https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/events/ncned-cfsme-2018 CFS/ME International Conference ------------------------------- National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases 26-27 November 2018 Crowne Plaze, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Austraia Earlybird Registration Deadline: 31 August 2018 Abstracts are currently open and close 5pm, 28 September 2018 https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/events/ncned-cfsme-2018/abstract-submission2 Welcome to the CFS/ME International Conference for 2018 Our research, innovation and discovery (RID) focused conference is uniting industry researchers and academics to advance research in the field of CFS/ME. The conference will showcase the research achievements of the National Centre for Neuroimmunology & Emerging Diseases, developments in diagnostic tests, discoveries in treatment and provide a forum for international research leadership. More at link
List of speakers is now available - https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/events/ncned-cfsme-2018/event-speakers Interestingly, there are two German, one Japanese and one Polish researcher speaking - would be nice to think that this is a sign of wider interest in the field. Final program can be seen here, https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0029/564185/Final-Program-RID-3.pdf
26-27 November 2018 Crowne Plaza, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/events/ncned-cfsme-2018
Source: Griffith University Date: October 29, 2018 URL: https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0029/578153/Final-Program-RID-4.pdf Ref: https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/griffithpay/CFS-ME-2018-RID.html https://www.griffith.edu.au/griffith-health/events/ncned-cfsme-2018 CFS/ME International Conference ------------------------------- National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases 26-27 November 2018 Crowne Plaze, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Austraia Day 1 Monday 26th November -------------------------- 8:30 – 8:45 Welcome by Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik and Professor Donald Staines Opening address by the director, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Professor paul Scuffham Session 1: International perspective Chair: Professor Donald Staines Sponsor: Stafford Fox Medical Research Foundation 8:45 – 9:30 Dr Vicky Whittemore, NIH, USA NIH support of research on CFS/ME 9:30 – 10:15 Dr Elizabeth Unger – CDC, USA Overview of CDC's ME initiatives 10:15 - 10:45 Morning Tea Session 2: Public perception Chair: Mr Ross Humphreys Sponsor: The Mason Foundation 10:45 – 11:15 Mr Alastair Lynch – Director, Gravitas Leadership Group, Australia A personal journey 11:15 – 11:45 Ms Mary Macrae – Shark Island Institute, Australia How can philanthropy and community be leveraged to create social change in medicine ? 11:45 - 12:45 Lunch Session 3: TRP Channels Chair: Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnic Sponsor: Mr Douglas Stutt 12:45 – 1:25 Professor Gerald Thiel – Saarland University, Germany Intracellular signalling cascades associated with TRP Channels - Current state of investigations and potential applications 1:25 – 2:05 Professor Katsuhiko Muraki – Aichi-Gakuin University, Japan TRP Channels and CFS/ME: Overview and future perspectives 2:05 – 2:20 Dr Helene Cabanas – NCNED, Australia Characterisation of TRPM3 ion channels on natural killer cells in CFS/ME patients 2:20 – 2:35 Cassandra Balinas – NCNED, Australia Identification and characterisation of TRPM2 Channels on natural killer cells using the novel application of flow cytometry 2:35 – 2:50 Natalie Eaton – NCNED, Australia Confocal microscopy identification of TRP receptors and cell signalling 2:50 – 3:20 Afternoon Tea Session 4: Cell signalling Chair: Dr Helene Cabanas Sponsor: Ian & Talei Stewart 3:20 – 4:00 Professor Andreas Guse – University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany Adenine nucleotide-dependent Calcium signalling in T-lymphocytes 5:30 – 7:30 Welcome Cocktail Reception Day 2 Tuesday 27th November -------------------------- Session 5: Pharmacology & potential treatments Chair: Professor Katsuhiko Muraki Sponsor: The McCusker Charitable Foundation 8:30 - 9:15 Dr Daniel Peterson – Sierra Internal Medicine, Nevada, USA Clinical pharmacology in CFS/ME: Consensus 2018 9:15 – 10:00 Professor Pawel Zalewski – Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland Whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) - A potential non- pharmacological allied treatment for CFS/ME 10:15 – 10:30 Dr Mark Donohoe – Mosman Integrative Medicine, Australia Paradoxical peeing in POTS. High urinary volume output in patients with POTS suffering CFS 10:15 - 10:30 Morning Tea Session 6: Neuroimaging Chair: Dr Elizabeth Unger Sponsor: BD Biosciences 10:30 – 11:10 Professor James Baraniuk – Georgetown University Medical Centre, USA Provocation testing in CFS/ME 11:10 – 11:30 Dr Leighton Barnden – NCNED, Australia Brain stem myelination and MRI changes in CFS/ME 11:30 – 11:50 Dr Zack Shan – NCNED, Australia Cerebral Structural and functional changes in CFS 11:50 – 12:05 Dr Richard Kwiatek – Private Rheumatology Practitioner, Australia Cortical Glutathione levels are normal in Fibromyalgia Syndrome - Interim results of a pilot proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study 12:05 - 1:05 Lunch Session 7: Data, information and impact of CFS/ME patients Chair: Dr Daniel Peterson Sponsor: Miltenyi Biotec 1:05 – 1:50 Professor Nicolas Cherbuin – Australian National University, Australia Planning and implementation of longitudinal cohort studies: Opportunities, pitfalls and rewards 1:50 – 2:05 Dr Heidi Nicholl – Emerge, Australia The health and wellbeing of Australians with CFS/ME - A patient survey 2:05 – 2:20 Shara Close – Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australia The personal economic costs of CFS/ME and fatigue related illness in an Australian Cohort 2:20 – 2:35 Dr Daniel Dahdah – St Jude’s Clinic, Australia The evolution of constructing, instructing and analysing daily recordings using patient centred outcomes for people with unexplained illnesses: CFS/ME 2:35 – 2:50 Mr Geoffrey Hallman – Griffith University ME/CFS: NDIS and the disability hurdle 2:50 – 3:05 Afternoon Tea Session 8: Cellular Mechanisms Chair: Dr Gerald Thiel Sponsor: The Andrew & Geraldine Buxton Foundation 3:05 – 3:45 Professor Paul Fisher – La Trobe University, Australia Specific mitochondrial respiratory defects and compensatory changes in immortalized CFS/ME patient lymphocytes 3:45 – 4:00 Rachel Passmore – NCNED, Australia Gastrointestinal symptoms and diet in CFS/ME 4:00 – 4:15 Dr Eiren Sweetman – University of Otago, New Zealand Changes in the transcriptome of circulating immune cells of a New Zealand cohort with CFS/ME 4:15 – 4:45 Final Q & A Invited Speaker Panel Best Oral Presentation Award presented by Professor Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik and Professor Donald Staines 4:45 – 5:00 Conclusion Closing remarks and closing address by the acting Consul-General of Japan, Mr Takeshi Tanabe Contact us ---------- For any enquires regarding the conference. ncned@griffith.edu.au
What I find interesting: Both German speakers (edit: and othets) spoke about calcium signaling - did they publish with the Australian group that said they found issues in calcium signaling in NK cells (Griffith? I forgot it...)?
https://www.stjudesclinic.com.au/cfs-me-international-conference-2018/ https://www.stjudesclinic.com.au/ @Jonathan Edwards
