Heart attacks, stroke and thrombosis are debilitating and deadly: cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death in Australia, accounting for 38% of all deaths. Our research approaches cardiovascular research on many fronts that reflect the urgency and complexity of this problem.
Read more about the Cardiovascular Domain.
When: Friday 11th December 2009
Time: 8:30am till 12 noon, morning tea included
Where: Alan Gilbert Building- 1st Floor Executive Lounge, 161 Barry St (Cnr Grattan St), Carlton
Program to be announced shortly
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Special Lecture: The Cardiovascular Domain is pleased to announce a Special Lecture by distinguished international clinical scientist, Professor Frans Leenen.
He is a Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of Ottawa School of Medicine and is visiting Australia as the RD Wright Lecturer of the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia.
Where: Lecutre Theatre, Ground Floor, Howard Florey Institute
When: 4 pm, Friday December 4, 2009
Title: Brain Mechanisms Contributing to Progressive Heart Failure
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The High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia's 31st Annual Scientific Meeting
When: Tuesday 1 December to Thursday 3 December 2009. Read more.
National radio interview: Stephen Harrap was interviewed for 45 minutes on the Overnight with Rod Quinn program that has an audience of 500,000 nationally. He discussed male pattern baldness and its possible relationship to cardiovascular disease. Read more about this work...Professor Louise Burrell, coordinator of the Cardiovascular Research Domain, is the first woman to win The Austin Health Research Week's Distinguished Scientist Award. Professor Burrell has received $12.8 million in grant funding since 1994, published more than one hundred peer-reviewed journal articles, co-authored sixteen book chapters and has helped foster the careers of many young scientists and physicians.
 | When a sore thoat ends in heart ache It’s a disease thought to affect more than 15 million people worldwide, 2.5 million of which are children, and more than 200 000 people are thought to die from it every year. Yet many people still do not know the disease even exists. What disease are we talking about? Read more... |
Roaming Researchers...Spring and Summer in Paris – une vraie sabbatique.
By Stephen Harrap
There is a long and proud history of links between France and Australia in the cardiovascular field, but they need to be maintained and nurtured by personal contact and commitment – the sort of thing that is no better achieved than through a sabbatical.
After 13 years as Head of Department and never having found the time or opportunity previously, I thought it was time to take a sabbatical and where better than in Paris and when better than in spring and summer. Read more.
Damaged arteries have healing properties
Cells within diseased human arteries may help generate new blood vessels, a University of Melbourne research team has shown. Human arteries can be collected with consent from patients who are undergoing cardiac surgery. During surgery for coronary artery bypass grafting, it is possible to harvest diseased vessels and nearby areas of non-damaged vessels for evaluation. University researchers found that biochemical embryonic stem cell markers were detected on these cells. Stem cells are potentially immortal cells capable of self renewal and have the potential to differentiate into various cell types. It is possible these cells could contribute to new blood vessel generation. The researchers support ongoing work in which these cells would be extracted from the vessel and investigated for their potential to divide, and to determine potential healing properties. Read the paper.
Dean's lecture series
Obesity has become a major health issue in the developed world. The health problems associated with obesity have led to the prediction that, for the first time, life expectancy will decline. Not surprisingly, many governments are considering initiating public health measures designed to stem the tide.
Graduate Research StudentsIf you are interested in doing a graduate research degree, please lodge an Expression of Interest.
The PhD Experience
Are you thinking of doing a PhD, but want to know more about what you might be getting yourself into? We invite you to listen to eight PhD candidates at various stages of their PhD share their experiences, as they plan their project, recruit participants, and analyse and communicate their results. Listen to the podcast on The PhD experience.