On Friday, 15 September 2017, the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences hosted the 11th annual HealtheX Conference sponsored by the Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF), Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust (MPPT), FMHS Postdoc Society, and FMHS PGSA. Congratulations to all the winners.
Winners from the School of Medical Sciences – Oral Doctoral Category
Kenta Cho – AMRF Outstanding Emerging Research Award
Neuroprotective effects of the TLR7 agonist Gardiquimod in preterm fetal sheep model of asphyxial injury
Department of Physiology
Supervisor: Associate Professor Mhoyra Fraser
Renita Martis – Second Runner-Up Doctoral Oral Presentation Award
The role of cystine/glutamate antiporter in maintaining redox balance in the eye
Department of Physiology
Supervisor: Dr Julie Lim
Winners from the School of Medical Sciences – Oral Non-Doctoral Category
Callum Chalmers – Second Runner-Up Non-Doctoral Oral Presentation Award
PilVax, a novel peptide carrier for the development of an effective vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae
Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Supervisor: Associate Professor Thomas Proft
Winners from the School of Medical Sciences- Poster Category
Joshua Chang – Second Runner-Up Poster Presentation Award
Differential regulation of cerebral and renal blood flow by the carotid body
Department of Physiology
Supervisor: Dr Rohit Ramchandra
Winners from the School of Medical Sciences – Elevator Pitch Category
Elisha Hayden – FMHS Postdoc Society First Runner-Up Elevator Pitch Presentation Award
Characterizing the potential use of crizotinib as adjuvant therapy in cutaneous malignant melanoma.
Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Supervisor: Professor Peter Shepherd