Dr R Baker

Ubiquitin-specific proteases in cancer
Assoc Prof DA Gray
Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Phylogenetic studies of the ubiquitin-specific protease family
Dr LS Jermiin
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW

Functional studies of yeast deubiquitinating enzymes
Dr D Finley
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.

 

Dr J Banyer

Determination of genetic factors responsible for multi-drug resistance in small cell lung carcinoma
Dr R Davey,
Clinical Oncology,
Royal North Shore Hospital,
Sydney, NSW

Ross River Virus persistent infection of macrophages: A model of viral relapse
Dr B Lidbury
University of Canberra
Canberra, ACT

Effects of Hepatitis C infection on the immunoregulatory properties of monocyte derived dendritic cells
Dr R Ffrench
Westfield Research Laboratories
Sydney Children's Hospital
Sydney, NSW

Dr J Bekkers

The role of Syntaxin subtypes in synaptic transmission
Dr C Morgans
Neurological Sciences Institute, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA

T he neurophysiology of a Galanin receptor knockout mouse with an epileptic phenotype
Drs A Jacoby and T Iismaa,
Garvan Institute, Sydney

The influence of the dendritic tree on the firing properties of cerebellar Purkinje cells
Prof M Häusser,
University College London, UK

 

Prof P Board

Structural analysis of glutathione S-transferases
Dr M Parker
St Vincents Medical Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic

Parkinson's Disease, Pesticides and glutathione transferase polymorphisms
Dr D LeCouteur
Department of Pharmacology, University of Sydney and Canberra Clincal School, The Canberra Hospital

Function of the Zeta class GSTs
Dr MW Anders
Dept of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester Medical School

Functional analysis of glutathione transferases
Drs M Lo Bello, A Caccuri and G Ricci
University of Rome

Metabolism of arsenic by glutathione transferases
Dr HV Aposhian
Dept of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, USA

Glutathione transferases and drug toxicity
Dr L Rivory
Sydney Cancer Centre

Dr MG Casarotto

Structural studies into the mechanism of dihydrofolate reductase
Prof G Roberts
Centre for Mechanisms of Human Toxicity
University of Leicester, UK
Dr J Basran
Department of Biochemistry
University of Leicester, UK

Chitinase and Chitin Binding Proteins
Dr C Vorgias
Biology Department
Athens University, Greece
Prof H Schrempf
Universitat Osnabruk
FB Biologie/Chemie, Osnabruk Germany

Peptide activators of the ryanodine receptor
Prof I Toth
Pharmacy Department
University of Queensland

Effects of drugs that block Vpu ion channels studied with NMR techniques
Prof T Watts
Biomembrane Structure Unit
University of Oxford

Effects of drugs that block Vpu ion channels studied with NMR techniques
Dr W Fischer
Biomembrane Structure Unit
Department of Biochemistry
University of Oxford, UK

 

Dr B Charlton

The role of NO in regulation of EAE
Dr D Willenborg,
The Canberra Hospital,
Canberra, ACT

The effect of Fas-Fas ligand interaction on diabetes in NOD mice
Dr N Petrovsky,
The Canberra Hospital,
Canberra, ACT
Dr P Cooper

Adjuvant activity of gamma inulin
Dr P Fuentes,
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona,
Barcelona, Spain.
Dr G Guillen,
Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology,
Havana, Cuba.
Dr DO Willenborg,
Neurosciences Research Unit,
The Canberra Hospital,
Canberra, ACT
Dr N Petrovski
Director
National Health Sciences Centre
The Canberra Hospital
Canberra, ACT

 

Dr JD Clements

Identification of novel membrane proteins by searching for patterns in hydropathy profiles
Dr RE Martin,
School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, ANU

Mechanisms underlying paired pulse depression at single GABAergic boutons in rat collicular cultures
Prof R Grantyn,
Developmental Physiology, Johannes Muller Institute of Physiology, Humboldt University Medical School, 10117 Berlin, Germany

 

Dr WB Cowden

The role of nitric oxide in infectious and autoimmune disease
Dr K Rockett,
Institute of Molecular Medicine,
Oxford, UK

The activity and mechanism of action of novel glycoprotein processing
inhibitor anti-rejection agents
Prof A Hibberd,
Hunter Valley Hospital Transplant Unit,
Newcastle, NSW

 

Prof AF Dulhunty

Effects of DHPR Peptide Fragments on Ca Sparks
Prof R Fink
University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg Germany

Effects of ryanodine receptor activation
Dr DR Laver
BAMBI, ANU

Activation of malignant hyperthermic pig muscle
Prof E Gallant
University of Minnesota, USA

Bioavailability of peptides that activate ryanodine receptors
Prof I Toth and Dr P Mollinar
University of Queensland

Structure of ryanodine receptors
Dr M Parker
St Vincents Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne

Actions of peptides on skinned muscle fibres
Dr G Lamb
La Trobe University

Prof S Easteal

The genetic basis of common mental disorders associated with anxiety and depression
Prof A Jorm,
Social Psychiatry Research Unit,
ANU

Prof M Prior,
Psychology Department,
Melbourne University
Melbourne, Vic

Dr P Foster

The characterization of allergic networks
Dr M Rothenberg
Childrens Hospital Medical Centre, University of Cincinnati USA

The role of IL-13 in asthma and inflammation
Dr A Mackenzie
Cambridge University

Models of chronic asthma
Prof Kumar
University of NSW

Dr C Freeman

Role of glycosaminoglycans in the cellular uptake of viruses
Prof T Bergstrom,
Dept of Clinical Virology
University of Göteborg
Sweden

Cleavage of heparan sulphate by mammalian heparanase
Dr J Turnbull,
Molecular Cell Biology Laboratory,
School of Biosciences,
University of Birmingham,
Edgbaston, UK

Sequencing the heparanase cleavage site of heparan sulphate
Drs D Coombe and W Kett
Molecular Immunology Laboratory
School of Biomedical Sciences
Curtin University of Technology
Perth, WA

Role of heparanase in the pathogenesis of proteinuria
Prof D Power and Dr V Levidiotis,
Austin Hospital, Melbourne

Heparanase as an anti-tumour target
Dr N Pavlakis,
Royal North Shore Hospital
Sydney, NSW

Drs J Joyce and D Hanahan
Hormone Research Unit
University of California at San Francisco,
California, USA

 

Prof PW Gage

Effects of conotoxins on sodium currents
Prof D Adams
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Queensland

Structure of the GABA-A receptor
Dr M Parker
St Vincents Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne

Effects of drugs that block Vpu ion channels on HIV-1 replication
Prof T Cunningham and Dr H Naif
Westmead Hospital NSW

Structure of Vpu ion channels studied with NMR techniques
Prof T Watts
Oxford, UK

 

Prof C Goodnow

A programme of screening for ENU-mutations affecting lymphocyte response to antigen,
Dr R Cornall and Prof J Bell
Oxford University, UK

Identifying genes for immunity and tolerance
Drs J Cyster, L Laniet, A Weiss
University of California,
San Francisco, USA.

Mechanisms regulating B Cells in diabetes
Dr N Petrovsky
The Canberra Hospital, Australia.

Mutations affecting male fertility
Dr M O'Bryan
Monash Institute of Reproduction and Research,
Melbourne, Australia

Mutations affecting the memory gland
Dr C Ormandy
Garvan Institute of Medical Research,
Melbourne, Australia

Role of Ikaros in blood cells
Dr S Smale
University of California Los Angeles, USA
Dr A Perkins
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

 

Dr JE Gready

Calculation of protein EP from molecular mechanics and MOZYME
Dr A Bliznyuk
ANU Supercomputer Facility
Dr J Zuegg
Alchemia, Brisbane

Dr JE Gready and Dr PL Cummins

Assessment of GAUSSIAN implementation of ONIOM QM/MM method, for proteins
Dr I Rostov
ANU Supercomputer Facility

Comparison of semiempirical and ab initio QM intermolecular interaction energies
Dr D Jayatilaka
Department of Chemistry, University of Western Australia
Dr A Rendell
Department of Computer Science, FEIT

Dr JE Gready, Dr PL Cummins and Mr SJ Titmuss

Development, evaluation and application of the linear-scaling QM method MOZYME for biomolecular calculations
Dr A Bliznyuk
ANU Supercomputer Facility
Dr A Rendell
Department of Computer Science, FEIT

Dr JE Gready and Ms M Gustiananda

FTIR studies of prion protein repeats
Dr P Haris
De Montfort University, Leicester UK

Dr JE Gready and Mr M Premzl

Marsupial prion proteins
Prof JA Graves
Comparative Genomics Group, RSBS

Dr JE Gready and Dr S Watson

Computational studies of the catalytic mechanism of the photosynthetic enzyme, Rubisco
Prof TJ Andrews
Molecular Plant Physiology Group, RSBS

Dr J Gready and Mr A Zelensky

Structural genomics of an extracellular protein domain
Prof S Yokoyama and Dr Y Matsuo
RIKEN Genomic Sciences Center, Yokohama, Japan

 

Prof I Hendry

Gz coupling to dopamine D2-like receptors in vivo
Dr CD Blaha
Department of Psychology, Macquarie University

Nerve growth factor retrograde axonal signalling
Dr T Cowen
Department Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Royal Free Campus, London

Neuromuscular growth factors role of TGF-beta and GDNF in motoneurone survival and death
Dr I McLennan,
Department of Anatomy, University of Otago

 

Prof C Hill and Dr S Sandow

Cell-cell communication in the wall of mouse mesenteric arteries
Prof C Garland and Dr K Dora,
University of Bath, UK

Expression of gap junctions and connexins in hamster arteries
Prof SS Segal and Dr R Looft-Wilson,
Yale University School of Medicine

Gap junctions; the critical link in EDHF action
Dr HC Parkington, Dr M Tare, Dr H A Coleman,
Monash University

 

Dr M Hulett

Molecular mechanisms of cell invasion and angiogenesis
Prof CN Chesterman, Prof BH Chong,
Assoc Prof PJ Hogg, and Dr LM Khachigan
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW
Dr RK Andrews and Prof MC Berndt
The Baker Medical Research Institute
Melbourne, Vic

Cloning and characterisation of a novel family of tetraspan molecules
Dr L Baker and Prof G Sutherland
The Women's and Children's Hospital
Adelaide, SA
Prof PM Hogarth
The Austin Research Institute
Melbourne, Vic
L Maxwell
The Canberra Hospital,
Canberra, ACT

Leukocyte Fc receptors and HRG
Prof PM Hogarth and Dr B Wines
The Austin Research Institute
Melbourne, Vic

 

Dr G Karupiah

Pathophysiological Significance of Reverse signalling through membrane TNF
Dr J Sedgwick
DNAX Research Institute,
Palo Alto, USA

Genetic regulation of the early innate response to poxvirus infection.
Dr A Scalzo
Department of Microbiology,
University of Western Australia, WA

Modulation of the immune response by virus-encoded cytokine homologs
Dr A Alcami
Division of Virology
Department of Pathology,
University of Cambridge, UK

Chemokines and Immunity to Viral Infections
Drs J Farber and P Murphy
NIAID, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, USA

Virus-mediated inhibition of ion channels in respiratory epithelia
Profs D Cook, J Young and Dr Kunzelmann
Department of Physiology,
University of Sydney, NSW

Pathogenesis of Influenza Pneumonia and Flavivirus Encephalitis
A/Profr N King
Department of Physiology,
University of Sydney, NSW

 

Dr M Lobigs

Protective immune responses in mice against Japanese encephalitis virus and infection-enhancing serocomplex flaviviruses
Dr RA Hall and Prof J Mackenzie,
Department of Microbiology,
University of Queensland,
Brisbane, Qld

Modulation of the MHC class I antigen processing and presentation pathway by flaviviral infection
Dr F Momburg,
German Cancer Research Center,
Heidelberg, Germany

 

Dr KI Matthaei and Prof IG Young

The role of IL-5 in smooth muscle hyperreactivity of the gut
Prof S Collins
Division of Gastroenterology , McMaster University, Department of Medicine, Hamilton Ontario, Canada

The role of IL-5 and eosinophils in allergy
Dr M Rothenberg
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Allergy & Immunology, Children's Hospital Medical Centre
Cincinnati, Ohio USA

The role of IL-5 in eosinophil precursor differentiation
Prof J Denburg
Department of Medicine
McMaster University,
Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

The role of the mouse homologues of "flightless" and "sol" in vivo
Dr H Campbell
Molecular Evolution and Systematics, RSBS, ANU

 

Dr KI Matthaei

The control of inflammatory disease in vivo
Dr S Breit
Centre for Immunology
St Vincents Hospital
Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW.

The role of mast cells in vivo
Prof S Krilis
Department of Immunology
Allergy & Infectious Diseases
The St George Hospital
Kogarah NSW 2217

Murine filariasis infections in cytokine deficient mice
Prof A Hoerauf
Department of Helminthology
Bernhard Nocht Institute of Tropical Medicine
Hamburg, Germany

 

Dr A Müllbacher

Oral induced T cell tolerance
Dr J Chin,
Elizabeth MacArthur AG Institute,
NSW Department of Agriculture,
Camden, NSW

The role of granzyme A in fungal infection
Dr R Ashman,
Oral Biology and Pathology
University of Queensland
Brisbane, Qld

The role p-glycoprotein during acute viral infections
Dr R Johnston
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Vic

The role of granzymes in viral infection
Dr M. Smyth
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Vic

The granzymes in early defence against viral infection
Dr J Trapani
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Vic

The role of granzymes in the induction of apoptosis
Dr M. Simon,
Max Planck Institut für Immunbiologie,
Freiburg, Germany

Apoptosis in the cellular immune response
Dr P Waring
Department of Chemistry
The Faculties
ANU

The role of poxvirus encoded serpins in cytotoxic T cell induced apoptosis
Dr R Wallich,
Department of Immunology
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany.

 

Drs A Müllbacher and M Lobigs

The role of T cell serine proteases in cell cytotoxicity and viral pathogenesis
Dr M. Simon,
Max Planck Institut für Immunbiologie,
Freiburg, Germany

Hep C and liver damage
A/Prof ML Bassett
Gastroenterology Unit
The Canberra Hospital
Woden, ACT

 

Prof C Parish

Role of histidine-rich glycoprotein in tumour invasion and angiostatin formation
Dr P Hogg and Professor C Chesterman,
School of Pathology,
University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW
Dr J Altin,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Division,
The Faculties, ANU

Role of platelets in tumour metastasis
Dr M Berndt,
Baker Research Institute,
Melbourne, Vic
Professors C Chesterman and B Chong,
School of Pathology,
University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW

Inhibition of vascular restenosis by PI-88
Dr L Khachigian,
School of Pathology,
University of New South Wales,
Sydney, NSW

Novel complement activation pathways
Professor M Walport and Dr M Botto,
Imperial College School of Medicine,
London, UK

Novel multimeric technology for cell surface molecules
Dr J Altin,
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Division,
The Faculties, ANU

Development of a liposome-based TB vaccine
Dr W Britton,
Centenary Institute,
Sydney

Eosinophil-induced tumour regression
Dr M Rothenberg,
University of Cincinnati,
Cincinnati, USA

 

Prof C Parish and Dr C Freeman

Development of pseudo-oligosaccharides as heparan sulfate mimetics
Prof M Banwell,
Research School of Chemistry,
ANU

 

Prof C Parish, Drs C Freeman and M Hulett

3D structure of mammalian heparanase
Dr M Parker,
St Vincents Hospital
Melbourne, VIC

Heparanase as an anti-tumour target
Dr R Anderson,
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute,
Melbourne, VIC

 

Prof IA Ramshaw

Design of viruses for the biological control of vertebrate populations
Drs R. Jackson, P.Kerr,
Division of Wildlife and Ecology,
CSIRO,
Canberra, ACT

Evaluation of HIV vaccines
Dr S Kent,
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIV

Design of HIV-1 vaccines
Dr D Boyle
CSIRO
Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Geelong, VIC

Evaluation of new HIV-1 vaccines
Dr R Ffrench,
Westmead Hospital,
Westmead, NSW

Mucosal immunity and HIV vaccines
Drs M Corb and D Fuller
Powderject Vaccines,
USA

Development of a novel TB vaccine
Dr W Britton
Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology,
Sydney, NSW

 

Prof SJ Redman

Role of spinal interneurones in control of movement
Dr T Jessell
Columbia University, New York,
Dr L Ziskind-Conhaim and Prof M Jackson
Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin,
Drs A Todd And D Maxwell
University Glascow,
Dr R Brownstone
Dalhousie University, Halifax
Dr M Goulding
Salk Institute, San Diego

Calcium buffering in nerve terminals
Dr M Jackson
Department of Physiology, University of Wisconsin

 

Dr P Sah

Properties of interneurons in the amygdala
Dr H Monyer,
University of Heidlberg, Germany

Morphology of neurons in the amygdala
Dr R Callister,
Department of Anatomy, University of Newcastle

 

Dr MF Shannon

Control of GM-CSF gene transcription in T cells
Dr A Holloway
Discipline of Biochemistry, University of Tasmania

Structure function studies of the transcription factor c-Rel.
Dr T Parks,
Cellegy Ltd, San Francisco, USA

 

Dr F Shannon and Dr S Rao

The role of chromatin remodelling in the development of effector and memory T cells
Dr B Stockinger,
National Institute of medical research, London.

The role of c-Rel in CD28 signaling in T cells
Dr S Gerondakis,
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne.

NF-kB regulatory networks in T cells
Dr S Gerondakis
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Melbourne
Dr G Denyer
School of Biochemistry, University of Sydney.

 

Dr CJ Simeonovic

Regulation of pig proislet xenograft destruction and assessment of the potential for xenozoonoses.
Prof A Gibbs,
School of Botany and Zoology,
ANU
Clin Assoc Prof JD Wilson,
Department of Endocrinology,
The Canberra Hospital,
Woden, ACT
Dr P McCullagh,
Faculty of Veterinary Science,
The University of Sydney,
Camden, NSW

Role of chemokines in the rejection of islet tissue allografts and xenografts
Dr WA Kuziel,
Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology,
The University of Texas at Austin,
Austin, Texas, USA

Immunomodulatory effects of QFA (Coxiella burnetii, Phase 1 treatment of mice
Dr A Baxter,
The Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology,
Sydney, NSW

 

Dr RM Slattery

T Cell populations in 2Ma vs 2Mb transgenic NOD mice
Dr D Godfrey
Monash University, Melbourne

The role of thymic stroma in 2Ma vs 2Mb transgenic NOD mice
Prof R Boyd
Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne

The use of the crelox system in analysis of the role of IE in self tolerance
Dr BF de St Groth
Centenary Institute, Sydney

The development of cataracts in H-2kb NOD transgenic NOD mice
Dr D Serreze
Jackson Laboratories, Bar Harbor, USA

The role of NKT cells in B2ma and B2mb NOD mice
Dr A Baxter
Comparative Genomics Centre, James Cook University, Townsville

Tissue specific deletion of the Bc1 -x gene in studies of autoimmunity
Dr J Allison
Melbourne University

 

Dr G Stuart

Interaction of action potentials with inhibitory synaptic events
Dr M Häusser,
University College London

 

Dr SA Thomson

HIV Clinical trials
Australian HIV Vaccine Consortium
Headed by Dr D Cooper
Natl Centre for Epidemiology and Clinical Research
University of New South Wales
Sydney, NSW

HIV SAVINE
D Fuller
PowderJect (USA)
Madison, Wisconsin
USA
Dr S Kent
Department of Microbiology
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
Dr RA Ffrench
Pediatric Research Labs
Sydney Children's Hospital
Westmead, NSW

Hepatitis C SAVINE
Dr RA Ffrench
Pediatric Research Labs
Sydney Children's Hospital
Westmead, NSW
Assoc Prof B Rawlinson
Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick, NSW
Prof A Lloyd
Department of Infectious Diseases
Prince of Wales Hospital
Randwick, NSW

Tuberculosis SAVINE
Prof W Britton and Dr G Shoebridge
Centenary Institute
Camperdown, NSW

Papilloma virus and cervical cancer polyepitope vaccine
Assoc Prof B Tindle,
Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre
Brisbane Qld

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma polyepitope
Dr R. Khanna
Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Brisbane Qld

 

Dr DJ Tremethick

Solving the crystal structure of a H2AZ containing nucleosome
Dr K Luger
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Colorado State University, USA

To examine a possible link between the mode of action of Phenobarbital and chromatin structure
Dr B May
Department of Biochemistry, University of Adelaide, SA

 

Dr B Walmsley and Dr A Berntson

Presynaptic calcium binding proteins in deaf versus normal mice
Prof R Fyffe,
Wright State University, Ohio, USA