SBMS Public Lecture and Prizegiving Ceremony

The SBMS Public Lecture (incorporating the Wells Bequest Lecture) and
Prizegiving Ceremony is an annual SBMS event, where a special public lecture
in biomedical sciences is followed by a number of prizes for undergraduate and
honours students. The event publicly celebrates the achievements of excellent
SBMS students, and encourages students to continue their studies within the
biomedical sciences. The Public Lectures provide fascinating insights into aspects
of research at the cutting edge of biomedical sciences.

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2009

Wednesday 8 April 2009 - 5.30pm
IMB Auditorium
Building 80

Death, Sex & Evolution: 380 milion years-old fossil fishes and the origin of the human body plan

Presented by:
Dr John Long
Head of Science
Victoria Musuem
 

More about the Mother Fish
Australian Scientists Discover the Worlds Oldest Mother
Nature Article - Fossils Reveal Early Evidence for Penatrative Sex

 

2008
Professor Tony McMichael
Australian Fellow (NHMRC)
National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health
Australian National University
People Places & Planet: A Journey in Environmental Health

2007
Professor Maxwell Bennett
AO, Professor of Neuroscience
University of Sydney
Scientific Director, Brain & Mind Research Institute
Astrocyte and microglia networks at synapses in the brain

2006
Professor Gareth Jones
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International),
Professor of Anatomy and Structural Biology
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
From plastination to human embryo research: anatomical investigations and their ethical dilemmas

2005
Emeritus Professor Peter Andrews
Queensland Chief Scientist
Queensland Government, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Making money from molecules: the role of scientists in knowledge-based economies

2004
Professor Alan Pettigrew
Chief Executive Officer,
National Health and Medical Research Council ,Canberra, ACT, Australia
The changing face of medical research: challenges and opportunities