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The Arthur Cobbold Memorial Lecture

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Summary

Delivered by Professor Ed Byrne AO

Start Date

25th Oct 2011 6:00pm

End Date

25th Oct 2011 7:30pm

Venue

Stanley Burbury Theatre, University Centre, Churchill Avenue, Sandy Bay campus

RSVP / Contact Information

E. UTAS.Events@utas.edu.au; P. (03) 6226 2521

 
“Advances in Brain Medicine: a Journey of Many Disciplines”

delivered by

Professor Ed Byrne AO

 
Professor Ed Byrne AO, Vice-Chancellor & President of Monash University, is a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Tasmania. In the lecture, he will talk about advances in neuroscience and how neurology is evolving as a discipline. He proposes to cover the development and increased understanding of the brain and of brain diseases including those associated with ageing, the great advances currently going on around the world and he will conclude by taking this into a health and hospital setting.

 

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Emeritus Professor Arthur Cobbold AM OBE died in December 2009 after a distinguished career in medical education. Professor Cobbold had been recruited from the UK in 1964 as Foundation Professor and Head of the Department of Physiology in the new Tasmanian School of Medicine. He played a pivotal role in the School’s development and success, serving as Dean of the School for a record 13 years.
 
Arthur Cobbold is widely remembered and acclaimed by his students and peers as an outstanding teacher and researcher and an excellent administrator. The Arthur Cobbold Memorial Lecture has been established by the University and Dr Elizabeth Cobbold as a memorial to Arthur’s contribution to the School of Medicine and to medical education.