NSC Program - Day 1 - November 22nd
| 8:15 – 8:25
8:25 – 8:35 |
Introduction and Welcome to Country Drs Denuja Karunakaran and Dona Jayakody60 Years of ASMR (TBC) Professor Barry Marshall |
| 8:35 – 10:10 am
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Basic Medical Research Landscape in Australia Chairs: Drs Denuja Karunakaran and Dona Jayakody |
| 8:35 – 8:40
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Introduction to Edwards Oration Associate Professor Tony Kenna, ASMR President-elect |
| 8:40- 9:35
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Edwards Oration Professor David Craik, University of Queensland (Presentation – 45 mins, Q&A – 10 mins) |
| 9:35 – 10:10
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Plenary Roadmap for the research pipeline (TBC) Dr Rob Grenfell, CSIRO (Presentation – 45 mins, Q&A – 10 mins) |
| 10:10 – 10:30
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Morning Tea Posters, sponsor booths and networking |
| 10:30 – 12:00 pm | Inspiration: Fundamentals of Basic & Clinical Research in Australia 1 |
| 10:30 – 10:55
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Keynote GP130R chimeric cytokines: A novel class of drugs to treat age-related metabolic diseases Professor Mark Febbraio, Monash University (Presentation – 20 mins, Q&A – 5 mins) |
| 10:55 – 11:40
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Basic and Clinical Abstract Presentations (Presentations – 5 x 7 mins, Abstract Session Q&A – 10 mins) |
| 11:40 – 12:00
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Keynote Title TBA Professor Fabienne McKay, QIMR Berghofer (Presentation – 15 mins, Q&A – 5 mins) |
| 12:00 – 12:40 pm | Professional Development I – Research Impact |
| 12:00 – 12:40
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Research Impact (TBC) Dr Tamika Heiden, Research Impact Academy (Presentation – 30 mins, Q&A – 10 mins) |
| 12:40 – 1:30
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Lunch Posters, sponsor booths and networking, including “Ask the Speakers Anything” round tables |
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Inspiration: Fundamentals of Basic & Clinical Research in Australia II |
| 2:00 – 2:25
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Keynote Fundamentals of Inflammasome, startup and big pharma: The story of Inflazome Professor Kate Schroder, University of Queensland (Presentation – 20 mins, Q&A – 5 mins) |
| 2:25 – 3:10
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Basic and Clinical Abstract Presentations (Presentations – 5 x 7 mins, Abstract Session Q&A – 10 mins) |
| 3:10 – 3:30
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Keynote Cervical cancer elimination: The research translational pipeline in action Professor Karen Canfell, Cancer Council (Presentation – 15 mins, Q&A – 5 mins) |
| 3:30 – 3:50 pm
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Afternoon Tea Posters, sponsor booths and networking |
| 3:50 – 5:00 pm | Staying ahead of the curve – positioning your research to enhance quality and impact |
| 3:50 – 3:55 | Introduction to Panel Discussion with Q&A – Moderator Dr Daniel Johnstone (University of Sydney) |
| 3:55 – 4:55
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Panel Discussion featuring: Professor Kelvin Kong (University of Sydney), Professor Paul Glasziou (Bond University), Professor James McClusky (Melbourne University) Dr Tamika Heiden, Ms Anne McKenzie AM (University of Western Australia) (Discussion- 40 mins, Q&A – 20 mins) |
| 4:55 – 5:00 | Concluding remarks |
| 5:00 pm | Conference End Day 1 |
NSC Program - Day 2 - November 23rd
| 8:55 – 9:00 am | Introduction and Welcome to Country Drs Denuja Karunakaran and Dona Jayakody |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | ASMR Vision – 60 years and still going strong Associate Professor Tony Kenna, ASMR President-elect |
| 9:15 – 10:35 am | Translational Clinical Research |
| 9:15 – 9:20 am | Introduction to Firkin Oration Dr Ryan Davis, ASMR President – 5 minutes |
| 9:20 – 10:15 am | Firkin Oration Professor Jane Harding, University of Auckland (Presentation: 45 mins; Q&A: 10 mins) |
| 10:15 – 10:35 am | Plenary Improving health outcomes of pre-term newborns in low- and middle-income countries Associate Professor Josh Vogel, Burnett Institute (Presentation: 15 mins; Q&A: 5 mins) |
| 10:35 – 10:55 am | Morning Tea Posters, sponsor booths and networking |
| 10:55 – 12:20 pm | Commercialising Research and Industry Partnerships |
| 10:55 – 11:15 am | Keynote SpeeDx: The Journey Dr Alison Todd, SpeedDx (Presentation: 15 mins; Q&A: 5 mins) |
| 11:15 – 12:00 pm | Translation, Commercialisation, Industry Abstract Session (Presentations: 5 x 7 mins; Abstract Session Q&A: 10 mins) |
| 12:00 – 12:20pm | Keynote Inspiration to implementation via Partnerships and Capacity: COVID-19 lessons for Australia Professor Paul Young, University of Queensland (Presentation: 15 mins; Q&A: 5 mins) |
| 12:20 – 1:10 pm | Lunch, including ASMR Annual General Meeting Posters, sponsor booths and networking |
| 1:10 – 1:40 pm | Poster Session |
| 1:40 – 2:30 pm | ASMR Research Excellence |
| 1:40 – 2:10 | Plenary: A beginner’s guide to winning the Nobel Prize (TBC) Professor Peter Doherty, Doherty Institute (Presentation: 20 mins; Q&A: 10 mins) |
| 2:10 – 2:15 | Introduction to ASMR Peter Doherty Leading Light Award |
| 2:15 – 2:30 | ASMR Peter Doherty Leading Light Award Presentation (Presentation: 10 mins; Q&A: 5 mins) |
| 2:30 – 3:15 | Professional Development II: Science Communication |
| 2:30 – 3:15 | Communicating your Science (TBC) Dr Shalin Naik, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (Presentation: 30 mins; Q&A: 15 mins) |
| 3:15 – 3:35 pm | Afternoon Tea Posters, sponsor booths and networking |
| 3:35 – 5:00 pm | Translating Epidemiology and Health Policy into the Future of Australian Healthcare |
| 3:35 – 3:55 pm | Keynote Health Services and Healthcare (TBC) Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite Macquarie University (Presentation – 15 mins, Q&A – 5 mins) |
| 3:55 – 4:40 pm | Epidemiology/Health Services/Allied Health/Implementation Science Abstract Session (Presentations – 5 x 7 mins, Abstract Session Q&A – 10 mins) |
| 4:40 – 5:00pm | Keynote: Pandemic Preparedness (TBC) Professor Sharon Lewin, Doherty Institute (Presentation – 15 mins, Q&A – 5 mins) |
| 5:00 – 5:15 pm | Award Presentations and Closing Remarks Drs Denuja Karunakaran and Dona Jayakody |
| 5:15 pm | Conference End |
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