The Australian Society for Biophysics Satellite meeting
Membrane Transporters & Channels & Their Role In Human Disease
6th December 2012
Old Main Building Room 145, Kensington Campus, UNSW
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Programme:
| 8.00-8.40 |
Registration
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| 08.45-9.30 |
Plenary
Chair: Richard Callaghan
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08.40-08.45 | Opening remarks and welcome
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08.45-09.30 | Peter Henderson
Structure and mechanism of the Mhp1 membrane transport protein
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09.30-10.45 | Session 1
Transporters/channels in human disease
Chair: Megan O'Mara
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09.30-09.55 | Ingrid Gelissen
Species variation and regulation of the ABCG1 cholesterol transporter
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09.55-10.20 | Stefan Broer
Investigating the mystery of glutamine transport in cancer cells
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10.20-10.50 | Coffee Break
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| 10.50-13.20 |
Session 2
Transporters/channels in prokaryotic infectious diseases
Chair: Christopher McDevitt
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10.50-11.15 | Kiaran Kirk
An ion pump in the malaria parasite as the target of a new generation of antimalarials
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11.15-11.40 | Megan Maher
"The Molecular Mechanism of the Ferrous Iron Transporter, FeoB."
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11.40-12.05 | Melissa Brown
Recognition patterns of multidrug binding proteins
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12.05-12.30 | Ian Paulsen
Investigating the function of novel bacterial drug efflux pumps
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12.30-12.55 | Daniela Stock
Structure and Dynamics of Biological Rotary Motors
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12.55-13.20 | Rapid Fire Presentations
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| Jane Carland
Oleoyl L-Carnitine Inhibits Glycine Transport by GLYT2
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| Karl Hassan
Functional roles of efflux systems in Acinetobacter baumannii
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| Leana Cheung
Identification of MRP4 inhibitors using a novel bioluminescence screen
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| Steve Fairweather
The Role of Tryptophan 143 in Collectrin's Interactions with the SLC6 Amino Acid Transporters
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| Penelope Dalla
The Sub-Cellular Trafficking of Microparticle Cargo
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| Amanda Scopelliti
Molecular determinants for functional differences between neutral and acidic amino acid transporters of the Solute Carrier Family 1A
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| 13.20-15.00 |
Lunch Break & Poster Session
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| 15.00-15.40 |
Session 3
Selected short talks
Chair: Richard Callaghan
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15:00-15.20 | Miranda Ween
The ins and outs of the Mn(II)-substrate binding protein PsaA from Streptococcus pneumoniae
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| 15.20-15.40 | Adele Lehane
Altered amino acid profiles in malaria parasites expressing different isoforms of the Chloroquine Resistance Transporter
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| 15.40-17.00 |
Session 4
Transporters/channels in cancer
Chair: Richard Callaghan
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15.40-16.05 | Mary Bebawy
A Novel Cellular Pathway Limiting Anticancer Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells
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16.05-16.30 | Thomas Stockner
The ATP-bound state of P-glycoprotein is closed towards the cell exterior.
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16.30-16.55 | Alice Rothnie
Detergent free purification of ABC transporters
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16.55-17.00 | Closing remarks
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| 17.00- |
Drinks and Nibbles
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Venue
The conference is hosted by the School of Mathematics and Statistics
of the University of New South Wales.
The main UNSW campus is located in Sydney's eastern suburb of Kensington,
close to Coogee Beach .
A map of the Kensington campus is available.
The School of Mathematics and Statistics is located in the centre wing of Red Centre
(building H13 on the campus map).
The workshop will take place in lecture theatre OMB-145, in the
Old Main Building (building K15 on the campus map).
Internet and computer access
UNSW has eduroam to provide free wireless access to visitors whose home institutions also have eduroam.
For more information on eduroam,
see http://www.eduroam.org
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduroam.
Check with your home institution to find out whether they belong to the eduroam network,
and for instructions on how to set up eduroam on your laptop.
(This depends on your home institution and not UNSW,
so it is recommended that you set up eduroam before travelling to Sydney.)
Travel to Sydney
If travelling to Sydney from overseas then you will arrive
at Sydney's Kingsford Smith International airport. Sydney is
very well connected to the rest of the world, with direct flights
from most countries. The airport is about 8km away from the
University of New South Wales (UNSW) or the city.
From the airport, if you are heading to UNSW then you could
take a taxi. The journey will last 15 to 20 minutes and should
cost around $35. All taxis are licenced and all journeys
are metered. Alternatively, the route 400 bus from the airport
to Bondi Junction travels up Anzac Parade and stops opposite
UNSW. The bus takes about 40 minutes and costs about $3.
Warning: if you are travelling from UNSW to the airport, note
that not every 400 bus goes to the airport. Please check the
timetable carefully and if in doubt, ask the driver before you
get on.
If you wish to go to the city from the airport, the Airport
Link train runs regularly and takes about 15 minutes to reach
Central Station. From there you can take the City Circle train
to all central destinations.
Most people from within Australia who do not live in Sydney
will also arrive by air, at Sydney's domestic terminal.
The directions given above also apply for domestic arrivals.
Travel around Sydney
Sydney has an extensive public transport network involving trains,
buses and ferries. There is a lot of information on the
Transport Infoline website.
If travelling with a group of people, a taxi could be
an affordable alternative. These can be hailed in the street
or ordered by telephone.
Travelling to the University of New South Wales on public
transport will involve getting on a bus. (UNSW does not lie on
a rail line.) More information on this is given below. Some
Sydney bus routes are
PrePay Only at all times, and
all bus stops in Sydney's central business district are
PrePay Only
between 7am and 7pm on weekdays.
If you will be catching buses while in Sydney then you should
consider buying a MyBus Travel Ten ticket. This ticket gives
you ten bus tickets for a discounted price. A MyBus 2 ticket
covers the journey from Central Station to UNSW and a MyBus 3 ticket
covers the journey from Circular Quay to UNSW, or from the airport
to UNSW. You can also get a MyMulti ticket which gives you unlimited
travel on all buses, trains and ferries for a day, a week or more.
MyBus and MyMulti tickets are available from most convenience
stores and newsagents.
More information on bus tickets is available from
the Sydney Buses website.
Travel to UNSW
The University of New South Wales lies on several bus lines.
From Central Station catch the 891 Express bus or routes 391, 393 or 395.
These depart from Eddy Avenue and stop at UNSW Kensington Campus.
The journey takes around 15 minutes on the express and around 25
minutes on the other routes, depending on traffic.
From Circular Quay catch the 392, 394, 396, 397, 399 or L94
to UNSW Kensington Campus. The journey should take around
30 minutes.
From Coogee Beach take the M50 or 370. These stop at Gate 9 of
UNSW, on High St. After about 8pm, there is no direct bus from
Coogee to Randwick, but you can catch the 372, 373 or X73
to Randwick and then walk down the hill to UNSW.
From Bondi Junction take the 400 which passes UNSW on its way
to the airport.
Parking is restricted on the UNSW Kensington campus, with only
a limited number of Pay and Display parking spaces available for
those without a UNSW parking permit.
