WAIMR - Seminars & Events

Seminars & Events

One of WAIMR's major goals is to educate the research community and the public on the benefits that medical research has to offer. As well as regular weekly seminars, we run a number of special seminars throughout the year, along with several fundraising events.

WAIMR Seminar Series

Innovation in research can be realised by sharing ideas and broadening our exposure to advances in similar disciplines. The WAIMR Seminar Series provides an opportunity for staff, students and members of the public to engage with a range of researchers, clinicians and other practitioners on medical research issues. Our upcoming seminars are outlined below.

Date

Details

Thursday
16^th February 2012
4:00pm

The Human Epigenome in Health and Disease

Professor Peter Jones received his PhD from the University of London. Joining the University of Southern California, he went on to be the Director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1993-2011. He is a past President of the American Association for Cancer Research. He has published more than 300 scientific papers and received several honours, including the Outstanding Investigator Grant from the National Cancer Institute.

He will discuss the revolution in the field of epigenomics, and how drugs are already in the clinic to cure diseases by altering epigenetic states. He will also explain that the International Human Epigenome Consortium has begun work to complete the mapping of 1,000 epigenomes from normal and diseased cell types to define the mechanisms responsible for somatic cell inheritance, cell development and diseases such as cancer.

This seminar, hosted by The Western Australian Institute for Medical Research in conjunction with the Australian Academy of Science, will be held in the Bruce Hunt Lecture Theatre, Level 2, South Block, Royal Perth Hospital (Wellington Street entrance).

* Unless otherwise noted, these seminars are held in the Seminar Room of the Nedlands Campus, which is located on the Ground Floor of B Block at the QEII Medical Centre, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands. You can call us on 9346 3838 if you need help finding the building. All of the seminars listed here are open to the public, and refreshments are provided.

Public Seminars

WAIMR is keen to keep the community up-to-date on our research. Holding public seminars about topical issues are part of this commitment. Our upcoming seminars are outlined below (although please be aware that some of these may require registration).

Date

Details

Tuesday 23^rd to
Wednesday 24^th
October 2012

National Melanoma Conference

The Esplanade Hotel Fremantle, Fremantle, WA

The Scott Kirkbride Melanoma Research Centre is hosting its first national melanoma conference in Perth in October this year and would like to invite you to join us in making this inaugural meeting a memorable one for all of those who attend. This is an exciting time for exciting research discoveries and clinical advances and we hope to bring you the very latest developments in the field of melanoma and the world experts responsible for those breakthroughs.

We will have at least one international world expert as well as a number of eminent Australian melanoma researchers attend the event. Our aim is to make this a meeting not to be missed on the Australasian melanoma conference calendar.

Distinguished guest speakers include:

International	Professor Charles Balch (Johns Hopkins Clinical Research Network)
National	Professor John Thompson (Melanoma Institute Australia)
	Professor Grant McArthur (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre)
	Professor Graham Mann (MIA, University of Sydney)
	Professor Nick Hayward (QIMR)

Currently, there is no annual melanoma meeting which covers molecular, clinical and epidemiological aspects of research. With the emerging new developments in melanoma treatments and clinical trials on the horizon and the knowledge that Australia has the highest incidence in the world of melanoma we think it is timely for us to introduce a national meeting.

Please RSVP to register your interest and go on to our mailing list to receive future announcements.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Events

WAIMR runs a number of fundraising events throughout the year. Increasing numbers of organizations are choosing to host national and international conferences in Perth. WAIMR is proud to support the events listed below.