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Next Meeting:
AuPS Scientific Meeting: Canberra 1^st-4^th December 2019
Registration and Abstract Submissions are now OPEN
AuPS PhD Grants:
It was a very competitive round for the AuPS PhD grants this year, with 14 applications. The applications were of high quality, and the competition was very fierce - It is so pleasing to see the research of the next generation of physiologists.

AuPS is pleased to announce the 2 grants were awarded to Mr Nirajan Shrestha (Griffith University) and Mr Javier Botella (Victoria University)
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The latest newsletter includes:

AuPS Profile: Dr Tanya Cully (2018 A.K. McIntyre Award winner)
Vale Savant Singh Thakur (1991-2019)
Vale Prof Brian Manning Johnstone (1929-2019)
FAOPS: A perspective through AuPS
AuPS PhD Student Grant Winners 2019

Physiology Events and Conferences

Exercise, Muscle & Metabolism 2019
Thursday 21^st November, University of Melbourne, Parkville

Invited speakers include Prof. David James (Sydney), Prof. Ann Louise Olson (Oklahoma, USA) and Prof. Luc Van Loon (Maastricht, The Netherlands). For further information, contact Prof. Mark Hargreaves (m.hargreaves@unimelb.edu.au)
DOHaD ANZ, Melbourne 2019

The DOHaD ANZ 2019 Symposium 'Understanding Mechanisms Guiding Interventions: Developmental Physiology Approaches' held at the University of Melbourne on October 24th aims to attract DOHaD 2019 Congress participants and local researchers engaged in developmental physiology research. Our program allows DOHaD speakers, participants and local researchers to provide up to date insight into key and emerging areas of developmental physiology to guide intervention strategies.

Plenary presentations by Prof Melissa Little, Dr Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri and Dr Elena Zambrano will set the scene of our symposia, which also integrates invited presentations from local and international early- and mid-career researchers (Enzo Porrello, Clare Reynolds, Tina Bianco-Miotto, Anthony Hannan, James Cuffe, Jessica Griffith, Lisa Stinson, Beth Allison).

Careers & Current Vacancies in Physiology

Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Cardiac Physiology

Applications are invited for a research fellow to work in the field of cardiac research in the Department of Physiology, University of Auckland in Dr Kim Mellor's research group. This role will enable an outstanding emerging scientist to undertake pre-clinical experimental research within the area of cardiac pathophysiology in diabetes and heart failure. Our research is focused on identifying new therapeutic targets for diabetic heart disease and other cardiac pathologies. For further information click here
PhD Opportunities, Monash University

PhD Project: How does the body respond to an unhealthy meal, and can we provide protection?
Background: Some meals, especially if high in fat and carbohydrates, cause an immediate post-prandial stress on the body, which results in a short term dysfunction of the blood vessel walls. Too many of these types of meal increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and heart disease. There are components in fruits and vegetables such as phytochemicals, which may be able to counteract this effect. This PhD involves designing human intervention studies on healthy and overweight/at-risk volunteers to test how effective this protection is. One of the important markers of cardiovascular health is the ability of the blood vessels to dilate i.e. their flexibility. Blood vessel stiffness is associated with heart disease risk, and is also temporarily impaired after a high fat/high carbohydrate/high sugar meal. This is measured using a non-invasive technique called 'flow mediated dilatation' abbreviated to FMD. The risk of developing heart disease can be indicated by measuring someone's baseline fasting FMD. This project aims to use FMD to measure the body's reaction to an 'unhealthy' meal.

PhD Project: Unravelling the complexity of energy metabolism through an exploration of big data from 'omics technology
Background: Our ability to metabolise the foods that we eat is indicative of our overall health status. When we eat food, we absorb nutrients that interact with the tissues in our bodies and activate a series of pathways to return our body to homeostasis. With advances in understanding the human genome we are now in the position of acquiring large 'omics' datasets. Transcriptomics, metabolomics and proteomics have advanced biomedical applications; however, the application of these technologies to nutrition has been slower than predicted due to the complexity of data interpretation and the lack of computational methods targeted towards nutritional biology. This project aims to address these issues and explore the human response to food through the multiple omics technologies.

For more information, contact Dr Aimee Dordevic at aimee.dordevic@monash.edu or Prof Gary Williamson at gary.williamson1@monash.edu
Postdoctoral Researcher: Longden Lab - University of Maryland, Baltimore.

The Longden Lab (www.longdenlab.org) is seeking a highly motivated, independent and creative postdoctoral researcher to join our team.
Our research uses advanced imaging techniques to understand neurovascular interactions in health and disease, with a particular focus on the physiological contributions of vascular ion channels and GPCRs to the control of blood flow to support brain metabolism. We are interested in determining how this control is disrupted in dementia, and we are developing novel approaches to correct blood flow deficits in this context to protect the brain and/or rescue neuronal function.

Techniques in use in the lab include in vivo multiphoton microscopy to measure calcium signaling and blood flow in the brains of anesthetized or awake animals and miniscope imaging in freely behaving animals. The lab also has strengths in patch clamp electrophysiology on cells of the neurovascular unit, optogenetics, DREADDs, and pressure myography on isolated brain microvessels.

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in physiology, pharmacology, neuroscience or a related discipline. Prior experience in one or more of the approaches described above is preferred but not essential. More important is dedication to and passion for cutting-edge research. Preferred start date is January 2020 but this can be negotiated. Interested applicants should send their CV and two references to Thomas Longden (thomas.longden@som.umaryland.edu).
PhD Scholarship, Victoria University.
The project is part of an NHMRC funded project exploring insulin resistance and exercise therapy in women with PCOS and we are seeking an enthusiastic and high achieving candidate for mid-year start (August 2019).

Any interested applicants are encouraged to discuss the project and provide a 500 word expression of interest to Prof Nigel Stepto (Nigel.Stepto@vu.edu.au) before submitting an application https://vu.smartygrants.com.au/PCOS
Postgraduate Research Stipend to develop cannabinoids as potential therapeutics to treat myasthenia gravis
Discipline of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

This Scholarship will provide a stipend towards the living expenses of a PhD student to learn to use intracellular electrophysiological recordings to develop cannabinoid compounds as potential new drugs to restore synaptic function in mouse models of myasthenia gravis.

For further information visit https://sydney.edu.au/research/opportunities/opportunities/2506 or email Bill Phillips (William.phillips@sydney.edu.au) or Stephen Reddel (swreddel@sydneyneurology.com.au).

Resources and Links

Electrophysiology Facility for Cell Phenotyping and Drug Discovery
The recently established facility at at IHMRI, University of Wollongong features the state-of-the-art patch-clap robot, the Nanion SyncroPatch 284PE. The Electrophysiology Facility is available for hire - more information can be found here
Australian Functional Genomics initiative
We are creating a network to connect researchers who can investigate functional genomics of newly discovered genes and variants. If you are a researcher who can investigate the mechanisms of gene variants using in vitro, in vivo or in silico methods, we want you to register your interest in Australian Functional Genomics!
Federation of the Asian and Oceanian Physiological Society (FAOPS)History book and website: https://www.faops.net/en/
Scientists in Schools Program:
Scientists in Schools is a national program that seeks to bring volunteer scientists, including applied scientists, engineers and mathematicians,together with teachers into an ongoing professional partnership, with the aim of increasing awareness of contemporary scientific endeavour and knowledgewithin our school communities. You can find more information on the program at www.scientistsinschools.edu.au
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