The Electrifying Brain**Changed**Optical Stimulation of Neural Tissue |
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Due to unforeseen circumstances this session has been replaced with Dr E Duco Jansen's presentation.
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Professor Graeme Clark Awarded Zotterman Prize |
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Australia’s cochlear implant pioneer, Professor Graeme Clark AC, has been awarded the prestigious Zotterman Prize by the Swedish Physiological Society for his work in developing the multi-channel cochlear implant.
The Zotterman Prize commemorates Professor Yngve Zotterman (1898 - 1982), a very distinguished Swedish neuroscientist and pioneer in sensory physiology.
The award was welcomed by Professor Iven Mareels, Dean of the Melbourne School of Engineering, the University of Melbourne. “This award yet again demonstrates the widespread recognition for the outstanding contribution Professor Graeme Clark has made to hearing science and the impact his innovation has had in restoring speech understanding in deaf children and adults”, he said.
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Epilepsy has historically been a major burden on human health, and although since early last century effective medications have been available these have provided sufficient relief to only about 60% of people.
Our presenter is the Chair of Medicine and Director of Neurosciences at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Professor Cook specialises in the treatment of epilepsy. He is recognised internationally for his expertise in epilepsy management, particularly imaging and surgical planning.
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Cancer Information and Bioinformatics |
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Cancer represents our community’s largest disease burden and its major cause of death. It is estimated that cancer incidence will increase by around 30% in the next decade compared to the last. This leads to a cancer risk of 1 in 2 for individuals over the average expected lifetime.
Professor Jim Bishop AO was the Chief Medical Officer for the Australian Government and principal medical adviser to the Minister and the Department of Health and Ageing (since 2009). From 1995, he was Professor of Cancer Medicine at the University of Sydney, a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia in haematology. He was CEO of the Cancer Institute NSW and the Chief Cancer Officer for NSW from 2003 to 2009.
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NICTA Health Discovery Day |
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In support of National Science Week 2011, NICTA’s Victoria Research Laboratory will hold a Health Discovery Day, showcasing the Lab’s health research.
Featured research will include:
• the advanced electronics behind the (Australian) Bionic eye;
• software tracking cells through microscopic images to extract
biologically relevant information;
• software identifying primary tumours using gene measurements;
• software searching for combinations of changes in DNA which are linked to disease;
• software reconstructing DNA after it has been sequenced;
• a tour of the Terabit Networking Laboratory to view project demonstrations.
The public is invited to visit the Laboratory, on the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus on Tuesday, 16 August (two sessions) and secondary schools are invited to bring students to the Laboratory on Monday, 15 August (two sessons).
For further details, please view the attached document. DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT
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