Undergraduate

ACBD summer scholarship program :

We invite currently enrolled Science, Biomedical Science and Medicine undergraduates to apply for an annual B.G. Firkin Summer Scholarship in honour of the late Professor B.G. Firkin. The scholarships are available to both second and third year students who wish to pursue a career in biomedical research. This is an opportunity to participate in a research project supervised by senior research staff for six to ten weeks during the university holidays. You can develop your practical skills through intellectually challenging projects associated with good research. In many cases, the summer scholarships also serve as a springboard for students to undertake an Honours year within the department.  

     Summer Scholarship Program 2010-2011

               Project in detail
               Laboratory Description
               Supervisors Biography

         To apply and further information: Monash Vacation Scholarships

Undergraduate teaching:

The undergraduate years represent a critical time in the development of our future scientists and medical researchers. For most, lectures and practical sessions will provide many students with their first encounter into the world of medical research. The ACBD is committed to providing undergraduate students with a basic understanding into haematology and blood diseases, and is currently expanding its contribution to undergraduate teaching at Monash University. Staff at the ACBD participate in the delivery of lectures, practical classes and tutorials for several science, biomedical science and MBBS subjects including:

• HUP 3011: Human Pathology 1, Understanding Disease Processes
                     Coordinators: Dr Simone M Schoenwaelder (ACBD) 
                                           Assoc Prof Jenny Rolland (Dept of Immunology)
  
  
• HUP 3022:  Human Pathology 2, Pathology of Human Diseases
                     Coordinators: Dr Simone M Schoenwaelder (ACBD) 
                                           Assoc Prof Jenny Rolland (Dept of Immunology)
   
• IMM3042: Clinical Immunopatholgy
                     MBBS: 2^nd and 3^rd year haematology tutes

Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology Research Laboratory miniprojects

In addition to formal lecturing, the ACBD continues to play an active role in the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BMS) – Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology Research Laboratory Miniprojects scheme. This teaching initiative involves groups of third year students being assigned a miniproject within the centre, to be undertaken as part of their university contact hours. Students visiting the laboratories were required to participate in laboratory work, prepare a formal presentation and critically review some of the relevant literature. This scheme took the students beyond the bounds of the university environment and into some of the research institutes affiliated with Monash University.  

working experience at the ACBD

The ACBD also offers the opportunity for second and third-year undergraduates to apply for a part-time position to gain valuable working experience in our research laboratories. These positions are designed to allow undergraduates to experience the research lab environment, and gain a better understanding of what it means to be a ‘scientist’ before they delve into their honours and PhD years. This program has been on offer for a number of years now, and has proven to be very effective in assisting undergraduates in their career decision making, and also providing them with that all important ‘first experience’ that is required for many job applications.

Please send your CV and Cover letter stating what you would like to apply for to:   

                         Ms Maya Fujihara
                           email to: maya.fujihara@med.monash.edu.au 
                                 or
                           mail to: Burnet tower Level 6
                                        89 Commercial Road  
                                        Melbourne, VIC 3004

Student information nights at the ACBD :                                           

In order to provide prospective students, and the wider community, with a better   understanding of what we do at the ACBD, we have participated in several information sessions as well as hosting our own information nights.

The ACBD hosted an information evening in August, 2008.  Mail-outs with information with regard to laboratories and projects were sent out to students. The information evenings were very successful with 85 students participating.  A lot of interest was generated by these students to learn more about blood diseases and haematology.       

Some of the comments from the students at the Student Information Evening 

• Very friendly staff, awesome facilities, part of an impressive network of opportunities
• State of the art equipment in labs
• The presentation was very informative.
• Everything exceeded my expectations!

AMREP information night 2009 : 

ACBD also participated in the AMREP Information nights and the Monash Post-graduate information sessions.  Our researchers were on hand to answer queries from interested students.