I have been attending weekly Tuesday Lab meetings at the Medical Sciences Precinct (MSP). This is a great way for me to gain insight into the research of group members. It is also wonderful to be immersed in the science lab culture where meetings become a platform to share work in progress and receive critical input from fellow HDR candidates and supervisors. These presentations usually focus on the research projects of particular  members – much of focuses on stroke research and is  is still in development/unpublished and therefore not suitable for sharing beyond the immediate group setting.

Science Meme via ‘Meme Your Science’ Event by Science in the Pub Tasmania Facebook Event

This Tuesday, was a bit of an exception as we got to listen to a preview of a public presentation by Ash  Russell,for the Science in the Pub Series in Tasmania this Thursday [5th August].  The theme is ‘memes’ so speakers have to use memes to convey their ideas. Ash is currently completing their PhD in bioinformatics, so the presentation focused (quite disturbingly) on the issue of scientific validity with reference to factors such as random chance and publication bias. The presentation was really entertaining so I do recommend heading along (noting that the face-to-face event has sold out, but you can stream along via the Facebook page.