Museum of Human Disease in Kensington, New South Wales | Museum

Museum of Human Disease

Locality: Kensington, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9065 0330

Address: Samuels Building 2052 Kensington, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.diseasemuseum.unsw.edu.au

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25.01.2022 TODAY: There are still tickets left to see Parasites Lost, a funny and informative evening combining science communication, storytelling, and comedy in a parable on parasites, with comedian and public health practitioner, Alanta Colley.

24.01.2022 That's a wrap for us! The museum is now closed for the UNSW Christmas shutdown period. We will reopen at 10am on Monday 6th January 2020. It's been a busy year for us as we bedded in our new Year 12 Biology and Investigating Science offerings. Many thanks to all of our visitors, volunteers and other UNSW staff who've helped us along the way. See you next year!

24.01.2022 Students recommend Virtual Museum experience for Bio and PDHPE "excursions" - https://mailchi.mp//students-recommend-virtual-museum-expe A virtual museum is not the real thing, but students still learn with our interactive subject specific tours. available for HSC Biology (Genetics, Diseases and Depth Studies) Junior Science, HSC PDHPE (Australia's Health Priorities).

23.01.2022 2020 Bookings Open, New Investigating Science Program and Feedback - https://mailchi.mp//2020-bookings-open-new-investigating-s

22.01.2022 Join us for a free event on Immunology - with Paediatric Immunologist Dr. Brynn Wainstein!

20.01.2022 Bookings are now live for our Practically Virtual VR experiences. 2 night events, a Family Sunday, and tours. Details and tickets on our events page https://www.facebook.com/pg/MuseumofHumanDisease/events/

19.01.2022 What's better than a 3D printer? Two 3D printers! We're printing an aspirin molecule and the COX-2 protein for UNSW Open Day.

19.01.2022 Experience how researchers and teachers are using VR for good -

17.01.2022 Empty museum, full schedule. We're currently working hard on developing an online substitute to our schools visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, Sarri from UNSW's Immersive Technologies unit is setting up a Matterport camera to create a 3D walkthrough of the museum.

16.01.2022 With the cool change moving through Sydney and the end of summer this week we might just mention that we're now selling hoodies! Featuring the same "doctrine of signatures" skull design as our t-shirts, these will keep you snug through the coming winter. We're selling them for $50, available only in person at the museum.

14.01.2022 The museum will be closed on Friday 12th July 2019 for renovation works. We will reopen on Monday 15th July 2019.

14.01.2022 The museum will be closed for maintenance on Friday 28th September 2018. We will re-open at 10am on Tuesday 2nd October.

14.01.2022 Upcoming closures: - The museum will close early on Thursday 29th November 2018 for maintenance. We will close at 1pm and reopen again at 10am on Friday 30th November 2018. - The museum will be closed for the UNSW end-of-year shutdown period. We will close at 4pm on Wednesday 19th December 2018 and reopen at 10am on Wednesday 2nd January 2019.

14.01.2022 We had another chat about the museum on ABC Sydney last Saturday morning. So far no-one has complained about Adam getting his Latin and Greek confused... Interview starts at 1:16:45.

13.01.2022 Today we say goodbye to the Museum's director Dean Lovett. In the last year Dean has spearheaded a massive uplift to make the museum and its content of a quality we can be proud of. He also oversaw the massive task of creating our new HSC Biology and Investigating Science programs. We wish him all the best in his new role convincing students to study medicine at UNSW.

11.01.2022 The third session in our online teacher professional learning series was with Prof Nick di Giralmo from UNSW Medicine & Health exploring stem cells and their use, particularly in his field of eye health and surgery.

10.01.2022 People of Sydney! To celebrate the end of National Science Week, the Museum of Human Disease will be having a rare weekend opening! Come and check out our Practically Virtual exhibition of scientific Virtual Reality programs, which let you explore the inside of a human cell or see the programs scientists use to help their research. You can also check out our collection of 2000 human tissue specimens showing the effects of disease on different parts of the human body.... We'll be open from 10am until 4pm on Sunday. Tickets are available at the door or can be pre-booked by following the event link. Hope to see you there!

10.01.2022 Did you know we've also got an Instagram account where we publish posts exploring the different specimens in the museum? If not, September is definitely the time to start following. The team from UNSW School of Women's & Children's Health Gynaecological Cancer Research Group are taking over our Instagram account for the whole month, showcasing their research as part of #WomensHealthWednesday every week. Click on the link below to follow us and check it out!

09.01.2022 We’re excited to announce that our Virtual Museum Experience is now ready! Step into our museum and take a look some of our 1500 human tissue specimens displaying disease. The Virtual Museum is available through all major web browsers so you can enjoy the experience from your own homes during this period of lockdown. For the month of June, you can gain full access for free or by donation while we continue to populate the museum with more information about specific organs and develop new virtual exhibitions. We currently have exhibitions on Obesity, Cancer, COVID-19, and Smoking.

09.01.2022 For a nice way to unwind on a Friday, you can't go past the mindless hypnosis of watching a 3D print. This here is a dengue fever capsid.

09.01.2022 *IMPORTANT: MUSEUM CLOSURE* During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing measures have become an important tool to blunt the impact of the virus on our health system. The museum has made the decision to close to both schools and the general public, and until further notice will only remain open for the use of UNSW students and staff. All of our upcoming in-museum events are cancelled and for any paid events, refunds will be given. For school visitor: ... 1. All bookings cancelled for term 1. 2. All term 2 bookings cancelled but held pending Covid19 progress. 3. Bookings beyond term 2 still in place pending further information. details to follow in term 2. 4. We are currently working on ways to provide a virtual substitute for some of our visits. We will keep you informed of this over the coming week via email. We thank you for your understanding. We will provide updates over the coming weeks about any further changes. (Image shamelessly lifted from @nickcaveandthebadmemes)

09.01.2022 Tomorrow we are streaming a CRISPR introduction for biology teachers. You can still book a place. Next Wednesday we will be streaming a similar event on gene therapy research. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/professional-learning-for-b

09.01.2022 Our final online teacher professional learning event was with Dr Helen Speirs from the Ramaciotti Centre for Genomics, UNSW. She explored genomics technologies and the use of gene sequencing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The recording is available at the link below.

08.01.2022 Bacteriophage army on the 3D printer today.

08.01.2022 We had a blast on Saturday, opening up our doors for UNSW Open Day and talking to prospective students about our role in teaching pathology at the university. Over 600 people came by the museum and our stall in the UNSW Medicine tent, including a visit from the VC (pictured here with two of our volunteers and the Museum Director).

06.01.2022 Happy National Science Week everyone! This year we'll be running a livestreamed tour of the museum with our education staff and Dr Martin Weber from UNSW Medicine. There are still tickets available for our session on Tuesday evening as well as one on Saturday afternoon. During the session, we'll take you through some of our most interesting specimens as well as take any questions you might have about our collection or diseases in general.

05.01.2022 The museum will be closed for medical student exams from today (Wednesday 14th November) until Friday 16th November. We will reopen to the public on Monday 19th November.

05.01.2022 The museum is now taking bookings for in-person school visits for 2021, albeit with some conditions on capacity and how the visits run. However, as part of the university's campus reopening strategy we are still closed to the general public until further notice. To make a school booking, fill in the form here: https://www.diseasemuseum.med.unsw.edu.au//school-excursio

05.01.2022 The museum's very own Dr Teagan Mock took a deep dive into the pathology of endometriosis as part of our online teacher professional learning series. Check out the video at the link below.

05.01.2022 We'll be at the second annual Interactive Science Expo later this month. Click the link below to check out the event details!

05.01.2022 Coming up in Brain Awareness Week, your chance to get inside your head. One night of hands on experiences that will bring your neurons alive. Learn about balance, reflex, brain development and differences. Take a guided tour of brain diseases and spend time talking with our brain scientists. Our special guest on the evening, Dr Jay Bertran-Gonzalez is head of the NeuroModuLab* in the School of Psychology at UNSW Sydney. In their talk Your brain lives in the future Dr Bertran-Gonzalez outlines how the brain is constantly trying to anticipate the future in order to learn from and adapt to the environment. Capacity is limited so book early to avoid missing out.

03.01.2022 As Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, we'll give a quick plug to one of the research projects being shown over on our Instagram's #WomensHealthWednesday posts (https://www.instagram.com/unswdiseasemuseum/). Treating ovarian cancer becomes a lot more successful when it's detected early. Researchers are working on new blood-based screening tests to increase the chances of catching it early but they need blood donations from healthy women to act as a control. No follow-up is required after the donation. If you're interested, use the contact details in the image to get involved.

02.01.2022 Our next PD session is a FREE introduction to CRISPR. This is an online seminar presented by a lecturer from UNSW School of Medical Sciences. This is not NESA accredited but can be used as elective PD. 45 minutes plus question time. Wednesday May 26 3.30 - 4.30pm. You can read details and register here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/professional-learning-for-b

02.01.2022 The museum will be closed to the public on the following dates: , & for medical student exams... for maintenance - for the UNSW campus shutdown period

01.01.2022 Happy National Science Week everyone! Our Practically Virtual exhibition of scientific VR programs is running all week! Here's a few of the things happening. There's still a handful of tickets left for a free tour of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, checking out their labs, genomics work and visualisation dome: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/practically-virtual-tour-of Every afternoon this week The EPICentre visualisation centre will be running free tours of their ...spectacular facilities: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/practically-virtual-tour-of All week at the museum we will be showcasing Virtual Reality programs that are being used in research, education and communicating research results. Come on in and try them out for yourselves! The exhibition is included as part of general entry to the museum. We'll also be opening on Thursday and Friday evening as well as Sunday, which is a rare chance to visit the museum outside of business hours. Thurs & Fri: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/practically-virtual-up-late Sunday: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/practically-virtual-family-

01.01.2022 There's still time to grab tickets to our final public session of Pathology Live! Here's an excerpt from Tuesday's event where Dr Martin Weber answers an audience question about heart attacks. If you're keen to see more, you can buy tickets for the Saturday afternoon session here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/pathology-live-tickets-1153

01.01.2022 You can now choose what you will pay to enter our newly released Virtual Museum of Human Disease. Not only that but your ticket will get you access until the end of July. https://virtualdiseasemuseum.eventbrite.com.au

01.01.2022 Our director Dean popped by ABC Sydney yesterday to chat with Richard Glover about the museum for Self Improvement Wednesday.