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The Convergence Science Network plays a fundamental role in communicating science and making scientists accessible to the community. Our engagement assists in promoting an awareness and understanding of advances in science and biotechnology, how they are impacting our lives and how they make a valuable contribution to society.
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CSN Supports STEM Curriculum
November 30, 2020
Category: NEWS
In 2016, Neil Carmona-Vickery, Director of Monash Tech School attended the Convergence Science Network’s event, “The Next Pandemic: A Hypothetical”. It was a speculative event, br... Continue reading
People Conducting Research - Jack Drummond
November 29, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
Opting for colourful extension cords and building robots instead of playing with toys when he was younger, Jack Drummond – a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, has alwa... Continue reading
People Conducting Research
Pillars of Biomedicine - Sharon Lewin AO
November 18, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
The Convergence Science Network would like to celebrate the successes of Sharon Lewin – a remarkable woman who seems to be doing it all – and well. As a clinician researcher, she... Continue reading
Pillars of Biomedicine
People Conducting Research - Amelia Hicks
November 15, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
The brain is complicated and gaining an understanding of how the mind works is no easy task. Amelia Hicks is fascinated by it. Pairing this fascination with compassion, she decide... Continue reading
People Conducting Research
Women In Biomedicine - Mirana Ramialison & Jennifer Zenker
November 12, 2020
Category: PAST EVENTS
The talents of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are vital to the future of Australia’s health and economy. Yet it i... Continue reading
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Transforming Mental Health-The Barwon Region Experience
November 09, 2020
Category: PAST EVENTS
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We look to the sciences to tackle big problems, sometimes referred to as grand challenges. These big problems are complex to understand, involve many factors and invariably involve many... Continue reading
Monday, 23 November 2020
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Biomed News Digest
October 19, 2020
Category: NEWS
Some great articles on the advancement of Biomedical research:
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How CRISPR is helping scientists create a better coronavirus test
Highl... Continue reading
Mark Wickham
October 10, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
Dr Mark Wickham has always been excited about science. Following a successful career in scientific research, he made the leap from academia to industry to be a Patent and Trade Marks Attorney at Ph... Continue reading
People Conducting Research
PROMOTING SCIENCE TO THE COMMUNITY
October 09, 2020
Category: CSN
The Convergence Science Network plays a fundamental role in communicating science and making scientists accessible to the community. This engagement assists in promoting an awareness and understand... Continue reading
Michelle Blythe
August 27, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
It may surprise you to learn that science is actually a multi-faceted in... Continue reading
PEOPLE CONDUCTING RESEARCH
David Collins
August 27, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
Dr David Collins loves building and making things with his hands. His office at The University of Melbourne contains multiple feats of his engineering work: from the miniature microfluidi... Continue reading
People Conducting Research
From the Archives - Systems Biology
August 10, 2020
Category: EVENT HIGHLIGHT
The World Economic Forum published their list of top ten emerging techno... Continue reading
March 2012
The Past, Present and Future of COVID-19
July 22, 2020
Category: EVENT HIGHLIGHT
Panel members:
Professor Dale Godfrey, NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow and Immunology Theme Leader in the University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Do... Continue reading
16 July 2020
Brett Kagan
July 14, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
Dr Brett Kagan’s dream was to drop out of high school and join the army. Little did he know that he would one day join the ARMI, the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, as a biomedical researc... Continue reading
People Conducting Research
Connecting links: genomic studies that provide clues to COVID-19 severity
July 13, 2020
Category: NEWS
A question that the world has been puzzling over for months is why people have different responses to COVID-19. People infected with SARS-CoV-2 may be asymptomatic, they may have mild disease, or t... Continue reading
13 July 2020
Brooke Farrugia
June 25, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
There was no doubt that Brooke Farrugia would become an engineer. She loves physics and maths, and while she wanted to help patients, she couldn’t see herself becoming a... Continue reading
People Conducting Research
From the Archives - Can we repair the human brain?
June 25, 2020
Category: EVENT HIGHLIGHT
(From the Archives is a series showcasing important talks by Australian and international researchers in the biomedical sciences hosted by the Convergence Science Network. This talk was deliv... Continue reading
February 2013
Why is planning to prepare for undesirable futures so difficult?
June 16, 2020
Category: EVENT HIGHLIGHT
When I think of preparedness, I go back to my Scottish roots. There are two clan mottos that come to mind: Aut pax aut bellum, “either peace or war”, and Nunquam non paratus, more commonly known as “n... Continue reading
9 June 2020
Phlipp Reineck
June 09, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
“Diamonds are forever”. This is not only true for the gemstones themselves, but also for the colouration and fluorescence that many diamonds display. Dr Philipp Reineck uses this rare property to e... Continue reading
People Conducting Research
Sam John
May 06, 2020
Category: PEOPLE
Having worked on developing ways to enable thought control of computers, winning the 2019 Eureka prize marks just the beginning for Dr Sam John. A senior lecturer in Neural Engineering in the Unive... Continue reading
People Conducting Research
