School of
Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy
Seminars
We regularly host research seminar presentations showcasing cutting-edge national and international research and highlighting the school’s research links with researchers worldwide.
Seminar inquiries
E: sbsp-seminars@newcastle.edu.au
Contact: Dr Daniel Beard
We welcome inquiries for potential speakers. Please fill out the required form to express your interest.
To be added to the list for upcoming seminar announcements, please email sbsp-seminars@newcastle.edu.au
| Date / Time / Location | Speaker | Title | Host |
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| 7 February 2025 12.30pm Caves Theatre HMRI & streamed to LSTH Callaghan | Prof Angela Franciska Haczku UC Davis California | Effects of wildfire smoke on COVID-19 vaccine immunity and innate immune cell activation in COPD | Prof Jay Horvat & Dr Jessica Barnes |
| 19 February 2025 2.15pm MS202 Callaghan & zoom | Prof Martin Larsen University of Southern Denmark | Post-translational modifications of proteins in regulating cellular signaling | Prof Nikki Verrills |
| 21 February 2025 2.30pm Caves Theatre HMRI | Dr Jessica Buck The Kids Research Institute Australia | Understanding childhood cancer in First Nations people | Dr Lizzie Manning & A/Prof Paul Tooney |
| 24 March 2025 12.30pm Caves Theatre HMRI & zoom | Prof Sabine Mueller University California, San Francisco | Tiny Warriors, Global Mission: Advancing Pediatric Brain Tumor Treatment | Prof Matt Dun & Alicia Douglas |
| 27 June 2025 12.30pm Basden Theatre, Callaghan & streamed to Caves Theatre, HMRI | Assist Prof Thomas Prevot University of Toronto Canada & Centre for Addiction and Mental Health | GABAergic dysfunctions in depressive disorders: potential for new pharmacological targets | Dr Lizzie Manning |
| 19 September 2025 12.30pm Caves Theatre HMRI & streamed to Basden Theatre Callaghan | Dr Alexandra Brown & Dr Jessie Sutherland & Dr Alexandra Peters School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, UON | Dr Alex Brown: Investigating early markers of occupational lung disease through RNAseq Dr Jessie Sutherland: Working together with consumers to co-design research priorities for reproductive health Dr Alexandra Peters: Understanding the biological and environmental factors contributing to poor oocyte quality | Dr Dan Johnstone |
| 10 October 2025 12.30pm Callaghan | Dr Jackie Iredale & Dr Xiaohong Zhao & Dr Jemma Mayall School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, UON | Dr Jackie Iredale: Developing a method to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment Dr Xiaohong Zhao: FGFBP2 and cellular senescence in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma: new therapeutic insights Dr Jemma Mayall: Developing an in vivo aerosolised drug delivery system for treatment of influenza infection | Dr Dan Johnstone |
| 16 October 2025 **Thursday** 12.30pm HMRI | Dr Thomas Iosifidis The Kids Research Institute and Wal-yan Respiratory Research Centre, Western Australia | Beyond inflammation: Targeting airway epithelial repair as a novel strategy for childhood asthma | Prof Jay Horvat |
| 24 October 2025 12.30pm | Dr Tim Peters Garvan Institute | A/Prof Heather Lee |
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