MIIN Symposium Program

 08:30-09:00

Registration

 09:00-10:30

Session 1
Chair: Paul Hertzog, Monash Institute of Medical Research

   09:00-09:45

'HIV latency: Mechanisms and strategies for treatment’ 
Keynote Speaker: Sharon Lewin, Alfred Hospital Infectious Diseases

   09:45-10:00

'The alpha-toxin of Clostridium septicum causes programmed necrosis in murine myoblast cells'
Catherine Kennedy, Monash Institute of Medical Research 

   10:00-10:15

'Autophagy decreases the survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei in phagocytic cells lines'
Meabh Cullinane, Microbiology

   10:15-10:30

'VZV evasion of the innate immune response'
Aaron Irving, Monash Institute of Medical Research

 10:30-11:00

Morning Tea

 11:00-12:30

Session 2
Chair: Heidi Drummer, Burnet Institute

   11:00-11:15

'Molecular studies of HIV-1 infection in the central nervous system'
Daniel Cowley, Burnet Institute

   11:15-11:30

'THUNDER: computational methods for innate immune systems biology'
Shamith Samarajiwa, Monash Institute of Medical Research

   11:30-11:45

'Spontaneous capsule loss in P. multocida: insights into regulation of virulence'
Jason Steen, Microbiology

   11:45-12:00

'An atomic force microscopy investigation of the influence of growth phase and colistin exposure on the morphology of Acinetobacter baumannii'
Rachel Soon, Victorian College of Pharmacy

   12:00-12:15

'Regulation of the novel type I Interferon - IFNe'
Ka Yee Fung, Monash Institute of Medical Research

   12:15-12:30

'Heterologous immune response of rats immunised with a vaccine produced in tomato'
Robert Shepherd, School of Biological Sciences

 12:30-13:30

Lunch

 13:30-15:00

Session 3
Chair: Maria Kaparakis, Microbiology

   13:30-13:45

'The role of GP130 dependent STAT1 and STAT3 activity on regulating TLR-driven inflammation'
Claire Greenhill, Monash Institute of Medical Research

   13:45-14:00

'Identification of thioredoxin and protein disulfide isomerization motifs in hepatitis C virus envelope glycoproteins E1 and E2: roles in virus assembly and entry'
Johanna Dean, Burnet Institute

   14:00-14:15

'The role of lipid rafts in Helicobacter pylori interactions with host cells'
Melanie Hutton, Microbiology

   14:15-14:30

'Development of a rapid point of care test for estimation of CD4+ T cell counts for use in resource constrained settings'
Simone van de Waarsenburg, Burnet Institute

   14:30-14:45

'Structure function analysis of IFN antiviral signaling'
Rebecca Piganis, Monash Institute of Medical Research

   14:45-15:00

'Toll-like receptor 4 ligation exacerbates renal and lung injury in auto-immune vasculitis'
Shaun Summers, Monash Medical Centre

 15:00-15:30

Afternoon tea

 15:30-17:00

Session 4
Chair: Ben Adler, Microbiology

   15:30-15:45

'Using novel histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) to eliminate the latent HIV-1 CD4+ T cell reservoir'
Miranda Xhilaga, Medicine (Alfred)

   15:45-16:00

'Transforming growth factor-β enhances rhinovirus infection in a fibroblast and myofobroblast model of asthma'
Belinda Thomas, Monash Medical Centre

   16:00-16:15

'Babesia bovis; mechanism of pathogenesis'
Sejal Gohil, Microbiology

   16:15-16:30

'A molecular survey of the Indonesian HIV epidemic confirms dynamic transmission between vulnerable populations'
Claire Ryan, Burnet Institute

   16:30-16:45

'Extended cytokine production by the testicular epithelial Sertoli cell in response to unpurified LPS and TLR2 ligands, relative to purified LPS (TLR4)'
Wendy Winnall, Monash Institute of Medical Research

   16:45-17:00

'High content screening in discovery science'
Trevor Wilson, Monash Institute of Medical Research

 17:00-19:00

Poster Session, food and drinks

   18:00-18:20

Oral/Poster Prize Presentation