DSB 2006 Program

Session 1: Gene Expression Workshop I
Stephen Bustin, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary University, London: Real-time reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) and its potential use in clinical diagnosis
Helen Barraclough, Corbett  Research, Sydney: Design of oligonucleotide primers
Ulf Bech Christensen, Sydney: EasyBeacons - a new probe system for Real-Time PCR

Session 2: Gene Expression Workshop I
Kristina Warton, Corbett Research, Sydney: Dealing with fragmented RNA from FFPE sections
Alex Dobrovic, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre: Applying High Resolution Melting analysis to detection of mutation and methylation in clinical samples
Keith Stanley, Corbett Research, Sydney: Gene expression profiling from FFPE sections and single cells using MT-PCR

Workshop sponsors

Session 3: HIV vaccines and gene knockdown
Ian Ramshaw, ANU: Molecular vaccines for HIV-1: Where to next?
John Rossi, City of Hope/CCC: RNAi and small RNA based therapeutics for the treatment of HIV infection
Kazuo Suzuki, CFI, UNSW : Promoter-targeted dsRNAs induces HIV-1 gene silencing and de novo CpG methylation

Session 4: Computational Biology
James Whisstock, Monash University: High throughput protein production and crystallography
Gordon Smyth, WEHI: Calibrating microarray platform accuracy
Simon Foote, University of Tasmania: Expression array analysis on congenic mouse lines uncovers a novel mechanism of innate immunity in Leishmaniasis

Session 5: Immunotherapy
Richard Boyd, Monash University: Stem Cells: Tolerance and Thymic Function
Andrew Scott, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research: Implications of Antibody Receptor Binding Structure and Signalling on Tumour Growth
Special Plenary: Australian of the Year: Ian Frazer, CICR UQ: Vaccines to prevent and to treat HPV infection and cervical cancer

Session 6: Tissue Engineering and Biomatrices
Wayne Morrison, University of Melbourne
Zee Upton, QUT: New Approaches to tackling the Wound Care Challenge

Session 7: Medical Genomics
Nicholas Hayward, QIMR: Integrative functional genomics of melanoma
Ian Dawes, UNSW: From yeast genomics to tumour biology
Thomas Preiss, VCCRI: Control of Translation by microRNAs

Session 8: Stem Cells - Embryonic
Bing Lim, GIS, Singapore: Regulatory networks of embryonic stem cells: coding and non coding RNA
Peter Rathjen, Adelaide: Directed differentiation of pluripotent stem cells
Megan Munsie, Stem Cell Sciences: Delivering on the Promise - Stem Cells in Research and the Clinic
Ivan Rajkovic, ShelstonIP

Session 9: Cancer
Howard Chang, Stanford: Genetic regulators of large-scale transcriptional signatures in cancer
Lillian Soon, EMU, University of Sydney: Cancer cell motility and invasion
Colin Dunstan, ANZAC Research Institute: Feeding the Invader: Role of Host Tissues in Supporting Breast Cancer Metastasis

Session 10: Stem Cell differentiation
Jane Visvader, WEHI: Identification of mammary stem cells and their role in breast cancer
Alan Trounson, Monash University: Stem cells: real or imaginary promise?

Session 11: Medical Proteomics
Jennifer Martin, IMB: Structural genomics of inflammation
Gregory Rice, Baker, Melbourne: Protein profiling - developing predictive capacities in medicine
Brad Walsh, Minomic, NSW: A new tool to assist in proteomic profiling and its application to human disease
Ian Smith, Monash University: Cryptomics: Identification of Novel Bioactive Peptides from Intact Proteins
Izuru Matsumoto, University of Sydney: Proteomics in Psychiatric Illnesses

Conference Committee

May 4-6, 2005, Rivers Reception Centre and the Ramada Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

Convenor Professor Keith Stanley, Centre for Immunology, St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst NSW Co-Convenor Professor Erik (Rik) Thompson, University of Melbourne, St Vincents Medical Research Institute Committee Professor Mark Baker Professor Simon Easteal Professor Peter Schofield Mr Iain Scott Professor Matt Trau Professor Deon Venter Dr Bryce Vissel

Program Committee Professor Paul Alewood Dr Susan Clark Professor Brian Dean Professor Peter Little Dr Stephen Livesey Professor Mark Ragan Professor Robert Sutherland Dr Mark Waltham Professor Tony Weiss Dr Marc Wilkins