Sansom Institute Visiting Research Scholar Seminars
The
seminar series offers research scholars within the area of health an
opportunity to invigorate research and research training within the Sansom
Institute, by sharing their skills, ideas and experiences through the
seminar forum.
With the intent of cultivating an ongoing relationship with the Visiting
Scholar the seminar hopes to foster collaboration between Sansom Institute
researchers and research partners in Australia and overseas.
The seminar series has had an array of visiting research scholars extending
the world from Sweden, South Africa, Canada and Brazil.
2009 Seminar schedule
| Monday 19 October 2009 | 4.00pm-5.00pm | P3-20 |
Biomedical Sciences, Sheffield Hallam University Professor Kim Rainsford TBA |
| Wednesday 23 September 2009 | 4.00pm | C3-16 |
Division of Social and Behavioral Medicine, Department of
Community and Preventive Medicine, University of Rochester Professor Steve Kunitz Political Culture, Social Capital and Mortality |
| Monday 21 September 2009 | 12pm | C3-16 |
NHMRC CDA Fellow, Diabetes and Obesity Program, Garvan Institute Dr Leonie Heilbronn Factors contributing to weight gain induced insulin resistance in humans. |
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Monday 7 September 2009 |
1.00pm | P3-20 |
Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health, Canadian
Institutes for Health Research Professor Michael Kramer The Long-Term Child Health Effects of Prolonged and Exclusive Breastfeeding. Listen to a podcast of Prof Kramer's presentation. |
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Wednesday 8 July 2009 |
1.00pm | H2-02 |
University of Melbourne D.O.M. & Diabetes CCRE Dr Catherine Itsiopoulos Would you trade in a meal of chargrilled octopus and souvlaki for a slow-cooked lentil soup and chicken and broadbean casserole? The impact of cooking methods on the AGE content of a healthy Cretan Mediterranean Diet Download Dr Itsiopoulous' presentation (PowerPoint, 7Mb) |
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Wednesday 17 June 2009 |
12.30pm | H2-02 |
School for Social and Policy Research and Institute of Advanced
Studies, Charles Darwin University Prof Tess Lea |
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Monday 25 May 2009 |
12.00pm | P3-20 |
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute Prof Garry Jennings |
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Friday 1 May 2009 |
12.00pm | H2-02 |
Centre for Health Promotion and Research, Sydney, Australia and
Lifestyle Medicine and Applied Health Promotion, Southern Cross University Prof Garry Egger |
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Monday 20 April 2009 |
12.00pm | H2-02 |
University College Prof John Yudkin |
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Thursday 5 February 2009 |
12.00pm | H2-02 |
Monash University Dr Laima Brazioni |
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Friday 30 January 2009 |
10.30am | H2-02 |
Leiden University Freek Vonk |
Complete list of 2009 Seminars (PDF, 24KB - download Adobe Acrobat)
For more information on the Sansom Institute Visiting Research Scholar Seminars, contact the series coordinator on Rachael.penning-bourne@unisa.edu.au.
To see what seminars were on in 2008, please visit our seminar archives.