Weekly Information Pack - Alfred Hospital

AMREP Seminars and Events ListingIssue 264: Friday 20 July 2012Weekly update of upcoming seminars of general interest and special events in the Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct.To advertise seminars and events in this listing, contact Rebecca Erlich (Rebecca.Erlich@bakeridi.edu.au).To make AMREP Education Centre room bookings, contact Daniel Clark (HUamrepeducation@alfred.org.auUH).All welcome; no RVSP required unless otherwise indicated.Date Time Location Host Speaker TopicJulyMonday 23rd 12.30 - 1.30 pm Level 5,Lecture Theatre,The Alfred CentreAlfred Psychiatry ProfessorialGrand Round, Prof JayashriKulkarniDr Suresh SundramTreatment refractory schizophrenia: clinical andmolecular pathwaysMonday 23rd 4 - 5 pm Level 5,Lecture Theatre,The Alfred CentreAMREP Immunology SeminarSeriesA/Prof John Silke, WEHIAre IAPS at the root of all inflammation?Tuesday 24th 11 am - 12 pm AMREP Seminar Room ACBD/ Dept of MedicineSeminar SeriesBe'eri Niego, ACBDFinal PhD SeminarA novel plasmin- and Rho-kinase-dependentmechanism for t-PA-induced modulation of theblood-brain barrier; possible relevance for treatmentof ischaemic strokeTuesday 24th 12 - 1pm Level 7, Long Room AlfredCentreBurnet InstituteProfessor John Mackenzie, Burnet/CurtinUniversityMosquito-borne arboviruses in the Asia-Pacificregion: their emergence spread and possiblethreatsThursday 26th 12.30 - 1.30 pm Level 5, Lecture Theatre,The Alfred CentreAlfred Hospital Medical GrandRoundMr Stephen Taffe, Alfred, Medico-LegalDischarge against medical advice – Managing thelegal risksThursday 26th 1 - 3 pm Seminar Room 2Level 5 Alfred CentreAMREP Early CareerResearcher (ECR) CommitteeWendy Lundgaard, Leadership and HRConsultantECR professional development seminar:Supervision and leadership skillsFriday 27th 12 - 1pm Level 7, Baker IDI Tower Baker IDI Prof Brain Oldfield, Laboratory Head,Neuroendocrine Regulation of Metabolism,Monash Obesity and Diabetes Institute,Monash University.Neural control of body weight: Lessons fromstudies of brown adipose tissue and models ofbariatric surgery1