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Neuroscience Night
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
An evening of brain science, hear how neuroscience helps us prepare for the future, and how it applies to the law, economics, and ethics.
Brain Awareness Week is a global event which focuses on raising awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Join UNSW for an evening of brain science, hear how neuroscience helps us prepare for the future, and how it applies to the law, economics, and ethics.
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‘Therapeutic targets and tools to tackle tumour cells and the fibrotic fortress in pancreatic cancer’.
Wednesday, 10 March 2021
School of Medical Sciences Seminar Series
Speaker: A/Professor Phoebe Phillips, Leader of the Pancreatic Cancer Translational Research Group
Deputy Director of the Adult Cancer Program at the Lowy Cancer Research Centre
Deputy of the Cancer Theme at University of NSW, Australia.
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Monday, 8 March 2021
What misconceptions do we still have about women's minds and bodies? On International Women’s Day, A/Prof Caroline Ford interviews award-winning British science journalist and broadcaster Angela Saini about bias in science and medical research, and the implications for public trust in science and women’s health.
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UNSW Medicine & Health International Women’s Day panel
Monday, 8 March 2021
Join UNSW Medicine & Health on International Women's Day for an inspiring panel discussion and announcement of the 2021 Apte Scholarship.
The global UN Women theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 is “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”. This theme celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future.
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‘Immune responses in children with COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases’
Friday, 5 March 2021
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases WEBINAR
Speaker: Dr Melanie Neeland, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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‘The role of nutrient balance in lifespan extension by dietary restriction in Drosophila’
Friday, 26 February 2021
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases WEBINAR Series
Speaker: Dr Matthew Piper, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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“The trafficking and storage of cellular lipids: from fundamental biology to new therapies against cancer and diabetes.”
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
School of Medical Sciences Seminar Series
Speaker: Professor Rob Yang, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (BaBS), UNSW Sydney
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“Upper airway muscle function in obstructive sleep apnoea, and a potential new optogenetic stimulation therapy”
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
School of Medical Sciences Seminar Series
Speaker: Professor Lynne Bilston
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‘Mucosal TLR5 activation controls healthspan and longevity’
Friday, 30 October 2020
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases WEBINAR Series
Speaker: Professor Kyung A Cho, Ph.D, CEO, MediSpan. Co., Ltd. Vice Dean, Chonnam National University Medical School. Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Chonnam National University Medical School, Republic of Korea.
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Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases WEBINAR. Professor Zhengli Shi, Director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology
Friday, 16 October 2020
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases WEBINAR Series
Speaker: Professor Zhengli Shi, Director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology
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