16th Victorian Annual Scientific Meeting

ASMR’s Victorian Committee is delighted to announce that abstracts are now open for the 16th Annual Scientific Meeting!

Date: Thursday, 31 July 2025
Venue: Deakin Downtown, Level 12, Tower 2 – 727 Collins Street, Docklands
Time: 8:45am (Registration 8.00am – 8.45am)

Registration: ASMR Members: Students $30, ECRs and MCRs $90
Non-members: Students $60, ECRs and MCRs $235 (plus credit card processing fees)

Abstract submissions have now closed but you can still register to com and see all the presentations and also enjoy a free Science Communication and Grant Writing Workshop:
This meeting also includes a free workshop by our very own Dr Shane Huntington OAM, whose workshops usually cost hundreds of dollars to attend! Shane is a well-known science communicator in Victoria and the host of the popular Einstein A Go-Go radio show on Melbourne’s RRR, which explores the wonders of science and its impact on the world. 

 A who’s who of Victorian health and medical research institutions have engaged Shane to teach their researchers about communication, and Shane’s public workshops generally involve hefty registration fees and waiting lists. Grab this chance to learn from an accomplished facilitator who has a passion for science, communication and grant writing.

ASMR is delighted to announce two new prizes for orals by Hons, RAs, Masters, PhDs and ECRs (up to 3 years post-PhD):
The ASMR Communication Excellence Award – this new award consists of a $2,000 cash prize plus more (all orals by registrants from Hons up to three years post PhD are eligible)
The Instats Skills Development Prize – this new award is a 12 month membership of the Instats global education platform worth $1,500 (all orals by registrants from Hons up to three years post PhD are eligible)

We look forward to seeing you at the Victorian Annual Scientific Meeting on 31 July 2025!

Melbourne Gala Dinner on Thursday, 23 October 2025

Health and medical researchers will once again come together for a convivial evening celebrating the achievements of Victoria’s health and medical researchers at the 2025 ASMR Medical Research Week® Gala Dinner.

Venue: The Arts Centre Melbourne
Date: Thursday, 23 October 2025
Time: 6.00pm
Cost: $200 per ticket or $1,800 for a table of 10 – bookings can be made online using the link below or by invoice using the table order form.

The Gala Dinner is a formal dinner uniting esteemed researchers, students, industry professionals, politicians and our ASMR Medallist. Prize recipients at the Victorian annual scientific meeting will also be recognised at the Gala Dinner.

As well as celebrating the best and brightest researchers in our state, the dinner will feature the 2025 ASMR Medallist, Dr Daniel Timms. 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 by developing a total automatic heart (TAH).

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.