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February 2008 E-Newsletter of the
Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and
Toxicologists
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Welcome to the February edition of ASCEPT eNews. In this issue we congratulate Professor Ric Day on the award of
the John Sands Medal for 2008. We are offering free membership to student members who have
completed their PhDs and are working overseas in postdoctoral positions. See
below for details. Several meetings are advertised including the FASTS forum on the
rights and obligations of scientists and researchers and the World Conference
on Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Sponsorship
is available for Pharmacology/Toxicology seminar series, applications close
Wednesday 30th April. Congratulations to the following ASCEPT Members who received
Career Development Awards from NHMRC: -
Lauren May, University of Melbourne -
Sherie Ma, Howard Florey Institute -
Michelle Halls, Monash University -
Daniel Scott, Howard Florey Institute -
Kelly Winter, Monash University Please let us know if you have been successful in obtaining ARC or
NHMRC grants for 2008 so we can congratulate you in the ASCEPT newsletter. To view photos from the 2007 ASCEPT-SEAWP joint meeting, please click here. If any
would like to contribute any items to eNews, please send it along to Meetings
First for consideration. Roselyn Rose'Meyer ASCEPT Newsletter Editor |
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HEAD OF DEPARTMENT’S FOR 2008
If you are a Head of Department in 2008, please let us know at ascept@meetingsfirst.com.au. |
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ASCEPT 2008
The 2008 ASCEPT
Annual Scientific meeting will run within the 4th Australian Health and
Medical Research Congress will be held November 16-21, 2008 in the Brisbane Convention
and Exhibition Centre. Organisers have commenced preparation of the congress
program, so please mark these dates in your 2008 diaries. Roselyn
Rose’Meyer Queensland member on Council |
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ASCEPT
POSTDOCTORAL MEMBERS WORKING OVERSEAS
ASCEPT Council would like to encourage student
members to remain active in the society once their PhD studies are completed.
Council have agreed that current ASCEPT members who are within 5 years of
their PhD acceptance will be entitled to free membership of the Society while
working overseas during their postdoctoral period. Please notify the team at
Meetings First when you receive your subscription notice at the start of the
year, if this applies to you, and you would like to continue your membership
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JOHN SANDS MEDAL 2008 - THE AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS ASCEPT congratulates Professor Richard
Day on the award of the John Sands Medal for 2008 from The Australasian
College of Physicians. “The John Sands Medal is awarded for outstanding
service to Fellows of the College, its Faculties or Chapters who in the
opinion of Council have particularly contributed to the welfare of the
College”. Ric has been a member of ASCEPT since
1975 and was ASCEPT President in 1995. He is Professor of Clinical |
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FASTS FORUM ON RIGHTS
AND OBLIGATIONS OF SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS The ASCEPT President will be attending
the FASTS Forum on rights and obligations of scientists and researchers - 22
February 2008. On Friday 22nd of February, FASTS are holding a forum on
issues arising from Kim Carr's decision to establish a charter to protect the
integrity, rights and obligations of researchers and research institutions. While the proposed charters will
initially apply to PFRAs in Carr's portfolio - CSIRO, ANSTO and AIMS - it is
clear he sees issues around the rights and responsibilities of scientists and
researchers to apply more broadly to all public sector research including
universities. FASTS believe issues of academic
freedom, scientific independence and the notion of obligations for scientists
to contribute to public debate are of critical importance for science
practice. Speakers at the forum will include
Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
(DIISR); Professor Margaret Sheil (ARC) and Professor Peter Cullen. It will
include panel discussions on -
Rights/obligations
and academic freedom -
Managing
obligations - issues for institutions -
The experience
of scientists in politicised debates water, climate change and stem cells -
Science
engagement-science communication -
Implications
for education, training and research practice |
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ANNOUNCING 2008 ASCEPT PHARMACOLOGY/TOXICOLOGY SEMINAR GRANTS Background: Following the popularity
of the 2007 ASCEPT pharmacology/toxicology seminar grant program, ASCEPT
announces that applications for the 2008 ASCEPT pharmacology/toxicology
seminar grants are now open. The program seeks to provide an added
incentive to our members' departments to share their recent research with
other members of their department as well as inviting speakers from
outside their departments to also do so. The more dialogue between
Australasian pharmacologists and toxicologists additional to our annual
scientific meetings, the better. And of course, the greater the presence of
ASCEPT in our scientific community, the more members we attract.
How you spend the grant is up to you: for example, you may wish to use it
towards flying in a special speaker from interstate, or perhaps to provide
refreshments before/after each seminar to encourage mingling and
conversation. Eligibility and obligations: Once you
have 5 ASCEPT members of good standing (i.e. membership fees paid up for
current financial year) within an institute or department, you
are able to apply for a $500 ASCEPT pharmacology/toxicology seminar
grant for use in your institute or department's seminar program. This amount
increases to $1000 if you have 10 ASCEPT members of
good standing. There are no restrictions on the type of membership (e.g. full
versus student), as long as they are paid up. No ASCEPT member can use their
name for more than one seminar grant in any calendar year (even if you
relocate). The seminars must have the ASCEPT logo appear at the start and end
of every seminar in that year's seminar program, by using a PowerPoint
slide provided by the ASCEPT Secretariat and have the current ASCEPT
membership brochures available in the seminar room on the day. ASCEPT
will advertise all seminar programs on the ASCEPT website and in the e-news,
so if you can please provide details of your program as they come available,
that would be fantastic (preferably as a full list for several months at
once, if possible). Please make any other ASCEPT members who attend one
of your departmental seminars feel welcome - let’s get talking!! You
will need to nominate a contact person from your seminar program to liaise
with Meetings First where required. Please
click here and complete the form. Applications
for the 2008 program close Wednesday 30 April 2008. |
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ROYAL SOCIETY OF NEW
ZEALAND NOW CALLING FOR
FELLOWSHIP AND HONORARY FELLOWSHIPS NOMINATIONS 2008 The Fellowship
nomination forms, Bylaws, administrative requirements, and Fellowship
Selection Panels for 2008 are available from the website at http://www.rsnz.org/members/fellowship.php
Further information
may be obtained from Judy Lyons,
Administration Officer (Academy Council) Royal Society of New
Zealand PO Box 598,
Wellington 6140, New Zealand 4 Halswell Street,
Thorndon, Wellington +64 4 4705782
(direct) fax: +64-4-4731841 |
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WORLD CONFERENCE ON CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS -
CPT2008 The
Organizing Committee, the Canadian Society for Clinical Pharmacology (CSCP)
and the International Union of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology
(IUPHAR), look forward to welcoming in 2008 a broad cross-section of those
interested in clinical pharmacology, clinical pharmacy, pharmacology and
toxicology and improved therapeutics to support better health outcomes. The
Scientific Committee has put together an exciting program that will appeal to
attendees whose interests range from the molecular to community health. New
sciences of pharmacogenomics and proteomics will be well represented.
ACCOMMODATION A limited
number of rooms have been reserved on behalf of participants in several
hotels located in downtown Québec City and in the vicinity of the Québec City
Convention Centre. Reservations will be managed through the Central Housing
Bureau of Québec City Tourism, to take advantage of the special rates
negotiated for the Conference. You are
reminded to reserve your accommodation early. July is a peak tourist season
in Québec City. Also, due to the 400th Anniversary of the Founding of Québec
City, hotel rooms may be more difficult to find. BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW FOR CPT 2008 Map
(location of the hotels) MORE INFORMATION For the
meeting website, please click here For the
current program at a glance, please click here For the full
list of symposia, please click here |
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FORTHCOMING
CONFERENCES Please click here for a list of meetings
that may be of interest to members. These are displayed on the ASCEPT
website. Florentine East-West Medical Congress “Latest Advances in clinical trials - from clinical trial to clinical practice” 4 – 5 April 2008 Florence, Italy ISSX 2nd Asia Pacific Regional
Meeting 11 – 13 May 2008 Shanghai, China Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics:
Adverse Drug Reactions ESF-UB Conference in
Biomedicine 27 June - 2 July
2008 Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain |
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NEWS
FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS Please click on the relevant links for any news from other
organisations that may be of interest to ASCEPT members. 2008 Australian
Museum Eureka Prizes are NOW open Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies
(FASTS) Letter from FASTS
incoming President - Ken Baldwin Update on New Developments in Open Access policy in
the US and Europe Go8 media release
and statement on the right to publish Review of
National Innovation System and CRC review Royal Society of New Zealand National Prescribing Service Member update – 8 February 2008 |
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POSITIONS VACANT Looking for a new job? Listed below is a
position currently vacant that you may be eligible to apply for. Please click
on the link for jobs you’re interested in. Baker Heart Research Institute Applications close 3
March 2008 Discipline Head
Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmaceutical Sciences,
School of Medical Sciences (Bundoora Campus) Applications close 3
March 2008 Senior Lecturer
Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmaceutical Sciences,
School of Medical Sciences (Bundoora Campus) Applications close 3
March 2008 |
INFORMATION
FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES
Please click here for more news, jobs and information that have appeared in past
issues of the ASCEPT newsletter that are now displayed on our ASCEPT website. |
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The next e-news will be sent out on Wednesday 19 March 2008. If
there is information you would like to include, please email it to athina@meetingsfirst.com.au by Friday 14
March 2008.
ASCEPT Newsletter Editor
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Please do not hesitate to contact Meetings First, our ASCEPT
Secretariat, if you have any queries: Angela, Athina and Jennifer Phone +61
3 9739 7697 Fax +61
3 9739 7076 Email ascept@meetingsfirst.com.au
Web www.ascept.org |
