2022 QIMR Berghofer Research Conference
QIMR Berghofer Research Conference will be QIMR Berghofer’s 2022 staff conference. The program will showcase each research area’s work over the past year and to present about things to come.
The event will also include the Derrick Mackerras Memorial Lecture (DMML) that will be delivered by Dr Yvette Roe (Professor Indigenous Health and Co-Director, Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University) and Professor Sue Kildea (Professor of Midwifery, Co-Director Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University)
Program
Date: Thursday 3 November 2022
Location: Main Auditorium, Brisbane City Hall, 64 Adelaide St, Brisbane City QLD 4000
| Time | Session |
| 8.00am | Registration – Coffee/tea available |
| Session 1 | |
| 8.30am | Opening |
| 8.35am | Official welcome – Professor Fabienne Mackay |
| 8.45am | Keynote Lecture – Professor Grant McArthur |
| 9.25am | Future directions and opportunities – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health |
| 9.40am | Cancer Research Showcase |
| 10.30am | Morning Tea |
| Session 2 | |
| 10.50am | Infection and Inflammation, area showcase |
| 11.40am | Population Health, area showcase |
| 12.30pm | Lunch |
| Session 3 | |
| 1.30pm | Mental Health and Neuroscience, area showcase |
| 2.20pm | Overview – Consumer involvement, community participation (incl. clinical trials) |
| 2.30pm | Technology showcase 1 – Big data, Professor Louisa Jorm, Centre for Big Data Research in Health |
| 2.45pm | Technology showcase 2 – Scientific equipment |
| 3.00pm | Afternoon tea Registration – Derrick Mackerras Memorial Lecture |
| 3.30pm | Derrick Mackerras Memorial Lecture Speakers: Dr Yvette Roe (Professor Indigenous Health and Co-Director Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University) and Professor Sue Kildea (Professor of Midwifery, Co-Director Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University) |
| 4.30pm | Networking cocktail function |
| 6.00pm | Event close |