Symposia
Note that some of the presentation titles are yet to be announced
Affil'n |
Symposium | Chair | Speakers |
ASB | Fundamentals of Biophysics - development of
mathematical and computational methods | John Gehman |
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Philip Kuchel; University of Sydney and Singapore Bioimaging Consortium. Erythrocyte shape, metabolism and membrane transport - computations.
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Mehdi Mobli; University of Queensland, Institute of Molecular Bioscience.
Fast acquisition of multidimensional NMR experiments by maximum entropy reconstruction of non-uniformly sampled data.
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David Szekely; Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. Toward the virtual heart: GPU accelerated interactive simulations of cardiac function.
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Adelle Coster; University of New South Wales. Vesicle docking and Delivery: Life in the TIRF zone.
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ASB | Computational Studies on Biological and
Synthetic Nanotubes | Shin-Ho Chung |
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Alan Mark, University of Queensland. The induction and stabilization
oftransmembrane pores by peptides.
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Serdar Kuyucak, University of Sydney. Free energy simulations of Asp/Glu
transporter GltPh.
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Ben Corry, University of Western Australia. Monitoring the conformational
changes involved in MscL channel gating using FRET microscopy and
simulation.
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Tamsyn Hilder, Australian National University. Mimicking biological ion
channels using nanotubes.
International speaker:
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Toby Allen, University of California Davis. Selective ion binding and its
role in potassium channel selectivity.
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Joint ASB/AuPS | Mechanisms of multidrug resistance - the
role of transporters in human disease | Megan O'Mara
& Chris
McDevitt |
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Melissa Brown, Flinders University. Bacterial multidrug resistance pumps
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Rowena Martin, Australian National University. Multidrug resistance in
the malarial parasite.
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Tony George, University of Technology Sydney. Perspectives on multi-drug
resistance.
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International speakers:
Richard Callaghan, Oxford University (also presenting as an ASB Plenary
speaker). ABCB1, ABCG2 multidrug resistance structure-function
relationships.
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Susan PC Cole, Queen’s University, Canada. Molecular mechanisms of
drug sensitivity and resistance.
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Joint ASB/AuPS | Skeletal muscle: the coupling of
excitation to contraction | Nicole Beard |
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Brad Launikonis, University of Queensland. Voltage-dependent and
-independent Ca2+ entry into skeletal muscle during excitation-contraction
coupling.
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Travis Dutka, La Trobe University, Coupling and uncoupling of the
voltage-sensors and Ca2+ release channels in skeletal fibres.
International speaker:
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Robert Dirksen, University of Rochester Medical Center, NY (Also
presenting as an ASB Plenary speaker). One is Enough: RyR1 Allele-Specific
Gene Silencing in Mouse Models of MH and CCD
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Joint ASB/AuPS | Imaging and dynamic microscopy (imaging of
biological and biophysical processes) | Pierre Moens |
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Leann Tilley, La Trobe University, Imaging malaria parasite-infected
erythrocytes using new high resolution modalities.
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Alpha Yap, Inst for Molecular Bioscience, University of
Queensland, Cadherin dynamics and the cytoskeleton.
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Elizabeth Hinde, University of California, Irvine, In vivo pair correlation analysis of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) intra nuclear diffusion.
International speakers:
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Enrico Gratton, University of California, Irvine. Detecting stem cell
differentiation using fluorescence lifetime microscopy (FLIM) by the phasor approach.
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Michelle Digman, Optical Biology Core Facility, UCI. Molecular transport
in cells by the pair correlation fluctuation method.
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Joint ASB/AuPS | Calcium Signalling | Grigori
Rychkov
& Greg Barritt |
International speakers:
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Richard Lewis, Stanford University, California. Title TBA
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Oleg Gerasimenko, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK. Calcium
regulation of apoptosis in pancreatic acinar cells.
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Andrew L. Miller, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. The
application of complementary luminescent and fluorescent imaging techniques
to visualize nuclear and cytoplasmic Ca2+ signaling during in vivo
differentiation of slow muscle cells in zebrafish embryos.
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Joint ASB/AuPS | Lipid Metabolism and disease: new
insights from the lab to the clinic | Matthew Watt |
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Matthew Watt, Monash University. Circulating ceramides, inflammation and
insulin resistance.
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Graeme Lancaster, Baker IDI. Dual but opposing roles for dsRNA-dependent
protein kinase (PKR) in obesity and inflammation.
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Bronwyn Kingwell, Baker IDI. High density lipoproteins, diabetes and
vascular function.
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Leonie Heilbronn, University of Adelaide. Calorie restriction vs.
exercise: the fitness vs. fatness debate rages.
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Joint ASB/AuPS | Ion channel modulation by peptide
toxins | Ray Norton
& David Adams |
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Glenn King, University of Queensland.
Probing the interaction between psalmotoxin 1 and acid sensing ion channel 1a, an analgesic drug target.
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Mary Chebib, University of Sydney. Calcium, Vc1.1 and α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
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David Adams, RMIT University. Analgesic conotoxins: modulation of voltage-gated calcium channels in pain pathways
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Ray Norton, Monash University. Conotoxins targeting voltage-gated sodium channels: Designing new analgesics
International speaker:
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Bob French, University of Calgary Canada. Subverting the biological actions of Conus peptides to modulate physiological responses.
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Joint ASB/AuPS | Molecular Physiology and Membrane
Dynamics | Jens Coorssen
& Peter Thorn |
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Frances Separovic, University of Melbourne. Membrane protein structure
and function.
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Boris Martinac, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
mechanisms of mechanosensation.
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Ian Gibbins, Flinders University. Molecules in motion: imaging peptides,
their receptors and diffusion models.
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Brett Garner, University of Wollongong. Targeting membrane lipids to
modulate amyloid precursor protein processing.
International speaker:
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Paul Dietl, University of Ulm, Germany. Molecular control of
surfactant secretion in type 2 alveolar cells.
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AuPS | Physiology Education | Simon Potocnik
& Ann Sefton |
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keynote speaker TBA- Inaugural AuPS, Excellence in Physiology Education,
Michael Roberts medallist.
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Yvonne M. Hodgson and J. Choate, Department of Physiology, Monash
University. Using the Finapres to teach cardiovascular physiology to second
year science students.
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Richard Guy, RMIT University. The KISS approach. How to develop an
effective self directed e-learning application.
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David Saint, University of Adelaide. Lecture Attendance, Learning Style
and Assessment Outcome in Physiology Students
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Steven Wiederman, University of Adelaide. The Human Physiology Writing
Centre: Mentors helping students with their writing tasks
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AuPS | Regulation of metabolic balance through
co-ordination of central and peripheral signalling | Chen
Chen |
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Michael Cowley, Monash University. Control of energy balance by nutrient
sensing neurons.
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Frederik Steyn, University of Queensland. The importance of peripheral
signals in regulating central control of GH secretion.
International speaker:
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Jacque Epelbaum, INSERM-Molecular Neuroendocrinology Unit,
Paris France.
Regulation of hypothalamic GHRH neuronal action by metabolic regulatory
neurotransmitters
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AuPS | New insights into the molecular architecture of
the heart and their implications for heart disease | Yue-kun Ju
& David Allen |
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Diane Fatkin, University of New South Wales. Mechanisms of contractile
dysfunction in lamin A/C-deficient hearts.
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Angela Dulhunty, John Curtin School of Medical Research ANU. Proteins in
the lumen of the SR determine cardiac RyR channel activity and structure of
Ca2+ release units.
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Yue-kun Ju, University of Sydney. Distribution and functional role of
IP3R receptors in mouse sino-atrial node.
International speakers:
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Mark Boyett, University of Manchester, UK. The molecular architecture of
the heart’s conduction system in health and disease.
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Mark Cannell, University of Auckland, NZ. A new twist in cardiac muscle:
dislocated and helicoid arrangements of myofibrillar z-disks in mammalian
ventricular myocytes.
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AuPS | Emerging Leaders in Developmental Physiology
| Caroline McMillen
& Helena Parkington |
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Karen Moritz, University of Queensland. Kidney development and regulation
of blood pressure.
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Tim Moss, Monash University. Inflammation and lung development.
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Janna Morrison, University of South Australia. Early origins of
cardiovascular disease: The heart of the matter.
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James Armitage, Monash University. Developmental origins of obesity
related hypertension.
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Marianne Tare, Monash University. Early life environments and programming
of the vascular phenotype
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AuPS | Stress, disease and Ca2+ management: the
cardiovascular challenge. | Lea M D Delbridge
& David Saint |
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Derek Laver, University of Newcastle. Cardiac SR Ca2+ release channels
and adrenergic stimulation.
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James R Bell, University of Melbourne. Cardiac ischemic stress: Ca2+
and sex scenarios.
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Marie L Ward, University of Auckland, NZ. Cardiomyopathies: When is Ca2+
the culprit?
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David P Wilson, University of Adelaide. Store-operated Ca2+ channels and
vascular responsiveness.
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AuPS | Fatigue Mechanisms Limiting Exercise
Performance | Michael McKenna
& Mark Hargreaves |
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David Bishop, Victoria University. Fatigue during intermittent exercise:
novel insights and real-world applications.
International speaker:
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Markus Amann (University of Utah, USA). Neuromuscular fatigue:
interactions between central and peripheral factors.
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AuPS | Skeletal muscle ROS: the good, the bad and
the, well it kinda depends | Glenn McConell |
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Tony Tiganis, Monash University. Skeletal muscle H2O2 and insulin
sensitivity.
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David James, The Garvan Institute. The role of ROS in insulin
resistance.
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Graham Lamb, La Trobe University. Effects of ROS /glutathionylation
/S-nitrosylation on Ca-sensitivity and force, a balancing act.
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Glenn McConell, Victoria University. Skeletal muscle ROS and glucose
uptake during contraction.
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