November 2009

Medical School News

• School senior lecturer awarded prestigious Endeavour Executive Award
• Celebrating achievements of students and researchers
• Endeavouring to expand horizons of knowledge
• Drinking age must be raised to 19
• National Skin Cancer Action Week
• Pure water to flow in Hà Nội Hospital
• University celebrates five years in China
• Overdiagnosis of breast cancer
• Senate elections: support for medical alumni
• Grants awarded to School academics for 2010
• Congratulations to Drs Byrne and Redfern - our Tall Poppies

News from the Research Institutes

• Centenary Institute: Preeclampsia breakthrough by School academics
• The George Institute: Call for high salt warning on Angry Beef Burger
• The George Institute: Self harm - major road safety issue for young drivers
• The George Institute: New research centre to address threat of chronic disease in China
• Centenary Institute: Head of research group delivers prestigious oration
• The George Institute: Research reveals uncertainty around effectiveness of common treatment used in high-risk kidney patients

Events

The Centenary Institute is hosting 2 seminars next week: Molecular insights into the pathophysiology of iron homeostasis: a bedside/bench odyssey on 1 December at 12pm and Ontogeny and homeostasis of non-lymphoid tissues dendritic cells on 4 December at 12pm.

Look at the events listing to see what's going on in the Medical School. If you have an upcoming event, please so that we can include it in our events listing.