Venue
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
306 Carmody Rd
St Lucia, QLD, 4072
Keynote speakers include:
Professor Erik Sahai, Francis Crick Institute
Associate Professor Antje Blumenthal, The University of Queensland, Diamantina Institute
Dr Steven Zuryn, Queensland Brain Institute
Dr Melanie White, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A* Star
Program:
8.30 am – 8.50 am: Registration
8.50 am – 9.00 am: Opening remarks
SESSION I
9.00 am – 9.15 am: Dr. Mark Adams, QUT/TRI
Cell division cycle associated protein-3 regulates polo-like kinase 1 to promote timely entry into mitosis
9.15 am – 9:30 am: Dr. Felicity Davis, MRI
Multiscale activity imaging in the mammary gland reveals how oxytocin enables lactation
9:30 am – 9:45 am: Dr. Lena Constantin, SBMS
Sensory processing in a zebrafish model of fragile X syndrome
9:45 am – 10:20 am: PLENARY I – A/Prof. Antje Blumenthal, UQDI
10:20 am – 10:35 am: Morning tea
SESSION II
10:35 am – 11:00 am: PLENARY II – Dr. Steven Zuryn, QBI
11:00 am – 11:05 am: Best image award Coherent
11:05 am – 11:10 am: Guillaume Burnet, SBMS
Cripto: a potential new player regulating spermatogonial stem cell specification
11:10 am – 11:15 am: Maya Wilde, SBMS
Developing the auditory oddball test for neuronal analysis in zebrafish models of Autism Spectrum Disorder
11:15 am – 11:20 am: Enakshi Sinniah, IMB
Conserved epigenetic regulatory logic infers genes governing cell identity
11:20 am – 11:25 am: James Dight, UQDI
Endovascular progenitors initiate and drive de novo vascularisation in melanoma
11:25 am – 11:30 am: Ghazaleh Hashemi, UQDI
The role of endovascular progenitors in vessel formation in melanoma
11:30 am – 12:10 pm: PLENARY III – Prof. Barry Thompson, ANU
SESSION III
12:10 pm – 1:10 pm: Posters and lunch
SESSION IV
1:10 pm – 2:00 pm: PLENARY IV – Prof. Erik Sahai, Francis Crick Institute
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Dr. Allen Feng, SBMS
SOX30 and CREM: Master regulators of spermatogenesis in mice
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Dr. Jessica Teo, IMB
Epithelial Caveolin-1 maintains monolayer tension to drive oncogenic cell extrusion
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Zoe West, QUT
Intracellular transport of MMP14 is regulated by R-SNAREs and Q-SNAREs
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: afternoon tea
SESSION V
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Tevin Chau, IMB
Integrin-signalling regulates endothelial cell rearrangements during vascular morphogenesis
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm: Dr. Christian Nefzger, IMB
Generation of mature intestinal stem cells from pluripotent stem cells using transcription factor guided differentiation
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Rajlakshmi Sawale, SBMS
Role of gut microbiota in the functional development of the enteric nervous system in larval zebrafish
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Jilai Zhao, UQDI
Atherogenic ox-LDL results in human endothelial progenitor depletion and dysfunction through pathological endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: PLENARY V – Dr. Melanie White, A*STAR
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm: Prize announcements and closing remarks
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm: Reception
Institutes
Queensland Brain Institute: https://qbi.uq.edu.au/
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology: https://aibn.uq.edu.au/
Diamantina Institute: https://di.uq.edu.au/
School of Biomedical Sciences: https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/
Mater: https://www.mater.org.au
Centre for Clinical Research: https://clinical-research.centre.uq.edu.au/
Companies
Coherent: https://www.coherent.com.au/
Merck: https://www.merckgroup.com/en/worldwide/merck-in-australia.html
Labcabs: http://www.labcabs.com.au/