HMIC Catch Up September 2024 (featuring NSW Deputy Chief Scientist Dr Darren Saunders)

We’re absolutely delighted to confirm the next HMIC Event will feature NSW’s Deputy Chief Scientist, Dr Darren Saunders and Head of Viral Immunology and Respiratory Disease group at HMRI, Professor Nathan Bartlett.

Join us to learn more about the RNA landscape in Australia and the activities underway to activate the sector in NSW from Dr Saunders, and the RNA-focused workforce and training programs currently being developed, and opportunities for the Hunter to engage in the opportunities the sector will provide from Professor Bartlett.

Don’t miss this one!

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DRAFT AGENDA

9.15am – Networking

9.55am – Welcome

10am – Dr Darren Saunders

10.20am – Q&A

10.30am – Prof Nathan Bartlett

10.50am – Q&A

11am – Event close

MORE ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

Dr Darren Saunders

Darren is a Eureka Prize winning scientist, with over 20 years’ academic and industrial experience in cancer biology and neuroscience in Australia and North America. He is the NSW Deputy Chief Scientist & Engineer and Adjunct Associate Professor in Medical Sciences at the University of Sydney. He has held senior roles in peak professional bodies, leading policy and regulatory reforms in science and technology. Darren is a public advocate for gender equality. He has worked with former Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick and Co as a senior advisor and data expert on numerous workplace cultural reviews, examining the nature and prevalence of sexual harm, bullying, racism and other forms of systemic discrimination in a range of organisations in the mining, aviation, education, arts and law enforcement sectors. Darren is a regular commentator on television and radio. When not doing science, Darren is a committed thalassophile. READ MORE ABOUT DARREN

Professor Nathan Bartlett

Nathan found lots of fascinatingly scary viruses during an early-career scholarship with the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness in Geelong, Victoria, an experience which reinforced his interest in working in virology. From there, he took up a postdoctoral position at Oxford University where his research focused primarily on developing viral vector vaccines using the vaccinia virus, a relative of the virus that causes smallpox. And then to clinical-facing translational research, with a postdoctoral position at Imperial College London where he still an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine and Infection, National Heart and Lung Institute. Nathan is Head of Viral Immunology and Respiratory Disease group, HMRI
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Assistant Dean Industry and Partnerships College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Associate Editor American Journal of Physiology – Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology and 2024 City of Newcastle Citizen of the Year READ MORE ABOUT NATHAN

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