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Past Events (2014)
24 December, 2014
Season's Greetings - Burnet's holiday closure
Have a safe and festive break from everyone here at Burnet Institute.
24 November, 2014
2014 Immunology Symposium
Dr Mireille Lahoud is one of three Burnet researchers to chair a session at the 2014 Immunology Symposium on Dendritic Cells, Interferon and Vaccines.
24 November, 2014
Sweet Bite For The Fight!
Rush in today and buy some yummy red velvet cupcakes ahead of World AIDS Day. Fifty percent from each box sold goes to our HIV research programs!
16 November, 2014
Australian Health and Medical Research Congress
Burnet’s Professors Hellard and Crowe and Associate Professor David Anderson are speaking.
11 November, 2014
PRONTO! for IUSTI Conference
Associate Professor Mark Stoové’s research on the PRONTO! rapid HIV testing service will feature at the IUSTI Conference in Bangkok.
09 November, 2014
2014 APSAD Conference
Professor Paul Dietze and Dr Megan Lim among five Burnet Institute researchers to present at the 2014 APSAD Conference in Adelaide.
30 October, 2014
FREE event: Behind the Microscope Discovery Tour
Part of Melbourne Knowledge Week, meet our inspiring scientists, go on a lab tour, and look behind the microscope!
29 October, 2014
Life Science = Future. Jobs. Exports
AusBiotech National Conference will focus on the latest developments in life sciences and biotechnology.
23 October, 2014
'Betty Does Footscray'
The Burnet Institute/RMIT University collaboration will be screened at the National Harm Reduction Film Festival in Baltimore, USA.
09 October, 2014
Australasian Sexual Health Conference
New Burnet research into pornography and sexting will be presented by at the Sexual Health Conference.
17 September, 2014
AMREP Early Career Researchers Conference 2014
The AMREP Early Career Researchers Conference will be held on Wednesday 17 September this year.
09 September, 2014
2014 Fenner Lecture
Professor Robert Power will present the 2014 Fenner Lecture, “Implementing research to further development: drugs, sex and participatory approaches."
14 August, 2014
AMREP Student Information Night
Don’t miss this great opportunity to find out about studying at Burnet in 2015!
23 July, 2014
CREIDU: AIDS 2014 Satellite Symposium
Panel discussion: Controversies in treatment as prevention among people who inject drugs. For AIDS 2014 DELEGATES only.
21 July, 2014
TB+HIV Networking Zone: AIDS 2014 Global Village
For the first time a dedicated hub for discussing the deadly duo of TB+HIV will feature in the Global Village.
21 July, 2014
The International Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Consortium Hub
Find out more about the Consortium at Global Village booth 633 at AIDS 2014.
20 July, 2014
AIDS 2014: Connect with Schools Program
An initiative to educate Melbourne-based high school students about HIV and AIDS.
18 July, 2014
The Global Ideas Forum
The Forum facilitates innovation and collaboration amongst the brightest global citizens to turn health ideas into action.
16 July, 2014
Burnet @ AIDS 2014
Find out about our lead-in events and also activities throughout the AIDS 2014 conference. Come and visit us in the Corporate zone and Global Village too!
16 July, 2014
CREIDU Colloquium: HIV and HCV treatment as prevention
This AIDS 2014 affiliated event highlights the promise, pitfalls and the public health benefits of this approach.
16 June, 2014
ARM Network Launch
ARM Network facilitates the deployment of Australian field epidemiologists and other public health specialists in infectious diseases emergencies.
01 June, 2014
ASMR Medical Research Week
A week dedicated to Australian medical research scientists who are dedicated to making the world a healthier place.
18 May, 2014
International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
Join communities around the world in the largest grassroots movement to end HIV in City Square, Melbourne.
07 May, 2014
AVID 2014 @ AMREP Theatre
This forum will highlight emerging concepts in vaccine design and immunotherapeutic drug development.
29 April, 2014
Day of Immunology Free Public Lecture
Visions for a disease-free world: Vaccinations against infectious diseases
29 April, 2014
FREE Discovery Tour: Celebrating the Day of Immunology
Meet our inspiring immunologists and go ‘behind the scenes’ on a guided lab tour!
24 April, 2014
Immunisation for a healthy future. Know, Check, Protect
WHO’s World Immunisation Week is an opportunity to raise awareness of the effectiveness of vaccines.
07 April, 2014
AMREP World Health Day Forum - Deadly Bite: The Global Threat of Vector-borne Diseases
Malaria is the most deadly of the vector-borne diseases.
24 March, 2014
World Tuberculosis Day
Every second, someone in the world is newly infected with tuberculosis (TB), a highly contagious air-borne disease.
19 February, 2014
Lorne Infection and Immunity Conference 2014
Burnet researchers will attend to discuss issues from pathogenesis to emerging infectious diseases.
12 January, 2014
Midsumma 2014
Our Burnet staff and GLOVEMAN will be at Alexandra Gardens so pop into our tent and say hi!
