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Nerd Nite Edition 38

Ticket Information

  • General Admission - online: $10.00 each
  • General Admission - at door: $12.00 each
  • Additional fees may apply

Dates

  • Mon 19 Aug 2019, 7:00pm–9:30pm

Restrictions

18+

Listed by

doristoh

We have another excellent 3-speaker lineup for you in August where speakers will be discussing plasma, diseases in a dish and how your kidneys work (and what happens when they don’t). Come join us at Howler in Brunswick, for $16 burger and pot deals whilst you are learning.

Online ticket sales open Thursday, 25 July 2019 at noon.

Presentation 1:
Invisible Forces: The magic of Plasma and Thin Films
by Dr. Karyn Jarvis

Description:
Plasma is a highly excited gas that makes up an astonishing 99% of the universe. Every time you see a neon sign, you’re seeing plasma. Plasma may be critical to the Las Vegas strip and cheap motel’s vacancy signs, but what else can we use it for? Plasma can be used for all sorts of things but in this presentation, we’ll focus on thin films. Thin films are so thin they’re measured in nanometres, which are one billionth of a meter. Thin films can be used to control how objects interact with water, light, bacteria and cells. In this talk, we’ll gain an appreciation of plasma and thin films and see how much they actually impact our lives day to day.

Presentation 2
Disease in a Dish: Using Stem Cells to Understand Brain Diseases
by Dr. Sam Barton

Description: Diseases of the brain are tricky. We can take images of the brain when patients start exhibiting symptoms but that’s often long after the actual onset of the disease. You can’t biopsy the brain, like you can other organs, either. So until recently, it was almost impossible to know what was really going on inside a diseased brain. But, thanks to stem cells, now we can! We can take skin cells from patients with diseases like Alzheimer’s disease or motor neuron disease, make stem cells and then convert them into brain cells in a dish; effectively making a “disease in a dish”. Understanding what is going wrong allows us to figure out ways to fix it. For a glimpse into the future of neuroscience, join Sam as she takes you on a journey of stem cell biology!

Presentation 3
How Your Kidneys Work & What Happens When They Don’t
by Danny Ussher

Description: Kidneys are a vital organ for filtering out all the toxins you put in every Nerd Nite (and every other day of the year). Most people assume they have two kidneys and they work well, however less than 10% of people with chronic kidney disease are aware they have the condition and currently one in three Australians are at an increased risk of developing kidney issues. In celebration of 5 years since receiving a kidney transplant, Danny will expound on how your kidneys work and the pathways of renal replacement therapy when they no longer work. He’ll regale you with his experiences and collected anecdotes of the good, the bad and the sh*t of living beyond death on other people’s spare parts. Be aware he will talk about your urine a lot so take advantage of the break prior.

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