8th Annual Meeting of the Global Alliance of Medical Excellence (GAME)
The 8th Annual Meeting of the Global Alliance of Medical Excellence (GAME) was held in Melbourne on November 7th and 8th, 2024. Professor Christina Mitchell AO, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at Monash University, welcomed delegates from the partner universities to the meeting that brought together over 50 academics from eight nations.
Professor Mitchell noted that the field of medical research is experiencing one of its greatest and most exciting periods of growth in history, with massive breakthroughs in the development of revolutionary new classes of therapeutics for diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer. The power of AI in hypothesis generation and discovering unexpected linkages and therapeutic avenues in diseases with complex etiologies, such as cancer, is truly exciting.
In her opening address, Professor Mitchell outlined the focus of the meeting, reflecting that our challenge is to leverage the broad international partnerships, the diversity of thought and the opportunities GAME offers to make discoveries that will underpin our vision to improve the human condition.
The Annual Meeting provided an ideal forum for discussing AI, machine learning, simulation and digital platforms and their impact on health research and education.
Day One featured presentations from partner universities, showcasing their work and insights in AI in medicine, medical education, and medical research. Exciting updates on collaborations and activities in the joint research areas of neurodegeneration and gastroenterology were also delivered.
“AI is going to transform all aspects of medicine. Building through the GAME partnership, we will collaborate and attack some of the key medical research and education challenges that AI can transform - for example, in genomics and personalised medicine, in medical image analysis and in new ways to educate our medical students,” said Professor James Whisstock, Deputy Dean Research, Monash Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
Delegates also had the opportunity to tour Monash University's state-of-the-art anatomy teaching and research facilities which involved a presentation of an innovative new 3D gel dissection model that may provide an alternative to human tissue and a poster session for PhD students from Nagoya and Monash Universities allowing students the opportunity to present their research.
Day Two’s strategy session on the future of GAME included identifying and discussing opportunities for bilateral and multilateral research collaborations, a deep dive into rankings, and the expansion of GAME membership.
Professor Paul Myles delivered a fascinating keynote address with an overview of the ANZCA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) while providing insights and experience in developing research programs from a clinician's perspective.
The Global Alliance of Medical Excellence continues to strengthen and grow for the benefit of all partners. The 9th Annual Meeting will be hosted by the University of Nottingham in 2025.
To find out more visit the 8th Annual Meeting of the Global Alliance of Medical Excellence website.
About Monash University
Monash University is Australia’s largest university with more than 80,000 students. In the 60 years since its foundation, it has developed a reputation for world-leading high-impact research, quality teaching, and inspiring innovation.
With four campuses in Australia and a presence in Malaysia, China, India, Indonesia and Italy, it is one of the most internationalised Australian universities.
As a leading international medical research university with the largest medical faculty in Australia and integration with leading Australian teaching hospitals, we consistently rank in the top 50 universities worldwide for clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences.
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