ASCEPT-MPGPCR Scientific Program
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Workshops
Careers workshop
Paths to teaching-focused positions in academia, Dr Tina Hinton
Starting your own business in medical sciences, Dr Kim Chilman-Blair
Switching fields to pursue the career that inspires you, Dr Wendy Imlach
Drug discovery research in the world of pharma, Dr Chris Langmead
Getting started in the pharmaceutical industry, Brenda Pote
Careers in clinical pharmacology, Prof Sarah Hilmer
Clinical pharmacology workshop
The ASCEPT Clinical Pharmacology Special Interest Group and the NHMRC Translational Australian Clinical Toxicology (TACT) Program present: Misconceptions no longer lost in translation. TACT is a multi-disciplinary collaboration between enthusiastic, highly dedicated and internationally recognised researchers who aim to address research gaps and misconceptions in human toxicology issues. This interactive session will see you participate in a friendly game of Toxicology Trivia, showcasing some of TACT’s latest findings in three of its key translational research areas:
Reality bites from bench to bedside – the latest scoop on snake bite and anti-venom research, Dr Anjana Silva and Dr Christopher Johnston
Safe as Houses? – Paracetamol poisoning and treatment, Prof Nicholas Buckley and Dr Xin Liu
Uses, misuses and abuses – policy and public health perspectives on alcohol and medicines misuse, Dr Rose Cairns and Dr Kate Chitty
Education forum
12:30 – 13:30 Pharmacogenomics, Janet Coller, University of Adelaide
13:30 – 14:30 Benchmarking MCQs update on progress since mid-year workshop
14:30 – 15:00 Education Forum AGM
Pharmacogenomics special interest group workshop
10:00 – 10:15 Characterisation of signalling and regulation of common calcitonin receptor splice variants and polymorphisms, Ms Emma Dal Maso (Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences, Monash University)
10:15 – 10:30 A new collaboration between pharmacists and doctors through delivering a clinical pharmacogenomics testing service in Australia, Mr Sam Mostafa (My DNA Life Australia)
10:30 – 11:00 Commercial pharmacogenetic-based decision-support tools in psychiatry, Dr Chad Bousman (Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne)
11:00 – 11:30 AGRF services to support pharmacogenomics research, Mr Matthew Tinning (Australian Genome Research Facility)
11:30 – 12:00 Pharmacogenomics SIG AGM