Meetings programme
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Schedule of upcoming meetings
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The Society's meetings are open to Fellows, guests and members of the public.
Entry is free, but fellows and guests are reminded that there is a $4.00 charge to cover the supper before the meeting. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, March to November inclusive. Meeting commence at 6.30 pm and are preceded by wine and nibbles at 6.00 pm. An invited lecture is normally arranged for each meeting. For ordinary meetings, the reading of papers and the presentation of exhibits of scientific interest. These meetings are usually held in the Society's Rooms. Meetings are occasionally organised jointly with other kindred societies and may be held elsewhere. Occasional Symposia on topical issues are also organised by the Society. |
July 13th. Laura Weyrich; Lessons from Neandertals on our health and the paleo diet.
The human body contains more bacteria than human cells. These diverse micro-communities in the human body (the microbiome) are critical for health, function, and physiology, and they react to changes in our lifestyle, diet, and environment. Therefore, examining how the trillions of microbes on the body came to be and how they have changed throughout human evolution is critical to discover new cures for disease and explore how our modern diets and behaviours impact our health. Dr Weyrich and her research team recently reconstructed the oral microbiome in Neandertals in hopes of learning more about how modern human disease came to be and to finally understand describe the true paleo diet of our ancient relatives. Dr Weyrich will discuss the findings of this new ground-breaking study, and explore what it truly means to be human! Dr. Weyrich obtained a PhD from The Penn State University in 2012. She began a post-doctoral research appointment at the University of Adelaide, in the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA. She has since reconstructed the microbiome from Neandertals, and was the first person to reconstruct a microbiome from an extinct species. Her commitment to understanding how commensal microorganisms contribute to disease and how they shape the world around us, is changing how we view human health today. Aug 10th. Mike Snow; Cave minerals Sept 7th Tate Lecture, Jim Gehling, Ediacarans Oct 12th. AGM, Corey Bradshaw; Climate Change and wildlife Nov 9th. TBA |
