STEM Cluster Seminars
STEM Cluster Seminars 2021 |  |
August 2021
Health Economics Workshop
Friday, 20th of August 3:oopm - 4:00pm
Zoom link: Copy the link to register for the free workshop:https://inghaminstitute.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CtrHZ3TRTN-mdmLfyDVqZA
Speaker: Adjunct Associate Professor Kenny Lawson
Health Economics: overview on incorporating economic analysis into your research
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July 2021
SoP Colloquim
Wednesday 28th of July 1:20pm - 2:30pm
Zoom link: https://uws.zoom.us/j/85910826296?pwd=ay9pZmFONUt5WXFuZ2tuK0ZXcFRmUT09
Speaker: Professor Katherine Boydell
An aesthetic of knowledge translation: Using the arts to create and share research
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June 2021
ICS Research Seminar
Thursday, 17th of June 11:30am - 1:00pm
Zoom link: please RSVP to email yan.wang@westernsydney.edu.au by 5pm Wednesday 16th June, to receive zoom details.
Speaker: Dr Hannah Sarvasy
Incorporating local languages into community research
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School of Science Research Seminar
Friday, 11th of June, 9:30am - 10:30am
Zoom link: https://uws.zoom.us/j/88659185071?pwd=UEcycU9BVHpkbzBZZTdJb1hVd0M3dz09
Speaker: Professor Joel Mackay
Do you need a p? - and other pressing questions
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School of Science Seminar
Friday, 4th of June, 9:30am - 10:30am
Zoom link: https://uws.zoom.us/j/88636650065?pwd=U2l4SGFjeTFaUUpkMFd4RWVTMjRkUT09
Speaker: Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith
Behind the scenes: Building the world's most powerful telescope
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May 2021
CDMS Research Seminar
Thursday, 13th May 2021, 2:00pm
Zoom link: https://uws.zoom.us/j/82273249988?pwd=L0hFTUxYcjVwOXlLYmY0bmcwMzc0dz09
(complete Zoom invitation in the next page)
Speaker:Dr Arindam Pal, Data61, CSIRO and Cyber Security CRC.
Machine Learning Algorithms for Detection of Phishing Websites
April 2021
School of Medicine Special Seminar
Tuesday 27 April @ 10.00am
Zoom (https://uws.zoom.us/j/82781098548)
Professor of Pediatrics, Surendra Sharma
Title: Understanding preeclampsia using Alzheimer’s etiology and leveraging it for therapeutic intervention
MARCS Research Meeting - 20 Apr 2021
Tuesday 20th April 2021 - 11.00am
Join us at the next MRM with invited speakers PhD candidates Siyao Cheng and Eylem Altuntas to present their Confirmation of Candidature presentations
STEM Education across the lifespan: WSU Engagement and Research
Hosted by WSU Education and Work Research Theme and the Centre for Educational Research
Date: Tuesday 20th April 2021 10am-12 noon
This session invites WSU researchers to contribute to improving STEM education in Western Sydney
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Tuesday 13 April @ 4.00pm
School of Medicine Special Seminar
Zoom (https://uws.zoom.us/j/82781098548)
Professor John Greenwood, Title: The vasculopathic role of LRG1 in ocular disease and cancer: From discovery to therapeutic targeting
MARCS Research Meeting - 13 Apr 2021
Tuesday 13th April 2021 - 11.00am
Join us at the next MRM with invited speaker Dr Anthony Chmiel on An online music education program for older adult novices
MRM & MAC - MARCS Research Meeting and MARCS Afternoon Colloquium 6th April 2021
Tuesday 6th April 2021 - 11.00 am
Join us at the next MARCS Meeting as we host an eventful MRM and MAC program with talks from the Science Librarian Kaysha Carroll, and invited speaker Dr Marieke van Heugten.
March 2021
MRM - MARCS Research Meeting - 30 Mar 2021
Tuesday 30th March 2021 - 11.00am
Join us at the next MRM with guest speaker Associate Professor Jorge Serrador, PhD (Biomedical and Human Technologies).
MRM - MARCS Research Meeting - 23 Mar 2021
Tuesday 23th March 2021 - 11.00am
Join us at the next MRM with invited guest speaker Dr. Xin Wang, Senior Lecturer from Macquarie University
MRM - MARCS Research Meeting - 16 Mar 2021
Tuesday 16th March 2021 - 11.00am
Join us at the next MRM with Research Director Professor Peter Keller and MARCS Research Development Officer Dr Karen Hutchings as they discuss the grants process.
MRM - MARCS Research Meeting - 09 March 2021
Tuesday 9th March 2021 - 11.00am
Join us at the next MRM with Professor Paola Escudero Neyra, Gloria Pino Escobar and Eline Smit for their presentation.
MRM & MAC - MARCS Research Meeting and MARCS Afternoon Colloquium 2nd March 2021
Tuesday 2nd March 2021 - 11.00 am
Join us at the next MRM and MAC program commencing with talks from Dr Bharath Ramesh, Titus Jayarathna, and invited guest Associate Professor Arindum Basu
February 2021
MRM - MARCS Research Meeting 23rd February 2021
Tuesday 23rd February 2021 - 11.00am
Join us at the next MRM where the MARCS Technical Team gives an overview of both technical and software support services to support MARCS research.
MRM - MARCS Research Meeting 16th February 2021 - Summer Interns presentations
Tuesday 16th February 2021 - 11.00am
Join us at the next MRM where our MARCS Summer Interns give an overview of their latest research projects.
MRM - MARCS Research Meeting 9th February 2021
Tuesday 9th February 2021 - 11.00am
Join us at the next MRM with Professor Kate Stevens and the new MRM committee members to discuss the updates on the new Westmead campus and the roadmap for 2021 MARCS Research Meetings.
MRM & MAC - MARCS Research Meeting and MARCS Afternoon Colloquium 2nd February 2021
Tuesday 2nd February 2021 - 12.00pm
Join us for the first MARCS Research Meeting of 2021, now on Tuesdays
Followed by the MARCS Afternoon Colloquium at 1.00pm with a presentation by Professor Felicity Baker
STEM(M) Cluster Seminars 2020 | |
December 2020
Tuesday 15 December 2020, 10:00 ZOOM: https://uws.zoom.us/j/4841637742?pwd=cXVpNTQ3QXlXVGErUkxaSGMwYWJ1Zz09
School of Science Final PhD Seminar:Designing Bio-sourced Polyamide Hot-Melt Adhesives for Mining Applications
Monday 14th December 2020, 11:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Join us for the last MMM for 2020 as we host a MARCS Quiz Show!
Friday 11th December 2020, 10:00 Zoom Link: https://uws.zoom.us/j/4841637742?pwd=cXVpNTQ3QXlXVGErUkxaSGMwYWJ1Zz09
School of Science Research Seminar
Professor Priti Krishna on Brassinosteroid: A unique target for crop omprovement, for more info click here
Wednesday 9th December 10am, Zoom Link: https://uws.zoom.us/j/87183813155?pwd=elJFV0ZmaDN1U1d0WWpObXR3SHFDQT0,
Data Science in Practice seminar
AI for Intelligent Financial Services: Examples and Discussion, Manuela Veloso, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Monday 7th December 2020, 12:00, Zoom ID 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting & Colloquium
PhD students Sylvain Daronnat and Matt Cabanag on their projects about Human-Autonomy Teaming (HAT), followed by Professor Robert Mahony on Event Camera Processing
Tuesday 01 December @ 4.00pm Zoom (https://uws.zoom.us/share/91764666589)
School of Medicine Seminar
The evolution of acute stroke imaging – tissue trumps time: Professor Mark Parsons
November 2020
Monday 30th November 2020 - The Dementia Care Project and PhD Student Projects 11am, Zoom ID: 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Dr. Celia Harris and Dr. Ruth Brookman on the Dementia Care Project and PhD project update presentations by Priyanka Bharadwaj and Yanping Li
Monday, 30th November 2020 - 12pm to 1pm, free - register by 25 November at nicm.edu.au/news/events
NICM Research and Innovation seminar 2020
Guest seminar speaker, Dr Edwin Lim. discusses his research into tryptophan metabolism. Click here for more info
Friday, 27th November 2020 - Academic Researcher Session 3:00pm via ZOOM (ID: 6820385252)
SoBE-SoEng Research Seminar
A/Prof Sarah Zang on Development of green cement, Dr. Tosin Famakinwa on Western MakerSpace Rapid Idea Development and A/Prof Yingbin Feng on sustainable Procurement
Monday, 16th November 2020 - 11am, Zoom ID: 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Presentation by A. Prof Robert Mailhammer about English on Croker Island, followed by A. Prof John Cass about cognitive load stress in (VR/AR) environments
Tuesday 10 November @ 4.00pm Zoom (https://uws.zoom.us/share/91764666589)
School of Medicine Seminar
The therapeutic potential of the phytocannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) for dementia – a preclinical perspective.
Monday, 9th November 2020 - 11am, Zoom ID: 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Presentation by WSU Library aimed at Early- and Mid-Career Researchers
Wednesday 4th November 2020, 10:00 ZOOM: 484 163 7742
School of Science Research Seminar Click here for more info
Peter Shortland, Janice Aldrich-Wright, Endale Gebremedhen, David Mahns
Do platinum compounds play a significant role in chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)?
Tuesday 03 November, 4.00pm ZOOM https://uws.zoom.us/share/91764666589
School of Medicine Seminar
20 years of research on tryptophan metabolism and neuroinflammation, Prof Gilles Guillemin
Monday 2nd November 2020, 12:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting & Colloquium
David Tait & Eryn Newman, building effective virtual court facilities, Anthony Burkitt, real-time temporal alignment hypothesis
October 2020
Tuesday 27th October 2020, 10:00 ZOOM:4841637742
School of Science Research Seminar
SoSC research seminar on plants, crops, rust pathogens and drought Click here for more info
Monday 26th October 2020, 11:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Seminar on Research Evaluation Framework/Benchmarking presented by Mr Gary Long.
Friday 23rd Octoberber 2020, 09:30 Click here to register
Research Symposium: Advanced Manufacturing, Sustainable Construction and Circular Economy
Monday 19th October 2020, 11:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Student presentations by MARCS PhD student Maddie Radnan and former PhD student Ruth Brookman.
Monday 12th October 2020, 12:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting & Colloquium
Dr Jodie Narayan on budget writing for DECRAS. Followed by Dr Tijl Grootswagers on artificially generated hyperrealistic images and how we percieve them.
Thursday 8th October 2020, 12:00 Click here to register
Health Infrastructure and Integration Scoping Session
September 2020
Friday 25th September 2020, 16:00 ZOOM:960 4224 3220
Research Seminar for the School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences.
Friday 25th September 2020, 15:00 ZOOM:682 038 5252
School of Engineering Research Seminar
A/Prof Gaetano Gargiulo at 3:00pm
Mr Alan Todhunter at 3:30pm.
Monday 21st September 2020, 11:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Training on Australian Research Council Linkage Program schemes presented by Dr Jodie Narayan from WSU Research Services.
Tuesday 15th September 2020, 10:00 ZOOM:484 163 7742
School of Science Research Seminar: Operational Implementation of Rapid On-site Identification of Hazardous Organics at Fire Scenes
Tuesday 15th September 2020, 09:00 Click here to register
c4SMC Roundtable: Sustainability through Digitalisation
Monday 14th September 2020, 10:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Dr Christopher Stanton on Affinity Bias in Human-Robot Interaction
A/Professor Jorge Serrador on obtaining funding from the US Department of Defense.
Friday 11th September 2020, 15:00 ZOOM:6820 385 252
School of Engineering Research Seminar
Ms Ria Hamblett at 3:00pm
Mr Christophe Camille at 3:30 pm
Monday 7th September 2020, 11:00 Click here to register
Building Industry Partnerships Event
Friday 4th September 2020, 20:00 ZOOM:484 163 7742
School of Science Research Seminar
Marta Vidal-Garcia, James O’Hanlon, Gavin Svenson and Kate DL Umbers: Evolution of praying mantis defensive displays.
David Harman, Craig Williams, Berwyck Poad and Stephen Blanksby: Pretty dicey chemistry: An ion trap mass spectrometry study into the reactivity of 1-cubyl radical
Thursday 3rd September 2020, 15:00 ZOOM:962 7891 2607
Caterina Brighi (USyd):Imaging and modulating the blood-brain barrier in high-grade glioma
Tuesday 1st September 2020, 22:00 ZOOM:896 1564 4863
Prof Andrew Francis(SCDMS):Mathematics of Phylogenetic Networks
August 2020
Monday 31st August 2020, 11:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Interactive session designed with Higher Degree Researcher and Early Career Researcher career path planning in mind.
Friday 28th August 2020, 15:00 ZOOM:6820 385 252
School of Engineering Research Seminar
Dr Leo Zhang at 3:00-3:30 pm
Dr Pejman Sharafi at 3:30-4:00 pm
Monday 24th August 2020, 11:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Student Panel Presentations which will feature talks by PhD candidates: Anita Connell, Jenny Zeng and Matt Cabanag.
Monday 24th August 2020, 10:00 ZOOM:484 163 7742
Ian Wright, Jason Reynolds, Michelle Ryan, Rani Carroll, Nakia Belmer, Katie Purdy (SoSC):Understanding the impact of urban development on Sydney basin waterways: the emerging influence of concrete materials.
Thomas Jeffrey (SoSC): Microbial Mad Max: dryland soil microbiomes in a warming world
Monday 17th August 2020, 11:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
MARCS Institute researchers will pitch their ideas and concepts for new projects at the 2020 Research Concept Pitch event.
Tuesday 11th August 2020, 09:30 ZOOM:484 163 7742
Bruce Cornell(SoSC): Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for the characterisation of lipid membranes
Monday 10th August 2020, 11:00 ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
REDI's Jasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath discusses planning research with impact that is specifically aimed at early and mid-career researchers.
Thursday 6th August 2020, 15:00 ZOOM:971 7823 3231
Paul Hurley (SCEM): Medical Imaging of Things
Wednesday 5th August 2020, 10:00 ZOOM:484 163 7742
Paul Wormell (SoSC): Small(ish)-molecule spectroscopy: an exciting field of study
Monday 3rd August 2020, 12:00ZOOM:986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting & Colloquium
Dr Anton Bogdanovych on Virtual Reality, followed by an afternoon colloquium with A/Prof Genevieve Steiner on Dementia Prevention.
July 2020
Wednesday 29th July, 13:00 Click here to register
Research Webinar-Online and Remote Methods for Data Collection
Monday 27th July 2020, 10:00 ZOOM: 484 163 7742
Matthew Van Leeuwen (SoSC): Final PhD seminar: predicting the digestibility of rice
Monday 20th July 2020, 11:00 ZOOM 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Dr Karen Hutchings: "Understanding the grants process", specifically aimed at HDR students and early career researchers.
Monday 20th July 2020, 12:00 Click here to register
Professor Karen Charlton (NICM): A heart healthy diet is good for the brain too
Thursday 16th July 2020, 16:30 ZOOM: 484 163 7742
Nathalie Delaunay (ESPCI Paris): Characterisation of intact proteins
Miroslav Filipovic (SoSC): W-files - everything about Aliens
Tuesday 14th July 2020, 16:00 ZOOM 917 6466 6589
Distinguished Professor David Simmons (School of Medicine): TOBOGM: an RCT of GDM diagnosis and management in early pregnancy
Monday 13th July 2020, 11:00 ZOOM 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Dr Caleb Ferguson: Wearable cardiac technologies for older adults
Dr Quang Vinh Ngyuen: Genomic data anlaytics with virtual reality.
Monday 13th July 2020, 14:00 ZOOM: 922 9657 8795
A/Prof. Sarah Zhang: Development of High Performance Nanocomposite Adhesive Materials
Thursday 9th July 2020, 16:30 ZOOM: 484 163 7742
Sunil Panchal (SoSC)
Rafael Munoz-Espi (Valencia, Spain)
Monday 6th July 2020, 11:00 ZOOM 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Sally Longmore: Overview of her research thesis and results to date, including discussion of some air quality data from the 2019-2020 bushfire season.
June 2020
Tuesday 30th June 2020, 16:00 ZOOM 917 6466 6589 Ramneek Kaur (School of Medicine): Is a low blood somatostatin (SST) concentration responsible for migraine with aura?
Monday 29th June 2020, 11:00 ZOOM 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Dr Tijl Grootswagers - 'Using rapid stimulus presentation and multivariate decoding to study information processing in the human brain
Wednesday 24th June 2020, 09:00 ZOOM: 484 163 7742
Mariam Darestani (Eng): Membrane fouling & impedance spectroscopy
Monday 22nd June 2020, 11:00 ZOOM 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
MARCS Research Impact Competition heat where four MARCS contestants will deliver a 5-minute presentation portraying the impact or potential impact of their research.
Thursday 18th June 2020, 16:30 ZOOM: 484 163 7742
Daphne Foong (School of Medicine): Gut pacemakers cells
Maud Save (Pau, France): Materials (MIPs) for pollutants’ detection
Monday 15th June 2020, 11:00 ZOOM 484 163 7742
Monday MARCS Meeting
3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition to determine the winner of the MARCS heat who will advance to represent the Institute at the University finals.
Friday 12 June 2020 12:30pm ZOOM: 484 163 7742
Eileen McLaughlin (SoSC): Hiding in plain sight-chlamydial infection in the male
Tuesday 9 June 4.00 pm ZOOM: 917 6466 6589
Stefan Guerra (SoM): The behavioural effect of cage systems on the Superoxide Dismutase 1 mouse model for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Friday 5 June 2020 4.30 pm ZOOM: 6820385252
Inaugural School of Engineering Research Seminar
Pan Hu: Geotechnical solution for safer offshore drilling in layered seabed
Friday 5 June 2020 2.00pm ZOOM: 973 0830 4653
Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics Group
Ann Kwan (USyd): Using a multi-pronged approach to developing antimicrobials
Tuesday 2 June 2020 9.00am ZOOM: 91764666589
School of Medicine
Joshua Mezrich - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health: When Death Becomes Life: Notes from a Transplant Surgeon
Monday 1 June 2020 12.00-2.00pm ZOOM: 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting & Colloquium
Ria Hamblett & Karen Sheehy: Open Access publishing and Journal metrics
Justin Marshall & Samuell Powell, Queensland Brain Institute: Animal Vision Underwater: from shrimps in space to prawn proctology
May 2020
Tuesday 26 May 2020 4.00pm ZOOM: 917 6466 6589
School of Medicine Research Seminar
Tara Roberts: Personalising treatment for lung cancer patients
Monday 25 May 2020 10:00am ZOOM: 484 163 7742
School of Science Research Seminar
Graham Jones & Ms Raisa Hasan: Controlling gene expression from within: a search for intragenic enhancers
Adam T. Sutton et al: Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents as alternative solvents in Chromatography
Monday 25 May 11.00am 2020 ZOOM: 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Kylie Steel: Eye Movement Behaviours of Australian Rules Football Players
Stephen Malloch & Peter Keller: The analysis of human movement: Communicative Musicality & OpenPose
Monday 25 May 1.00pm 2020 ZOOM: 917 2430 9766
School of Built Environment, Architecture Program, Guest Lecture
Felicity Stewart: Designing Public
Tuesday 19 May 2020 2.00pm ZOOM: 958 0070 1772
eHealth Research Group Seminar
Russell Thomson: Calculating Sample Size and Statistical Power for Quantitative Research Projects
Tuesday 19 May 2020 4.00pm ZOOM: 917 6466 6589
School of Medicine Research Seminar
Sualiha Afzal: Identification of novel and potent Nrf2 activators from medicinal plants
Monday 18 May 2020 11.00am ZOOM: 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Patti Nijhuis: Neuro-muscular Dynamics of sensorimotor synchronisation
Matt Cabanag: Trust in Human-Autonomy Teaming
Irena Lovcevic: Acoustic features of infant-directed speech to infants with HL
Titus Jayarathna: Continuous heart rate and respiratory rate estimation using fabric sensors
Thursday 14 May 2020 8.00pm ZOOM: 997 1526 0928
Centre for Research in Mathematics and Data Science Abend Seminars
Toke Carlsen (Faroe Islands): Graph algebras, groupoids, and symbolic dynamics
Wednesday 13 May 2020 4:30pm ZOOM: 484 163 7742
School of Science Research Seminar
Jean-Daniel Marty (Toulouse, France): Polyion complexes (PICs)
Monday 11 May 2020 11.00am ZOOM: 986 9057 6845
Monday MARCS Meeting
Ria Hamblett & Karen Sheehy, WSU Library: #GetNOTICED: Researcher profiles and online identity management
Wednesday 6 May 2020 10:00am ZOOM: 484 163 7742
Li Li (SoSC): Diet and gut microbiome
Ray Norris (SoSC): Tracing the evolution of the Universe
Tuesday 5 May 2020 3.00pm ZOOM: 917 6466 6589
School of Medicine Research Seminar
Laureate Professor Peter Doherty (Patron of the Doherty Institute, Dept of Microbiology & Immunology): COVID-19: Q&A on current status
April 2020
Thursday 30 April 2020 10:00am ZOOM: 484 163 7742
Christa Beckman (SoSC): Birds: nests and predation
Thursday, 30 April 2020 13:00-14:30pm ZOOM: 927 776 17289
School of Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering Discipline Seminar
13:00-13:40 Ataur Rahman: Incorporation of Sustainability Aspects in Teaching of Fluid Mechanics in Western Sydney University
13:40-14:10 Jen Dollin: Why Sustainability? Hybrid capabilities for uncertain times
14:10-14:30 Sarah Zhang: Curriculum Innovation of Undergraduate Engineering Courses: A Practice on Sustainability Embedment
Wednesday 29 April 2020 8.30pm (Sydney time) ZOOM: 987 7259 1499
James East (School of Computer, Data, & Mathematical Sciences, WSU): York Semigroup: Presentations for tensor categories
Tuesday 28 April 2020 10.00am ZOOM: 644 844 8129
Machine Learning in Astronomy Meeting
Cris Sabiu (Yonsei University): Analysing the cosmic large scale structure with higher order statistics and machine learning
Tuesday 28 April 2020 3.00pm ZOOM: 960 298 37142
Simon Tierney (Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment): Nocturnal bees, blind beetles & pollen vectors: a journey through ecologically inspired genetics
Tuesday 28 April 2020 4.00pm ZOOM: 917 6466 6589
Mohammed Almusleh (SoMedicine)i: Testing the Inside-Out Theory of Multiple Sclerosis Aetiology Using the Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination Model
Monday MARCS Meeting
Wednesday 22 April 2020 10:00am (recording available)
Janice Aldrich-Wright (SoSC): Multicomponent Platinum(IV) Prodrugs for Cancer Combination Therapy
