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April 2011
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Wednesday 13 |
16:30 - SEMINAR - Physiology Honours Proposal Seminars : Including Master of Science and Technology Research Proposal Seminar
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Physiology Honours Proposal Seminars
4:45-5:00 pm
Evanaa Assan
The effects of N-Acetylcysteine on contractile function and protein thiol oxidation in skeletal muscles from dystrophic, mdx mice
Supervisors: Gavin Pinniger, Peter Arthur, Tony Bakker
5:00-5: (...)
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Friday 15 |
14:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Taming plastids for biotechnology : Speaker is Director, Max Planck Inst Molec Plant Physiol Germany
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Plant genetic engineering will likely contribute to the required continued increase in agricultural productivity during the coming decades. FULL ABSTRACT AVAILABLE [email protected]
15:30 - PUBLIC TALK - To Cre or not to Cre? > A SymbioticA Friday Seminar : Speaker: Dr Rob James
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To Cre or not to Cre? > A SymbioticA Friday Seminar
Date: 15th April; Speaker: Dr Rob James; Time & Location: 3:30 - 5:00pm @ SymbioticA
Molecular solutions to ethical obstacles precluding human enhancement through genetic engineering.
Emerging biotechnologies promise (...)
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Monday 18 |
There will be a special Plant Biology seminar this Monday 18th April at 4pm in the BAYLISS Building Lecture Theatre (G33).
Emeritus Professor Winslow Briggs, from Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, will present his extensive research into "Phototropin LOV domains - serving many (...)
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Tuesday 19 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Physiological evaluation of contractile dysfunction in skeletal muscle: inflammation-induced muscle weakness. : School of Anatomy & Human Biology Seminar Series
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The skeletal muscle weakness associated with chronic inflammatory diseases such as cancer, heart failure and arthritis have been attributed to the catabolic effect of pro-inflammatory cytokines that are elevated in these conditions. Skeletal muscle weakness and inflammation are also (...)
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Thursday 28 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Visiting Speaker: Prof. Rodney Minchin : Lecture, "Arylamine N-acetyltransferase – role in cancer cell growth and invasion"
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Prof Rod Minchin received his PhD in pharmacology at UWA before undertaking post-doctoral studies at NCI on pulmonary toxicology of anti-cancer drugs and chemical carcinogenesis, followed by fellowship and academic appointments in Australia. HIs current research interests lie in the role of (...)
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Friday 29 |
9:00 - SEMINAR - Seminar: Microbiology & Immunology : Clin. Prof. Keryn Christiansen
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Outcomes of the Antimicrobial Resistance Summit 2011
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May 2011
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Monday 02 |
8:30 - SYMPOSIUM - Cell Signalling and Translational Medicine : Satellite Meeting of the 3rd Australia-China Biomedical Research Conference (ACBRC)
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Join researchers from across Australia and China for this fascinating insight into the importance of cell signalling and translational medicine. The four sessions, Novel Therapies and Genomic Information; Tissue Engineering and Bio-therapeutics; Molecular Targets for Metabolic and Degenerative (...)
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Tuesday 03 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Prospects for therapy of Duchenne muscular dystrophy : School of Anatomy & Human Biology Seminar Series
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The Seminar: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked muscle wasting disease caused by the absence of the 427-kDa cytoskeletal protein, dystrophin. There is currently no effective therapy. Recent advances in the understanding of the disease are leading to many different approaches to (...)
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Wednesday 04 |
9:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - Molecular basis of Fe and Mn homeostasis: key transporters and metal imaging : Iron (Fe) is absolutely required for cell life ..
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Friday 06 |
9:00 - SEMINAR - CANCELLED Seminar: Microbiology & Immunology : Prof. David Hampson
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Seminar has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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Wednesday 11 |
18:00 - VISITING SPEAKER - THE VALUE OF EDUCATION - Part 2 : This is the second seminar in a two-part seminar series
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Intelligence is acquired knowledge of a particular subject or subjects. But being knowledgeable in no way renders your intellect clear to think, reason and decide on matters pertaining to life. A person could be highly intelligent, yet impractical in day to day living. For example, a scientist may (...)
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Friday 13 |
9:00 - SEMINAR - Seminar: Microbiology & Immunology : Dr. Tobias Schoep - Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Selective targeting of tumor stem cells using conditionally-activated antibodies
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Wednesday 18 |
2011 ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING
REGISTRATION STILL OPEN
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Friday 20 |
Alien Agencies:
Performance, Science and Experimental Practice
Speaker:
Chris Salter, PhD
Concordia University/Hexagram
Montréal, Québec
Canada
What is “performance” in a scientific context? Who or what is performing? How do we articulate such performative practices (...)
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Tuesday 24 |
13:00 - SEMINAR - Regulation of the L-type Ca2+ channel by free radicals and role in the development of cardiac hypertrophy : School of Anatomy & Human Biology Seminar Series
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The Seminar: The L-type Ca2+ channel plays a critical role in cardiac excitation and contraction and it is the main route for calcium influx into cardiac myocytes. The function of the channel can be modified during alterations in cellular redox state. A reduced cellular state such as during acute (...)
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June 2011
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Wednesday 15 |
16:00 - SEMINAR - An mRNA Blueprint for C4 Photosynthesis : 2-celled C4 photosynthetic cycle enhances radiation use efficiency
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We have studied nuclear and chloroplast transcriptomes in Cleome leaves and characterized the changes required for C4 photosynthesis by two comparative approaches.
ABSTRACT AVAILABLE: [email protected]
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Wednesday 22 |
Lactation in mammals has evolved from providing exclusively immune protection to delivering a multitude of nutrients that mediate optimal growth and development of the young. Given the investment of maternal energy into lactation it is clearly critical to the survival of the species. Despite this (...)
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Monday 27 |
This unit introduces the principles of essential human nutrition with applications to public health.
This unit will provide students with a basic introduction to food and nutrition as well as applications to public health. Applied topics include nutrition for different life stages; popular diets; (...)
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Wednesday 29 |
12:00 - EVENT - School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences: Chemistry Seminar : Paint, Particles and Polymers – Simulation Studies of Materials
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