Network, Science on the Swan is an annual health and medical science conference that gives you a unique opportunity to hear from local and international Health Science Specialists at the forefront of their fields.

Early and mid-career researchers will have the opportunity to showcase their research, whilst networking with local and international clinicians, researchers, healthcare professionals, universities, hospitals and research institutes.

Featuring a keynote address from science journalist, producer and presenter Dr. Michael Mosley, Science on the Swan 2019 is your chance to hear from the very best medical professionals about the future of neuroscience and the senses.

www.scienceontheswan.com.au

SAVE THE DATE • 5 – 7 JUNE 2019

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14th World Congress on Inflammation Sydney 201915-19 September 2019 www.wci2019.org

Meet our Plenary Speakers

Key Dates

Call for Abstracts closes 15 April 2019

Early bird registration deadline 17 June 2019

WCI 2019 Congress 15-19 September 2019

Janelle Ayres The Salk Institute, USA

Elaine Holmes Imperial College London, UK

Daniel Cua Merck, USA

Paul Kubes University of Calgary, Canada

Vishva M. Dixit Genentech, USA

Michael Mosley Journalist, BBC, UK

Ana Domingos University of Oxford, UK

Michal Schwartz Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Luke O’Neill Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Florent Ginhoux Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Singapore

Carola Vinuesa Australian National University, Australia

Koh Gou Young Center for Vascular Research, Republic of Korea

Program Themes

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Sponsors

Thank you to our Sponsors

Theme 1: New therapeutic targets in inflammation• Ageing – inflammaging• Biomarkers• Emerging therapeutics and clinical trials• Immunotherapy• Infectious diseases• New anti-TNF/IL-1 strategies• New challenges for human health• Pain

Theme 2: Mechanisms of inflammation (initiation, resolution & signalling pathways)• Cell Metabolism• Cell Trafficking• Epigenetic control of inflammation• Immunological control of inflammation• Leukocyte biology• Pattern recognition receptors• Regulation and Resolution

Theme 3: Organ-specific inflammation• Dermatological diseases• Fibrosis• Gastrointestinal diseases• Genetics of susceptibility and responses• Metabolic diseases• Microbiota• Neuroinflammation• Respiratory disease• Rheumatological diseases• Vascular determinants of inflammation

Abstract submission open now!

Contact UsCongress Secretariat: info@wci2019.org Sponsorship & Exhibition Enquiries: sponsorship@wci2019.org www.wci2019.org

Symposia sessions will provide slots for more than 80 talks selected from submitted abstracts!

Need help with Clinical Research ? The WAHTN are offering a Clinical Research Support Service for anyone currently involved in or interested in conducting clinical research in Western Australia.

This service is provided by the Clinical Trial and Data Management Centre (CTDMC) who will be visiting WAHTN member partners.*

We will provide advice on various aspects of clinical research including • how to get started with clinical research • navigating the regulatory environment • where to find training and networking with other researchers • setting up essential documents for a clinical trial • data management and database design • review of protocols and other research related documents

Site: Harry Perkins Institute, QE2, Room SR 612 Dates Times

Tues 19th February 2019 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Tues 30th April 2019 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Tues 18th June 2019 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Tues 20th August 2019 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Tues 22nd October 2019 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

To find out more or to make an appointment Email: CTDMC@curtin.edu.au or Telephone: 9266-1970.

*WAHTN Member Partners Curtin University - Department of Health WA - Ear Science Institute - Edith Cowan University - Fiona Stanley Hospital - Fremantle Hospital - Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research - Institute for Respiratory Health - King Edward Memorial Hospital - Lions Eye Institute - Murdoch University - PathWest - Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science - Princess Margaret Hospital - Ramsay Health Care - Royal Perth Hospital - Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital - St John of God Health Care - Telethon Kids Institute - The University of Notre Dame - The University of Western Australia