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2012 Programme
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Date
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Speaker
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Topic
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09-Feb-12
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Professor Rob Saint (Dean of Science, Dept of Genetics, University of Melbourne)
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"From genes to form: tissue reorganisation and animal development".
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08-Mar-12
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Professor Scott O'Neill (Dean of Science, Monash University)
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“Wolbachia infections of insects and a possible new way to control dengue fever in human populations"
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22-Mar-12
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Professor Leigh Ackland (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University)
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"Biological strategies for decontaminating soil".
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12-Apr-12
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Dr David Tribe (Dept of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne)
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"GM crops: a heady brew of politics and science that Australia can savour without getting a hangover"
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26-Apr-12
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Professor John Endler (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University)
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"Visual Ecology: sexual selection and species recognition in Bowerbirds"
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10-May-12
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Dr Ashley Bush (Mental Health Research Institute, University of Melbourne)
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“Metals and Alzheimer's disease- well beyond aluminium”.
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24-May-12
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Professor Rachel Webster (School of Physics, University of Melbourne)
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“Planets, Exoplanets and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life”
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14-Jun-12
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Professor Iven Mareels (Dean School of Engineering, University of Melbourne)
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“Managing Water: A System Engineering Point of View”
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12-Jul-12
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AW Howitt Lecture (Joint Meeting with Geological Society of Australia (Vic))
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Speaker to be announced
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09-Aug-12
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Assoc. Professor Mick McCarthy (Dept of Botany University of Melbourne)
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“Science for conservation decisions”
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13-Sep-12
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Dr Mike Catton (Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory)
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"Viral Outbreak Investigations"
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27-Sep-12
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Young Scientist Research Prizes
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Doctoral Students - Nominations close 31 May 2012
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11-Oct-12
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Assoc Professor Andrea Robinson (Dept of Chemistry, Monash University)
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“Taming insulin – New insights into the structure and function of a fascinating molecule”
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25-Oct-12
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Joint meeting Royal Historical Society of Victoria
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Speaker to be announced
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08-Nov-12
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Ms Marion Anderson (School of Geosciences, Monash University)
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"Not your Grandparents' Mars - news about the Red Planet from Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity."
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22-Nov-12
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JE Cummins OBE Oration
Professor Jannie van Deventer
(Chief Executive Officer, Zeobond)
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“Converting knowledge into money: not in everybody’s interest”
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13-Dec-12
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Annual Research Medal Lecture in the Physical Sciences
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Nominations close 31 March 2012
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Events