AuPS Melbourne 2008 Meeting
Prize Winners
The Society established the A.K. McIntyre Prize for members of the Society
'who are judged to have made significant contributions to Australian
Physiological and/or Pharmacological Science over their predoctoral and early
postdoctoral years'.
The 2008 prize was awarded to:
Dr James Ryall
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases,
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA 20892
The prize was presented by Dr John Bicknell, on behalf of SDR Clinical Technology, the
sponsor of the prize.
The Post-Doctoral Publication Prize
Awarded for the best paper published in a refereed journal by an AuPS member during their Post-Doctoral period.
The 2008 prize was awarded to:
Dr Jonathon Schertzer
Program in Cell Biology,
The Hospital for Sick Children,
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8 CANADA
The prize was presented by the President of AuPS.
The PhD Publication Prize
Awarded for the best paper published in a refereed journal by a PhD student.
The 2008 prize was awarded to:
Ms Sonja Kowalczuk
School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Australian National University,
Canberra, ACT, 0200
The prize was presented by the President of AuPS.
Student Oral Presentation Prizes were awarded to Stefan Gehrig
Stefan Gehrig
Department of Physiology,
The University of Melbourne
Abstract:
S.M. Gehrig, J.D. Schertzer, J.E. Church and G.S. Lynch,
Local insulin-like growth factor binding proteins are essential for successful skeletal muscle regeneration Proc. AuPS 39:
63P
The prize was presented by Dr John Bicknell, on behalf of SDR Clinical Technology, the
sponsor of the prize.
Linlin Ma
Sansom Institute, University of South Australia,
Abstract:
L. Ma, G.Y. Rychkov, E.A. Bykova, J. Zheng and A.H. Bretag,
FRET study of C-terminal movements of the cytoplasmic tail of human skeletal muscle chloride channel, hClC-1, during gating
Proc. AuPS 39: 27P
The prize was presented by David Adams, the president of AuPS.
Student Poster Presentation Prizes
First prize was awarded to:
Nathan Scrimegeour
Department of Physiology,
University of Adelaide
Abstract:
N.R. Scrimgeour and G.Y. Rychkov,
Store independent activation and properties of Orai3/STIM1 mediated current
Proc. AuPS 39: 116P
The prize was presented by Dr John Bicknell on behalf of SDR Clinical Technology, the
sponsor of the prize.
Helena Viola
School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences,
University of Western Australia
Abstract:
H.M. Viola, E. Ingley, P.G. Arthur and L.C. Hool
Identifying the site of the source of reactive oxygen species within the mitochondria after transient exposure of cardiac myocytes to hydrogen peroxide
Proc. AuPS 39: 74P
The prizes were presented by David Adams, the president of AuPS.
