Pain, disability, loss of independence – these are the very human costs to the two million Australians that are living with osteoporosis. This bone disease affects more than two thids of Australian women and over one quarter of Australian men over the age of 60.

Why is osteoporosis so common and can it be prevented?

Is osteoporosis becoming a big problem in men?

What are the possibilities for prevention and options for treatment?

How can you determine your individual risk of osteoporosis?

Hosted by Garvan’s Professor John Eisman, our expert panel of speakers will discuss these questions and more.

Associate Professor Jackie Center – Clinical Head, Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study, Garvan Institute; Senior Staff Specialist, St Vincent’s Hospital

Markus J Seibel MD -  Professor and Chair of Endocrinology, The University of Sydney Head, Department of Endocrinology & Meta­bolism, Concord Hospital, Sydney; Director, Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia

Associate Professor Nicholas Pocock - Senior Staff Specialist Department of Nuclear Medicine and Bone Densitometry St Vincent's Hospital

Thursday 7^th August
10am – 12:30noon (doors open 9am)

NAB Auditorium, Garvan Institute
384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst – enter via Burton Street door

Special guest presenters Mikey Robins (Good News Week, Vega FM Breakfast Host) and Robyn Williams (ABC Radio National, The Science Show Host) will join some of the sharpest minds in Australia including Professor John Shine, Garvan Executive Director and Associate Professor Phillip Stricker, Director, St Vincent’s Prostate Cancer Centre to discuss “The Future of Science and Medicine”. This panel discussion will complement research updates by leading Garvan researchers on cancer and diabetes.

An interactive Expo offers the chance to talk to leading scientists about their breakthrough research and specific diseases. Visitors can see live human cells through the microscope, witness cancer cells growing, determine their individual risk of bone fracture, understand why dieters hit weight loss plateaus and how to overcome them, experience what it feels like to lose or gain 14 kilos of fat, and what effect it has on the brain, hunger and energy levels.

Tours of Garvan’s state-of-the-art research facility will take in some of the amazing technology used to ensure Garvan remains at the cutting edge of medical research. For example, visitors will see the Mass Array Sequenom Analyser, which can test up to 768 DNA samples at once, effectively enabling what used to take eight months in cancer research to be completed in one day.

Garvan's Open Day will be a great day of discovery:

• See what a state-of-art medical research facility is really like

• Learn about some amazing technology enabling medical research to progress at such a rapid rate

• Explore an Expo where scientists will show you their cutting edge research 

• Join a discussion with senior researchers and clinicians on one of the biggest issues: where is medical research and science heading?

What's On	Times
Tours	10:20am, 10:50am, 11:20am, 11:50am
Research Updates	Cancer 10:30am Type 2 Diabetes 11am
The Future of Science and Medicine - hosted by Mikey Robins	11:40am to 12:40pm
Disease Information Expo	Any time between 10am and 1pm

When	10am to 1pm, Sunday 17 August 2008
Where	384 Victoria Street (cnr Burton Street), Darlinghurst
Transport	Buses 389, 311 stop on Burton Street Buses 378, 380, 333 stop on Oxford Street Train to Kings Cross station, turn right onto Victoria Street and Garvan is an easy 10 minute walk towards St Vincent's Hospital.
Contact	For more information call (02) 9295 8110

Ever thought of doing your post-graduate studies in medical research? Come to our Open Day and talk to senior scientists who will be describing opportunities in their areas.

You will have the chance to talk to potential supervisors and discuss areas of mutual interest. You can also do a tour of our labs and our specialist microscope facility.

While we welcome student enquiries at any time, our PhD Open Day is an excellent opportunity to get an overview of what we do - and whether or not you feel you have something to offer us.

For enquiries about PhD Open Day, or postgraduate research at Garvan, contact Ebi Cocodia, on e.cocodia"at"garvan.org.au