AuPS | Brisbane 2014


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	Can we age well? — Organizers: Dr Robyn Murphy and Dr Peter Houweling Victoria Cogger, University of Sydney, Australia – The Ageing Liver Miranda Grounds, University of Western Australia, Australia – Benefits of Life-long Exercise David Le Couteur, University of Sydney, Australia – Older but wiser: The science of health ageing Naomi Rogers, University of Sydney, Australia – Ageing and Sleep Cardiac metabolic stressors and sensors — Organizers: Prof Lea M D Delbridge and Prof Livia Hool John Chatham, University of Alabama, USA – Protein O-GlcNAcylation: A novel regulator of cardiomyocyte stress response. Kimberley Mellor, University of Auckland, New Zealand – Hexose sugars and cardiomyocyte pathophysiology. Rebecca Ritchie, BakerIDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia – Role of dysregulated hexosamine biosynthesis/O-GlcNAc signalling in diabetic cardiomyopathy Walter Thomas, The University of Queensland, Australia – Nutrient sensing and GPCRs in the heart. Cardiomyocyte Ca²⁺ and Na⁺ signalling - new mechanistic insights — Organizers: Dr Jim Bell and A/Prof David Saint James Bell, The University of Melbourne, Australia – Differential arrhythmogenic actions of cardiac CaMKII Donald Bers, University of California, Davis, USA – Compartmentalisation and localisation - important signalling considerations for cardiomyocytes Gemma Figtree, University of Sydney, Australia – Oxidative regulation of the cardiac Na/K-ATPase Dominic Ng, University of Melbourne, Australia – CaMKII inhibition as a novel target for flavonol cardioprotection Early life environment as an indicator of health; outcomes and prevention — Organizers: Dr Deanne Hryciw and Dr Glenn Wadley Stéphanie Bayol, Deakin University, Australia – Maternal nutrition and skeletal muscle development in the offspring: long-term impact on health Deanne Hryciw, The University of Melbourne, Australia – Altered renal signalling in the born small offspring Christine Jasoni, University of Otago, New Zealand – Mum’s the word: Understanding the role of maternal inflammation in elevating the risk of offspring neuroendocrine disorders Janna Morrison, University of South Australia, Australia – Maternal nutrition before and during pregnancy and cardiac development in the offspring Exocytosis — Organizer: Prof Peter Thorn Sandra Cooper, University of Sydney, Australia – Dysferlin, an atypical calcium dependent step in exocytosis Jens Coorssen, University of Western Sydney, Australia – Lipid control of exocytosis Weiping Han:, Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC), Singapore – Molecular regulation of insulin secretion Jenny Martin, University of Queensland, Australia – SNARE complexes in the regulation of exocytosis Frontiers of molecular mechanisms of ligand recognition and activation of receptor channels — Organizers: Prof Yoshihiro Kubo and Dr Trevor Lewis Brett Cromer, RMIT University, Australia – Ligand selectivity in pentameric ligand-gated ion channels Yoshihiro Kubo, National Institute of Physiological Sciences, Japan – Signal transmission within the P2X2 trimeric receptor and the voltage dependent structural rearrangements Trevor Lewis, University of New South Wales, Australia – Signal transduction at the subunit interfaces of the human glycine receptor Yoshiro Sohma, Keio University , Japan – Mechanism of ATP-dependent gating in CFTR channels Genetics influences on skeletal muscle physiology and athletic performance — Organizer: Prof Kathryn North Nir Eynon, Victoria University, Australia – Genomic markers for athletic performance: What little we know Peter Houweling, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia – The POWERGENE consortium: A way to identify power genes Kathryn North, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia – ACTN3 R577X polymorphism influences muscle metabolism and athletic performance Yannis Pitsiladis, University of Brighton, United Kingdom – The use of OMICS to individualised exercise training Interaction of metabolic balance and growth hormone — Organizer: Prof Chen Chen Ken Ho, University of Queensland, Australia – Growth hormone and metabolic diseases and ageing Simon Schenk, University of California San Diego, USA – Caloric balance and insulin action Frederik Steyn, University of Queensland, Australia – GH profile under positive and negative metabolic balance Michael Waters, University of Queensland, Australia – Growth hormone receptor and action on adipose tissues Ion channels and pathophysiological changes in ionic regulation — Organizer: Dr Bradley Launikonis Bradley Launikonis, The University of Queensland, Australia – Pathophysiological Ca2+ handling in skeletal muscle Boris Martinac, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Australia – Mechanosensitive TRP channels in the heart Greg Monteith, University of Queensland, Australia – Orai1 channels in breast cancer Deri Morgan, Rush Medical Center, USA – Pathophysiology of the voltage-gated proton channel, Hv1, in the immune response to pathogens and breast cancer. Mechanisms and treatments for muscle wasting — Organizers: Dr Kate Murphy and Prof Gordon Lynch Samuel Breit, University of New South Wales, Australia – The role of MIC-1/GDF-15 in anorexia/cachexia in chronic diseases Kate Murphy, The University of Melbourne, Australia – Novel therapies for reducing muscle wasting in cancer Marco Sandri, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Italy – Molecular mechanisms of muscle atrophy John Silke, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia – The role of Fn14 signalling in muscle wasting New insights into exercise and insulin sensitivity — Organizer: Prof Glenn McConell Mark Hargreaves, The University of Melbourne, Australia – Adipose GLUT-4 Glenn McConell, Victoria University, Australia – Exercise, nitric oxide and glucose metabolism Erik Richter, University of Copenhagen, Denmark – Introduction and role of Rac1 Jørgen Wojtaszewski, University of Copenhagen, Denmark – AMPK and diabetes Placental development and function: effects of maternal perturbations during pregnancy — Organizers: Dr Paul Dawson and A/Prof Karen Moritz Hayley Dickinson, Monash University, Australia – The Spiny mouse: a novel model to study fetal and placental development Nicolette Hodyl, University of Adelaide, Australia – Asthma, smoking and the placenta David Simmons, University of Queensland, Australia – Placental abnormalities: role in cardiac developmental defects Stephen Tong, University of Melbourne, Australia – Developing molecularly targeted therapeutics for severe pre-eclampsia Teaching and learning within undergraduate research experiences in physiology — Organizers: Dr Andrea Bugarcic and Dr Louise Ainscough Yvonne Hodgson, Monash University , Australia – Providing authentic research experiences: Comparison of two research programs Nirma Samarawickrema, Monash University, Australia – Introducing teachers disciplinary research in the undergraduate curriculum - a case study Glenn Wadley, Deakin University, Australia – Learning research skills in undergraduate exercise physiology Kirsten Zimbardi, The University of Queensland, Australia – Authentic, large-scale undergraduate research experiences (ALUREs) in physiology – development, implementation, evaluation and dissemination

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