19-25 Oct 2021 Central Clinical School recent publications

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Recent publications featuring research as notified by PubMed during 19-25 Oct 2021 from Central Clinical School affiliated researchers in the following departments. The below is not a comprehensive list. The most recent validated publications for the school and departments can be seen on their publications pages, linked to from the headings below. Otherwise, read down the entry for recent notifications.

Congratulations to Dr Matt Snelson on ECR symposium prize!

Congratulations to Dr Matthew Snelson, who in addition to his Alfred Health Week win of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute Prize for diabetes research has won the Monash Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (FMNHS) Early Career Researcher Symposium Rapid Fire Presentation.

The FMNHS ECR Symposium brought together researchers from across the faculty with the theme of Reconnect and Turbocharge Your Career. A number of presentation awards were given, including the Rapid Fire Presentation Prize which was won by Dr Snelson for his presentation "Thermally processed diet-induced albuminuria, complement activation and intestinal permeability are attenuated by resistant starch in experimental diabetes".

Congratulations to Associate Professor Shiva Akbarzadeh on her promotion!

Congratulations to Shiva Akbarzadeh on her promotion to Adjunct Associate Professor!

Professor Wendy Brown, Head of Department of Surgery at Central Clinical School, writes:

Shiva Akbarzadeh obtained her PhD from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Melbourne in 2002. She has almost 20 years of experience in cell biology and signalling in a variety of systems. In 2009 she established the Skin Bioengineering Laboratory at the Victorian Adult Burns Service - Alfred Health, focusing on translational research in skin regeneration. She leads the team responsible for manufacturing Cultured Epithelial Autograft for cellular based therapy of major burns and research in developing novel skin substitutes for clinical application.

Congratulations to Erica Plummer on her PhD completion!

Congratulations to Erica Plummer, who has completed her PhD degree!

Erica's thesis is titled, "Investigating the pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis". She was supervised by Professor Catriona Bradshaw, Prof Kit Fairley, Dr Dieter Bulach, Dr Gerald Murray, Dr Lenka Vodstrcil and Dr Suzanne Garland.

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a highly prevalent vaginal condition that is associated with serious clinical sequelae. BV recurrence following first-line treatment with antibiotics is unacceptably high, and there have been few improvements in BV cure for decades. New and more effective treatments for BV are needed to reduce the serious sequelae associated with BV and the repeated antibiotic use that result from multiple recurrences. Erica's thesis aimed to investigate the pathogenesis of BV with a focus on evidence for sexual transmission, and to determine what factors influence the composition and stability of the vaginal microbiota.
 

Participants sought: Therapeutic use of transcranial Alternative Current Stimulation for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Participants sought for study using transcranial Alternating Current
Stimulation (tACS) for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

The Epworth Centre for Innovation in Mental Health is seeking volunteers between the ages of 18 and 65 with either no history of mental health conditions OR a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to help us investigate whether a novel brain stimulation method called transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) can be used to treat OCD.

Participants sought: Measuring oxidative stress in the brain

Participants sought for neurological study: See detail

We are seeking participants with no history of neurological illnesses to take part in our study investigating oxidative stress and neurodegeneration.

This project will use combined Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) brain scanning technology to measure oxidative stress in the brain and determine its relationship with measures of neurodegeneration.

2021 Alfred Health Week winners!

Congratulations to our Central Clinical School researchers who won awards during Alfred Research Week (asterisked in the list below). The entire research community was recognised.