Program
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Additional workshops on Sunday 7 December 2014:
Lipidic Cubic Phase (LCP) Workshop
Time: 10:00 – 13:00
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Facilitator: Asst Prof Andrew Kruse, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School
Cost: $90 registration fee
Participants will learn the principles and techniques of protein reconstitution in lipidic cubic phase, crystallization trial setup, and crystal harvesting. Each step will include a live demonstration using a model protein to generate crystals during the demonstration, as well as time for questions. Participants will also have the opportunity to try each of these steps themselves, and to become familiar with the tools and techniques of lipid mesophase crystallography. Places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis (max 20 participants).
PGx workshop
Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: included in full registration fee
Facilitator: Dr Daniel Barratt, University of Adelaide
Chair: Prof Andrew Somogyi
| 10.10–10.40 | Pharmacogenomic considerations for correcting naturally occurring GPCR mutations: The human calcium sensing receptor as a paradigm, Dr Katie Leach, Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, VIC, Australia |
| 10.40–11.10 | HLA-B*15:02 screening for carbamazepine: from discovery to policy and practice, Prof Patrick Kwan, Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC, Australia |
| 11.10–11.25 | What happens when you introduce an electronic support system for 11 pharmacogenomic tests across 7 Victorian public hospitals? Assoc Prof Les Sheffield, Clinical Director, GenesFX Health Pty Ltd, VIC, Australia |
| 11.25–11:40 | Student/ECR short presentation* |
| 11.40–11:55 | Student/ECR short presentation* |
| 12.00-12:30 | Pharmacogenomics SIG AGM |
*Nominations by Honours, Masters and PhD candidates, and ECRs are encouraged to fill these presentation times, please submit a title and brief abstract (100 words) to Daniel Barratt (daniel.barratt@adelaide.edu.au) by COB 15/11/14 for consideration.
Education Workshop
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: included in full registration fee
Chair: Dr Anna-Marie Babey
Presentations:
Flipped classrooms – pre-class vs in class activities, Cindy O’Malley, RMIT University
Catering to a range of student abilities in the classroom and laboratory, David Foster, University of South Australia
Careers Workshop – 5 things you might want to know about a career in Research and Academia
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: included in full registration fee
Facilitator: Dr Nicole Jones, University of New South Wales
Presentations:
Dr Jane Bourke, Monash University
Dr Tamara Paravicini, The University of Queensland; RMIT
Dr Justin Hamilton, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases
Dr Michelle Halls, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University
Clinical Pharmacology Workshop
Clinical research for patients, for clinicians, for regulators and/or for industry. Lessons from diabetes
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Cost: included in full registration fee
Facilitator: Dr Ingrid Hopper, Monash University
Presentations:
The TZD story, Dr Tilenka Thynne
Buying a new drug for diabetes, Assoc Prof Matt Doogue
Designing a clinical trial for a new drug for diabetes, Dr Joel Iedema
The three presenters are all physicians dual trained in Clinical Pharmacology and Endocrinolgy. The workshop will explore and test current drug evaluation processes.
The first two presentations will set the scene. Workshop participants will then work in groups to design a clinical trial, with a twist.