What's On at UWA

Prof Seow's presentation will focus on recent findings on the structural and functional properties in smooth muscle and how these unique smooth muscle properties allow the muscle to function over a much larger length range compared with that in skeletal muscle, and also how dysregulation of these (...)

Dr. Seow specializes in smooth and skeletal muscle cell biology/physiology. His current research focus is on the mechanical function, ultrastructure and biochemistry of airway smooth muscle, in health and disease. There are two main components of his current CIHR-funded research program. One (...)

Samuel Lundin is a Visiting Professor at the Marshall Center for Infectious Diseases Research and Training. He received his PhD in 1998 from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, where he worked on T-cell regulation of immunity and tolerance to food antigens. This was followed by joining the group (...)

The Gates Foundation and its Grand Challenges partners are now accepting applications for a number of programs, including its Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, which encourages innovative and unconventional global health and development solutions.

To learn more about the (...)

School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology

David started his career as a theoretical physicist, completing his PhD at Caltech under Nobel prize-winner Murray Gell-Mann. His interest in neurophysiology started there under the influence of Prof Jack Pettigrew. David's (...)

As a health professional, a career within the Australian Defence Force means you'll get to apply your medical skills in unique circumstances. These include multinational peacekeeping and reconstruction interventions, critical incident recovery assistance, aero-medical evacuation, emergency response (...)

The Speaker: Dr David Coall completed his PhD in the School of Anatomy and Human Biology at The University of Western Australia and his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Centre for Cognitive and Decision Sciences at the University of Basel, Switzerland. After returning to UWA as a Research (...)

Professor Melissa Little heads the Kidney Research Laboratory at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne and is a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia. An alumnus of The University of (...)

Heiko Lickert is a Full Professor and Chair of Beta-cell Biology in the Medical Faculty of the Technical University Munich (TUM). Professor Lickert is also Director of the Institute of Diabetes and Regeneration Research and Adjunct Professor in the Institute of Stem Cell Research at the (...)

Representatives from UWA's Exchange Partner institutions, returned students and faculty representatives will be there to tell you all about the fantastic opportunities they have available. Make sure your students come along to the Oak Lawn to check it out!

Kevin V. Morris received his BS degree from Humboldt State University in 1996 and his PhD in 2001 from the University of California Davis. During his post-doctoral training at the University of California San Diego (2001-2004) he determined that non-coding RNAs were capable of modulating (...)

What is Ladies S&C? A gym-based strength session designed specifically for women on the school run who are keen to maintain fitness and health as they get older!

How is Ladies S&C different to other exercise classes? Instructor Expertise - Accredited Exercise Physiologist (...)

Department of Psychology and the Centre for Elite Performance, Expertise and Training, Macquarie University

Mark Wiggings is a Professor of Organizational Psychology at Macquarie University. He gained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Otago, New Zealand in 2001. Mark is (...)

This lecture by David Gordon, Director of the Queen's University School of Urban and Regional Planning will present current practice in better design and redevelopment of suburban areas, extensively illustrated with examples from across Canada provided by the Council for Canadian Urbanism.

This seminar will outline the development path of iCeutica, a Biotech company with origins at UWA, that developed from concept to multiple FDA approved drugs and exit in less than 10 years. The story has relevance for anyone contemplating commercialization of their research endeavours.

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The College is very excited to host our second Annual Youth Day Festival in partnership with the UWA Confucius Institute. Highlights of this year's concert will include The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto and The Yellow River Piano Concerto (movements II & III). Raymond Yong as conductor and (...)

Presenter 1: Julien Bureau

Julien is a PhD student at Universite de Montreal in Montreal, Canada. He is a visiting research fellow at UWA supported by the Endeavour Research Fellowships programme from the Australian government. His research focuses on dishonesty and he is particularly (...)

Completely FREE but donations for Nepal are graciously welcome! If you're a young musician trying to get people to hear your sound, or perhaps a comedian just starting out; performing at an open mic night is a great way to get heard. You never know who may be in attendance. There are 12 Open Mic (...)

The 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on 25 April has already claimed the lives of more than 7,000 people with an estimated eight million people affected. The Red Cross is at the forefront of the international response, sending shelter and water and sanitation specialists, setting up (...)

I recently completed my PhD at The Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, where I worked in the Leukemia Research Group under the supervision of Louise Winteringham, with co-supervision by Charlie Bond of UWA. Here, I will present the work constituting my PhD and discuss my findings.