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Adelaide says "Thank You" for medical research

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Wednesday, 14 November 2007

A community event to be hosted for the first time at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide tomorrow will bring together medical researchers and members of the public, giving Adelaide a chance to say "Thank You" for life-saving and life-altering medical science.

(Thursday 15 November) will see some of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s best medical scientists share their knowledge with the community about groundbreaking research, and will hear how medical science is making a major impact on people's lives.

Members of the community - including school children - will add their messages of support to a giant Thank You card that is travelling around the nation as part of the many Thank You Day events organised by .

Among the speakers at Thank You Day in Bonython Hall, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, will be:

• (Professor of Microbiology)
  on research into bacterial infectious diseases, which kill millions of people every year;
  
• (Head, )
  on research into obesity, which he describes as "the climate change of human health";
  
• Ms Cadence Minge (PhD student, )
  an up-and-coming research talent, on the link between obesity and infertility;
  
• Ms Gia Pyrlis (member of the community and breast cancer survivor)
  on how medical science has helped to save her life.

The MC of the event will be from .

"As the State's most research-intensive university, and one of the most research-intensive of any university in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is a fitting location for this Thank You Day event," says the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s , Professor Richard Russell AM.

"This year alone the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has won more than $30 million in new funding for medical research, which is aimed at tackling some of the biggest issues in health facing ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ns and people right around the globe."

WHAT: Thank You Day
WHERE: Bonython Hall, North Terrace Campus, ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide
WHEN: 10.30am to midday, Thursday 15 November
COST: Free and open to all
RSVP: Members of the public should call (08) 8303 5137 or email: leanne.mudge@adelaide.edu.au

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