2014 Lifespan Research Day PROGRAM 3 November 2014

2014 Lifespan Research Day
PROGRAM
3 November 2014
New Law Building, LT101, University of Sydney
8.45 – 9.20
Registration
9.20 – 9.30
Welcome
Cheryl Jones & Richard Lindley - Lifespan Research Theme leaders
9.30 – 10.00
Plenary 1: Christopher Murphy
10.00 – 10.45
Session 1: Reproduction
Chaired by Laura Lindsay and Katie Powell
O1: Aimee Caldwell
Induced features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) cannot be rescued by
granulosa cell specific androgen receptor inactivation in a mouse model
O2: Samson Dowland
Microvillar dynamics are disrupted by ovarian hyperstimulation in the rat
O3: Leigh Nicholson
Role for alpha-parvin in uterine receptivity and early pregnancy
10.45 – 11.15
Morning tea
11.15 – 11.45
Plenary 2: Kristine Macartney
11.45 – 12.15
Plenary 3: Ian Kerridge
12.15 – 13.00
Session 2: Child Health
Chaired by Adrienne Gordon
O4: Yvonne Zurynski
Growing up with neuromuscular disorders: experiences of transition from
paediatric to adult health services
O5: Loretta Lau
Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) predicts poor outcome in
neuroblastoma
O6: Wendy Gold
Microtubule dysfunction can be corrected by HDAC6 inhibitors in Rett Syndrome
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch and poster viewing
14.00 – 14.30
Plenary 4: David Le Couteur
14.30 – 15.15
Session 3: Healthy Ageing and Maternal Health
Chaired by Jesse Jansen and Brian Lyons
O7: Brian Morris
FOXO3 genotype increases lifespan by a major effect on cardiovascular mortality
O8: Hema Umapathy
My Joint Pain: web-based OA management resource improves quality of care
O9: Ming Jing Hu
Fetal immune changes in Pre-Eclampsia reflect a breakdown in immune tolerance
15.15 – 16.00
Afternoon tea and poster viewing
16.00 – 16.50
Session 4: 5min presentations
Chaired by Loretta Lau
SO1: Anna Palagyi
Barricades and brickwalls − can we successfully reduce polypharmacy in residential
aged care?
SO2: Lisa Keay
A randomised controlled trial evaluating a safe-transport program for drivers aged
75 years and older
SO3: Connie Poon
EpCAM: potential mechanism for maintenance of mucosal integrity during
implantation in the rat
SO4: Alison Hey‐Cunningham
Dendritic cells in endometriosis: Inflammation and reduced antigen recognition
SO5: Tracey Tsang
Behaviour in children with FASD: A systematic review with meta-analysis of findings
from the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment for school-aged
children
SO6: Nese Sinmaz
Analysis of the binding specificity of antibody to dopamine-2 receptor in paediatric
autoimmune movement and psychiatric disorders
SO7: Barbara Lucas
Gross motor performance in children living in remote Australian communities – a
population based study
16.50 – 17.00
Awards ceremony
17.00
Close
POSTERS:
P1: Kevin Danastas
Alterations in VEGF and VEGFR2 in an Ovarian Hyperstimulation Rat Model
P2: Laura Lindsay
Focal Adhesion Dynamics in Uterine Epithelial Cells during Early Pregnancy in Ovarian
Hyperstimulated Rats
P3: Sadaf Kalam
Role of Syntaxin 3 in Uterine Epithelial Cells During Early Pregnancy in the Rat
P4: Vie Nguyen
Mucin 1 and 4 Expression in Ovarian Hyperstimulated Rats
P5: Razan Asally
The Expression and Cellular Localisations of Neurotrophins and Neuronal Guidance Molecules in
Peritoneal Endometriotic Lesions
P6: Romanthi Madawala
Caveolins Redistribute in Uterine Epithlial Cells During Early Pregnancy: Role in Epithelial
Polarisation?
P7: Narelle Kennedy
Ultrasound measurement of subcutaneous fat thickness as an independent predictor for adverse
outcome in pregnancy
P8: Margaret Rolfe
Applying a Rural Birthing Index in Australia
P9: Helen Cheng
Assessing the risk factors and outcomes of adolescent health and wellbeing longitudinally throughout
puberty: the ARCHER study
P10: Amy Phu
Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease: A Systematic Review
P11: Ann‐Katrin Piper
Are mini-ferlins the ancestral synaptotagmins?
P12: Marie Deverell
Diagnostic Delays and Support Needs for Families living with a Rare Disease
P13: Marie Deverell
Organisation and costs of health services for children with rare lung disease: will activity-based
funding match actual costs?
P14: Premala Sureshkumar
Female genital mutilation in children: prevalence, paediatricians’ knowledge, attitudes and clinical
practice
P15: Yvonne Zurynski
21 years of surveillance for vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infants: relationship to policy changes on
vitamin K prophylaxis in Australia
P16: Madeleine Fraser
Normality is Shifting – A Child’s Perspective of Living with Type-1 Diabetes
P17: Barbara Lucas
Motor performance in children living in remote Australia – a population based study
P18: Mazen Amatoury
The Utility of Salivary Oestradiol and Testosterone Enzyme Immunoassays in Paediatric and
Adolescent Clinical Practice
P19: Pushpa Suriyaarachchi
Differences Between Obese and Sarcopenic Obese Elderly Fallers
P20: Mashani Mohamad
Liver ultrastructural changes in old age influences hepatic disposition of insulin and metabolism
homeostasis
P21: Brian Morris
Risk‐benefit analysis attests to the importance of neonatal male circumcision to public health and
individual well‐being
Lifespan Research Day Organizing Committee:
Loretta Lau
(Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health)
Yuyen Chen
(Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health)
Adrienne Gordon (Central Clinical School)
Laura Lindsay
(Discipline of Anatomy and Histology)
Katie Powell
(Kolling Institute)
Ann Quinton
(Discipline of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology, Nepean)
Margaret Rolfe (School of Public Health)
Kevin Yin
(Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health)
Marta Kremky (Office of Research & Research Training)