Karen MoritzProfessor Karen Moritz is internationally renowned for her work in understanding how early life perturbations contribute to an increased risk of developing cardiovascular, renal and metabolic disease in adulthood. Over the last 5-7 years, her research has focused on determining how prenatal alcohol can result in “developmental programming” of disease. Her research has identified critical windows of susceptibility to alcohol, including the period around conception and prior to implantation. In addition, her work has identified the placenta as playing a key role in the sex-specific offspring outcomes following maternal perturbations. Her research spans both preclinical and clinical domains, highlighted by her appointment as the Director of the Child Health Research Centre in 2016. Karen will commence as Associate Dean (Research) for Faculty of Medicine in January 2021.

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Student Presentations by the following students:

Emily Willis  Repopulating microglia promote brain repair in an IL-6-dependent manner SBMS
Karen Tuesley  Bisphosphonate use and risk of ovarian cancer, a nested case-control study using national health data SPH
Clare Primiero Deciphering the utility and consequences of genetic testing in a familial melanoma cohort UQDI
Dana Pourzinal Therapy to Reduce dementia risk In Parkinson’s disease (TRIP): Proof-of-concept protocol UQCCR
Aimee Davison Hereditary Cancer Whole Genome Sequencing Project to Identify Pathogenic Germline Variants QIMR
Lena Batoon  Treatment with CSF1-Fc molecule improves fracture repair of normal and osteoporotic bones MRI-UQ
Swetha Philip Cerebral Visual Impairment-an unnoticed (dis)ability CHRC
Arti Raghubar Spatial Transcriptomics (ST): Integrating molecular profiles with histomorphology in mammalian kidney tissue sections RB CU

About Faculty of Medicine HDR Symposium Week

The 2020 Faculty of Medicine HDR Week is an online event showcasing presentations from our HDR students within our faculty, including keynote speakers and a jam-packed program of workshops and sessions to support students through the various stages of their PhD and career options thereafter.

All Faculty of Medicine HDR Students are encouraged to attend all sessions throughout the week. Staff are encouraged to support our HDR students at the lunchtime presentation sessions.

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Venue

Via Zoom: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/81130950574