Yearly Archives: 2021

Guest Speaker: Dr Natalia Stevens

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Thank you to our Special Guest Speaker- Dr Natalie. Who is a immunology researcher at SAHMRI and a daughter of Rotarians. She educated our club tonight on ‘what is a virus’ and how they effect our immune system and health. Gave us a brief history of vaccines and presented broad view of the science of COVID-19!

Dr Natalie. who is a immunology researcher at SAHMRI and a daughter of Rotarians Wayne & Teresa

 

Rotarian Wayne Stevens introduced our guest speaker, which happened to his daughter. Dr. Natalie Stevens, Researcher in Immunology at SAHMRI Precision Medicine. She spoke on the immune system in our body and how it is equipped to protect us from foreign invaders. However sometimes the virus overwhelms our system and we need to be vaccinated. A vaccine has antibodies that surround the bacteria, so that it can’t do any further damage. The vaccine has a Memory Response, so when bacteria enters our body, it goes back to work, repelling it. Viruses are very small and are able to copy themselves. There are many Corona Viruses, and they are, what we know as the Common Cold. Sometimes there are new invaders and the body can not combat them, such as Covid 19. Once it gets into your body and it enters a cell and then copies itself over and over again. It inflames your lung, which stops working properly, and then it attacks other organs. You may need a ventilator or in some cases it leads to death. Vaccines have been developed at very fast rate, and that has only been possible through Global Information Sharing and lots of Funding. The big message is get the Vaccine, any Vaccine, that combats Covid 19. Once your vaccinated there is less chance of Hospitalisation and Death.


It was a great presentation and delivered in a way that everyone could understand.

Great Cycle Challenge Australia

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This October, Our club President Dean is taking part in the Great Cycle Challenge to fight kids’ cancer!
His goal is to pedal 300 kilometres throughout the month.
Why is he doing this? Because cancer is the largest killer of children from disease in Australia – 3 children die of cancer every week. It’s awful to think so many young lives are lost to this terrible disease.
Kids should be living life, not fighting for it.
To show his support to this cause, Dean is taking on this 30-day challenge to support cancer research and give these kids the brighter futures they deserve. This is Dean’s fourth ride and hopes to raise $2500, which will make total raised over the 4 years, $10,000
It will be a tough month, but it’s nothing compared to what these brave kids face every day as they battle this disease and fight for their lives.
So today, Dean is asking for your support.
Please make a donation through Dean’s fundraising page to support his challenge and join him in the fight to save little lives.

Here’s the link to Dean Bartley page: https://greatcyclechallenge.com.au/Riders/DeanBartley/w

All funds raised will support Children’s Medical Research Institute in their work to develop treatments and find a cure for all childhood cancers.
Thank you so much.

 

Untangling the Web

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Thank you to our Guest Speaker- Digital Mentor Kat Milner, from Create Your Change!
You gave some valuable advice about Digital Online Security – Spotting Spams and Scams.

As more mature people are often either new to technology or unsure of some aspects of using their devices, Create Your Change can cover the basics – how to navigate your device (both Apple and Android), and/or things like Online Shopping, Online Security, how to use Zoom for video chats, Facebook, Instagram and other social media, and any other topics that may be requested.

All of this information and advice is provided tonight was for free, thanks to a grant from a Government initiative called Be Connected.

A good website to subscribe to is:

Sweetener VS Sugar

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Big thanks to our guest speaker tonight: Nicole Isaacs, is a Clinical Trials Study Coordinator for the Intestinal Nutrient Sensing Group at The University of Adelaide, and PARC Clinical Research at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Her role involves planning, recruitment and day to day running of clinical trials. Her talk today is about the current diabetic clinical research trails-with the aim to investigate the way sugars enter the blood and how to get better control.

The Intestinal Nutrient Sensing Group, led by A/Prof Richard Young, investigates the intestinal taste system, which detects dietary sugars and low-calorie sweeteners and, in turn, controls how glucose is absorbed and disposed in the body. PARC Clinical Research is a University of Adelaide based research group conducting early phase clinical trials and specialised research into multiple disciplines, led by Professor Guy Ludbrook.

If interested in more information or becoming a volunteer- email:
sweetener@adelaide.edu.au