A research team will be featured in the next edition of the research bulletin.

Jessica Reid from Healthy Mothers, Babies & Children theme/Women’s & Children’s Health Research Institute has been awarded her Doctor of Philosophy. Thesis title: The effect of higher protein human milk fortifier on growth in preterm infants.

One of our own researchers from SAHMRI, Karen Hawke from the Healthy Mother’s Babies & Children team, was recently selected to take part in an exciting new documentary called Homeward Bound. Homeward Bound was created to acknowledge the crucial need for more strong female leadership in Science, and provides a vehicle for women to collaborate globally, to exercise their significant intellect and creativity together rather than as individuals.

Karen was one of 42 women selected from a group of 170 female scientists around the world. They will embark on a 30 day Antarctic voyage in January 2017, while onboard they will learn leadership and strategic skills from world experts, and discuss the most important scientific and environmental issues in our world today and how we tackle them. They will then be led on an Antarctic expedition by renowned mountaineer, Greg Mortimer, the first Australian to successfully climb Mount Everest.

A feature length documentary will be made about the voyage, plus a documentary series that follows each of the women over 7 years to record the contributions they make to Science and Leadership. We wish Karen the very best with this exciting & rewarding opportunity.

Wardliparingga Aboriginal Research Unit is proud to announce the development of a Wellbeing Framework which will assist primary healthcare services to support the quality of life of, as well as to improve the quality of care for, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with chronic disease. Under the guidance of a National Reference Group, a team of researchers, including thirteen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthcare professionals from across Australia, came together to undertake this important work. Over 70 community members and healthcare practitioners who provide care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander were interviewed as part of the study.

The Wellbeing Framework identifies values, elements and principles fundamental to the provision of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Key to the Wellbeing Framework are practical and measurable applications that suggest ways in which these could be applied. Primary healthcare services, in consultation with the communities they serve, will be able to use this Wellbeing Framework to shape their own models of care which specifically address the needs of their local communities.

Professor Deb White has been invited to be a member of the NHMRC Women in Health Science Working Committee.

Just a reminder in relation to the key dates associated with the internal review and submission of project grant applications to the NHMRC:

Project Grants

Monday 2nd March - Applications due with Research Office for administrative grant review and compliance check - please send all snapshots and your Fellowship Proposal pdf and other relevant documentation to the Research Office via email

Tuesday 10th March - Applications due with Research Office for grant compliance check without administrative review (basic)

Monday 16th March - CIA grant certification required within RGMS

Wednesday 18th March - NHMRC Closing Deadline - applications close at 5:00pm AEDT.

Early Career Fellowships and Career Development Fellowships

Monday 16th March - Full review of Fellowship application - please send all snapshots and your Fellowship Proposal pdf and other relevant documentation to the Research Office via email

Monday 30th March - CI Certification in RGMS

Wednesday 1st April - NHMRC Closing Deadline - applications close at 5:00pm AEDT.

Research Fellowship

Monday 10th March - Full review of Fellowship application – please send all snapshots and your Fellowship Proposal pdf and other relevant documentation to the Research Office via email

Monday 23rd March - CI Certification in RGMS 

Wednesday 25th March - NHMRC Closing Deadline - applications close at 5:00pm AEDT
 

SAHMRI has implemented a process for prioritising funding internal equipment purchases. An application should be made to the Biosciences Pillar Committee who will prioritise requests and make recommendations for purchase. There is no deadline for applications and they will be considered at each meeting. Further information and an application form are available on the SAHMRI website. 

A/Professor Lisa Butler and team including Professors Roger Daly, Wayne Tilley and Drs Lisa Horvath, Margaret Centenera received a grant from Cancer Australia for $553,483 over 3 years.

Professors Deb White and Charles Mullighan awarded a USC Parker Institute for Childhood Cancer Research (USA) Grant for $U450, 000 over 3 years.

Donation from the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation of $450,000 over 3 years for the appointment of a Bioinformatician to work in the David Gunn Genomics Suite.  Dr Kelly Quek, recruited from the lab of Professor Sean Grimmond will begin work in March.

FULLER M, MELLETT N, HEIN LK, BROOKS DA, MEIKLE PJ. Absence of α-galactosidase cross-correction in Fabry heterozygote cultured skin fibroblasts.  (2014)  Molecular Genetics and Metabolism.  Epub ahead of print Nov 12.

MASON K, MEIKLE P, HOPWOOD J, FULLER M.  Distribution of heaparan sulphate oligosaccharides in mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA.  (2014).  Metabolites.  4: 1088-1100.

Puri R, Nissen SE, Shao M, Uno K, Kataoka Y, Kapadia SR, Tuzcu EM, Nicholls SJ.Impact of baseline lipoprotein and C-reactive protein levels on coronary atheroma regression following high-intensity statin therapy. Am J Cardiol. 2014 Nov 15;114(10):1465-72. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.08.009. Epub 2014 Aug 27.

David T. Yeung, Michael P. Osborn, Deborah L. White, Susan Branford, Jodi Braley, Alan Herschtal, Michael Kornhauser, Samar Issa, Devendra K. Hiwase, Mark Hertzberg, Anthony P. Schwarer, Robin Filshie, Christopher K. Arthur, Yiu Lam Kwan, Judith Trotman, Cecily J. Forsyth, John Taper, David M. Ross, Jennifer Beresford, Constantine Tam, Anthony K. Mills, Andrew P. Grigg, Timothy P Hughes.  TIDEL-II: frontline use of imatinib in CML with early switch to nilotinib for failure to achieve time-dependent molecular targets.  MS #BLOOD/2014/590315

Jane Gordon, Chuck Bailey, William Ritchie, Dale Watkins, Tamara Leclercq, Deborah White, Timothy Hughes, John Rasko.  Validation of Nanostring Microrna Analysis in Leukaemic Blood.  Pathology (Impact Factor: 2.62). 01/2014; 46:S93

A DNA-qPCR method suitable for routine monitoring of low levels of minimal residual disease inchronic myeloid leukemia. Accepted JMD October 2014 Paul A. Bartley,  Susan Latham, Bradley Budgen, David M. Ross, Elizabeth Hughes, Susan Branford,  Deborah White ,Timothy P. Hughes, Alexander A. Morley. Ponatinib is not transported by ABCB1, ABCG2 or OCT-1 in CML cells  Liu Lu, Verity Saunders, Tamara Leclercq, Tim Hughes, and Deborah White [Paper #14-LEU-1224R] Accepted Leukemia Nov 2014

Worthley, D.L., Churchill, M., Compton, J.T., Tailor, Y., Rao, M., Si, Y., Levin, D., Schwartz, M.G., Uygur, A., Hayakawa, Y., et al. (2015). Gremlin 1 identifies a skeletal stem cell with bone, cartilage, and reticular stromal potential. Cell 160, 269–284.

Applications are now open for Round 5 of the Catalyst Research Grant Program.

This program provides funding to support South Australian scientific and technological research projects performed by an Early Career Researcher in collaboration with an industry partner or end user group.

Further information on this program can be found at the website. 

The Channel 7 Children’s Research Foundation funds grants to universities, research institutes, health services,  and other organisations in South Australia and the Northern Territory for research projects into conditions that may affect the health, education and welfare of children.

Applications are accepted from a broad range of disciplines including Allied Health, Education, Dentistry, Environment, Nursing, Social Sciences, Mental Health and Midwifery. Research grants can be received under one of three main categories: Basic Science, Clinical Studies, or Community-Based Studies.

Expressions of Interest for funding in 2016 open on 23 February 2015 and close on 23 March 2015.

For further information, please visit the website.

Vanguard Grants provide funding to test the feasibility of innovative concepts in public health and/or health services (including clinical service delivery) that may lead to larger, more rigorous testing in the future. These projects will provide tangible outcomes with the potential to improve cardiovascular health.

Funding & Duration - Up to $75,000 for 1 year.

Eligibility - Open to all cardiovascular researchers. (Note: This award does not fund basic clinical or biomedical research)

Closing date: 1 May 2015

For further information, please visit the website.

Sponsored by the Medial Research Commercialisation Fund (MRCF), this award is available to EMCRs who are at, or affiliated with, MRCF member institutions and will be awarded on a competitive basis.

Regional Travel Awards:
Sponsored by CSL, this award is available to EMCRs at institutes/universities in Darwin or regional areas (excluding those within a 50km radius of all other capital cities) and will be awarded on a competitive basis.

Both awards will cover the following costs:
•         Meeting registration
•         All meals during the meeting (including the social event)
•         Accommodation for the night of Thursday, 23 April 2015 (one night only)
•         Return economy class airfares to and from Adelaide
•         Shuttle bus from meeting venue to Adelaide airport

For more information and to complete the nomination form the website. 

Nominations close at 5.00pm on Friday, 13 March 2015.

The Women in Science Networking Series is a series of events aimed at creating connections and strengthening bonds between women in science. This network will provide forums for women to create broader connections, gain support to overcome challenges, access networking opportunities and celebrate the talents of women who work in the Sciences. 

After a successful launch in November 2014 and some great feedback, the working group for the state wide Women in Science Networking Series has reconvened and is planning events for 2015.
Please save the following dates as we would love to see you there!

Thursday 26 March 2015, 5-7pm (UniSA)
Developing Resilience for Research Success

Tuesday 9 June 2015, 5.30-7.30pm (Flinders at Tonsley)

Smart Strategies for Grant Success

Dates: 18th & 19th March 2015

Location: CQ Functions, Melbourne

For further information, visit the Conference website. 

Date: 1 April 2015

Location: The Education Development Centre, 4 Milner Street, Hindmarsh

For further information, visit the Conference website.

Science Pathways 2015 will explore the best ways for early- and mid-career researchers to effectively communicate their scientific research to the wider community. The event will bring together researchers, senior scientists and representatives from industry and government.

Date: 23-24 April 2015

Location: University of Adelaide

Registrations close 23 March 2015.

Further information available on the Conference website.

This meeting showcases the depth of medical research performed in South Australia. Abstracts are accepted from all areas of basic and clinical Health & Medical Research for oral and poster Presentations. Students and Early Career Researchers are especially encouraged to present.

Date: Wednesday 3 June, 2015
Venue: National Wine Centre
Plenary Speaker: Dr Daniel Worthley – Beat Cancer Principal Research Fellow, SAHMRI, "Connective tissue stem cells in the bone, the bowel and cancer"
Abstract submission: Monday 9 March to Thursday 2 April 2015
Early bird registration deadline: Friday 1st May, 2015

This year’s awards include: The Annual Ross Wishart Memorial Award, Best Oral Presentation for Honours, PhD and Early career researcher and Best Poster Presentation for Honours, PhD and Early career researcher

Visit the ASMR website for further information
 

Dates: 30 November - 4 December 2015

Location: Vancouver, Canada

For further information, visit the Congress website.

Information regarding student opportunities will be included in a future edition of Under the Microscope.

SA Health Human Research Ethics Committee

Proposals due: 23rd March

RAH Human Research Ethics Committee
Proposals due: 10th March

QEH Human Research Ethics Committee
Proposals due: 18th March

WCH Human Research Ethics Committee
Proposals due: 11th March

Southern Adelaide Clinical Human Research Ethics Committee
Proposals due: 27th February and 13th March

University of Adelaide HREC
Proposals due: 3rd March

University of South Australia HREC
Proposals due: 3rd March

Flinders University Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee
Proposals due: 10th March

2015 SUBMISSION AND MEETING DATES

SUBMISSION DATE             MEETING DATE

22nd January                                  5th February                                 

5th March                                       19th March

23rd April                                         7th May

4th June                                          18th June

16th July                                         30th July                                       

27th August                                    10th September

8th October                                     22nd October                                

19th November                               3rd December

Further information regarding submission to the AEC can be found on the SAHMRI website.

Further information regarding the Biosafety Committee can be found on the website.

Mouse cryopreservation
We have now commenced sperm freezing of mouse lines with embryo freezing to follow shortly. Please see further details on our web site here.

Mouse genotyping
We have now commenced a service for mouse genotyping. Further information can be found on our web site here.

Current training sessions
We offer the following training sessions:

• Emus electronic database training. Every Tuesday 2-3.30pm.
• Animal handling. Every Thursday 2-4pm.
• Induction into Bioresources. Every Monday 3-4 pm.
• Introduction to Animal Ethics. Held monthly. This course is compulsory if you wish to work in either the North Terrace or Gilles Plains facilities. The next course is Thursday 19th February 2-4pm.

To book a place on any of these please contact the Bioresources Manager.

The Cancer Theme would like to remind researchers of the availability of two items of equipment housed on level 5 north : an Immunobead Separation System (autoMACS® Pro Separator, Miltenyi Biotech) and a Bead Array System (Magpix, Abacus ALS). The autoMACS Pro is bookable on PPMS – this instrument is a high-speed magnetic cell sorter employing MACS® Technology, and is designed for cell isolation in a fully automated, walk-away fashion. The MAGPIX is a compact fluorescent-based detection system, capable of simultaneously measuring up to 50 targets of interest in a single microtiter well. Based on Luminex’s proven xMAP® Technology, the MAGPIX system uses color-coded magnetic microspheres as the substrate on which assays are performed.  The Magpix is currently bookable via a google calendar. Please contact Verity Saunders for more details on either piece of equipment.

Can brief high intensity excercise prevent the effects of a high fat diet?

We are recruiting slightly overweight males aged 18 - 45 years to study whether 3 brief sessions of high intensity excercise can prevent the effects of eating a high fat diet for 1 week.

Most foods will be provided to you for 11 days, and you will be required to attend our research facility at the SAHMRI North Terrace Building for testing.

You will be reimbursed approximately $260 for your time.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please email Tom Butler.

Nominations for the annual Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for 2015 will open FOR ALL STATES at 9am on Monday the 23rd of February and close a midnight on Sunday the 5th of April.

Information Sessions for the 2015 South Australian Young Tall Poppy Science Awards will be held next week.

Flinders University: Wed 25th Feb at 10.30am
UniSA City East Campus: Wed 25th Feb at 2.00pm
UniSA Mawson Lakes Campus: Thur 26th Feb at 3.00pm
The Basil Hetzel Institute for Translational Research: Thur 26th Feb 12.30pm

Further information is available here.