Victoria

15th Annual Victorian Scientific Meeting

The ASMR Annual Victorian Scientific Meeting will be held on Wednesday, 16 October 2024.

The meeting is an inviting space for students, early-career, mid-career and senior researchers to learn from one another and build relationships.

It provides an opportunity to:

• Hear from inspiring keynote speakers: Associate Professor Erin Howden, Dr Michael Wheeler and Dr Teddy Ang.
  Read speaker bios here.
• Showcase your work via an oral presentation, flash talk or poster presentation. Abstract submission is part of the registration process. See our abstract submissions guidelines here.
• Build relationships with early-career, mid-career and senior researchers
• Win awards for your research and presentations

Meeting attendees include clinical and laboratory-based researchers from universities, hospitals and research institutes within Melbourne and beyond.

Scientific Meeting registrations
Venue: The Jasper Hotel, 489 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne

ASMR members: $60 (students) or $110 (non-students)
Non-members: $95 (students) or $145 (non-students)

The ticket price includes catering and one full day of plenary talks, oral, flash and poster presentations, and trade displays.

Abstract submissions are part of the registration process, so please have your completed application ready to upload at the time of registration. Abstracts must be submitted by COB 15th September. Information on abstract submissions is here.

Download the Victorian scientific meeting flyer here.

ASMR Medical Research Week® 2024 Gala Dinner on Friday, 25 October 2024

​Please join us for a convivial evening celebrating the achievements of Victoria’s health and medical researchers at the
2024 ASMR Medical Research Week® Gala Dinner

Venue: The Arts Centre, Melbourne
Date: Friday, 25 October 2024
Time: 6:00 to 10:00pm
Cost: $170 per ticket

As well as celebrating the best and brightest researchers in our state, the dinner will feature a talk by the 2024 ASMR Medalist, Professor Matt Dun. Prof Dun is a Paediatric Oncology researcher whose career took a deeply personal turn when his young daughter was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. In Josephine’s memory, Professor Dun has tirelessly pursued breakthroughs in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) research while advocating for patients and their families. Renowned for his captivating speaking, Professor Dun’s poignant narrative connects his profound personal experience with professional expertise, serving as a timely reminder of why the work we do is so important.

 Ticket invoices will be issued from 16 September onwards.

ASMR Medical Research Week® High School Events. August – September.

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:

• ASMR MRW® Online High School Science Quiz will run from 1 August - 30 September 2024.

• ASMR MRW® High School Careers Evening will be held on Thursday 12 September 2024.