The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR)
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The ASMR advocates for health & medical research for a healthy, equitable future. Tweets: @rockatscientist @ivybarratt
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A/Prof Francine Marques
Viertel @nhmrc & @HeartFoundation Fellow & #Hypertension Lab Head @Monash_Science. Gut microbes, 🐶 lover, #Cancer survivor @Science_Academy Gottschalk🏅she/her
A/Prof Jodie Ingles
Head, Clinical Genomics Lab | Program Director, Genomics & Inherited Disease @GarvanInstitute | Cardiac Genetic Counsellor | Swiftie | Opinions my own
Prof Rebecca Ritchie
Research scientist investigating the causes of heart failure & finding new treatments for it
WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)
We research and develop treatments for cancer, diseases of development and ageing, immune disorders and infections.
Dr Marguerite Evans-Galea AM
Exec-NED | Industry-Academia-Gov | Director, Cell & Gene Catalyst @ausbiotech @MedicinesAus joint venture | Ambassador @WomenSciAust | #GeneTherapy #CellTherapy
📢 Save the date for the The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) NSW Annual Scientific Meeting
📅 27th June 2024
🏢 Teachers Federation Conference Centre!
#ASMRNSWASM2024
#ASMRMRW2024
Congratulations to Profs. Richard Scolyer AO and Georgina Long AO, named joint Australians of the Year. As Melanoma Institute Australia co-directors, their immunotherapy advancements for melanoma have been groundbreaking. #MedicalInnovation
Announcing the 2024 Board of The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) made up of medical researchers from across Australia!
Welcome Dr Chantal Attard, Dr Emily Colvin, Tony Kenna, Dona MP Jayakody PhD (my views), Khalia Primer, PhD 👩🔬🔬, Marloes Dekker Nitert, Conor McCafferty, Dr Razia Zakarya and Marshall Dalton!
Today at our Annual General Meeting, we formally welcomed our 44th ASMR President Dr Dr Chantal Attard from Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI).
We thank 2023 president Dr Emily Colvin for her service, and wish Dr. Attard the best for what will be an exciting and impactful year for the ASMR! 🎉🎉
Who gets hired, promoted and funded? People with citations and grant funding.
It's a self-perpetuating status-quo that 'make[s] it more difficult for women and other groups to flourish in research careers” says Cathy Foley.
![Who gets hired, promoted and funded? People with citations and grant funding. It's a self-perpetuating status-quo that 'make[s] it more difficult for women and other groups to flourish in research careers” says @DrCathyFoley.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-8Xjk4bUAANYbF.png "Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) (@SciGenderEquity) on Twitter photo 2023-11-15 03:00:12 Who gets hired, promoted and funded? People with citations and grant funding. It's a self-perpetuating status-quo that 'make[s] it more difficult for women and other groups to flourish in research careers” says @DrCathyFoley.")
What a treat! Thank you The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) and Prof. Peter Doherty for coming over to present the award and listening to my talk 🙏🙏
Wonderful to have recognition on the impact of our malaria sero-markers nature.com/articles/s4159…, a huge team effort of many fabulous collabs
WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute)
Congratulations to @ShannenWalker7 from Baker Institute on her exceptional winning student poster, on mitochondrial diseases and motor deficits! Well done!
Congratulations to Rebecca Lehmann from Childrens Cancer Institute and UNSW Medicine & Health for her outstanding winning poster on the drivers of resistance in paediatric high-grade glioma.
A captivating Firkin Oration by Prof. Ian Reid on how a common detergent became a clinically proven osteoporosis treatment at the #ASMRNSC2023
A fascinating look at how your gut microbiome can influence stroke outcomes and post-stroke infection by our keynote speaker AP Connie Wong Connie Wong
👏 Congrats to Dr Dr Chantal Attard, new President of The Australian Society for Medical Research (ASMR) !
Wishing her all the best in this important role 🌟
Nashid Hafiz @hafiznashid of University of Sydney presenting their work looking at the satisfaction, uptake and limiting factors related to data acquisition by healthcare providers. The data collected can reduce coronary ❤️ disease risk, as part of the QUEL study!
Emily Haber Emily Haber of Centre for Muscle Research @UniMelb presenting their fascinating data demonstrating the potential of an AMPK activator in improving longevity in the setting of cancer cachexia
