2015 International Postgraduate Symposium in Biomedical Sciences, November 2-4

Event Details

Date:

Monday, 02 November 2015 - Wednesday, 04 November 2015

Time:

All Day

Room:

Rm 348

UQ Location:

Physiology Lecture Theatres (St Lucia)

URL:

http://www.sbmsconferences.com.au/

Event category(s):

Full Description:: The 6th International Postgraduate Symposium in Biomedical Sciences is taking place at UQ’s St Lucia campus and the Translational Research Institute on November 2-4. This important annual event showcases research carried out by postgraduate students from SBMS and across the University and provides opportunities for interactions between UQ researchers and acclaimed international institutions. Attending this year’s Symposium will be international guests, academics and students from China, the United Kingdom (Oxford), New Zealand (Otago) and France (UPMC).

The Symposium will also feature a public lecture by Dr Giles Yeo, Director of Genomics / Transcriptomics, Department of Clinical Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. Internationally recognised for his studies on food intake and obesity, Dr Yeo was the first to identify mutations in brain genes (MC4R and TRKB) that cause severe human obesity and his research has been featured in the new BBC Horizon special, “What’s the Right Diet For You?' Dr Yeo will present his public lecture “Are your genes to blame when your jeans don’t fit?” on Monday 2 November at UQ’s St Lucia campus.

Full details of this year’s Symposium can be found on the 2015 International Postgraduate Symposium in Biomedical Sciences website.