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Tuesday 24th November

Session 1 - 08.30

	Chair: Dr Nathan Absalom	Room CR1
8.30	An epilepsy or a developmental disorder? It depends on GABAA receptor function	Dr Nathan Absalom Western Sydney University	SS13
9.00	Channeling uncertainty: A functional approach to assess the significance of CACNA1G variants	Dr Ricio Finol-Urdaneta University of Wollongong	SS14
9.30	Functional characterisation of epilepsy-associated KCNT1 variants: how electrophysiology can help find a cure	A/Prof Grigori Rychkov University of South Australia	SS15
10.00	Mechanism underlying increased inhibition causing epilepsy	A/Prof Philip Ahring University of Sydney	SS16

	Chair: Prof Betty Exintaris	Room CR2
8.30	Cracking the code: a scaffold approach to teaching physiology students coding	Dr Nadia Cerminara University of Bristol	ES1
9.00	Science Communication and Critical Thinking in Physiology Education	A/Prof. Angelina Fong University of Melbourne	ES2
9.30	Integrating AI in Physiology Education: Enhancing Research Skills and Laboratory Competencies	Dr Chantal Hoppe Monash University	ES3
10.00	Verbal Vivas for Deeper Learning in Physiology	Dr Alex M Parker Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences	ES8

	Chair: Prof Severine Lamon	Room CR3/4
8.30	HDAC4 myonuclear reprogramming underlies denervation, atrophy and weakness following musculoskeletal trauma	A/Prof Chris Fry University of Kentucky	SS17
9.00	Exploring the strategies of skeletal muscle growth and ageing in fish	Dr Avnika Ruparelia Monash University	SS18
9.30	Rethinking the role of growth signals in aging skeletal muscle	Dr Daniel Ham University of Basel	SS19
10.00	Skeletal Muscle in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - not just an innocent bystander	A/Prof Shu Ngo University of Queensland	SS20

Morning Tea 10.30-11.00

Michael Roberts Lecture - 11.00

	Michael Roberts Lecture	Room CR3/4
11.00	ADInstruments Product Presentation
11.05	Prof Betty Exintaris Michael Roberts Lecture

Lunch and Posters 12.05 - 13.00

Poster session	Foyer
Establishment of a Human iPSC Model of the Cav1.2 L152I Variant: Insights into Cardiac Differentiation and Characterization	Yuan-Chin Lee University of Western Australia	P1
Effects of fecal microbiota transplantation from exercised and/or insulin supplemented donors on physical and metabolic parameters in diet-induced obese mice	Masato Kawashima Kyushu Institute of Technology	P2
Targeted screening in a Drosophila model of KCNT1 epilepsy	Rashid Hussain University of South Australia	P3
Stable levels of OxiDx, a biomarker of oxidative stress, is correlated with enhanced performance in Australian Thoroughbred racehorses	Peter Arthur University of Western Australia	P4

Session 3 - 13.00

	Chair: Dr Bianca Bernardo	Room CR1
13.00	Developing approaches to screen for cardioprotective therapies for heart failure using human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiac organoids	Kevin Watt Murdoch Children's Research Institute	FC30
13.15	Phenytoin Inhibition Of Ryanodine Channels (RYR2) Depends On RYR2 Post-Translational Modification In Human Heart Failure	Kafa Walweel University of Queensland	FC32
13.30	A novel antihypertrophic L-type calcium channel modulator for the prevention of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	Tegan Er University of Western Australia	FC33
13.45	Early plasma proteome alterations in genetically distinct mouse models of familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may reveal mechanisms of disease	Hemna Govindaraju University of Western Australia	FC34
14.00	Perfusion-dependent modulation of muscle contractility: an alternative perspective on fatigue and blood flow	Simon Green Western Sydney University	FC35

	Chair: Dr Louise Ainscough	Room CR2
13.00	ADInstrument hands-on presentation
13.30	Human Ai-ssessments	Michael Leung Monash University	EF1
13.45	Chatting to our Students’ Future Selves: Using AI Chatbots to Explore Career Pathways in First-Year Medical Science Education	Craig Campbell University of Sydney	EF2
14.00	Twelve Tips for Navigating the Frontier of AI-assisted assessments: Challenges, Skills, and Solutions	Suzanne Estaphan ANU	EF3
14.15	Integrating Planetary Health in an undergraduate Exercise Physiology assessment using co-design	Marwa Abdoul Ghayour Monash University	EF4

	Chair: Dr Kristy Swiderski	Room CR3/4
13.00	Deep learning for automated quantification of histopathological features in skeletal muscles of dysferlin-deficient mice	Lia Munut University of Western Australia	FC22
13.15	The designer cytokine IC7Fc attenuates semaglutide-induced loss of muscle mass	Raphael Delisavvas Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences	FC23
13.30	Evaluating skeletal muscle dysfunction and recovery in a zymosan model of critical illness in mice	Amy Bongetti University of Melbourne	FC24
13.45	Murine arylamine n-acetyltransferase 2 as a modulator of skeletal muscle responses in MND: Implications for disease progression and myogenesis	Melinder Gill University of Queensland	FC25
14.00	The integrated stress response protects muscle function in a mouse model of mitochondrial myopathy	Alexis Diaz Vegas University of Sydney	FC26
14.15	Early biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation in dysferlinopathy	Georgia Brown University of Western Australia	FC27
14.30	Evaluating a panel of plasma biomarkers of DMD in taurine-treated juvenile mdx mice	Irene Tsioutsias University of Western Australia	FC28
14.45	Targeting the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) to improve skeletal muscle health in rheumatoid arthritis	Kristy Swiderski University of Melbourne	FC29

Afternoon Tea 15.00-15.25

Special Symposium - 15.25

	Chair: Prof Livia Hool	Room CR3/4
15.25	Aurora Scientific Product Presentation
15.30	Neurophysiology and Respiratory Physiology	Prof Simon Gandevia
15.50	Fetal and Maternal Physiology	Em Prof Eugenie Lumbers UNSW and University of Newcastle
16.10	Muscle and Exercise Physiology	Prof Gordon Lynch University of Melbourne
16.30	Physiology Education	Dr Trevor Lewis UNSW
16.50	Cardiovascular Physiology	Em Prof David Allen University of Sydney
17.10	Membrane Physiology (Ion Channels)	D Prof David Adams University of Wollongong

Conference Dinner - 19.00

The Conference dinner will be held on Tuesday 25th November at the Rydges hotel. The venue is approximately 20 minutes from the conference by light rail (with 15 minute walk) or 10 minutes by taxi or rideshare. The address is 116-118 James Ruse Drive Parramatta. All registrants will have a ticket included in the costs of registration

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