Connecting, engaging and nurturing EMBLs global community of current and former scientists, technicians, communicators and administrators
All EMBL staff, alumni, their colleagues and networks in Australia are invited to the EMBL in Australia event at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute on Monday 2 September 2019.
The programme will feature an exciting day of science talks and discussions about resources and opportunities at EMBL and in Australia. Connect with EMBL and EMBL Australia staff and alumni, and life science researchers from across Australia to grow your networks, strengthen ties and explore collaborations.
Registration is free and open to all.
| Monday 2 September 2019 |
| 13:30-14:00 Arrival, registration and welcome coffee |
| 14:00-15:10 Session 1 Frank Gannon, Director and CEO, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane James Whisstock, Scientific Head, EMBL Australia and Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne Anne Ephrussi, Director of EICAT, Head of Developmental Biology Unit and Senior Scientist, EMBL, Heidelberg |
| 15:10-15:40 Coffee and networking |
| 15:40-16:40 Session 2 Melissa Little, Theme Director, Cell Biology and Group Leader, Kidney Regeneration, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne David Lynn, Director, Computational & Systems Biology Programme, Precision Medicine Theme, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute and Professor, Flinders University, Adelaide Yann Gambin, EMBL Australia Group Leader, University of New South Wales, Sydney Michelle Boyle, Team Head and EMBL Australia Group Leader, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane |
| 16:40-17:00 Coffee and networking |
| 17:00-18:00 Session 3 Rob Parton, Professor, NHMRC, Senior Principal Research Fellow, FAA, Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Edwina McGlinn, Associate Professor and EMBL Australia Group Leader, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Melbourne Maté Biro, Group Leader, EMBL Australia and University of New South Wales, Sydney Andrew Lonie, EMBL Australia Bioinformatics Resources and Australian Bioinformatics Commons, University of Melbourne |
| 18:00-18:20 Lightning talks |
| 18:20-18:30 Summary and next steps Frank Gannon, Director and CEO, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane |
| 18:30-19:30 Drinks reception and networking |
| 20:00 onwards Dinner (at own cost) |