FECRI Seminar Series
FECRI run a series of scientific seminars throughout the year, where you can hear from key scientific professionals from around the world. The program was initiated to provide an opportunity for important professional learning and sharing for our research staff.
2013 Seminar Series
5th March 2013
TITLE: The molecular control of cell death - how can we use this knowledge for cancer therapy
19th March 2013
16th April 2013
28th May 2013
Dr Felicity MurphyOncologist
Ballarat Oncology & Haematology Services
Title: "MEK Inhibitors in Melanoma".
11th June 2013
16th July 2013
20th August 2013
10th September 2013
Medical Oncologist and Group Leader
Melanoma Research Laboratory
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Title: TBA
15th October 2013
2012 Seminar Series
30th October 2012
Dr Stephen MyersPost-Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Health Sciences
University of Ballarat
9th October 2012
Prof Mark Hogarth PhDNHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow
Burnet Institute
11th September 2012
Dr Daniel GraySenior Postdoctoral Fellow
The Walter and Elizer Hall Institute
Molecular Genetics of Cancer Division
Title: "Mechanisms of Cell Death and Tolerance of Peripheral Self"
21st August 2012
Dr Matthew BurtonMatthew Burton PhD
Head of Flow cytometry and Imaging laboratory
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Parkville Melb.
Title: "A Guide to Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting"
7th August 2012
Prof David Bowtell PhD10th July 2012 - Postponed - rescheduled to 11th September
19th June 2012
Dr Francine Marques, BSc(Hons) MScPost-Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Health Sciences
University of Ballarat
Title: "Understanding the Early Molecular Causes of Heart Enlargement"
Sponsored by: Eli Lilly
8th May 2012
Dr David PookOncologist & Clinical Research Fellow
Anatomy & Developmental Biology
Monash University
Title: "Prostate Cancer Update - Home and Abroad"
Sponsored by: Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia)
April 2012
6th March 2012
Prof Paul WaringHead, Department of Pathology
The University of Melbourne
Title: "Personalised Medicine - the hope and the hype"
Sponsored by; Celgene
2011 Seminar Series
8th November 2011
Professor David L Vaux, MBBS PhD FAAAssistant Director
Head, Cell Signalling and Cell Death Division
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Title: Programmed Cell Death - From Bench to Bedside
Sponsored by; Celgene
18th October 2011
Title; "Study of Apoptosis in LCH"
Warrick Chilton - PhD Student
Title: "The Acute Effect of Cardiorespiratory Exercise on hTERT Expression in T Lymphocytes"
Sponsored by: Novartis
13th September 2011
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Melbourne
Sponsored by: Specialised Therapeutics
23rd August 2011
Prof Miles Prince Director of the Blood Cell Therapies
Peter MaCallum Cancer Centre
Title: "Clinical Applications of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors"
Sponsored by: Novartis
26th July, 2011
GlaxoSmithKline Australia
Sponsored by: GSK
21st June, 2011
10th May, 2011
Dr Simon Pearce & Fiona KhorManager of Animal House at Flinders University
12th April 2011
Senior Lecturer, Rural Health
School of Rural Health
The University of Melbourne
Title: "Research Integrity and the responsible conduct of human research"
Sponsored by Roche
22nd March 2011
Assoc Prof Damian PurcellSenior Lecturer in Virology
Head, Molecular Virology Laboratory
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
The University of Melbourne
Title "Insights into HIV persistence and latency, the barrier to an HIV cure "
Sponsored by Pfizer
2010 Seminar Series speakers and topics
16 November 2010
Professor George KannourakisDirector of Research
Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute
Medical Oncologist and Clinical Haematologist
Ballarat Oncology & Haematology Services (BOHS)
Title "Scientific Highlights from the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress"
Sponsored by Amgen
19 October 2010
Dr Craig CardenMedical Oncologist
Ballarat Oncology & Haematology Services (BOHS)
Title "Assessing the Akt Pathway in Ovarian Cancer"
Sponsored by Janssen
21 September 2010
Paula StoddartNational Clinical Applications Specialist
Miltenyi Biotec
Title: "Recent advances in cellular therapy"
Sponsored by Novartis
24 August 2010
Dr Scott NankervisLecturer - Biomedical Science
School of Science and Engineering
University of Ballarat
Title: "The Response of Rainbow Trout Natriuretic Peptide Receptors to Changing Salinity"
Sponsored by Merck Sereno
27 July 2010
Professor Leigh Ackland
Deputy Director - Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Deakin University, Burwood
Title: "Cellular Mechanisms underlying Breast Cancer Progression"
Sponsored by Genzyme
13 July 2010
Special Extra SeminarDr Misty Jenkins
Research Fellow at The University of Cambridge, UK
NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow
Class A Fellow at St Edmund's College, Cambridge
Title: "Dr Misty Jenkins will talk about her research in the areas of immunology, cell biology and infectious disease with a focus on killer T cells."
29 June 2010
Professor Stephen Locarnini
Head, Research & Molecular Development
Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Virus Reference & Research
Title: "Hepatitis C: An update on prevention and treatment"
Sponsored by Hospira
18 May 2010
Dr Linfa Wang
CEO Science Leader
CSIRO Livestock Industries
Australian Animal Health Laboratory Geelong
Title: "Emergence of bat-borne zoonotic viruses: from Hendra to Melaka"
Sponsored by Novartis
13 April 2010
Dr Nina Fotinatos
Lecturer - Biomedical Science
School of Science and Engineering
University of Ballarat
Title: "The Impact of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Ballarat"
Sponsored by Roche
16 March 2010
Professor Alex Pitman
Director of PET and Nuclear Medicine,
Lake Imaging at St John of God Hospital Ballarat.
Adjunct Professor (Medical Imaging) University of Notre Dame Australia.
Professorial Fellow, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology,
The University of Melbourne
Title: "Performance of problem solving breast MR in the Australian non-screening population"
Sponsored by Sanofi Aventis
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