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A LifeSciences Research Week 13 –17 October 2014 Abstract book 2014 LifeSciences Research Week 13 –17 October 2014 Monday 13 October 10.15 Schools lecture Professor Sharon Lewin ELT 12 – 1 Plenary Session Professor Sharon Lewin JLLT “A cure for HIV infection - dream or reality” 4 – 4.45 BioGrid platform technologies ONJCWC Room 5A+5B Tuesday 14 October 12 – 1 RJ Pierce Symposium: hosted by Professor Martin Delatycki JLLT “Finding genes and treating genetic disorders” 2.30 – 3.30 Poster session 1 EP 4 – 5 Physiotherapy Research Seminar A/Professor Anne Holland “Telehealth the way of the future? ELT Wednesday 15 October 12 – 1.30 AMRF Young Investigator Award presentations; JLLT Distinguished Scientist 2013 Professor Joe Proietto 3.00 – 4.00 E-Poster session; two concurrent minioral sessions EP & JLLT 5 - 6 Inspiring Research Career Seminar: Professors Scheffer, Berkovic and Zajac Rm 4.1 EP Thursday 16 October 12 – 1.15 Debate “Sport is bad for the health” JLLT Announcement of Research Week Awards and AMRF Grants 1.45 - 3.15 Patient Centred Care Awards JLLT 2.30 – 3.30 Poster Session 2 EP Friday 17 October 11 – 1 Dunlop Medical Research Foundation symposium ELT ELT Education Lecture Theatre EP Education Precinct JLLT John Lindell Lecture Theatre www.austin.org.au/researchweek Monday 13 October Research Week 2014 Plenary Lecture Professor Sharon Lewin, FRACP, PhD “A cure for HIV infection – dream or reality” 12 noon – 1pm John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4, Lance Townsend Building, Austin Health Sharon Lewin is an infectious diseases physician and basic scientist. She is the inaugural director of the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne; consultant physician, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; and an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Practitioner Fellow. Her laboratory focuses on strategies to cure HIV infection and the pathogenesis of HIV-hepatitis B co-infection. She was the local co-chair of the XXth International AIDS Conference (AIDS2014) which was held in Melbourne July 2014 and was the largest health conference ever held in Australia. She is on the leadership team of the International AIDS Society’s Strategy Towards and HIV Cure and a member of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections. BioGrid Platform technologies 4 – 4:45pm Rm 5A+5B Olivia Newton John Cancer and Wellness Centre, level 5 BioGrid Australia operates a federated data sharing platform that securely links patient level clinical, bio-specimen, genetic and imaging datasets from multiple sources for the purpose of ethically approved medical research. BioGrid specialises in making these data available to authorised researchers to dynamically extract and analyse data from multiple institutions and diseases whilst protecting patient privacy. We invite you to a session on accessing BioGrid data through the use of SAS Visual Analytics (VA). During this session there will be a demonstration of VA, which is a recent addition to the SAS suite of analytical software Tuesday 14 October R J Pierce Symposium, Honouring the contribution and enthusiasm for medical research of Professor Rob Pierce. 12 noon - 1.15 John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4, Lance Townsend Building, Austin Health Finding genes and treating genetic disorders Finding genes for Mendelian disorders , Associate Professor Paul Lockhart, co-director Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Resveratrol as a treatment for Friedreich ataxia, Dr Eppie Yiu, Paediatric Neurologist, Royal Children’s Hospital, NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Bruce Lefroy Centre, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Is reducing moderate iron overload in hereditary haemochromatosis necessary? Professor Martin Delatycki, Director, Clinical Genetics, Austin Health Poster session 2.30 - 3.30 Education Precinct, Level 4, Austin Health Tower 130 Posters describing research in eight areas of research; well represented groups are Neurosciences, Oncology and Haematology, and Anaesthesia. There are also posters in Cardiology, Surgery, and Critical Care. Authors will be present to describe their work and answer questions. Free barista coffee is available Austin Physiotherapy Research Seminar 4 - 5pm Lecture Theatre, Education Precinct, Level 4, Austin Health Tower Telehealth: the Way of the Future? Associate Professor Anne Holland A/Prof Hollands research investigates new models of pulmonary rehabilitation for people with chronic lung disease. She is based at LaTrobe University and Alfred Health Wednesday 15 October Austin Medical Research Foundation Young Investigator Award presentation and Professor Joe Proietto, AMRF Distinguished Scientist 2013 12 noon - 1.15 John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4, Lance Townsend Building, Austin Health Professor Proietto will begin proceedings by describing what motivates him to continue with research. His address will be followed by four presentations from the authors of the best abstracts submitted for Research Week. A panel of 'secret' professors in the audience will adjudicate the presentations of the shortlisted presenters. The AMRF Young Investigator Award will be presented on Thursday 16 October following the debate Michele Veldsman Hippocampal connectivity in ischaemic stroke patients and age- matched controls Jennifer Cori The effect of arousal and subsequent hypocapnia on genioglossus muscle activity in obstructive sleep apnea Willian Korim Activation of medulla-projecting perifornical neurons modulates the adrenal sympathetic response to hypoglycaemia: involvement of TASK3 channels Prashanth Prithviraj Effect of Pregnant Sera and a Pregnancy Associated Metalloproteinase (PAPP-A) on Melanoma in-vitro and in-vivo: Insights into melanoma progression during pregnancy and potential new therapeutic targets E-Poster session 3 – 4pm John Lindell lecture theatre and Education Precinct lecture theatre; two concurrent mini oral sessions Two groups of 15 authors will present their work as a ‘3x3’ i.e three slides for three minutes with one minute for questions. Audience members will be asked to vote for a peoples choice speaker in each session. The audience is required to be present for the hour to be eligible for the $100 audience member prize. Thursday 16 October Debate “Sport is bad for the health” 12 noon - 1.15 John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4, Lance Townsend Building, Austin Health Dr Brendan Murphy will moderate the debate of the proposition that Sport is bad for the health . Dr Pascal Gelperowicz, Dr Sandy Iuliano and special guest Mr Matthew Keenan will argue for the negative whilst Dr Dean Cowie, Dr Chris O’Callaghan and Ms Joleen Rose will argue for the affirmative. The announcement of the Research Week Awards and AMRF Grants will follow the debate Patient Centred Care Awards 1:45pm – 3:15 pm John Lindell Lecture Theatre, Level 4, Lance Townsend Building, Austin Health Showcases consumer engagement projects that are occurring across Austin Health. Presentation of five highly commended posters/projects and presentation of Patient Centred Care Award. Poster session 2.30 - 3.30 Education Precinct, Level 4, Austin Health Tower 110 Posters describing research in fourteen areas of research; well represented groups are Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nursing, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and Gastroenterology. Authors will be present to describe their work and answer questions. Free barista coffee is available Friday 17 October Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation Symposium. 11 – 1 pm Education lecture Theatre, Education Precinct, Level 4, Austin Health “Research Into Chronic Illness: Assoc. Professor Sof Andrikopoulos, PhD The causes of type 2 diabetes and obesity” NHMRC Senior Research Fellow Department of Medicine, AH “Investigating the impact of energy-rich Past Dunlop Grant Recipient 2013 environments on susceptibility and resistance to Dr Barbara Fam, PhD common Research Fellow (diet-induced) obesity Department of Medicine, AH “Effective rehabilitation after stroke: Targeting Past Dunlop Grant Recipient 2011 viable brain networks Dr Leeanne Carey, PhD ARC Future Fellow & Head Neurorehabilitation & Recovery, National Stroke Research Institute Florey Neuroscience Institutes Identification of novel genes predisposing to male Past Dunlop Grant Recipient 2013 breast cancer, their prevalence and associated risks Dr Ella Thompson, PhD Research Fellow Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre “Flavonol” a novel non-invasive inhibitor of NADPH Dunlop Grant Recipient 2014 oxidase 4 for ocular neovascularisation Dr Hitesh Peshavariya, PhD Research Fellow National Heart Foundation Centre for Eye Research Australia Austin LifeSciences Research Week 2014 Abstracts TUES01 Shoulder pain overnight after stroke: an observational study. Blennerhassett JM1, Millet N1, Conidaris J1, Churilov L.2 TUES02 A prospective pre-post study of clinical school models on BN/BM students report of self-efficacy and practice readiness. MacDonald, L, 1,2, Murphy, M. C., 1,2, Watt, E, 2, McKenzie, G, 2, Pleunik, S, 2, Wilson, D 2 TUES03 Accuracy of methods of detection of meropenem resistance in Gram Negative Bacilli Hurren F, 1, Montgomery J,1 Wang J 1 Ellem J,2 TUES04 Phenotypic detection of carbapenemases in Gram Negative Bacilli. Which Method is Better Hurren F,1 Montgomery J,1 Wang J 1 TUES05 Cardiac index measurements during liver transplantation: agreement between radial and femoral monitoring sites Lee M,1 Weinberg L,1 Pearce B,1 Scurrah N,1 Story DA,1,2 Pillai