Australian Synchrotron

Session

Session 4 - Biomedicine & Health

19 Nov 2020, 13:00

174. Phase-contrast tomography for breast cancer imaging at Imaging and Medical Beamline of the Australian Synchrotron

Dr Timur Gureyev (the University of Melbourne)

19/11/2020, 13:00

Biomedicine and Health

Oral

T. E. Gureyev1,2,3,4, B. Arhatari5,6, A. Aminzadeh1, Ya. I. Nesterets7,4, S. T. Taba2, E. Vafa2, S. C. Mayo7, D. Thompson7,4, D. Lockie8, J. Fox3, B. Kumar3, Z. Prodanovic3, D. Hausermann5, A. Maksimenko5, C. Hall5, A. G. Peele5,6, M. Dimmock3, K. M. Pavlov9,3,4, S. Lewis2, G. Tromba10, H. M. Quiney1 and P. C. Brennan2
1 The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia
2 The University...

239. Capturing lung health in animal models of ventilator-induced lung injury and cystic fibrosis using 4D X-ray imaging

Melissa Preissner (Monash University)

19/11/2020, 13:30

Biomedicine and Health

Oral

Introduction:
Lung disease, including chronic respiratory conditions and thoracic cancers, is Australia’s second leading cause of death [1]. Furthermore, the current COVID-19 pandemic has acutely highlighted the importance of understanding acute respiratory distress syndrome and mechanical ventilation. Lung health is typically measured in the clinic by functional measures such as...

240. Assessment of bone microarchitecture and mineralisation changes in an animal model of inflammatory bowel disease using high-resolution synchrotron-based microCT

Prof. Damian Myers (The University of Melbourne and the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS))

19/11/2020, 13:50

Biomedicine and Health

Oral

Background: The Winnie-muc2 mouse (C57BL/6 background) exhibits pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease and other organ system changes, providing an opportunity to study bone loss related to malabsorption and other factors. We hypothesised that both bone microstructure and mineralisation may differ in Winnie-muc2 mice so performed temporal studies using high-resolution...

168. A Vδ3+ subset of MR1 reactive γδ T cells recognise the side of the MR1 molecule

Mr Michael Rice (Monash University)

19/11/2020, 14:10

Biomedicine and Health

Oral

T cells are broadly categorised by their expression of either an αβ or γδ T cell receptor (TCR). Whilst αβ T cells are comprehensively understood γδ T cells are ill-defined but are increasingly realised to be an important T cell subset that display both innate- and adaptive-like immune functions. The MHC class 1 related protein (MR1), presents bacterial vitamin B metabolites to αβ mucosal...