Research Colloquia - Previous Presenters

2013

• 14 June 2013 - Sandra Cooper, Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research / The Children's Hospital at Westmead / University of Sydney. "How cells survive an acute membrane injury."
• 9 April 2013 - Richard Wuhrer, David Harman & Caroline Janitz, University of Western Sydney. "The future is now: medical application of advanced analytical technologies at UWS."

2012

• 28 November 2012 - Joanne Lind, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology & Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney. "How breastfeeding, HRT, and high blood pressure during pregnancy can have long term consequences for a woman's health."
• 14 November 2012 - Federico Girosi, Centre for Health Research, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney. "Are you unique? Re-identification risk in survey data."
• 7 November 2012 - Bryan Rodgers, Family Health & Wellbeing, Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute, Australian National University. "What is a population health approach to gambling and problem gambling? Three research examples."
• 30 October 2012 - Erin Mathieu, Medical Education, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney. "Surviving your PhD: What to do next?"
• 24 October 2012 - Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, The Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Pennsylvania, USA. "The role of RhoB and other new targets in beta cell depletion and hyperglycemia-associated complications"
• 17 October 2012 - Victoria Gauci, Molecular Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney. "Sensitive in-gel protein detection using Coomassie"
• 11 October 2012 - George D Mellick, Clinical Neuroscience Program, Eskitis Institute, Griffith University Brisbane. "Using human cell lines to link population based research to chemical biology and molecular drug discovery in Parkinson's disease"
• 5 October 2012 - Cherylea Browne, Anatomy & Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney. "Understanding the underlying mechanisms of tinnitus: A behavioural, molecular and physiological approach"
• 27 September 2012 - John K French, Liverpool Hospital / South West Sydney Clinical School (UNSW), CSANZ clinical trials council. "Drug-eluting stents for all patients with acute coronary syndrome?"
• 19 September 2012 - Laurie Anderson, CSIRO ICT Centre. "Australian Telehealth at the crossroads"
• 30 August 2012 - Warwick Anderson AM, National Health and Medical Research Council. "NHMRC update August 2012"
• 23 August 2012 - Simon Forrest, Durham University, UK. "Learning to Doctor: Exploring the role of non-clinical, community based placements in medical education and practice"
• 9 August 2012 - Clara Shek, Nepean Clinical School, University of Sydney. "Pelvic floor imaging: What's in it for the clinician?"
• 12 July 2012 - Simon Myers, University of Western Sydney. "Identifying common molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in these sensory neuropathies"
• 5 July 2012 - Tiziano Barberi, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University / Stem Cell Australia. "Directing human pluripotent stem cells towards specific fates"
• 21 June 2012 - Thomas S Becker, Brain And Mind Research Institute / Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney. "Transgenic zebrafish as a model to study vertebrate gene regulation"
• 14 June 2012 - Zachary Steel, University of New South Wales
  & Center for Population Mental Health Research. "The global mental health impact of mass conflict and displacment on civilian populations: a statistical review"
• 7 June 2012 - Soon Lee, University of Western Sydney. "Molecular interactions in oropharyngeal cancers: the role of the
  Human Papillomarvirus"
• 31 May 2012 - Lezanne Ooi, University of Western Sydney. "Induced pluripotent stem cells as tools for disease modelling and drug discovery in Alzheimer's disease"
• 24 May 2012 - Elise Wright, University of Western Sydney. "The use of coupled proteomic and genomic techniques to investigate a novel anti-cancer drug"
• 3 May 2012 - Leila Hejazi, University of Western Sydney. "Research using Mass Spectrometry at UWS"
• 26 April 2012 - Anita Star, James Cook University. "Obesity and co-morbid eating disorder behaviours: Prevalence, wellbeing and implications for obesity prevention and treatment"

2011

• 2 December 2011 - Gavin Lambert, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute. "A sympathetic view of stress"
• 25 October 2011 - Peter Schofield, Neuroscience Research Australia. "The genetics of bipolar disorder: discovery, prediction & attitudes"
• 28 October 2011 - Jenny Stow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience,
  University of Queensland. "Trafficking in macrophages: Rabs, Snares and cytokines"
• 21 October 2011 - Jonathan Gillis, University of Sydney & Plunkett Centre for Ethics, St Vincent's Hospital, Australian Organ and Tissue Authority. "Novel targets for conopeptides in pain management"
• 14 October 2011 - Ann Goodchild, Australian School of Advanced Medicine,
  Macquarie University. "The power of somatostatin"
• 7 October 2011 - Gilles Guillemin, School of Medical Sciences,
  University of New South Wales. "Involvement of the kynurenine pathway in neurodegenerative diseases"
• 30 September 2011 - Rebecca Haddock, John Curtin School of Medical Research,
  Australian National University. "Obesity disrupts endothelial and neural mechanisms controlling vascular tone"
• 23 September 2011 - Nagesh Pai, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong. "Metabolic syndrome in psychiatry: what did we learn?"
• 9 September 2011 - Uli Schmidt, Genea (formerly Sydney IVF). "Development of human embryonic stem cell-based tools for drug discovery and research"
• 2 September 2011 - MacDonald Christie, Brain and Mind Research Institute,
  University of Sydney. "Novel targets for conopeptides in pain management"
• 26 August 2011 - Julio Licinio, John Curtin School of Medical Research,
  Australian National University. "A missense leptin gene mutation: from rare disease to insights into biology and therapeutics"
• 19 August 2011 - Alberto Avolio, Australian School of Advanced Medicine,
  Macquarie University. "Arterial stiffness: cellular and molecular mechanisms & effects on blood pressure"
• 12 August 2011 - Francis McGlone, School of Natural Sciences & Psychology,
  John Moores University, Liverpool, UK. "Touching and feeling: from A to C"
• 5 August 2011 - Ian Baguley, Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service, Westmead Hospital. "Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity after acquired brain injury: translational research and current concepts"
• 29 July 2011 - Judy Black, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research,
  University of Sydney. Airway smooth muscle: the answer to asthma?
• 15 July 2011 - Catherine Itman, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Monash University. "Size does matter: growing a healthy testis"
• 1 July 2011 - Rohan Walker, School of Biomedical Sciences, Newcastle University. "Microglia and mood state: a new frontier in the treatment of depression"
• 24 June 2011 - Kathryn Refshauge, School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney. "Neck pain and dizziness: is it just a pain in the neck?"
• 17 June 2011 - Gary Egan, Monash Biomedical Imaging, Monash University. "Challenges to integrating micro-structural and functional MRI measures of brain connectivity"
• 10 June 2011 - Tailoi Chan-Ling, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney. "The role of stem cells, vasculogenesis & angiogenesis in the formation of the retinal & choroidal blood vessels in the human eye"
• 3 June 2011 - Daniela Stock, Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, "Structure and dynamics of biological rotary motors"
• 27 May 2011 - Paul Hodges, Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health, University of Queensland. "Moving differently in pain: new insights into mechanisms and relevance for rehabilitation"
• 20 May 2011 - Julian Paton, Department of Physiology & Pharmacology,
  University of Bristol, UK. "The selfish brain hypothesis of neurogenic hypertension"
• 13 May 2011 - Marcus Gray, School of Psychology & Psychiatry, Monash University. "Integration of brain activity with efferent and afferent cardiovascular impulses: neuroimaging investigations"
• 6 May 2011 - Rhoshel Lenroot, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales. "Brain development: insight from neuroimaging"
• 29 April 2011 - Robert Callister, School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy,
  University of Newcastle. "What has the glycine receptor told us about CNS function? A brief history"
• 15 April 2011 - Cynthia Whitchurch, ithreeinstitute, University of Technology Sydney. "Extracellular DNA, biofilm development and migration"
• 8 April 2011 - Simon Gandevia, Neuroscience Research Australia. "Science, thinking and messages from Charles Darwin"
• 1 April 2011 - Janette Gogler, Austin Centre of Applied Clinical Informatics
  "Remote patient monitoring in a chronicdisease management program: learnings from a randomised control trial at Austin Health"
• 25 March 2011 - Kay Double, Neuroscience Research Australia. "Cell vulnerability in Parkinson's disease"
• 18 March 2011 - Daniela Sartor, Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Unit,
  The University of Melbourne. "Snoring, sedatives, stimulation & spins: What magnetic resonance can tell us about brain chemistry"
• 1 March 2011 - Tania Sorrell, Centre for Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, University of Sydney. "Cryptococcus neoformans: invasive properties of a sugar-coated pathogenic yeast"

2010

• 26 November 2010 - Caroline Rae, Neuroscience Research Australia &
  University of New South Wales
  "Snoring, sedatives, stimulation & spins: What magnetic resonance can tell us about brain chemistry"
• 19 November 2010 - Nicki Packer, Dept Chemistry & Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University
  "The how, when, where and why of glycoproteomics"
• 12 November 2010 - Annette Gross, Ethnic diversity : implications for drug response
  "Glaxo Smith Kline Research & Development, Sydney"
• 5 November 2010 - Elizabeth Krupinski, Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, USA
  "Ergonomic and perceptual optimisation of the telehealth 'reading room'"
• 29 October 2010 - Max Bennett, Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney
  "Psychiatric diseases: core pathologies of the synapse"
• 22 October 2010 - Michael Kohn, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney
  "Refeeding patients with protein calorie malnutrition"
• 15 October 2010 - Kerin O'Dea, Sansom Institute, University of South Australia
  "Diabetes & related conditions in Indigenous Australians: the key role of diet"
• 8 October 2010 - Denis Burnham, MARCS Auditory Laboratories, University of Western Sydney
  "Speech & music: the case of lexical tone and musical pitch"
• 1 October 2010 - Louisa Jorm, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney & The Sax Institute
  "The 45 & UP Study: what questions can 265,000 people answer for you?"
• 24 September 2010 - Maria Sukkar, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
  "The RAGEing lung"
• 17 September 2010 - Sloane Madden, Eating Disorder Service, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
  "Evidence-based treatment in adolescent anorexia nervosa:
  review of a randomised controlled trial of inpatient treatment"
• 10 September 2010 - Peter Tyler, The Royal Society of NSW
  "The celluloid strip: mass screening for tuberculosis in Australia, 1950-1975"
• 3 September 2010 - Mark Williams, Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, Macquarie University
  "Neural underpinnings of face perception"
• 27 August 2010 - Margaret Hughes, Respiratory Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
  "Airway smooth muscle-mast cell crosstalk and asthma"
• 20 August 2010 - Colin Clifford, School of Psychology, University of Sydney
  & ARC Centre for Excellence in Vision Science
  "Inside the mind's eye: high resolution fMRI of visual processing in the human brain"
• 13 August 2010 - Elisabeth Lambert, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne
  "The sympathetic nervous system & its role in stress and obesity"
• 6 August 2010 - Michael Ridding, School of Paediatrics & Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide
  "Curing the brain with rTMS therapy"
• 30 July 2010 - Geoff Munns, Centre for Educational Research, University of Western Sydney
  "Thinking the unthinkable: teachers who engage students in poverty"
• 23 July 2010 - Roland Goecke, Faculty of Information Sciences & Engineering, University of Canberra
  "What the face reveals: using facial expression & motion analysis for measuring affect in major depression"
• 15 July 2010 - Francis McGlone, School of Natural Sciences & Psychology,
  Liverpool John Moores University, UK
  "Psychophysical, electrophysiological and neuroimaging investigations of human touch: discriminative and affective properties"
• 9 July 2010 - Michael Murray, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
  "Regulation of the human CYP2J2 gene and its role in cell death and survival"
• 2 July 2010 - Peregrine Osborne, Pain Management Research Institute, University of Sydney
  "Persistent pain after spinal cord injury: understanding mechanisms to develop treatments"
• 25 June 2010 - John Bekkers, Eccles Institure fro Neuroscience, Australian National University
  "Cortical circuits underlying the sense of smell"
• 18 June 2010 - Sam Solomon, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney
  "Motion signals provided by populations of neurones in primate visual cortex"
• 11 June 2010 - Caryl Hill, Eccles Institute for Neuroscience, Australian National University
  "Voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels and cerebrovascular constriction: life beyond the L-type channel"
• 4 June 2010 - Peter Hobbins, Department of History, University of Sydney
  "Taking nothing for granted: Australian medical science before the NHMRC"
• 28 May 2010 - Gemma Figtree, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney
  "Oxidative signaling and regulation of the cardiac Na+K+pump"
• 21 May 2010 - Leanne Williams, Brain Dynamics Centre, University of Sydney
  "An integrative framework: the emotional brain in wellness & illness"
• 14 May 2010 - Michael Farrell, Howard Florey Institute, University of Melbourne
  "Functional brain imaging of interoception"
• 7 May 2010 - Carol Dobson-Stone, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
  "Molecular insights into a novel dementia gene"
• 30 April 2010 - Tertia Purves-Tyson, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
  "Pelvic autonomic ganglia: signalling mechanisms in response to diabetes and steroid hormones"
• 23 April 2010 - Mark Connor, Australian School of Advanced Medicine
  "Cannabinoids and related molecules as probes for novel pharmacological targets"
• 16 April 2010 - Ian Wilson, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney
  "Quality assessment of medical students"
• 9 April 2010 - Hans Pols, Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney
  "Notes from Batavia, the European's graveyard: the debate on acclimatisation in the Dutch East Indies, 1820-1860"
• 26 March 2010 - Skye McDonald, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales
  "Emotion processing deficits following severe traumatic brain injury"
• 19 March 2010 - Gary Housley, Department of Physiology, University of New South Wales
  "Molecular protection from noise-induced hearing loss: insights from transgenic mice"
• 5 March 2010 - Jacqueline Phillips, Australian School of Advanced Medicine
  "Integration of the genetic, protein & metabolic mechanisms driving phenotype in polycystic kidney disease: the rat PKD physiome"
  

2009

• 4 December 2009 - Sarah Dunlop, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia
  "Basic science to spinal cord rehabilitation: what does activity do to nerve cells?"
• 4 December 2009 - Sarah Dunlop, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia
  "Knife edge, cutting edge, leading edge: starting and maintaining a research career"
• 27 November 2009 - Louella McCarthy, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney
  "Between the ideal and a living: women in private medical practice NSW 1890-1939"
• 20 November 2009 - Jennie Brand-Miller, School of Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney
  "Carbohydrates, the glycemic index and weight management"
• 6 November 2009 - Kirsty Jackman, Centre for Education Research, University of Western Sydney
  "Understanding the big fish little pond effect in medical students: relations between academic self-concept and self-evaluation"
• 30 October 2009 - Glenda Halliday, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
  "Dementia syndromes: prevalence and pathological bases"
• 23 October 2009 - Claire Hooker, Centre for Values, Ethics and Law in Medicine, University of Sydney
  "Behave yourself! Writing risk in cancer policy"
• 16 October 2009 - Jennifer Hudson, Department of Psychology, Macquarie University
  "Anxiety disorders in children: aetiology and treatment"
• 9 October 2009 - Sally Redman, Sax Institute
  "Using evidence from research in policy: wiser decisions for a healthier Australia"
• 2 October 2009 - Linda Richards, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland
  "Wiring the brain: mechanisms regulating the development of the corpus callosum in mice and humans"
• 25 September 2009 - Peter Kirkland, Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute
  "The application and potential of rapid molecular diagnostic techniques to medicine"
• 18 September 2009 - Sanja Lujic, School of Medicine, UWS
  "Who uses home and community care services in NSW? Findings from the 45 and Up Study"
• 4 September 2009 - John Hamilton, University of Newcastle
  "Medical humanities and the humanity of medicine"
• 28 August 2009 - Janet Taylor, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
  "Central mechanisms in muscle fatigue"
• 21 August 2009 - Alicia Dennis, Mercy Hospital for Women, University of Melbourne
  "Cardiac function in healthy term pregnant women"
• 14 August 2009 - Michael Peek, Department of Obsetrics and Gynaecology, Nepean Hospital
  "From early pregnancy to pelvic floor dysfunction: perinatal research at Sydney Medical School - Nepean" 
• 7 August 2009 - Richard Bryant, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales
  "The biology of post-traumatic stress disorder: implications for therapy"
• 31 July 2009 - Bruce Storey, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
  "The emergence of newborn intensive care nurseries in Sydney, 1950s - 1980s: bridging a gap between obstetricians and paediatricians"
• 24 July 2009 - Shameran Slewa-Younan, School of Medicine, UWS
  "Traumatic brain injury: do men and women differ?"
• 17 July 2009 - Ruth Hall, School of Molecular and Microbiosciences, University of Sydney
  "Gram negative bacteria - sharing resistance genes amongst species"
• 10 July 2009 - Wendy Jessup,Centre for Vascular Research, University of New South Wales
  "Cells, cholesterol and atherosclerosis"
• 3 July 2009 - Perminder Sachdev, Neuropsychiatric Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital
  "Mirrors in the brain: the entralling and mysterious functions of mirror neurones"
• 26 June 2009 - Marc Wilkins, School of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales
  "The dynamics of protein interaction networks"
• 5 June 2009 - Mike O'Connor, St George Private Hospital
  "Female genital mutiliation and hymenal reconstruction"
• 29 May 2009 - Alan Lem, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Australia
  "Creative music therapy and beyond"
• 22 May 2009 - Ashley Blackshaw, Hanson Institute, Adelaide
  "Interaction between inflammation and sensory nerves in the gut"
• 15 May 2009 - Phil Robinson, Children's Medical Research Institute
  "Dynamin and synaptic vescicle endocytosis in nerve terminals"
• 8 May 2009 - Pascal Carrive, School of Medical Sciences, University of NSW
  "Does hypocretin/orexin play a role in the responses to stress?"
• 1 May 2009 - David Harding, School of Medicine, UWS
  "Selecting Dr Death"
• Marjorie Seaton, Centre for Educational Research, UWS
  "The Big-Fish Little-Pond Effect"
• 24 April 2009 - Joint Research Colloquia of the School of Medicine and School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
• Phillipa Hay, School of Medicine, UWS
  "Stigma and eating disorders: the elephant in the room"
• Anne Cusick, School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, UWS
  "Disorders of consciousness: clinical measurement in traumatic brain injury"
• 17 April 2009 - Bill Brooks, Prince of Wales Medical Research Centre
  "Familial dementia: it's on for young and old"
• 3 April 2009 - Rhonda Griffiths, School of Nursing, UWS
  "Tomorrow's researchers today: developing research in a student cohort"
• 27 March 2009 - Marcus Stoodley, Australian School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University
  "Developing new treatments for brain arteriovenous malformations"
• 20 March 2009 - Sylvia Gustin, Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney
  "New insights into neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury"
• 13 March 2009 - Ian Wilson, School of Medicine, UWS
  "The use and abuse of Likert scales"
• 6 March 2009 - Anthony Maeder, School of Computing and Mathematics, UWS
  "eResearch and medical image repositories"