Honours Introductory Seminar Timetable
Seminars will be held on the 7th, 8th and 9th of June 2011 in the BioMed Theatre D, Biological Sciences Building.
Day 1 - Tuesday, 7th June 2011
| 7 June | Research Theme | Clinical and Education (Session chaired by Karen Gibson) |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 9:30am | Nadine Elias | Exhaled Breath Analysis of Respiratory Disease Using an Electronic Nose and Breath Condensate |
| 9:45am | Justin Friedman | Prospective Study of VTE Incidence in Community Based Heart Failure Patients |
| 10:00am | Samantha Jaensch | The Impact of Decision Support on Hospital Prescribing |
| 10:15am | Yuri Morgulis | Multimedia and Education in Pathology |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea | BioMed Theatres Foyer |
 | Research Theme | Cancer Mechanisms (Session chaired by Nicole Jones) |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 11:00am | Shivali Gupta | Molecular Mechanisms of Skeletal Muscle Wasting due to Cancer Cachexia |
| 11:15am | Yizhou Huang | Phosphorylatron of ERG in Normal and Leukaemic Haematopoeitic Cells |
| 11:30am | Shoahaib Karimi | Molecular Basis of Cardiomyopathy due to Cancer Cachexia |
| 11:45am | Dougall Norris | Identification of Target Genes Regulated by a Tumour Suppressor (TRIM16) |
| 12:00pm | Nelson Russia | The Role of Pancreatic Stellate Cell Interactions in the Chemoresistance of Pancreatic Cancer |
| 12:15pm | Peter Zarzour | Discovery of Novel Somatic Mutations in Laterally Spreading Tumours of the Colorectum Using Next Generation Sequencing |
| 12:30pm | Lunch | |
| Research Theme | Cancer Drug Discovery (Session chaired by Patsie Polly) |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 1:30pm | Victoria Cheung | Study of the Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Neuroblastoma Initiation and Validation of New Drugs Designed to Target Some of these Mechanisms |
| 1:45pm | Min Min Da | Investigating the Anti-leukaemia Properties of Sphingosine Analogues |
| 2:00pm | Wendi Hoang | New Inhibitors for Targeted Therapy of Mixed Lineage Leukaemia (MLL) in Children |
| 2:15pm | Sheena Ramasamy* | Allopurinol: Safe and Effective Uses |
| 2:30pm | Alexander Swart | Opioid Dependent Persons in Pharmacotherapy: Blood Borne Viruses and Cancer Risk |
| 2:45pm | Afternoon Tea | BioMed Theatres Foyer |
Day 2 - Wednesday, 8th June 2011
| 8 June | Research Theme | Cell Biology (Session chaired by Thomas Fath) |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 9:30am | Samantha Cabrera | Tropomyosins, a Novel Regulator of Adipocyte Proliferation and Differentiation |
| 9:45am | Sera Hartmann | The Effect of Age on Spinal Fusion in a Rabbit Model |
| 10:00am | Paula Ordonez | Extracellular Matrix Components in Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency |
| 10:15am | Felicia Ton | Effect of Angiogenesis in Muscle Regeneration |
| 10:30am | Joseph Xavier | Investigating Synthetic Osteoinductive Implants via Intramuscular Implantation in a Sheep Model |
| 10:45am | Morning Tea | BioMed Theatres Foyer |
| Research Theme | Inflammation (Session chaired by Nick Di Girolamo) |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 11:15am | Samantha Guinn | Cytokines, Chemokines and Growth Factors Implicated in Angiogenesis during Muscle Regeneration |
| 11:30am | Mohammad Hussein | Studies in to the Cross-talk between Indoleamine 2 3-Dioxygenase and Heme Oxygenase-1 in Human Dendritic Cells |
| 11:45am | Georgia Margalit | Inflammation-related S100 Proteins in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| 12:00pm | Valentina Nikiforova | Effects of Anti-inflammatory Compounds on Alveolar Macrophages Alternatively Activated In Vitro |
| 12:15pm | David Williamson | T Cell Glucose Metabolism and the Outcome of Primary Hepatitis C Viral Infection |
| 12:30pm | Shima Zahrooni | Anti-Cholestrol Autoantibodes in SLE Patients |
| 12:45pm | Lunch | |
Day 3 - Thursday 9th June 2011
| 9 June | Research Theme | Molecular and Drug Discovery (Session chaired by Nicole Jones) |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 9:30am | Swastika Kumar | Regulation of Connexin Expression by Female Hormones in the Colon |
| 9:45am | Sarah Finlayson | Effect of Selected Polyphenol Combination Therapy on [NAD(H)] and DNA Strand Breaks in Skin Cells Following UVB Irradiation |
| 10:00am | Erica Diezmos | Pannexin Expression and Distribution in Animal and Human Intestine |
| 10:15am | Erica Leonar | Allosteric Modulation of the β₂-adrenoceptor |
| 10:30am | Hassina Massudi | Age Associated Changes in Human Tissue [NAD(H)] and Oxidave Stress Markers |
| 10:45am | Hangyu Yi | Targeting Human Kinases with Small Molecule Inhibitors |
| 11:00am | Morning Tea | BioMed Theatres Foyer |
| Research Theme | Neuroscience (Session chaired by Thomas Fath) |
| Time | Student | Title |
| 11:30am | Selena Hu | Relationship between Cognition and Hormone Levels in People with Schizophrenia on the Basis of ESR-1 Genotype |
| 11:45am | Vishal Patel | Recovery from Acute Infection: The Importance of Vagus Nerve Activity |
| 12:00pm | Reneesha Puran Singh | Optimisation of Clozapine Therapy |
| 12:15pm | Christine Shiner | The Effect of Brain Priming on Wii-based Movement Therapy Post-Stroke |
| 12:30pm | Jonathan Teo | Does Maternal Obesity Affect Ischemic Brain Injury in Offspring? |
| 12:45pm | Lunch | |