SEMINAR 8 APRIL (12:30 - 1:30PM) 'ETHICS FOR RESEARCH: OBSTACLE OR POWERFUL TOOL TO ENHANCE DESIGN AND CONDUCT?' This seminar will show how to use Ethics as a powerful tool to enhance study design and conduct. It will empower researchers to think in ethical terms without seeing themselves ‘bio-ethicists’. A video-recording of the seminar can be accessed … Continued

The Melanoma Research Group at Edith Cowan University is hosting a seminar by Dr  Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani. Dr Warkiani belongs to the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), and has ample expertise in the development of microfluidic devices for the isolation of circulating tumour cells and subsequent genetic and … Continued

There is a global epidemic of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. The personal and economic burdens are enormous, particularly if the chronic vascular complications of diabetes develop. Please see attached flyer for more information.   Venue: SEMINAR ROOM 272, LEVEL 2, HARRY PERKINS INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, NORTH CAMPUS

Focusing on the benefits for Western Australia, this event will highlight innovative research with benefits for human health. From medicinal cannabis, to heart health benefits from apples and using lupins and sorghum to address obesity, this event is relevant to everyone with an interest in human health. With an introduction from Prof Mike Jones, Director of the WA … Continued

WAHTN Visiting Distinguished Seminar Series - Prof Geoffrey Hammond Head, Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences The University of British Columbia “Plasma Steroid-binding Proteins: Gatekeepers of Steroid Hormone Action”   Additional information: Lunch available at 11:45am. Please RSPV to Marina Stubbs at marina.stubbs@telethonkids.org.au by the 25th of April.

This seminar will explain: • why we use significance testing; • how to interpret confidence intervals and p-values; • how the sample size and variability effect the results; • why bias and confounding factors are important considerations in designing studies; • where to find statistical support at PMH. To attend the event, please register online. Watch … Continued