For further information about specific presentations, follow the presenter links
| DATE |
PRESENTER |
TOPIC |
| 3 March |
Bashair Mussa (PhD final presentation) |
Dorsal vagal nucleus: physiological roles in controlling pancreatic secretory function |
| 10 March |
Tammy Pang (PhD confirmation presentation) |
Investigating non-classical signalling pathways of the androgen receptor |
| Leighton Kearney (MD confirmation presentation) |
What factors are involved in the development, progression and outcome of aortic stenosis? |
17 March
NB: John Lindell Theatre |
Thuy Vu (PhD confirmation presentation) |
Linking diabetes with bone disease |
| Doug Johnson (PhD confirmation presentation) |
Hepatits C virus like particles (VLPs) - a vaccine strategy |
| Mardhiah Mohammed (MPhil confirmation presentation) |
The role of podocin (NPHS2) mutations in inherited and acquired renal disease |
| 24 March |
Adam Hedley (MD final presentation) |
Cardiovascular disease in CKD - Getting to the heart of things |
| Carol Chong (MD confirmation presentation) |
Cardiac injury after orthopaedic surgery |
| 31 March |
Dr Andrew Wilson
Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital
|
title tbc |
| 7 April |
Karl Kelin (PhD confirmation presentation) |
Genetics of syncope |
| 14 April |
No Seminar - Easter |
|
| 21 April |
Seminar cancelled |
|
| 28 April |
Honours students' Introductory talks |
|
| 5 May |
Xiaofang Wang (PhD final presentation) |
The structural and biomechanical basis of racial differences in bone fragility in Chinese and Caucasians |
| 12 May |
Venessa Siva Kumar (PhD confirmation presentation) |
COL4A3 and COL4A4 Mutations in Thin Basement Membrane Nephropathy |
| Kaushik Bhaganagarapu (PhD confirmation presentation) |
Exploring fMRI in Epilepsy Using Data Driven Techniques |
| 19 May |
Luke Burchill (PhD final presentation) |
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) 2 - a novel regulator of cardiovascular and renal physiology |
| 26 May |
A/Prof Tony Purcell
Bio21 |
Does viral fitness explain cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) escape? |
| 2 June |
Adam Testro (PhD final presentation) |
Toll-like receptor function in advanced liver disease and following liver transplantation |
| 9 June |
Dr Moira O'Brien
Monash University |
title tbc |
| 16 June |
Ramesh Sahathevan (PhD confirmation presentation) |
Immediate and sustained retention of PIB on PET scan in stroke |
| Sudarshan Rai (PhD confirmation presentation) |
Dissecting the effects of nicotonic acid of plaque morphology |
| 23 June |
Prof Sharon Lewin
Director of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital |
title tbc |
| 30 June |
Scott Patterson (MD final presentation) |
Clinical studies of novel antiviral therapies in advanced chronic hepariris B virus infection |
| 7 July |
Dr Roger Zebaze
Dept Endocrinology, Austin Health |
title tbc |
| 14 July |
Korri Elvanita (MPhil confirmation presentation) |
Mechanism of pathogenesis and fibrogenesis in HCV infection |
| Warren Ruehland (PhD confirmation presentation) |
The Pathogenesis of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea - The Role of Respiratory Load Detection, Perception and Compensation |
21 July
NB: John Lindell Theatre |
Dr Chris Nolan
Australian National University |
β-cell lipotoxicity in diabetes |
| 28 July |
Liz Delbridge (PhD final presentation) |
The role of a high protein diet in maintaining weight loss |
| 4 August |
Prof Melissa Southey
|
The breast cancer susceptibility gene PALB2: are some female mutation carriers at high risk of breast cancer? |
| 11 August |
Rajneet Arora (MPhil final presentation) |
The role of statins on atherogenic systems I the endothelial layer of the left main coronary artery |
| 18 August |
Dr Nicole Jones
Department of Pharmacology, University of New South Wales |
Hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1): Insights into its role as a protective factor in brain injury |
| 25 August |
Saul Mullen (PhD final presentation) |
Clinical genetics of complex epilepsies |
| 1 September |
Dr Christopher O'Callaghan
Department of Medicine
Austin Health |
title tbc |
| 8 September |
Tanya Samarasekera (PhD final presentation) |
Generation and Characterisation of a Transgenic Mouse with Beta-Cell Specific Over-Expression of SEPS1, a Novel Glucose-Regulated Selenoprotein |
| 15 September |
Dr Leanne Dibbens
Adelaide University |
Precedent for disorders with complex inheritance: Chromosome 15q microdeletions in epilepsy |
| 22 September |
Georgina Thomas (MD confirmation presentation) |
Renal handling of albumin: effects of a renin-angiotensin inhibitor versus benfotiamine or suldexide in patients with type 2 diabetes and elevated albumin excretion rate |
| 29 September |
Nicole Wong (PhD final presentation) |
Identification and characterisation of genes associated with insulin hypersecretion and diabetes susceptibility |
| 6 October |
Professor Martin Delatycki
Director Clinical Genetics
Austin Health |
Friedreich ataxia - therapies are on the way |
| 13 October |
Dr Ashild Bjornerem
|
Intrauterine life – is this the beginning of the end |
| Dr Qing-ju Wang |
Year 1 of extrauterine life – is this the end of the beginning |
| 20 October |
No Seminar - Austin Medical Research Week |
| 27 October |
Honours Students Final Presentations |
follow link for details |
| 3 November |
No seminar - Cup Day |
|
| 10 November |
Wynne Pong (PhD final presentation) |
Investigating the functions of a ubiquitin-like protein, UBL-5 |
| 17 November |
Cherie Chiang (MD final presentation) |
The role of androgens in osteoblast development and bone cell metabolism |
| 24 November |
Sal Mangiafico (PhD final presentation) |
Pathway selective insulin resistance: A potential link between obesity, inflammation and hypertriglyceridaemia in Type 2 diabetes |
| 1 December |
Chesda Udommongkol (PhD final presentation) |
Detection of knock signals using Doppler ultrasound in stroke and in-vitro model |
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