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Eureka Moments Speaker Series
Friday, March 11, 2011
Professor Michael Good
Malaria: A Hot Infection in Need of a Cool Vaccine
31 May 2011
Finding a vaccine for the parasite that causes malaria, potentially saving the lives of one million children each year, is going to require an unconventional Achilles heel approach, believes Eureka Prize winner Professor Michael Good.
Professor Fred Watson
Poles Apart
14 June 2011
In this entertaining and colourfully-illustrated talk, Eureka Prize winner Professor Fred Watson, takes you on a top-to-bottom journey through the Solar System's polar jewels.
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Professor Kathy Belov
The extinction of the Tasmanian devil
28 June 2011
Tasmanian devils have been listed as "endangered" because they are succumbing to a new disease: Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD).
In this fascinating and thought provoking talk, Professor Belov, the 2009 Eureka Prize People's Choice Award winner will discuss the latest research discoveries and cover management of the species in the wild as well as the last developments in Australia's largest captive insurance program.
Professor Ian Frazer
Cancer Control in the 21st Century
30 August 2011
The immune system helps to defend us against cancer. Where infections initiate cancer, vaccines can be developed, and two are now being used. For all cancers, the immune system helps to control cancer, and can also be harnessed as a directed treatment with minimal side effects. Such treatments are now routine, and more are coming.
Join Professor Ian Frazer to discuss the prospects for further development of immune therapies for common cancer.
