Postgraduate lecture series 2012
The postgraduate lecture series runs from March to August each year and lectures are usually held on Mondays at noon on the Parkville campus. Members of the public are welcome to attend at no charge. To join our Seminars and Conferences mailing list email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Theme 1: Pathogen, Virulence, Resistance and Disease
21 May 2012
Overview of Hepatitis viruses, virulence and resistance mechanisms and disease pathogenesis
A/Professor Joseph Torresi
Department of Infectious Diseases, Austin Hospital
Where: Cory Theatre, GTAC
28 May 2012
Overview of HIV, virulence and resistance mechanisms and disease pathogenesis
Professor Steve Wesselingh
Executive Director, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Where: Charles La Trobe Theatre, RMH
4 June 2012
Overview of human prions and disease pathogenesis
A/Professor Andrew Hill
Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Institute
Where: WEHI Lecture Theatre
Theme 2: Epidemiology / Outbreaks / Epidemics / Interventions
18 June 2012
Overview of epidemiology and determining modes of transmission / acquisition (eg MRSA and VRE in the hospital and community)
Professor Lindsay Grayson
Department of Infecious Diseases, Austin Hospital
Where: WEHI Lecture Theatre
25 June 2012
Science of predicting, preparing, preventing for the next potential pandemic
Professor Raina MacIntyre
School of Public Health & Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales
Where: WEHI Lecture Theatre
2 July 2012
Overview of host sensing of pathogens and innate immunity
Dr Antje Blumenthal
Epithelial Cancer Division, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute
9 July 2012
Overview of how new epidemic pathogens are recognised and identified eg Nipah / Hendra virus and epidemiological surveillance and detection of emerging infectious disease threats
Dr Peter Daniels
Assistant Director, Australian Animal Health Laboratory and Team Leader, Diagnosis, Surveillance and Response, CSIRO
Theme 3: Host Inflammation and Immune Response
16 July 2012
New vaccines for the old enemy: the challenge of Tuberculosis
Professor Warwick Britton
Head, Discipline of Infectious Diseases Immunology and the Mycobacterial Research Program in the Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine Cell Biology, The University of Sydney
23 July 2012
Overview of host determinants of infectious diseases outcomes eg HCV and IL28
Dr Alex Thompson
Head of Hepatology Research, St Vincent Hospital
30 July 2012
Malaria vaccination initiatives - from bench to bednet
A/Professor Louis Schofield
Lab Head, Infection & Immunity Division
6 August 2012
Overview of septicaemia, pathogenesis of shock/SIRS, and the role of pathogens and host factors in pathogenesis
Dr Christopher MacIsaac
Deputy Director, Intensive Care Unit, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
13 August 2012
Overview of post infectious immune complications
Professor Ian Wicks
Division Head, Inflammation Division
Where: WEHI Lecture Theatre
20 August 2012
The gut microbiota, immunity and human disease
Professor Charles Mackay
Immunology, Inflammation and Therapeutic Antibodies Laboratory, Monash University
Theme 4: Beyond Basic Science
27 August 2012
Global equality in infectious diseases control
Sir Gustav Nossal
Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
3 September 2012
Overview of major Indigenous Health infectious diseases issues and problems
Professor Jonathan Carapetis
Director, Menzies School of Health Research
10 September 2012
Overview of Global Health Initiatives – the big picture: microbe, epidemiology, host
Professor Graham Brown
Foundation Director of the Nossal Institute for Global Health and Head of the Tropical Health and Infectious Diseases Unit