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The confirmed keynote speakers this year are :
Sessions will include, but not limited to, the following themes:
| WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 |
| 10:00 AM - WELCOME - A/PROF GREG WOODS |
| 10:05 AM - OFFICIAL OPENING - PROFESSOR ALLAN CARMICHAEL, DEAN FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA |
| 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM SESSION 1 |
| DEVELOPMENT AND DECLINE OF ACADEMIC AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY IN AUSTRALASIA: WHAT WILL SURVIVE? Prof H Konrad Muller School of Medicine, University of Tasmania |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM - MORNING TEA |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM SESSION 2 CHAIR: PROF GARY HALLIDAY |
| EFFECT OF UV RADIATION ON THE EXPRESSION OF CYTOKINES IN CULTURED HUMAN KERATINOCYTE CELL LINES Terrence J. Piva1, Stephen A. Ainger1 and Anthony B. Bedford2 1School of Medical Sciences and 2School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia (terry.piva@rmit.edu.au) |
| NICOTINAMIDE PROTECTION OF SKIN IMMUNITY MAY BE MEDIATED BY PREVENTION OF UV-INDUCED CELLULAR ENERGY LOSS Joohong Park1, Gary M. Halliday1, Diona L. Damian1 1Department of Dermatology, Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute, Sydney Cancer Centre, University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia |
| PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF HEARTS FROM FRATAXIN KNOCKOUT MICE Robert Sutak1, Xiangcong Xu1, Megan Whitnall1, Daniel Vyoral2, Kashem Abul1, Helene Puccio3 and Des R Richardson1 1Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, Iron Metabolism and Chelation Program, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic 3Institut de Genetique et de Biologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM, Universite Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France |
| THE MELANOMA TUMOUR ANTIGEN, P97 (MELANOTRANSFERRIN): FROM IRON METABOLISM TO TUMOURIGENESIS Des Richardson Department of Pathology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Email: d.richardson@med.usyd.edu.au |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - LUNCH |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM SESSION 3 CHAIR: DR DIONA DAMIAN |
| ROLE OF UVB AND UVA IN MELANOMA Edward de Fabo, Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. |
| UV-INDUCED MELANOMA IN THE HGF/SF TRANSGENIC MODEL IS ENHANCED BY DEFICIENCY IN THE NUCLEOSIDE EXCISION REPAIR COMPONENTS XPA, XPC OR XPD BUT NOT CSB. Frances Noonan Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University, Washington DC, |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - AFTERNOON TEA |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM SESSION 4 CHAIR: PROF K. KONRAD MULLER |
| INDUCTION OF MELANOMA IN MICE: THE ROLE OF UVR-INDUCED PROLIFERATION AND MIGRATION Graeme Walker, Michael Kimlin#, Elke Hacker, H. Konrad Muller^, Sugandha Ravishankar, Nicholas Hayward Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, ^University of Tasmania, Hobart #QUT, Brisbane |
| DECREASED EXPRESSION OF IL18 IN THE PATHWAY TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION-INDUCED MELANOMA Elke Hacker1, H. Konrad Muller2, David C. Whiteman1, Sandra Pavey1, Nicholas Hayward1 and Graeme Walker1 1Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2University of Tasmania, School of Medicine, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Please address correspondence to elkeH@qimr.edu.au |
| DEVIL YOU KNOW AND THE DEVIL YOU DON’T KNOW Alexandre Kreiss and Greg Woods Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - WELCOME RECEPTION (BBQ AREA) |
| THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:40 AM SESSION 5 CHAIR: DR GEOFF DANDIE |
| SUNLIGHT AND SKIN CANCER: LESSONS FROM THE IMMUNE SYSTEM Stephen E. Ullrich Department of Immunology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA sullrich@mdanderson.org |
| CHARACTERISATION OF ANTIGEN PROCESSING AND MATURATION BY EPIDERMAL DENDRITIC CELLS DURING DEVELOPMENT Deborah Scott1, Bernadette Bellette2, Greg Woods1 1Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania and 2Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland |
| CHANGES IN THE EXPRESSION OF CYTOKINES IN SKIN CELLS AS THEY BECOME TUMORIGENIC Stephen A. Ainger1, Anthony B. Bedford2 and Terrence J. Piva1 1School of Medical Sciences, 2School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia (s3161098@student.rmit.edu.au) |
| 10:40 AM - 11:15 AM - MORNING TEA |
| 11:15 AM - 12:35 PM SESSION 6 CHAIR: PROF DES RICHARDSON |
| NICOTINAMIDE PROTECTS AGAINST ULTRAVIOLET-INDUCED IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN HUMANS G. Sivapirabu, G. Halliday, D. Damian Department of Dermatology, The Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute, The University of Sydney at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales |
| NEONATAL EXPOSURE TO SOLAR SIMULATED ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION ALTERS SKIN IMMUNE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION Heather M. McGee, Gregory M. Woods Cancer and Immunology Research Group, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia |
| THE CONTRIBUTION OF VOLUNTEER AND ULTRAVIOLET FACTORS TO THE INDUCTION OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN HUMANS YJ Renwick, GM Halliday, DL Damian Dermatology, Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute, Sydney Cancer Centre, University of Sydney at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, 2050, Australia |
| IDENTIFYING THE UV-INDUCED REGULATORY CELL RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPRESSION OF ALLERGIC RESPONSES IN A MURINE ASTHMA MODEL Jacqueline P. McGlade1, Shelley Gorman1, John J. Finlay-Jones1, Deborah H. Strickland1, Prue H. Hart1 1 Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth Email: jacquelinem@ichr.uwa.edu.au |
| 12:35 PM - 1:30 PM - LUNCH |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM SESSION 7 CHAIR: A/PROF LIZA SNOW |
| BRM AND BRG-1 PROTEIN EXPRESSION IS LOST LATE IN THE PROGRESSION OF NON-MELANOMA SKIN CANCER FROM BENIGN TO MALIGNANT 1V. L. Bock, 1,2J. G. Lyons, 1G. M. Halliday 1Dermatology Research Laboratories, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 2Sydney Head & Neck Cancer Institute, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia |
| STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF NOVEL IRON CHELATORS: TARGETING POTENT ANTI-TUMOUR ACTIVITY Danuta S. Kalinowski1, Yu Yu1, Philip C. Sharpe2, Mohammed Islam2, Yi-Tyng Liao3, David B. Lovejoy1, Naresh Kumar3, Paul V. Bernhardt2 and Des R. Richardson1 1Iron Metabolism and Chelation Program, Department of Pathology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, 2Centre for Metals in Biology, Department of Chemistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072 and 3School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, 2052 |
| THE EFFECT OF UV RADIATION ON TACE ACTIVITY IN HUMAN KERATINOCYTE CELL LINES Rethika Ravi and Terrence J. Piva School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia Email: (rethika.ravi@rmit.edu.au) |
| IDENTIFYING THE MAIN CELL SIGNALLING PATHWAY IN UV-IRRADIATED HUMAN KERATINOCYTE CELL CULTURES Visalini Muthusamy & Terrence J. Piva School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Vic 3083, Australia (visalini.muthusamy@rmit.edu.au) |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - AFTERNOON TEA |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM SESSION 8 CHAIR: A/PROF TERRENCE PIVA |
| TOPICALLY APPLIED VITAMIN D ACTIVATES REGULATORY T CELLS IN NAÏVE MICE Shelley Gorman, Melinda A. Judge, L. Alexandra Kuritzky, Prue H. Hart Telethon Institute for Child Health Research 100 Roberts Rd, Subiaco, WA, 6008, Australia shelleyg@ichr.uwa.edu.au |
| PROTECTION AGAINST ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION-INDUCED SKIN CARCINOGENESIS BY 1,25-DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D3 AND A RAPID-ACTING LOW CALCEMIC ANALOG K.M. Dixon1, R. Mohan1, A.W. Norman2, J.E. Bishop2, G.M. Halliday3, V.E. Reeve4 and R.S. Mason1 1Department of Physiology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006 2Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA, 92521, 3Department of Medicine (Dermatology), and 4Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006 Email: katied@physiol.usyd.edu.au |
| DIETARY VITAMIN D3 INFLUENCES UVB INDUCED DNA DAMAGE AND IMMUNOSUPPRESSION Roslyn C. Malley1, H. Konrad Muller2 and Gregory M. Woods1 1Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7000, 2School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart 7000 (r_malley@utas.edu.au) |
| THE TASMANIAN PLATYPUS AND RISK POSED BY MUCOR AMPHIBIORIUM Niall Stewart Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania |
| 5:00 PM - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
| 6:30 PM - CONFERENCE DINNER - BOARDWALK - WREST POINT |
| FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM SESSION 9 CHAIR: DR VIVIENNE REEVE |
| LINKAGES BETWEEN OZONE DEPLETION AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES Prof. Janet F. Bornman International Global Change Institute (IGCI), The University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand (JBornman@waikato.ac.nz) |
| GLOBAL WARMING AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN MEDICINE (TO BE CONFIRMED) |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - MORNING TEA |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM SESSION 10 CHAIR: A/PROF GREG WOODS |
| IL-6, HO-1 INDUCTION BY UVA RADIATION AND OESTROGENIC PATHWAYS INTERACT FOR PHOTOIMMUNE PROTECTION IN THE SKIN Vivienne E. Reeve, Munif Allanson and Diane Domanski Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia v.reeve@vetp.usyd.edu.au |
| EXPRESSION OF THE FIRST FIVE PHOSPHODIESTERASE FAMILIES IN UV AND NON-UV IRRADIATED MOUSE SKIN, SKIN CANCER CELL LINES, AND SKIN TUMOUR MODELS Allanson M, and Reeve VE Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, N.S.W. 2006, Sydney, Australia |
| SUBERYTHEMAL SUNLIGHT, BOTH ULTRAVIOLET A AND B WAVEBANDS INDUCE MUTATIONS WHICH LEAD TO SKIN CANCER IN HUMANS Xiao X. Huang1, Françoise Bernerd2, Gary M. Halliday1 1Dermatology Research Laboratories, Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research Institute, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. 2Life Sciences Research, L’Oreal Centre Charles Zviak, Clichy, France |
| IMAGES OF THE ANTARCTIC |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - LUNCH AND CLOSING OF CONFERENCE |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - FORMATION OF A PHOTOBIOLOGY WORKING GROUP (TO BE CONFIRMED) |
| POSTERS |
| PROTEOMIC IDENTIFICATION OF OXIDATIVELY MODIFIED EPIDERMAL PROTEINS IN A UV-INDUCED MOUSE MODEL OF SKIN CARCINOGENESIS Zoulika Kherrouche1, Ngari Teakle1, Philip E. Morgan2, Michael J. Davies2, Vivienne E. Reeve3, Alun Jones4, and Nicholas A. Saunders1,5 1 Epithelial Pathobiology Group, Cancer Biology Programme, Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine, University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD 4102, Australia. z.kherrouche@uq.edu.au; 2 Free Radical Group, The Heart Research Institute, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia; 3 Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 4 Institute of Molecular Bioscience, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia; 5 School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, QLD, Australia |
| A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY: LOW LEVELS OF OXIDATIVE STRESS TRIGGER HORMESIS, AN ADAPTIVE CELLULAR RESPONSE Liza Snow, PhD1 1School of Human Life Sciences, University of Tasmania, Launceston, TAS 7250 (elizabeth.snow@utas.edu.au) |
| OESTROGEN RECEPTOR ß AND INCREASING UVA/UVB RATIOS ATTENUATE THE APOPTOTIC EFFECTS OF THE UVB WAVEBAND IN MOUSE SKIN Cho, Jun-lae¹, Katie Dixon², Munif Allanson¹, Vivienne Reeve¹ ¹Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney ²Faculty of Medical Science, University of Sydney, Sydney |
| A NOVEL IRON CHELATOR REDUCES NEOINTIMAL PROLIFERATION IN A COLLAR MOUSE MODEL OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS Nik Tavakoli N, Whitnall M, Hambly BD, Richardson DR, Bao S Discipline of Pathology, Bosch Institute and School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia |