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School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
 August 2014
Tuesday 19
12:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - �Dual bronchodilation and the changing landscape for COPD� : Visiting speaker Professor Dave Singh from Clinical Pharmacology and Respiratory Medicine, The University of Manchester, England Website | More Information
Prof Singh has acted as principal investigator on numerous clinical trials of novel therapies in asthma and COPD, and has over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals. He is a member of the GOLD science committee.
Friday 29
8:00 - EVENT - Combined Biological Sciences Meeting : 24th Annual CBSM @ UWA University Club Website | More Information
CBSM aims to promote biological science in Western Australia by encouraging the interaction of scientists, students and industry representatives from all aspects of life science. The meeting is designed to provide a platform for the exchange of ideas and expertise to keep the life sciences in WA at the cutting edge. This annual meeting includes plenary presentations by national and international scientists and in 2014 will incorporate concurrent specialist symposia each with its own keynote speaker and session of local senior scientists. CBSM is also geared toward honours and postgraduate students and their development among their peers. Several sessions are set aside for student presentations and for many, it represents their first chance to present their work in a conference setting. In this way, CBSM offers a unique “snapshot” of what is happening in local biological science and now attracts more than 300 delegates every year, with more than 40 oral presentations, over 70 scientific posters and 30 trade booths.

Check us out at www.cbsmwa.org.au. Join us at the University Club, The University of Western Australia for CBSM 2014 on the 29th of August 2014.

 September 2014
Wednesday 10
12:00 - EVENT - Raine Lecture : Molecular Genetics of Glaucoma: Hopes for Better Management More Information
Professor Alward is primarily a glaucoma clinician. His areas of research interest include pigmentary glaucoma, combined glaucoma and cataract surgery, normal tension glaucoma, and gonioscopy. The major focus of his research over more than two decades has been the molecular genetics of glaucoma. Professor Alward was part of the team that in 1993 described the first genetic linkage for open angle glaucoma (GLC1A). Subsequently, in a 1997 Science paper, they reported that mutations in the myocilin gene at the GLC1A locus caused juvenile glaucoma and 3 – 5% of adult onset open angle glaucoma.

Professor Alward will discuss the discovery of the myocilin gene and how this finding might influence the clinical management of glaucoma patients. It is a story that travels from an individual patient to treatments that might be used for his children and grandchildren. He will touch on presymptomatic molecular diagnosis, gene replacement therapy and stem cells, but will focus on “small molecule therapy” - developing drugs to treat a specific underlying molecular defect. The hope is that this will lead to treatments that are more effective, more specific and longer lasting.
Tuesday 30
9:00 - COURSE - Surveys: Instrument Design and Testing : A Short Course Website | More Information
This course is aimed at anyone wishing to improve their survey questionnaires. This course is useful for both people new to questionnaire design and those who have experience and would like to extend their knowledge. It will be a benefit not only for people who anticipate designing a questionnaire in the future, but for those in the role of critiquing commissioned or existing research.

UWA Postgraduate Research students receive subsidised fees.

 October 2014
Friday 10
9:00 - SYMPOSIUM - 3rd Shanghai Jiaotong Translational Medicine Symposium More Information
We would like to invite you to participate and/or present your work at the Third Translational Medicine Symposium between UWA and Shanghai Jiaotong University, which will be held at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research on the 10th of October 2014. The purpose of this Symposium is to facilitate research collaboration between UWA and Shanghai Jiaotong University.

Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School is one of the top medical universities in China for research and clinical services. There will be 12 distinguished Professors from Shanghai Jiaotong presenting their work to our UWA colleagues. The theme of this year’s symposium is translational research in cancer, drug development and neurological disorders, hormone and ageing, regenerative medicine and scaffolds.

The delegates seek collaborative research opportunities with UWA that can be supported by the joint programs of the NHMRC and the China Natural Science Foundation. The research profiles of the participating Shanghai Jiaotong Professors are available upon request from Miss Leanne Hall at [email protected]. Registration to the symposium is free, but is necessary for catering purposes.

 November 2014
Monday 03
9:00 - CONFERENCE - The 5th Margaret River Region Forum : Cell Therapy & Regenerative Medicine; Developing New Cell Therapies for Cancer & Ageing Website | More Information
Dear Colleague, We are delighted to invite you to The Fifth Margaret River Region Forum. This year, the Forum will be held at the Abbey Beach Resort, Busselton, between the 3rd and 5th November 2014.

The focus of the Forum this year is to continue the research and development of biological therapies and cellular engineering for the treatment of cancer and age-related chronic diseases.

Highlights of the scientific program will include keynote presentations by national and international experts, as well as leaders in regenerative medicine in Western Australia.

For further information on registration and abstract submission details, please go to: http://www.surgery.uwa.edu.au/research/Orthopaedic-Research-Unit/margaret-river-region-forum
Tuesday 11
9:00 - COURSE - R Basics : A Statistics Short Course Website | More Information
R is a free and extremely powerful language and software environment for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphics. The course is designed for those who have no experience with R, but have a basic understanding of statistics. The course will include: Introduction to R: How to install R on your computer; basic R commands, how to use and understand the R help pages. Data: Reading in data and data manipulation; summarising data; basic statistical analysis and fitting linear models. Graphics and output: Basic plotting commands and how to customise your plots; how to export your plots and output in a user-friendly format. Functions: Writing simple functions and flow control structures.

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