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Explore current developments in science and technology at Griffith University.
Cutting Edge Information
The Cutting Edge for Teachers Professional Learning Day aims to provide engaging lectures and workshops to explore current developments in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The 2024 event intends to engage over 150 teachers from across Queensland with an exciting array of workshops and a dazzling keynote.
Date: 27 November 2024
Griffith University Gold Coast campus
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Keynote of 2024: Assoc Prof Michael Simmonds
Associate Professor Michael Simmonds, from Griffith University’s Mechanobiology Research Laboratory, is at the forefront of developing transformative cardiac technologies that promise life-changing impacts for patients with heart failure. Through the Artificial Heart Frontiers Program, supported by a $50 million Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant, Assoc. Professor Simmonds leads a team working closely with BiVACOR on regulatory approval and ensuring these pioneering devices are blood-friendly. His lab’s research on mechanobiology explores how artificial support devices, like artificial hearts, impact blood properties, aiming to improve the quality of life for patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery. Assoc. Professor Simmonds’ internationally recognized contributions have shaped new understandings in clinical hemorheology, earning him accolades such as the Rising Star Award from the International Society for Biorheology and the Emerging Leader recognition from the Australian Financial Review.