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information with analysis of their imaging (scans) as well as themicroscopic appearance of the brain (histology) and the accompanying genetic changes. It is a long-termproject, which hopes to provide novel information to understand and ultimately improve the patient outcomes from these tumours. Advanced neuropathology training Dr Alastair Murray, Consultant Anatomical Pathologist and Cytopathologist, Canterbury Health Laboratories $6,211 Dr Murray will undertake six weeks of training with Professor Colin Smith, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. Neuropathology is the detailed examination of brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerve, and muscle tissue to try and establish the nature and prognosis of diseases affecting these organs. Dr Alastair Murray will be receiving advanced training in neuropathology under Professor Colin Smith at a world class centre for neuropathology training and will bring these skills back to the New Zealand public through his work as a consultant pathologist at Canterbury Health Laboratories in Christchurch. Conference and training course grants 2019 AustralasianWinter Conference on Brain Research $20,000 To support NZ students to present their research at the 2019 AustralasianWinter Conference on Brain Research in Queenstown and benefit from feedback about their work and exposure to progress in the field. Professor Cliff Abraham, Psychology, University of Otago $6,066 To support invited speakers to the 14th International Conference of Neurons and Brain Diseases, Queenstown, November 2019. 2020 Australian Course in Advanced Neuroscience (ACAN) $14,000 To support young New Zealand scientists to receive state-of-the-art training in neuroscience. Travel grants Akshata Anchan, Doctoral Candidate, Medical Science, University of Auckland $4,200 Ms Anchan will attend the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2019 Annual Congress in Barcelona, Spain and the Ninth Annual Brain Metastases Research and Emerging Therapy Conference in Marseille, France. Dr Indranil Basak, Biochemistry, University of Otago $3,425 Dr Basak will attend the annual conference of the Australasian Neuroscience Society in Adelaide, Australia. Jena Macapagal, Doctoral Candidate, Medical Science, University of Auckland $4,200 Ms Macapagal will attend the annual European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) 2019 meeting in Lyon, France and to visit the laboratory of Dr Natacha Coppieters, University of Liège, Belgium. Ruth Monk, Doctoral Candidate, Medical Science, University of Auckland $4,200 Ms Monk will attend the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 49th annual Neuroscience meeting in Chicago, USA. Laverne Robilliard, Doctoral Candidate, Medical Science, University of Auckland $4,200 Ms Robilliard will attend the annual European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) 2019 meeting in Lyon, France and the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2019 Annual Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Dr Louise Bicknell, Pathology, University of Otago $4,200 Dr Bicknell will attend the European Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting in Gothenberg, Sweden and visit collaborators in Edinburgh, Scotland and Utrecht, the Netherlands. Associate Professor Mhoyra Fraser, Physiology, University of Auckland $3,133 Associate Professor Fraser will attend the 8th Congress of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV2019) in Kyoto, Japan. Mohamed Fasil Ibrahim, Physiology, University of Otago $4,200 Mr Ibrahimwill attend the 2019 Australian Course in Advanced Neuroscience at The University of Queensland Moreton Bay Research Station, Australia. Dr Shane Ohline, Psychology, University of Otago $4,027 Dr Ohline will attend the Eurogenesis 2019 conference in Bordeaux, France. Thulani Palpagama, Anatomy and Medical Imaging, University of Auckland $2,075 To attend the Australasian Neuroscience Society Conference in Adelaide, Australia. Headlines 17