HealtheX 2017

Kenta Cho - AMRF Outstanding Emerging Research Award
Title: Neuroprotective effects of the TLR7 agonist Gardiquimod in preterm fetal sheep model of asphyxial injury
Department of Physiology
Supervisor: Associate Professor Mhoyra Fraser

Melanie MacFarlane - AMRF Doctoral Oral Presentation Runner Up Award
Title: Māori Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy
Department of Paediatrics
Supervisor: Professor Edwin Mitchell

Renita Martis - Second Runner-Up Doctoral Oral Presentation Award
Title: The role of cystine/glutamate antiporter in maintaining redox balance in the eye
Department of Physiology
Supervisor: Dr Julie Lim

Henry Wallace - Best Non-Doctoral Oral Presentation Award
Title: Biometry prediction error associated with the Hill-RBF, Barrett Universal II, and SRK/T formulae
Department of Ophthalmology
Supervisor: Dr James McKelvie

Alex Chan - First Runner-Up Non-Doctoral Oral Presentation Award
Title: Varying rates of dairy protein stimulated aminoacidemia does not modulate post-exercise downstream mTOR signalling?
Liggins Institute
Supervisor: Professor David Cameron-Smith

Callum Chalmers - Second Runner-Up Non-Doctoral Oral Presentation Award
Title: 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

Sarah Mitchell - AMRF Best Poster Presentation Award
Title: Increased protein consumption raises plasma TMAO concentrations in healthy older males: a 10 week RCT
Liggins Institute
Supervisor: Professor David Cameron-Smith

Marie-Claire Smith - First Runner Up Poster Presentation Award
Title: The TWIST algorithm predicts Time to Walk Independently after Stroke
School of Medicine
Supervisor: Associate Professor Cathy Stinear

Joshua Chang - Second Runner Up Poster Presentation Award
Title: Differential regulation of cerebral and renal blood flow by the carotid body
Department of Physiology
Supervisor: Dr Rohit Ramchandra

Eleanor Adviento - Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust Best Elevator Pitch Presentation Award
Title: Effect of Mitochondrial DNA Content on Early Mouse Embryo Quality
Department of Obstetrics of Gynaecology
Supervisor: Dr Lynsey Cree

Elisha Hayden - FMHS Postdoc Society First Runner-Up Elevator Pitch Presentation Award
Title: Characterizing the potential use of crizotinib as adjuvant therapy in cutaneous malignant melanoma
Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Supervisor: Professor Peter Shepherd

Siobhan Tu’akoi - FMHS PGSA Second Runner-Up Elevator Pitch Presentation Award
Title: Impact of early-life environmental exposures on non-communicable disease risk in Rarotongan adolescents
Liggins Institute
Supervisor: Professor Mark Hedley Vickers