Interactive High School Lecture Series
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Our biannual High School Lecture Series are held in the Westpac Auditorium, Bancroft
Centre of QIMR to include all senior science students in years 11-12.
In 2010, the lecture series will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
April 20-22, and again later in the year, October 12-14.
Each High School Lecture Series is attended by up to 1500 Grade 10-12 Biology
students from South East Queensland and their teachers.
The lecture series follows a similar format each year. Seminars are ~15 minutes; questions ~10 minutes.
Program for High School Lecture Program, April 28-30th 2009
Program for High School Lecture Program, July 28-30th 2009
Dates for 2010 lectures are April 20-22nd and October 12-14th.
An invitation letter will be mailed out to all schools soon and a new online form / updated website will allow you to book more easily!
If you would like to make a booking NOW email the: Event Coordinator QIMR
High School Lecture Program, Tuesday 28th, Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th July 2009
- MC - Dr Tim Hurst
- Mobile Microphones - Heather Smith, Cheryl Filippich, Jane Palmer
- 9.15-9.25am
- Welcome Address
- Prof Michael Good, Director QIMR
- Prof Adele Green, Deputy Director, QIMR
- Prof Andrew Boyd, Assistant Director, QIMR
- 9.25-9.55am
- "Queenslands Smart Science"
- Prof Peter Andrews, Queensland Chief Scientist
- 9.55-10.25am
- "Will Redheads be extinct in 100 years?"
- Dr Brian McEvoy, Queensland Statistical Genetics
- 10.25-10.55am
- "Pregnancy and Alco-pops"
- Dr Suyinn Chong, Epigenetics Lab
- 10.55-11.45am
- "Mosquitoes and Man: an unhealthy relationship"
- Drs Jason Jeffrey, Tim Hurst, Leon Hugo: Mosquito Control Lab
- 11.45-12.10pm
- "Mosquitoes and Man: an unhealthy relationship"
- Drs Jason Jeffrey, Tim Hurst, Leon Hugo: Mosquito Control Lab
- 12.10-1.10pm
- Lunch and Displays
- 1.10-1.30
- "Young Scientists of Australia"
- YSA.org: Felicity Organ-Moore
- 1.30-1.50pm
- Griffith Honours College
- Jeanne McConachie, Kim Holmes GriffithU, Nathan campus
- 1.50-2.15pm
- In the Lab - what's it like?
- Alan Robertson, Clinical Tropical Medicine Lab
- 2.15pm
- Close
- Simone Cross, Education Co-ordinator
Enquiries:
Education Coordinator
Mrs Simone Cross
Phone: 61 (0)7 3362 0307
Email: education@qimr.edu.au



