Tuesday 16th November - Thursday 18th November 2010
Chairperson: Dr. Shireen Lamande

 

Matrix Biology Society of Australia & New Zealand is holding a scientific meeting within the AH & MR Congress. The meeting will be held between Tuesday 16th November and Thursday 18th November 2010.

 

**Late submissions will still be considered for oral presentations until 27th August 2010**

Invited Speakers

Plenary Speakers

• Prof Reinhard Fässler, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, GER
• A/Prof Vivek Mittal, Cornell University, USA

International Speakers

• Dr Paul Baldock, Garvan Institute, NSW
• Prof Peter Currie, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, VIC
• A/Prof Stan Gronthos, University of Adelaide, SA
• Dr Robb de Iongh, University of Melbourne, VIC
• Prof Levon Khachigian, University of New South Wales, NSW
• Dr Daniel McCulloch, Deakin University, VIC
• Dr Matthew Naylor, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, NSW
• Dr Nathan Pavlos, University of Western Australia, WA
• Prof Stephen Robertson, University of Otago, NZ

Registration Rates

 

Abstracts

MBSANZ will be accepting both oral and poster abstract submissions.

Awards

Student Travel Grant

Applicants must be a member of MBSANZ, a full time student and the presenting author of poster or oral abstract.

 

To apply tick appropriate box in the abstract submission system.

 

 

The Dennis Lowther Award 
This award is conferred on the student with the best poster presentation. To be eligible students must:

• Be a member of MBSANZ
• Present their research in poster format (students giving an oral presentation must also prepare a poster to be Eligible for the DLA)

To apply, check the student award box on the abstract form and include your student number or supervisors contact email in the box provided.

 

The New Investigator Award
This award is open to PhD graduates with a maximum of 10 years postdoctoral experience. Applicants (maximum of 3) will be selected from the submitted abstracts and biographical information to give an oral presentation at the annual meeting. The final award will be based on the oral presentations. To be eligible applicants must:

• Be a member of MBSANZ
• Submit an abstract for an oral presentation by July 24th
• Have graduated not more than 10 years ago.

To apply, check the NIA box on the abstract form and email a short biographical sketch to Margaret Smith at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Examples of items to include are:

• Current appointment
• Awards and/or grants
• Highlights of career to date
• Brief summary of future research goals
• Publications
• Any other relevant information

ANZORS/MBSANZ Conference Dinner

MBSANZ is holding a joint conference dinner with ANZORS.The dinner will be at the University House, University of Melbourne.
It will be on Wednesday November 17th 7.00 pm and the price is $85 per person . 

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(Melways ref 2B D6)

You can book this by going through the registration process and add it as a Add On.

 

MBSANZ Program
Tuesday 16th November

08:30 - 10:30	Cell-matrix interactions and signalling  Prof Reinhard Fässler (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, GER)  Dr Robb de Iongh (University of Melbourne, VIC)  Dr Matthew Naylor (Garvan Institute of Medical Research, NSW)  Supported by Garvan Institute
10:30 - 11:00	Morning Tea
11:00 - 12:00	Plenary  A/Prof Vivek Mittal  (Cornell University, USA)
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch and Poster Viewing
13:30 - 15:00	Free Communications
15:00 - 15:30	Afternoon Tea
15:30 - 17:30	Hot topics in bone research (jointly with ANZBMS)  Dr Vijay Yadav (Columbia University, USA)  Prof Stephen Robertson (University of Otago, NZ)  Dr Paul Baldock (Garvan Institute of Medical Research, NSW)  Supported by St Vincent's Institute
17:30 - 18:30	Poster Session

Wednesday 17th November

08:30 - 10:30	New approaches for cartilage and joint repair (jointly with ANZORS)  Prof Henning Madry (University of Saarland, Germany)  A/Prof Stan Gronthos (University of Adelaide)  Dr Nathan Pavlos (University of Western Australia, WA)
10:30 - 11:00	Morning Tea
11:00 - 12:00	Plenary  Prof David Sinclair  (Harvard University, USA)
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch and Poster Viewing
12:30 - 13:30	MBSANZ AGM
13:30 - 15:00	Free Communications
15:00 - 15:30	Afternoon Tea
15:30 - 17:30	Cartilage and bone in development and disease (jointly with ANZORS)  Dr Mark Johnson (University of Missouri at Kansas City, USA)    Prof Levon Khachigian (University of NSW)
17:30 - 18:30	Poster Session

Thursday 18th November

08:30 - 10:30	Matrix degradation in development and disease  Prof Suneel Apte (Cleveland Clinic, USA)  Dr Daniel McCulloch (Deakin University, VIC)
10:30 - 11:00	Morning Tea
11:00 - 12:00	EMBO Plenary  Prof Reinhard Fässler  (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Germany)  Supported by EMBO
12:00 - 13:30	Lunch with 'Best of the Best' Poster Presentations
13:30 - 15:00	Free Communications
15:00 - 15:30	Afternoon Tea with 'Best of the Best' Winner Presentations  SPONSORED BY National ICT Australia Ltd (NICTA)
15:30 - 17:30	Extracellular matrix proteins and the musculoskeletal system  Prof Eric Hoffmann (George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences, USA)    Prof Peter Currie (Monash University)