Canberra
ACT researchers and students are invited to attend:
ASMR NSW Annual Scientific Meeting
Venue: Teachers’ Federation Conference Centre, Surry Hills
Date: Thursday, 7 August 2025
Time: 8am – 6:30pm
Cost: ASMR Members: Students $30, ECRs and MCRs $110
Non-Members: Students $100, ECRs and MCRs $235
Important dates are:
Abstracts Close: 5pm on 27 June 2025
Notification of Acceptance: 14 July 2025
Registrations Close: 30 July 2025
Abstracts will be submitted during the registration process, please consult the Instructions for Authors before submitting your abstract.
ASMR NSW Gala Dinner
Please join us for a convivial evening celebrating the achievements of NSW’s health and medical researchers at the 2025 ASMR Medical Research Week® Gala Dinner. This year, the Gala Dinner will be held in the Strangers’ Room at the iconic NSW Parliament House, providing a rare opportunity for our members and supporters to experience fine dining at Parliament House.
Venue: The Strangers’ Room, NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Date: Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Time: 6.00 – 10:30pm
Cost: $180 per ticket or $1,620 for a table of 10 – table bookings can be made online using the link below or by invoice using the table order form.
ASMR Medical Research Week®
ASMR Medical Research Week® will be held from 17 to 24 October 2025.
ASMR’s ACT members are invited to attend:
ASMR Medallist luncheon at the National Press Club
Who: Dr Daniel Timms – 2025 ASMR Medallist, inventor of the BiVACOR total artificial heart
When: Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Where: National Press Club of Australia. 16 National Circuit, Barton, Canberra
Register: there will be a limited number of free tickets available to members of the public.
Dr Timms is an innovative biomedical engineer whose journey began in Brisbane, where he spent countless hours alongside his plumber father, tinkering with water pumps and constructing imaginative devices. A personal tragedy ignited Dr Timms’ unwavering commitment to revolutionise cardiovascular care.
A graduate of the Queensland University of Technology, Dr Timms’ research journey took him from Brisbane’s Prince Charles Hospital to prestigious institutions worldwide. Collaborating with Germany’s Helmholtz Institute – one of Europe’s foremost cardiovascular engineering research centres – and the Texas Heart Institute, he contributed to groundbreaking work in the TAH design and development. In 2023, he was nominated for Queensland’s “Australian of the Year” award.
Dr Timms continues to collaborate with global experts to develop cutting-edge cardiovascular medical devices, and his unwavering dedication underscores his pivotal role in advancing cardiac care and saving lives.
Secondary school events
In the lead up to ASMR Medical Research Week®, we will be holding two events for high school students who are interested in health and medical research. Dates for the following events will be announced in July 2025:
• ASMR MRW® Online High School Science Quiz
• ASMR MRW® High School Careers Evening
ASMR’s National Education Partner 2025
National Sponsor of ASMR MRW® 2025
