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SUMMARY:Electronic Skin: Sensing the World Around and Within Us
DESCRIPTION:Stretchable and wearable electronics represent a new wave in devices which can bend\, flex\, and stretch with the human body. Researchers from Melbourne’s RMIT University have developed a prototype to mimic real human skin\, with the aim to create a viable alternative to invasive skin grafts and conventional prosthetics. \nJoin Professor Madhu Bhaskaran\, who leads the team working to transform conventional\, hard electronics into soft\, unbreakable products\, thin enough to create “electronic skin.” These ground-breaking\, electronic\, prosthetic patches can adhere to the skin to mimic\, measure and diagnose body functionality\, and monitor the environment around\, on\, and within us. Their potential extends beyond improving the lives of people with prosthetic limbs and skin grafts to offer new tools for surgeons\, astronauts and other professions requiring a precise “feel” without direct contact. \nAbout the Speaker\nProfessor Madhu Bhaskaran is a multi-award winning electronics engineer and innovator. She was the 2014 recipient of the RSV’s Phillip Law Postdoctoral Award\, and has since been recognised for her outstanding achievements with a slew of awards\, including the 2018 Batterham Medal from the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and the 2020 Frederick White Medal from the Australian Academy of Science. \nProfessor Bhaskaran co-leads the Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group at RMIT University\, which she established at the outset of an ARC postdoctoral fellowship in 2010\, and acts as Node Director and Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems. Her work on electronic skin and wearable sensors has been patented\, and her group now works collaboratively with multiple industry and design partners to commercialise the technology for healthcare and aged care. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nMadhu attained her Bachelor of Engineering at the PSG College of Technology in Coimbatore\, India\, before completing first her Master of Engineering then Doctor of Philosophy at RMIT University\, Melbourne. \nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite. RSV Members are prompted to enter their promotional code to access a member’s ticket. Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
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SUMMARY:Improving Drug Discovery: A Molecular Understanding of Cell Surface Receptors
DESCRIPTION:The human animal is multicellular – an organism comprised of trillions of smaller organisms. As with any complex organisation\, each individual cell in our body must communicate with and respond effectively to the collective to keep our systems working. Our cells send and receive signals through the use of special proteins on their surfaces – receptors – that interact with the “extracellular matrix\,” a network of specialised molecules that perform structural\, biochemical and signalling functions between our bodies’ cells and systems. \nThe largest family of these cell-surface receptor proteins are called G Protein-Coupled Receptors\, or GPCRs. GPCRs respond to extracellular stimuli such as hormones\, neurotransmitters\, peptides\, metabolites and odours\, while controlling a variety of physiological functions. Importantly\, they have been found to have an excellent response as drug targets and are thus very useful in developing effective medicines to combat serious disease. Currently\, GPCR targets are implicated in around 25% of all medicines approved by the USA’s Food and Drug Administration. \nHowever\, many hurdles remain to improving GPCR drug discovery\, requiring an expanded\, interdisciplinary approach to open the door to new therapies. Join Dr Christopher Draper-Joyce to explore new\, proof-of-concept approaches that promise the development of safer and much improved options for GPCR therapeutics. \nAbout the Speaker\n \nDr Christopher Draper-Joyce is an ARC DECRA Fellow with the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and a Lecturer on Drug Discovery with the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine\, Dentistry and Health Sciences. He was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences\, where he earlier completed his PhD on the biomolecular actions of the dopamine D2 receptor using pharmacological assays\, molecular biology and biochemistry techniques. \nChristopher’s postdoctoral work has extended his analytical and molecular pharmacology skillset into the field of structural biology\, with a particular focus on solving and stabilising the GPCR-G protein complexes\, to shed new light on molecular mechanisms of drug-receptor action. He has contributed to the pandemic effort with colleagues at the Florey\, bringing the Institute’s collective skillset in protein engineering to bear on SARS-CoV-2\, developing novel lead proteins that can bind to the S glycoprotein (Spike) of the virus\, and may be useful as antiviral agents. \nDr Draper-Joyce’s efforts have been recognised with an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award and the Asia-Pacific Protein Association Young Scientist Award in 2020 and\, in 2021\, he is the recipient of the Royal Society of Victoria’s Phillip Law Postdoctoral Award in Category II: Biomedical and Health Sciences. \nStreamed online as part of the Inspiring Victoria initiative in 2021.\nTickets are available below to participate in the webinar via Zoom and/or Eventbrite. Alternatively\, you can watch along via Facebook Live at the appointed time without buying a ticket. \n
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