9th Brisbane Cell and Developmental Biology Meeting
Keynote speakers include:
- Prof. Valerie Weaver, Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration, UCSF
- Prof. Hayden Homer, Centre for Clinical Research, UQ
- Dr. Rosina Giordano-Santini, Queensland Brain Institute, UQ
- Dr. Jatin Patel, Diamantina Institute, UQ
- Dr. Julia Pagan, School of Biomedical Sciences, UQ
Program:
8.30 am – 8.35 am – Opening remarks (Prof. Paul R. Clarke)
SESSION I (Chair: Dr. Linda Gallo)
8.35 am – 9.05 am –PLENARY I- Dr. Jatin Patel, UQDI
9.05 am – 9:20 am: Dr. Dubravka Skalamera, MMRI, TRI, UQ
9:20 am – 9:35 am: Mr. Mohanan Maharaj, IHIB, QUT
9:35 am – 9:50 am: Ms. Kinga Duszyc, IMB, UQ
9:50 am – 10:05 am: Dr. Rodrigo Suarez, QBI, UQ
10:05 am – 10:30 am: MORNING TEA
SESSION II (Chair: Dr. Mark Adams)
10:30 am – 10:35 am: PLENARY II – Introduction by Dr. Samantha Stehbens
10:35 am – 11:20 am: PLENARY II – Prof. Valerie Weaver, Center for Bioengineering and Tissue Regeneration, UCSF
11:20 am – 11:25 am: Dr. Ivar Noordstar, IMB, UQ
11:25 am – 11:30 am: Ms. Bahar Sahin, IHIB, QUT
11:30 am – 11:35 am: Ms. Sheena Daignault, UQDI, TRI
11:35 am – 11:40 am: Ms. Sonja Meier, QBI, UQ
11:40 am – 11:45 am: Ms. Elise Matuzelski, SBMS, UQ
11:45 am – 12:15 am: PLENARY III - Dr. Rosina Giordano-Santini, QBI, UQ
12:15 pm – 12:20 pm: Awarding of Best Image Competition prizes
SESSION III
12:20 pm – 1:45 pm:LUNCH & POSTER SESSION
SESSION IV (Chair: Dr. Srikanth Budnar)
1:45 pm – 2:15 pm: PLENARY IV - Dr. Julia Pagan, UQDI
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Dr. Lachlan Harris, Francis Crick Institute
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Ms. Smrita Chaudhury, IMB, UQ
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Mr. James Dight, UQDI
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Ms. Alessandra Donato, QBI, UQ
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm: AFTERNOON TEA
SESSION V (Chair: Dr. Ramon Martinez-Marmol)
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Dr. Iris Wang, QBI, UQ
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Mr. James Frazer, SBMS, UQ
4:15 pm – 4:45 pm: PLENARY V - Prof. Hayden Homer, CCR, UQ
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm: Awarding of talk and poster prizes, and sponsorship passport prize
Closing remarks (A/Prof. Brett Collins)
PLENARY TALKS:
1. Prof. Valerie Weaver: Forcing tumor risk and progression
2. Dr. Jatin Patel:Repair and regeneration of the circulatory system: Endovascular Progenitors
3. Dr. Rosina Giordano:Cell-cell fusion in the nervous system
4. Dr. Julia Pagan: PLK1 and SCF-bTRCP mediated removal of Cep68 maintains centrosome homeostasis
5. Prof. Hayden Homer:Dividing with extreme asymmetry
Institutes:
Translational Research Institute: https://www.tri.edu.au/
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, QUT: https://www.qut.edu.au/institute-of-health-and-biomedical-innovation
Institute of Molecular Bioscience, UQ: https://imb.uq.edu.au/
Queensland Brain Institute, UQ: https://qbi.uq.edu.au/
Mater Research: https://www.materresearch.org.au/
Faculty of Science, UQ: https://science.uq.edu.au/
School of Biomedical Sciences, UQ: https://biomedical-sciences.uq.edu.au/
Diamantina Institute: http://www.di.uq.edu.au/
Companies:
Coherent Scientific: http://www.coherent.com.au/
DKSH Australia: http://direct.dksh.com.au/lab
Australian Biosearch: https://www.aust-biosearch.com.au/
Event contacts
Dr Larisa Haupt, larisa.haupt@qut.edu.au
Dr Samantha Stehbens, s.stehbens@uq.edu.au