Tuesday, 15th November ESA-SRB-APEG-NZSE 2022

• Gonadal germ cell cancer risk in DSD - Martine Cools
• Syndromic Forms of Intersex Conditions - Vincent Harley

• SRB The Robinson Research Institute Award - Pradeep Tanwar

• SRB Mercy Perinatal Mid-Career Medal Session - Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino

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• Multidimensional diagnostics with artificial intelligence for adrenal tumours and endocrine hypertension - Graeme Eisenhofer

• Primary aldosteronism: lessons from cells, clinics and consumers - Jun Yang

• Placental endocrine Igf2 regulates maternal metabolism with impacts on fetal growth - Jorge Lopez-Tello

• Polar lipidomics to predict pregnancies at risk of fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia - Lucy A Bartho
• Maternal C1q is required for haemodynamic adaptations to pregnancy, decidual vascular remodelling, and healthy fetal growth - Evangeline A Lovell
• Regulation and function of SPINT1 in human placental trophoblasts  - Ciara N Murphy
• Reduced placental (P)RR inhibits trophoblast growth and placental development - Lachlan Schofield
• C-type natriuretic peptide relaxes omental arteries in a new ex vivo model of preeclampsia. - Bianca R Fato
• Bioprinting a placental model to study the effects of current and emerging treatments of preeclampsia - Claire Richards

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• Meier-Gorlin syndrome and primordial dwarfism - Louise Bicknell
• Emerging new therapies for skeletal dysplasia: changing the rules of the game  - Ravi Savarirayan

• Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH)-mediated preantral follicle atresia is a key determinant of antral follicle counts in mice. - Yiran Zhou
• Iodine excess and thyroid dysfunction in women undergoing oil-soluble contrast hysterosalpingography - Divya Mathews
• Colocalisation of prolactin receptors on warm-sensitive neurons in the preoptic area. - Matt Gillett
•  17 alpha estradiol signalling in metabolism is not exclusively dependant on estrogen receptor alpha expression in gaba- or glutamatergic neurons in male mice.   - Celine Camon

• Prolactin-induced switch in neurohormone secretion in maternal brain  - Siew Hoong Yip

• Potential interplay between the immune system, steroid hormones and reproductive tissue during very early pregnancy in sheep - Jennifer Juengel

Supported by:

Managing time for success
Dr Yassmin Musthaffa

Diversity and inclusion in research
Associate Professor Natalie Hannan 

Science Communication
Dr Izzy Smith

Lunch boxes provided for attendees to this session.

Lunch boxes provided for attendees to this session.

• Transitioning gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) prescribing into primary care. - Rona Carroll

• Diabetes through the lifespan: The paediatric perspective - Maria Craig
• Youth and young adults with Type 1 diabetes and very unhealthy glucose control – what does advanced technology have to offer? - Ben Wheeler
• Pathophysiology of hyperinsulinemia in obesity-infertility through hypothalamus-pituitary-ovary axis in over-eating obese mouse model - Chen Chen
• THE METABOLIC EFFECTS OF A CREBRF GENE VARIANT IN NEW ZEALAND WOMEN - Patricia Whitfield

• IGF-1 assay – is it fit for purpose? - Simon Thompson
• Endocrine Dynamic Testing – harmonisation across Australia and New Zealand - Cherie Chiang
• Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) in infants, children, adolescents and adults. What is different in diagnosis and management ? - Margaret Zacharin
• An approach to discordant thyroid function tests - Chris Florkowski

• Exposure to an oestrogenic endocrine disruptor causes transgenerational effects on male reproductive development - Deidre Mattiske
• Developing a new method to enrich and culture marsupial spermatogonial stem cells - Patrick R S Tatt
• Both prophylactic and therapeutic vaccination protect against Chlamydia muridarum infection-induced impairment of spermatogenesis - Ken W Beagley
• Novel macrophage populations re-define the immunological environment of the mouse testis - Sneha Biniwale
• A novel role for Interferon-epsilon in protecting the male reproductive tract against Zika virus infection - Rukmali Wijayarathna
• Oxidative stress elicits a sequence of complex stress response tactics at different stages of germ cell development - Shenae L Cafe
• Erectile Dysfunction on the Rise: Is Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals a Risk Factor? - Samuel M Cripps
• Temperature dependent phosphorylation of SRSF10 as a mediator of heat stress induced infertility - Jacob Netherton

• Ovarian cancer therapeutics – where are we now and where are we headed?  - Clare Scott
• The highs and lows of clinical research in infertility - Cindy Farquhar
• Science-medicine partnerships: making a difference for infertile and cancer patients - Robert B Gilchrist
• Transforming Fertility Treatment - Craig Harrison

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• Polycomb-dependent epigenetic programming in the oocyte impacts neurological outcomes in the next generation - Sigrid Petautschnig
• PUMA blockade protects oocytes from chemotherapy-induced damage - Lauren R Alesi
• Trace-level exposure of Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) via drinking water is associated with poor oocyte quality and embryo development in mice. - Yasmyn E Winstanley
• Spatial real-time RNA asymmetries differentiate translation capacity of inner and outer cells in the preimplantation mouse embryo - Azelle Hawdon
• Regulatory T cells modulate uterine natural killer cell activation to promote spiral artery remodelling in mice - Shanna L Hosking
• Taking the EasyPhos route: a phosphoproteomic approach to investigating capacitation driven protein phosphorylation in human spermatozoa - Nathan D Burke

• Prolactin modulation of thermoregulatory circuits provides resilience to thermal challenge of pregnancy and lactation - Sharon R Ladyman
• Prolactin as a key regulator of maternal care-giving behaviour in mothers - Rosemary Brown
• Do hormonal contraceptives and cold mimetics modulate energy expenditure and metabolic function in young adults? - Belinda Henry
• Diabetes and Cognitive Function - Velandai Srikanth

• Doctors Won't Treat Patients for Conditions They Don't Have – Why the Definition of Osteoporosis Needs to Change - Ian Reid

• Cardiovascular risk markers in adults with adrenal adenoma and possible autonomous cortisol secretion - Angela Xun-Nan Chen
• Impaired bone formation and reduced strength in young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): pieces of the fracture-risk puzzle - Madhuni Herath
• Testosterone therapy on gender dysphoria, depression, and suicidality in trans and gender diverse individuals seeking masculinisation: a randomised controlled trial - Brendan J Nolan
• Prospective use of an online clinical support tool to validate a predictive risk model in differentiated thyroid cancer - Ayanthi Wijewardene

• Preconception weight intervention improves fertility and metabolic outcomes in mothers and offspring in a mouse model of maternal obesity - Sarah Glastras

• The discovery of a novel contraceptive method for women - Wipawee "Joy" Winuthayanon

4.50pm - 5.15pm Panel Discussion
5.15pm -5.30pm  Q&A

• An altered perspective and an opportunity to change the future.  - Mani Mitchell
• Clinical decisions for and with children and their families - Erin Sharwood
• Changes in European practice around treatment decision-making, including regulation of medical care - Martine Cools
• Human rights considerations in the Australian context - Ghassan Kassisieh

Pre dinner drinks from 7:00pm - 7:30pm

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