Week to showcase medical research

BARWON Health and Deakin University have announced the details of this year’s Research Week.

The annual week showcases the research activities of the two organisations and includes guest lectures by prominent Geelong researchers, various presentations, and education sessions aimed at early career researchers.

Research Week will run from November 13- 17, and events will take place at the St Mary’s Library and Research Centre, 192 Myers Street, Geelong.

Highlights of the week include:

• November 13, 4-6pm: Opening session with keynote scientific speaker Associate Professor Helen Abud on “Personalised cancer medicine: Using organoids to take the guesswork out of treatment”. The session will also include brief addresses from Corangamite federal member Sarah Henderson and Corio federal member Richard Marles
• November 14 and November 15, 5-6.30pm: Public forums on childhood obesity and doctor-patient communication
• November 15, 2-3.30pm: Inaugural Professorial lectures, featuring Professor Felice Jacka and Professor Peter Vuillermin
• November 17, 12.30-1.30pm: Barwon and Deakin panel discussion on physician-assisted dying, enabling the public to hear first-hand both sides of the voluntary euthanasia debate.

The week will also feature free workshops, with topics including how to get a research grant, fundamental concepts of research design and opportunities for postgraduate training.

St Mary’s Library and Research Centre is at 192 Myers Street, Geelong.

For more information, including the full calendar of events and how to book, head to barwonhealth.org.au/research/column-2/research-week.