Australasian Brain Club & Australasian Neonatal Cell Therapies Symposium
Join us for the 2027 Australasian Brain Club & Neonatal Cell Therapies Symposium, a collaborative meeting bringing together the Australasian Brain Club and Neonatal Cell Therapies communities.
This collaboration and program are designed to foster discussion, networking and innovation in newborn care. For the first time, these meetings will be held outside Australasia, creating an exciting opportunity to welcome and engage with colleagues from around the world.
Venue: Monash University, Prato Centre,
Palazzo Vaj via Pugliesi 26, 59100 Prato (PO), Italy
Date: 20-22 May 2027
Registration:
Standard registration: AUD $790 / EUR €480
Student / ECR* / Nurse registration: AUD $650 / EUR €400
Symposium dinner: AUD $148 / EUR €90
*ECR = within four years of PhD completion.
Registration includes:
Day 1: morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and evening reception
Day 2: morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
Day 3: morning tea and lunch
Symposium dinner:
The Symposium dinner will be held at the Conservatorio San Niccolò in Prato on the evening of Friday 21 May 2027. The evening will include welcome drinks & canapés, followed by a three-course meal. Partners are very welcome to attend the Symposium Dinner. An additional dinner ticket can be purchased during registration.
Plenary Speakers:
Dr Bernard Thebaud, Professor Yun Sil Chang, Professor Nikki Robertson, Professor Paolo de Coppi. Further announcements will be made shortly.
Program Outline:
Australasian Brain Club
- Translational Perspectives: What’s new in neonatal encephalopathy, progress on adjuvant therapies for therapeutic hypothermia
- The FGR brain: Characteristics and treatments for perinatal brain injury in infants with fetal growth restriction
- Professor Rod Hunt Festschrift: A career in neonatal care
Australasian Neonatal Cell Therapies Symposium
- Regenerative Frontiers: Deep dives into the latest clinical trials involving umbilical cord blood, mesenchymal stem cells and other cell types
- Neurodevelopmental Insights: Exploring long-term outcomes and the mechanisms of brain injury in the neonatal population
- Translation to Clinic: Bridging the gap between laboratory success and bedside application in the NICU