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Hypertension in Africa
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Hypertension in Africa: Involvement of the micro- and macrovasculature in hypertension development in populations from African descent
You are warmly invited to attend a Presentation by Visiting Speaker, Alta Schutte, Professor of Cardiovascular Physiology. Introduction by Professor Vlado Perkovic, Executive Director of The George Institute for Global Health, Australia
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Molecular Pharmacology of Cannabinoids: Beyond THC
Friday, 21 June 2019
Neuroscience and Non-communicable diseases Seminar Series
Speaker: Prof Mark Connor, Macquarie University
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‘HDL function and cardiovascular risk’
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
School of Medical Sciences 2019 Seminar Series
About the Speaker:
Professor Len Kritharides, Senior Staff Specialist and Head of the Department of Cardiology at Concord Repatriation General Hospital (CRGH) Sydney, Conjoint Professor in Medicine at The University of Sydney, Head of the Atherosclerosis Research Laboratory Group at the ANZAC Research Institute and Deputy Clinical Director of the Cardiovascular Stream of the Sydney Local Health District.
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Binge-drinking is ERK-some for your BNST
Friday, 14 June 2019
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases Seminar Series
Speaker: Prof Karen Szumlinski, University of California Santa Barbara
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NSW Cell and Developmental Biology Meeting
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
Confirmed plenary speakers include:
Professor Pierre Gonczy, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Dr Chis Hall, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Dr Jennifer Zenker, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University
Postdocs and PhD students will be chosen from abstracts to present a 15 minute talk
Prizes for best talks, best posters, best science image
Refreshments, lunch and prizes provided by our sponsors
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Osteoarchaeological Perspectives on Maya Mortuary Ritual in the Caves and Rockshelters of Central Belize
Friday, 7 June 2019
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases Seminar Series
Speaker: A/Prof Gabriel Wrobel, Michigan State University, USA
Osteoarchaeological investigations of mortuary deposits in caves and rockshelters in the river valleys of west-central Belize have yielded one of the larger and more complex regional skeletal assemblages in the Maya area, providing insights into the lives and deaths of people living in the nearby communities between 900 BCE to 900 CE.
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Stereology with Stereo Investigator® Automatic neuron reconstruction and analysis with Neurolucida® 360
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases Seminar Series
Speaker: Dr. Susan Tappan, Scientific Director at MBF Bioscience, Burlington, Vermont, USA.
Join Dr. Susan Tappan for an exciting seminar on using Stereo Investigator® to design and execute an unbiased stereology study for quantifying cell numbers, areas, and volumes in biological structures and, Neurolucida® 360 for latest automatic methods for neuron reconstruction and analysis.
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Keeping up with Upper Limb Prosthetics
Friday, 24 May 2019
Neuroscience & Non-Communicable Diseases Seminar Series
Speaker: Dr Greg Bowring, Director of Rehabilitation Medicine at The Prince of Wales Hospital
Dr Greg Bowring is the Director of Rehabilitation Medicine at The Prince of Wales Hospital and Conjoint Senior Lecturer in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of NSW. He is currently President elect of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine and chair of the Faculty Policy and Advocacy committee.
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DNA Origami Barrels - Professor William Shih
Friday, 24 May 2019
Single Molecule Science Special Seminar
Speaker: Professor William Shih, Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Wyss Institute
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