Seminars and Events in 2009
Wednesday, 11 November
Seminar:
- Dr Marc Donath, Endocrinology and Diabetes Clinic, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland:
Islet Inflammation and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes with IL-1 Antagonists
For more information, please see the seminar flyer, downloadable here.
Presented with St Vincent's Institute
Conference Room, St Vincent's institute
9 Princes Street , Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm (light lunch served from 12.15pm)
Thursday, 29 October
Joint Diabetes Research Seminar:
- Dr Ryo Kawasaki
Retinal Vessel Imaging in Diabetes
Lecture Theatre, Level 2, Clinical Sciences Building
Cnr Princes & Regent Streets, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm (light lunch served from 12.15pm)
Thursday, 8 October
Seminar:
- Dr Adrian Cameron, Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research:
The Metabolic Syndrome: In Need of a Mission Statement
For more information, please see the seminar flyer, downloadable here.
Michael Chamberlin Theatre, Ground Floor, Aikenhead Building, St Vincent's
27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm (light lunch served from 12.15pm)
Thursday, 1 October
Joint Diabetes Research Seminar:
- Dr Warrick Inder
Cortisol and the Metabolic Syndrome
Lecture Theatre, Level 2, Clinical Sciences Building
Cnr Princes & Regent Streets, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm (light lunch served from 12.15pm)
Thursday, 17 September
Joint Diabetes Research Seminar:
- Dr Bala Krishnamurthy discussing research into isolation of pre-proinsulin T cells from islets of a type 1 diabetes pancreas
- Dr Andrew Wilson discussing research into novel proteomic markers of the diabetic complication atherosclerosis and inter-relationships between inflammmation, fat cell biology and atherosclerosis
Lecture Theatre, Level 2, Clinical Sciences Building
Cnr Princes & Regent Streets, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm (light lunch served from 12.15pm)
Thursday, 3 September
Joint Diabetes Research Seminar:
- Dr Caroline Jung discussing research into hormones (glucocorticoids)
- Dr Marno Ryan discussing research into the role of the liver in insulin resistance, lipid metabolism and obesity
Lecture Theatre, Level 2, Clinical Sciences Building
Cnr Princes & Regent Streets, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm (light lunch served from 12.15pm)
Thursday, 13 August
Seminar:
Diabetes and Vision Disorders: Current and Future Research
Presentations by Professor Tien Wong, Dr Ecosse Lamoureux, Dr Ryo Kawasaki and Muhammad Bayu Sasongko discussing research into diabetic retinopathy, microvascular complications and quality of life assessments.
For more information, please see the seminar flyer, downloadable here.
Presented with the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA)
Michael Chamberlin Theatre, Ground Floor, Aikenhead Building, St Vincent's
27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm (light lunch served from 12.15pm)
Thursday, 16 July
Seminar:
Type 1 Diabetes: From Animal Models to Clinical Care
- Dr Janette Allison (Head, Autoimmunity Laboratory, St Vincent's Institute)
Mouse Models of Type 1 Diabetes
- Dr David O'Neal (Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne Department of Medicine SVH and Associate Investigator, Diabetes CCRE)
Evaluation of an algorithm to guide patients with type 1 diabetes treated with insulin pumps on how to respond to real-time continuous glucose levels- A randomised control trial
Michael Chamberlin Theatre, Ground Floor, Aikenhead Building, St Vincent's
27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm (light lunch served from 12.15pm)
Thursday, 11 June
Seminar:
- Dr Catherine Itsiopoulos (Research Fellow, Diabetes CCRE and Department of Medicine St Vincent's, University of Melbourne)
Would you trade in a meal of chargrilled octopus and souvlaki for a slow-cooked lentil soup and chicken and broadbean casserole? - The impact of cooking method on the AGE content of a healthy Cretan Mediterranean diet
Conference Room 3, Ground Floor, Aikenhead Building, St Vincent's
27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm (light lunch served from 12.15pm)
Wednesday, 27 May
Seminar (co-presented with St Vincent's Institute):
- Dr Tuulikki Seppanen-Laakso, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Applications of metabolomics in studying diabetes and obesity
St Vincent's Institute Seminar Room
2.00pm - 3.00pm
Friday, 1 May 2009
Symposium:
Clinical Research in Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
Keynote speaker:
- Professor John Yudkin (Emeritus Professor at University College London)
Getting the message across- mechanisms of physiological cross-talk by adipose tissue
Followed by presentations on current clinical research at St Vincent's and the University of Melbourne by:
- Associate Professor Glenn Ward, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, St Vincent's
- Dr Marno Ryan, Departments of Medicine and Gastroenterology, St Vincent's/University of Melbourne
- Dr Andrew Wilson, Departments of Cardiology and Medicine, St Vincent's/University of Melbourne
Chamberlin Theatre, Aikenhead Building, St Vincent's, 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
10.00am - 12.30pm
Symposium:
Public Health and Health Services in Australia and Beyond
Keynote speaker:
- Professor John Yudkin (Emeritus Professor at University College London)
A glucocentric view of diabetes
Followed by a panel discussion involving Professor Yudkin and:
- Professor Kerin O'Dea AO, Director, Sansom Institute of Medical Research, University of South Australia
- Dr John Furler, GP and Research Fellow, Department of General Practice and Diabetes CCRE, University of Melbourne
- Dr Kevin Rowley, Senior Research Fellow, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne
- Ms Joanne Luke, Research Assistant, Onemda VicHealth Koori Health Unit, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne
Chamberlin Theatre, Aikenhead Building, St Vincent's, 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Thursday, 16 April 2009
Seminar:
- Dr Margarite Vale (Director, COACH Program and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne)
Translating evidence-based healthcare research into clinical practice: The COACH Program- past, present and future
Chamberlin Theatre, Aikenhead Building, St Vincent's, 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Seminar:
- Dr Jakob Grauslund (Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Eye Research Australia and Department of Ophthalmology, Odense University, Denmark)
Long-term diabetes-related complications in a population-based cohort of Danish type 1 diabetes patients
Chamberlin Theatre, Aikenhead Building, St Vincent's, 27 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy
12.30pm - 1.30pm