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1305th Ordinary General Meeting and Open Lecture of the Royal Society of NSW — 3 August 2022
“Marsupials: Their secrets are all in their genes!”
Professor Kathy Belov AO FRSN FAA (1) and Dr Elizabeth Deane FRSN (2)
(1) Professor of Comparative Genomics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), University of Sydney
(2) Independent Education Consultant
https://royalsoc.org.au/blog/1307th-ogm-and-open-lecture
Timing Marks:
00:00:00 Introduction to the Speaker: Dr Susan Pond AM FRSN FTSE FAHMS, President, Royal Society of NSW
00:02:43 Presentation: Professor Kathy Belov and Dr Elizabeth Deane
00:50:03 Q&A Session: Professor Kathy Belov and Dr Elizabeth Deane
01:03:00 Vote of Thanks: Emeritus Professor Christina Slade FRSN, Chair, Program Committee, Royal Society of NSW
Summary: The unique reproductive biology of marsupials has made them a focus of much popular and scientific interest. Much of this public interest and research has highlighted exceptional biological features such as delayed gestation and the extensive period of extrauterine development of the young animal. In this presentation and conversation Kathy Belov and Elizabeth Deane explore the past forty years of research into marsupial immunology, examining the role technology has played in unravelling what was once considered lower levels of immunocompetence and early dependence on nonspecific mechanisms of defence. This conversation will bring into sharp focus the role genomics and proteomics has played in revealing marsupial secrets.
1305th Ordinary General Meeting and Open Lecture of the Royal Society of NSW — 3 August 2022
“Marsupials: Their secrets are all in their genes!”
Professor Kathy Belov AO FRSN FAA (1) and Dr Elizabeth Deane FRSN (2)
(1) Professor of Comparative Genomics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement), University of Sydney
(2) Independent Education Consultant
https://royalsoc.org.au/blog/1307th-ogm-and-open-lecture
Timing Marks:
00:00:00 Introduction to the Speaker: Dr Susan Pond AM FRSN FTSE FAHMS, President, Royal Society of NSW
00:02:43 Presentation: Professor Kathy Belov and Dr Elizabeth Deane
00:50:03 Q&A Session: Professor Kathy Belov and Dr Elizabeth Deane
01:03:00 Vote of Thanks: Emeritus Professor Christina Slade FRSN, Chair, Program Committee, Royal Society of NSW
Summary: The unique reproductive biology of marsupials has made them a focus of much popular and scientific interest. Much of this public interest and research has highlighted exceptional biological features such as delayed gestation and the extensive period of extrauterine development of the young animal. In this presentation and conversation Kathy Belov and Elizabeth Deane explore the past forty years of research into marsupial immunology, examining the role technology has played in unravelling what was once considered lower levels of immunocompetence and early dependence on nonspecific mechanisms of defence. This conversation will bring into sharp focus the role genomics and proteomics has played in revealing marsupial secrets.
