Tuesday, 25th August ESA-SRB Conference 2015

• Metabolism strikes back: metabolic flux regulates cell signalling and proliferation - Evan Simpson
• SERPINA1 is a direct Estrogen Receptor target gene and a predictor of survival in breast cancer patients - Shiuan Chen
• Genetically Modified Mouse Models to Dissect the Physiological Roles of ERα’s Functional Domains - Kenneth Korach
• Dysregulated metabolism in obesity and breast cancer: Clues to novel therapeutics strategies?  - Kristy Brown

• Effects of dietary probiotic on growth performance, blood characteristics, and immune responses to a lipopolysaccharide challenge of Hanwoo heifers - Ki Yong Chung
• Endocrine collateral damage - Amy Hsieh
• Biological Activity and In Vivo Half-Life of Pro-Activin A - Katharine E Johnson
• Pharmacokinetics of Leptin in the Gut of Mice - James R McFarlane
• Is oxytocin receptor SNP rs53576 a potential biomarker for psychological resilience? - James McFarlane
• FGF9 activity from normal males and a 46,XY female - Makoto Ono
• Castration Effects on the Expression of Kisspeptin and Rf-Amide Related Peptide-3 and their Co-Expression with Oestrogen Receptor a in the Ram Hypothalamus. - Christopher J Scott
• F2 fetal nephron number and weight benefits of endurance exercise training for females born small on high fat diet - Mary Wlodek
• Pituitary Metastases - Veronica Wong

• Management of Diabetes in Lung Transplant Recipients - Aleena S Ali
• Time-specific basal cortisol cut-offs are a more reliable predictor of passing a Synacthen Stimulation Test than a single threshold level. - Imran Badshah
• Tamoxifen reduces hepatic VLDL production in women: a possible GH-mediated mechanism for the development of fatty liver  - Vita Birzniece
• Hypophosphataemic osteomalacia associated with iron infusions: Report of three cases - Ramy Bishay
• Extremes of autoimmune thyroid dysfunction associated with interferon treatment in one patient - Ramy Bishay
• Iodine status in women of childbearing age - Kharis Burns
• Increased fat mass contributes to increased insulin resistance in men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. - Ada Cheung
• Ovarian Reserve of Women with Germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations. - Ian m Collins
• Histological skeletal muscle changes in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy. - Casey de Rooy
• Quality of life decrements in men with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy. - Casey de Rooy
• Comparison of the insulin tolerance test against the glucagon stimulation and short Synacthen tests in patients with suspected hypopituitarism. - Sunita MC De Sousa
• Fine needle aspiration of the thyroid: correlation with final histopathology in a series of 187 patients. - Chris Gilfillan
• Transient Hypercalcaemia in Hospitalised Elderly Patients: an Association with Underlying Hyperparathyroidism and Vitamin D Supplementation - Florence Gunawan
• Timely Commencement of Anti-resorptive Therapy Post Fragility Fractures: a Discrepancy Between Recommendations and Clinical Practice - Hui Yi HN Ng
• "Parachutes to Prevention" – A conceptual change in acute adrenal insufficiency education - Julie Hetherington
• A case of primary amenorrhoea and hyperandrogenism - Michelle Isaacs
• An Odd Hot Spot - Michelle Isaacs
• Calcium stimulation test to localize insulinomas- Local centre experience - Tripti Joshi
• IGF-1/IGFBP-1 axis are closely associated with insulin secretion in Korean children. - Min Sun Kim
• Utility of FDG-PET CT scanning in succinate dehydrogenase B mutation related lesions - Elena R Kornaczewski
• Hypokalaemia Post-Saline Suppression Test in Primary Hyperaldosteronism - Melissa H Lee
• Dilemmas In The Diagnosis Of Cushing’s Syndrome In The Acutely Unwell Patient - Melissa Lee
• Treatment Resistant Papillary Thyroid Cancer - Jaime Lin
• Subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy related to TSH receptor blocking antibodies: An unique clinical conundrum  - Shao Feng Mok
• Accuracy of Direct Progesterone Immunoassay vs Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry  - N Shankara Narayana
• Paradoxical reduction in corticosteroid-binding globulin cleavage is seen in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency: implications for cortisol homeostasis - Marni A Nenke
• The Prevalence of BRAF V600 Mutations and its Associated Histopathology Features in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in New Caledonia and Australia - Luisa Olaya
• Effect of denosumab on glucose control in subjects with diabetes or pre-diabetes from the FREEDOM study - Karl Peters
• Predictors For Surgically Resected Non-Functioning Pituitary Adenoma Requiring Secondary Intervention - Jeyakantha Ratnasingam
• Characteristics, Diagnoses and Clinical and Genetic Outcomes of Patient Population Attending a Multidisciplinary Familial Endocrine Neoplasia Clinic - Emma Scott
• Intermittent moderate energy restriction improves weight loss efficiency in diet-induced obese mice - Radhika V Seimon
• Radioactive Iodine ablation of differentiated Thyroid cancer as per 2009 ATA guidelines and future directions: single centre experience –retrospective review. - Divya Srivastava
• Acromegaly: Outcomes from a single pituitary surgeon service in Christchurch New Zealand - Thomas Upton
• Graves’ Dermopathy: a report of three cases - Anna K Watts
• Regrowth of non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas undergoing surgery in a single Australian centre. - Anna Watts
• Examining the indications and results of bone densitometry performed in a large metropolitan teaching hospital. - Nisha Venkatesh
• Post-Partum Osteoporosis Due To Systemic Mastocytosis: 2 Case Studies - Jasmine J Zhu

• Hurt in the Sternum - Dushyanthy Arumugam
• Desmopressin, Oxytocin and a Failing Heart - Kharis Burns
• A rare type of aggressive thyroid cancer : review of the literature for treatment options - Daniela Chan
• Undiagnosed Asymptomatic Phaeochromocytoma Causing Intra- Operative Haemodynamic Crisis in a Patient with Type One Diabetes. - Anna Galligan
• Hypoglycemic Encephalopathy and the Severity of Brain Injury: A Case Report  - Rinky Giri
• A case of frontal bone aneurysmal bone cyst in association with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia - Thomas Hadwen
• MEN1 and paraganglioma: expanding the clinical spectrum of MENIN mutations. - Jessica E Harris
• Tetany Associated with Teriparatide Therapy: A Case Report - Brianna Hatswell
• Bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia and systematic testing for aberrant receptors: a bumpy journey - Alice Hong
• Multiple paragangliomas in a 17-year old male with post-micturition symptoms - P M Jansen
• Hemiballismus: a rare complication of diabetic nonketotic hyperosmolar state - Pieter M Jansen
• Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis in a young adult with type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder - Angela S Lee
• Double Trouble In The Pituitary: A Case Report - Melissa H Lee
• An unusual cause of recurrent severe hypokalaemia - Kristina McDonnell
• Pituitarius, where art thou? - Emily Meyer
• Flushed with excitement – a heartfelt case of carcinoid syndrome - Tara Naige
• Thyroid hormone resistance, a case report - Anna K Watts
• Vitamin C deficiency: an overlooked risk factor for impaired wound healing in patients with diabetes mellitus - Sharon Yeoh

• Addition of a Mitochondrial Antioxidant to Culture Media Improves Embryo Development and Metabolism in an Aged Mouse Model - Cassandra O. Carbone
• Decreased antioxidative gene expression in skeletal muscle in individuals conceived by In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) - Miaoxin Chen
• Efficacy of a Cue-Mate Intravaginal Insert and Injection of Prostaglandin F₂ ɑ For Synchronizing Estrus in Hanwoo Cattle - Sangrae Cho
• Epigenetic and microRNA-mediated regulation of adult hippocampal VGLUT2 expression following early prenatal ethanol exposure - Suyinn Chong
• Factors contributing to the poor reproductive performance of ewe lambs - Sara J Edwards
• Differential maternal and paternal genome effects on circulating thyroid hormone concentrations and deiodinase expression in the midgestation fetus - Consuelo Estrella
• Consequences of culturing preimplantation embryos individually - Rebecca Kelley
• Effect of DNA methyltransferases on the reprogramming of methylation during early mouse embryo development - Yan Li
• Effect of thyroid hormones  on  porcine  oocyte maturation in vitro.  - Mark B Nottle
• Multipotent cell types in primary fibroblast cell lines used to clone pigs using somatic cell nuclear transfer. - Mark B Nottle
• Thiazovivin, a Rho kinase inhibitor, improves stemness maintenance of bovine embryo-derived pluripotent stem cells under chemically defined culture conditions - Sangho Roh
• Grey Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM): A novel method to access the texture of mouse embryos derived from assisted reproductive technology (ART) - Cheow Yuen (Tiffany) Tan
• Hyperglycaemic stress increases blastomere heterogeneity in pre-implantation mouse embryos - Emma K Tregoweth
• The reduction in melatonin level may contribute to the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer - Jiayi Wan

• The influence of ovarian hormones on the uterine immune response - Christina D Marth
• Testicular activin A during the development of autoimmune orchitis in mice - Nour Nicolas
• Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) has an increased rate of conversion to the active form after puberty. - Michael W Pankhurst

• In Utero Exposure to the Insulin Sensitising Drug Metformin Reduces the Fertility of Male Offspring  - Michael J Bertoldo
• Transcriptome analysis of the developing phallus after hormonal manipulation in a marsupial  - Yu Chen
• Proteins expression in caput and corpus epididymis of Akodon cursor (Rodentia, Cricetidae) - Mariana M Neves
• A combination of growth factors is sufficient to promote testis development in the absence of Sry.  - Patrick Western
• Activin over-expression and subsequent testicular tumour development is associated with androgen deficiency and structural alterations in the reproductive tract of adult male Inha^-/- mice - Rukmali Wijayarathna

• Hypothalamic endoplasmic reticulum stress disrupts estradiol production, ovulation and cyclicity in a novel obese mouse model-Blobby mouse. - Linda Wu
• Quantification of granulosa cells in mouse ovarian follicles - Mohammad Asaduzzaman
• The effect of Gas5 lncRNA on oocyte maturation and embryo development - Thao D Dinh
• Effect of ovarian disaggregation on murine follicle yield and quality - John Drummond
• The effects of L-carnitine treatment prior to IVF on porcine oocyte maturation and post-fertilization events - Christopher G Grupen
• Verification of Connexin43 in porcine oocytes during in vitro maturation - Seunghoon Lee
• BMF regulates primordial follicle loss during adolescence - Seng H Liew
• The effect of impaired function of BMPs by passive immunization on the protein expression of BMPR1B, FSHR and LHR in the mouse ovary - James R McFarlane
• Expression profile of reproductive receptors during aging of the human ovarian follicle - Sheena L.P. Regan
• A Sensitive Mass Spectrometry Method for the Simultaneous Quantification of Adenosine Nucleotides in Oocytes and Granulosa Cells - Dulama Richani
• The pan-sirtuin inhibitor, nicotinamide, disrupts the meiosis I-to-meiosis II transition in mouse oocytes - Angelique Riepsamen
• Insulin impacts cumulus oocyte complex maturation and early embryo development in vitro - Mitchell D Ross
• Plasma Anti-Mullerian Hormone is related to oestrus expression in lactating sows - Alice C Weaver

• INSR rs2059806 polymorphism and the risk of preeclampsia - Prabha Andraweera
• Pseudopregnancy Induction in the Spiny Mouse (Acomys cahirinus) - Nadia Bellofiore
• Predicting Pregnancy Complications from Maternal Buffy Coat DNA at 15 Weeks Gestation - Tina Bianco-Miotto
• Molecular analysis of the human placental SLC13A4 sulphate transporter: relevance to fetal growth and development. - Paul A Dawson
• Feeding caffeine to gestational sows reduces stillbirth rates - Brooke Dearlove
• Exploring the potential of mesenchymal stem cell transplantation into human placentae in vitro - Jo James
• RNA interference-mediated knockdown of BMP receptors in cultured bovine theca cells: effects on androgen secretion and cell proliferation/survival - Phil Knight
• Association between growth rates, age at first calving and subsequent fertility in Holstein heifers - Hyun-Joo Lim
• Maternal Obesity negatively impacts on fetal kidney development, maternal health and birth outcomes in an Indigenous Australian cohort - Eugenie R Lumbers
• Sex differences in the human placental methylome  - Benjamin Mayne
• Identification of salivary and placental proteins associated with subsequent allergic disease in childhood - Nurul NHMZ Mohamad Zainal
• Plasma Anti-Mullerian Hormone and in vitro embryo quality in lactating sows - William H E J Van Wettere

• Chromatin Pattern and Status of Global DNA Methylation in Human Spermatozoa - Jaleh Barzideh
• ALDH2 protects stallion spermatozoa from lipid peroxidation-induced loss of motility - Zamira Gibb
• The Role of ESRP1 During Gametogenesis - Seyedeh Shaghayegh Saeidi
• Sperm motility of frozen-semen derived from epididymis in young bull and blastocyst development after in vitro fertilization in Hanwoo - Chang-Seok Park
• Tob1 protein is a novel regulator of gonadal function - farnaz shapouri

• Effect of low oxygen on the pro-angiogenic pathways of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) in a human trophoblast cell line - Sarah J Delforce
• An altered proliferative phase uterine microenvironment in idiopathic infertile women - Harriet C Fitzgerald
• Investigation of the production and signalling of insulin in the endometrium - Bogdan Gavriliouk
• VAMP2 and Syntaxin 3 coordinate vesicle machinery in uterine epithelial cells during early pregnancy in the rat. - Sadaf Kalam
• Identification of Haemoglobin and possible role in pre-implantation embryo development - Megan Lim
• Quantitative assessment of uterine receptivity prior to embryo transfer increases implantation rate to >95% - Jared Mamrot
• Proteomic and functional characterization of human endometrial epithelial exosomes reveal cargo proteins essential for embryo-maternal interactions - Hong PT Nguyen
• Suggested Role for Alpha-Parvin and MAPK/Erk Phosphorylation in Focal Adhesion Disassembly During Early Pregnancy in the Rat - Leigh Nicholson

The Worldsend Hotel, 208 Hindley Street, Adelaide 

• Do intra-uterine androgens play a critical role in preparation for pregnancy in women? - Douglas Gibson

• Endometrial hyperplasia and cancer: Side effects of miscommunication - Pradeep Tanwar
• Androgen Action and Ovarian Function in Health and Disease - Kirsty A Walters
• Why boys are more likely to be born preterm: a novel mechanism for maintaining the fetal membranes in pregnancy - Kirsty G Pringle
• Uncovering new roles of chromatin: control of gene activation and splicing by testis-specific histone variant, mH2A.B/H2A.Lap1. - Tanya Soboleva

• High circulating fetal progesterone elevates fetal free cortisol levels through cortisol displacement from corticosteroid-binding globulin - Nicolette A Hodyl
• High maternal corticosterone levels during pregnancy programs sex-specific alterations in adrenal morphology and function in adult offspring of mice. - Lisa K Akison
• Nutrition, growth and developmental rate affect the timing of mammalian growth axis maturation - Brandon R Menzies
• Restricted placental growth does not reduce spontaneous activity in the adolescent or young adult sheep. - Manpreet Kaur
• Comprehensive Assessment of the Haemostatic System in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome  - Genia Burchall
• Bisphenol A and childhood overweight and obesity: is there a link? - Bridget Maher

• Fetal programming in 2yo calving heifers: Effects of maternal peri-conception and first trimester protein supplementation on progeny feedlot performance, appetite and carcass characteristics - Katrina J Copping
• Penicillamine attenuates the agglutination of ram sperm in capacitating media - Tamara Leahy
• Y2 Receptor ligands act within the median eminence to regulate Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Secretion - Leila Arbabi
• Regulation of Fibrillin Genes During Development of the Bovine and Human Ovary  - Nicole A Bastian

• Detection of aggregated transthyretin in placental extracellular vesicles: importance for preeclampsia - Mancy Tong
• Marginal zinc deficiency in mice during pregnancy and lactation reduces fetal growth and increases maternal blood pressure - Rebecca Wilson
• Dietary-induced obesity suppresses expression of the nuclear receptor Reverba in placenta and fetal liver; implications for circadian and metabolic development - Rachael Crew
• Prenatal exposure to the plasticizer bisphenol A (BPA) and adverse birth outcomes in human epidemiological studies - Bridget Maher

• NAD⁺ availability is critical for meiotic maturation in mouse oocytes  - Laurin Lau
• Plk1 is essential for establishing cortical actin polarity in mouse oocytes - Wai Shan Yuen
• Cumulin, an oocyte-secreted heterodimer of the transforming growth factor-ß family, is a potent activator of granulosa cells and improves oocyte quality - Robert B Gilchrist
• Regulated expression of Heat Shock Proteins during ovulation and oocyte maturation. - Macarena Gonzalez

A/Prof Morton Burt, Department of Endocrinology, Flinders University

Dr Darren Saunders, Head, Ubiquitin Signaling Group, Garvan Institute of Medical Research

• Integrated Approaches to Understanding Cancer Metabolism. - Darren Saunders

• Gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes: the impact of different treatment targets at two major Australian maternity services. - Sally Abell
• Is Specificity Desirable in Urinary Free Cortisol Measurement? Comparison of 2 Immunoassays and Tandem Mass Spectroscopy. - Ingrid Bretherton
• Differential associations of ferritin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D with fasting glucose and diabetes risk in community dwelling older men. - Simon Carrivick
• Neutral associations of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone and estradiol with fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, and mortality in men aged 17-97 years - Yi Xian Chan
• Effects of Androgen Deprivation on the Biomechanical Function of the Lower-limb Muscles during Gait in Men - Ada Cheung
• Poor glycaemic control is associated with decreased survival in patients with diabetes following lung transplantation - Kathryn Hackman
• The Mythology of Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency - Sonali Shah
• Effect of Glucocorticoid on Brown Adipose Tissue Function in Humans – A Randomised Double-blind Placebo Controlled Cross-over Study - Moe Thuzar

• Pharmacological strategies for the prevention of preterm birth - Jeff Keelan
• Inflammation and male reproductive health - Mark Hedger
• Novel Mechanisms for Seminal Fluid Signalling in Reproduction - John E Schjenken
• Chlamydia infections in male koalas; impacts on spermatogenesis and reproductive outcomes - Ken Beagley

• New regulators of mammalian sex determination and gonad development - Dagmar Wilhelm
• Temperature-dependent sex determination in a variable world: mechanisms of a plastic response? - Lisa Schwanz
• Defining the mechanisms responsible for establishing and maintaining a pool of high quality oocytes. - Karla Hutt
• Monotremes provide novel insights into mammalian reproduction and disease - Frank Grutzner