Monday, 20th October ESA-SRB-ANZOS 2025 in conjunction with ENSA

Consumer engagement is playing an increasingly vital role in medical research, both in shaping research directions and in deepening our understanding of patient and community needs. In this session, we will hear from medical researchers with strong experience in consumer involvement, as well as from consumers who have actively collaborated with researchers.

Invited Speakers:

Prof Kirsty Pringle - The University of Newcastle
Gail Risbridger - Monash University
Theresa Thompson - Weight Issues Network.

• Exposure to an estrogenic endocrine disruptor alters methylation in the male germ line - Deidre Mattiske
• The Thermosensitive Kinase CLK3 Is Essential for Spermatogenesis and a Likely Driver of Heat-Induced Male Infertility. - Mark Baker
• Exploring intercellular communication in testicular cells with volumetric imaging - Valentina Rodriguez Paris
• Unlocking the potential of koala spermatogonial stem cells for conservation: optimising isolation, characterisation, and culture approaches - Katerina B Damyanova
• Investigating acrosome formation under Protamine 2 deficiency using a 3D spatiotemporal approach - Ondrej Sanovec
• Common herbal fertility supplements disrupt central carbon metabolism and nucleotide signalling pathways in Sertoli and Leydig cells - Tayler C Kent
• Advancing understanding of the protein composition of human seminal extracellular vesicles - John E Schjenken
• Male metabolic dysfunction is associated with a higher likelihood of miscarriage - Andrew Peel

• Purinergic Receptor Inhibition Impairs Trophoblast and Trophectoderm Outgrowth During Early Placentation   - Christine Farah
• Early-onset preeclamptic extracellular vesicles induce endothelium-dependent vascular dysfunction in spontaneously hypertensive rats - Sophie I.M. Piesse
• New generation antiplatelet agent prasugrel upregulates antioxidant and reduces anti-angiogenic pathways in primary human first trimester placenta - Natasha de Alwis
• Lipidomics of mouse uterine fluid reveals vast fluctuations in several lipid classes across gestation - Ben M Lawrence
• Bioprinted placental organoids as a high-throughput platform for drug screening during early pregnancy - Ashley Bannister
• Food for thought: the impact of diet on endometrial decidualisation and embryo implantation - Laura M Rogers
• Early pregnancy metabolic syndrome, micronutrients, placental hormones and risk of pregnancy complications in the STOP Study - Claire T Roberts
• Premature placental ageing contributes to Late Onset Preeclampsia - Anya L Arthurs

• Unravelling the fate of paternal mitochondria during mammalian development   - Jazmine Yuson
• Investigating regulation and misregulation of Cripto in fetal germ cells: balancing pluripotency and meiotic progression - Cassy Spiller
• Centrosomes and cilia require delta tubulin during embryonic development - Gemma Stathatos
• Enhanced neonatal viability in equine cloning using bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells as nuclear donors - Jenin V Cortez
• Gene expression dynamics during early gonadal differentiation in the tammar wallaby - Trent Newman
• Enrichment and long-term culture of marsupial spermatogonia: A foundation of next generation conservation technologies. - Patrick R. Tatt
• Investigating a role for Sirtuin 1 in governing spermatogonial stem cell function - Jess Lyons
• Generation of marsupial induced pluripotent stem cells with features of totipotency - Gerard A Tarulli

• “From scratch, to success”- Building a public hospital Aclasta infusion service - Meizi ML Liu
• Five-Year Retrospective Audit of Endocrine Dynamic Testing in a Tertiary Hospital: Trends, Outcomes, and Implications - Rupa Pudasaini Dahal
• 300 Adrenal Vein Samplings and counting- observations, tips and tricks after all these years - Julie Hetherington

• Contemporary Thyroid Nodule Management: Using Ultrasound, Cytology, and Molecular Testing to Optimize Patient Care - Trevor E Angell

Community approaches to health promotion and obesity prevention

• A healthier commute: Restricting unhealthy food advertisements on public transit assets - Jacqueline Anderson
• Obesity risk factors in an autonomous world: unhealthy food access and reduced physical activity - Simone Pettigrew
• Healthy or misleading? A study of food outlets categorised as 'healthy' on an Australian delivery platform   - Rebecca Bennett
• Population snapshot: Exploring knowledge and consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages across audience segments to inform public health messaging - Belinda Morley
• Grow.Cook.Eat.: Supporting a community living with disadvantage to build food literacy and connection - Kristy A Bolton
• Move Way More: Evaluating two waves of the LiveLighter^® digital media campaign - Ellen Hart

• Losing Weight, Gaining Control: Diabetes Management Through TOMS  - Caitlin Merz
• OPTIMAP: A Digitally Enabled Model to Transform Public Obesity Care in South Australia - Emily Meyer
• New model of care for the management of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Adults with clinically severe and complex obesity. - Sophia Malie
• Beyond the Scale: Perspectives on Comprehensive Obesity Management in a Tertiary Multidisciplinary Service  - Caitlin Merz
• Early Identification of Adiposity Risk: Longitudinal BMI Trajectory Modelling from Infancy to Adulthood in the Raine Study - Rae-Chi Huang
• Characteristics and treatment patterns of people with obesity and high cardiometabolic risk: An Australian chart review study - Samantha L Hocking

• Examining the anti-obesogenic effects of a novel ceramide synthase inhibitor - Laura L. Y. Choong
• Genome-wide CRISPR screen identifies C1orf35 as a novel regulator of hepatic lipid metabolism - Li Dong
• Impact of high-fat diet on the elasticity of lipid metabolism in the hypothalamus - Adélaïde Bernard
• Tirzepatide improves adverse liver outcomes in a mouse model of concurrent type 1 diabetes and obesity - Carys Campbell
• The Mitochondrial Interactosome can Regulate Mitochondrial Function in the Heart Through Interactions with the Cytoskeleton - Teagan Er
• Designing  therapy that targets the L-type calcium channel to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality - Livia Hool

• Endocrine Nursing academic pathway-a career in endocrine nursing - Anne Marland

• Female endocrine, reproductive, metabolic health - the neglected burgeoning public health crisis  - Helena Teede

ECR NETWORKING HUB SPEAKERS

ESA: Dr Shejil Kumar
SRB: Prof Christopher Grupen
ANZOS: Sir Collin Tukuitonga

• Implementation of Evidence-based Interventions for Childhood Obesity - Mona Sharifi

• prolactinomas - medical vs surgical management - Christopher Yates
• Practical approach to the medical management of Cushing's Syndrome - Carmela Caputo
• Why, Who, What and how do I get an Endocrine Nurse in my hospital? – day in the life of an Endocrine Nurse - Maresa Derbyshire
• Challenges and Pitfalls with Pituitary Dynamic Testing - Ee Mun Lim
• Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency -Nurse Practitioner Led Service - Anne Marland

12:15 PM - Panel Discussion

• Dietetic support provided to adolescents with obesity during an intensive behavioural weight management intervention - Eve T House
• Evaluating the feasibility of mental health screening in adolescents presenting for obesity treatment - Hannah Melville
• Metabolic Syndrome Identifies a More Inflammatory Asthma Phenotype in Adults with Obesity - Tamara Blickisdorf
• Longitudinal anthropometric and metabolic outcomes of a specialist multidisciplinary childhood and adolescent obesity service   - Rae-Chi Huang

• Efficacy of Gonadotrophin Treatment to Induce Spermatogenesis and Fertility in Men With Congenital or Acquired Gonadotrophin Deficiency - Joshua V Gialouris
• Differential Effects of Exercise Intensity on Muscle-Derived Mediators and Neuroprotective Pathways in Middle-Aged Adults - Navabeh Dr Zare
• Health-Related Quality of Life and Cancer Worry in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1) - Jessica Bindra
• The effects of acute and chronic exercise on lipocalin-2 in middle-aged and older adults - Carlie Bauer
• Psychosocial outcomes after 6 and 12-months of gender affirming hormone treatment in transgender and gender diverse individuals. - Christopher A Muir

• Metabolism and Reproduction – Beyond ATP - David Gardner

• Inhibition of mtDNA replication by oocyte specific deletion of Polg leads to premature ovarian insufficiency in mice - Ziyi Sha
• Decoding the epi-regulatory puzzle contributing to the pathophysiology of PCOS - Snehal Ms. Bhingardeve
• MicroRNA and CA-125 profiling in vaginal swab-derived extracellular vesicles for ovarian cancer diagnostics - Charlotte Robb

• Characterising the immune response driven by seminal extracellular vesicles in human primary cervical epithelial cells - Elizabeth Torres Arce
• Identification of biomarkers in breastmilk associated with risk of lactational mastitis - Amna Ghith
• A potential biological link between lactational mastitis and risk of breast cancer - Reza Maleki
• Understanding menstrual fluid for pathophysiology and diagnosis of endometriosis - Armita Foumani

• Exploring the protective role of the CREBRF rs373863828 variant on maternal metabolic health and gestational diabetes mellitus in a mouse model - Tharaka Athukorala
• The development of nanoparticle technology to regulate endocrine systems - Liza O'Donnell
• Higher mRNA Levels of Endometrial Renin-Angiotensin System Signalling Initiators Suggest a Role in Endometrial Repair - Tess L Symington

• Understanding the experience of living with obesity: A co-design photovoice exploration with obesity lived experience consumer group - Kimberley K Norman
• Parent-focused behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity: results of the TOPCHILD systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis - Kylie E Hunter
• Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based interventions to prevent childhood obesity in Australia and the Pacific - Jane Jacobs
• Pilot evaluation of the Connecting the Dots program: early childhood health promotion training for primary health professionals - Eve T House

• Modulation of NAD⁺ Metabolism by NMNH Improves Obesity-Associated Metabolic Outcomes - Jasmine L Banks
• Pre-pregnancy liraglutide does not prevent the post-pregnancy adverse cardiovascular effects of maternal obesity in a murine model of obesity  - Matilda S G Longfield
• Faecal Microbiome Transplantation From Rats Fed High-Fat, High-Sugar Diets Do Not Impair Spatial Memory In Rats Fed Healthy Chow. - Simone Rehn

• Major and minor histocompatibility antigen disparity between parents affects offspring growth trajectory and glucose metabolism in adulthood - Uyen Pham
• Stressing the phosphoproteome: Largescale dysregulation of human sperm phospho-signalling quantified in response to lipid stress - Nathan D Burke
• The germline proteome undergoes dynamic remodelling in response to in vitro and in vivo proteotoxic stress - Shannon P Smyth
• X chromosome and germ cell meiosis: are two Xs better than one? - Fiona KM Cheung
• Evaluating Therapeutic Strategies for Maternal Cardiovascular Dysfunction in a Nanoparticle-Induced Mouse Model of Preeclampsia - Fatemeh FH Heidari

Award sponsored by 

• Dysregulated miR-124-3p in human endometrial epithelial cells reduces endometrial receptivity by altering cell adhesion - Wei Zhou
• Pregnancy complications leave a proteomic signature of future health risk. - Lucy A Bartho
• PRC2 safeguards granulosa cell identity and promotes proliferation to support ovarian follicle growth - Ellen G Jarred
• Unravelling the molecular signature of human endometrial stem/progenitor cells to understand endometrial regeneration and differentiation - Harriet Fitzgerald
• Peri-conceptional viral mimetic poly I:C administration in male mice leads to impaired fetal growth and placental insufficiency associated with altered seminal fluid composition - Hon (Dexter) Y Chan

Award sponsored by 

• Metabolic Health in the Care of Transgender Patients - Brendan Nolan

• Starting and Sustaining a Career in Science - Jenny Gunton

Join us for the ANZPON Networking Lunch during the conference — a great opportunity to connect with colleagues, share ideas, and build collaborations in paediatric obesity.

Whether you're a long-time member or simply interested in learning more about ANZPON, we’d love to see you there!

A packed lunch will be available in the room for this meeting. Select the add-on option in your registration for catering purposes.

• Prader-Willi Syndrome – Innovations in Adult Care - Tania Markovic
• Genetics of calcium disorders - Roderick Clifton-Bligh
• Everything Everywhere All at Once: Transition challenges in endocrinopathies - Quynh-Nhu Nguyen

• Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites Promoting Healthy Aging Through Enhancement of Mitochondrial Homeostasis - Dongryeol Ryu
• RNA Processing factors as gatekeepers of mitochondrial Translation and metabolic integrity - Tara Richman
• Targeting energy expenditure with the mitochondrial uncoupler BAM15: effects on exercise performance and metabolic function in mice - Brenna Osborne

• Collaborating for change: Empowering communities and policy makers to improve food environments - Gina Trapp
• Environmental determinants of diet quality: implications for public health policy - Christina Pollard
• Local government perspectives on restricting unhealthy food advertising: A qualitative study   - Frith Klug
• Creating health-enabling supermarkets in Australia: using the Store Scout App in health promotion practice  - Laura Duff

• Molecular Insights into Ovine GDF9 and BMP15 Fec Mutations - Lara E Griffin-Krenn
• A novel mechanism of sperm midpiece epididymal maturation and the role of CCDC112 in sperm midpiece formation and establishing an optimal flagella waveform - Maddison L Graffeo
• Oocyte epigenetic programming influences neurodevelopment in offspring - Chloe Edwards-Lee
• Increasing livestock production through the isolation and in vitro culture of bovine ovarian follicles - Kate B. Carey
• Mediating immune tolerance of sperm in sheep: Identifying factors in ram seminal plasma responsible for facilitating sperm neutrophil evasion - Sophie Warr
• Evaluation of Time Dependent Oxidative Stress in Equine Oocytes During In Vitro Holding - Muhammad Yaseen

Award sponsored by 

• Phenotype-resolved proteomic profiling of placental tissue reveals cell-type-specific dysregulation in Fetal Growth Restriction - Stefan M. Botha
• Activin A antagonizes BMP signaling via receptor competition in early human placental development - Sunhild Hartmann
• Wnt-egrating developmental insights: an atlas of cross-species Wnt/WNT signalling in placental development and preeclampsia - Georgia P Wong
• Thyroid autoimmunity and preeclampsia risk: new insights from a rat model - Elliott S Neal
• Replacement of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in vitro can reduce oxidative stress in the human FGR placenta - India A Brooker
• Novel approach using tuneable matrices for 3D bioprinting early-pregnancy placental organoid models - Ananya Raman

Award sponsored by 

• Identifying Eating Disorders in Individuals with Obesity: Prevalence and Practical Screening Approaches - Hiba Jebeile
• Eating Disorders in People Presenting for Obesity Treatment: Treatment Evidence, Practice Wisdom, and Future Directions - Leah Brennan
• Progressing cross-sector collaboration for people with eating disorders and higher weight: Priority actions from an expert roundtable - Hiba Jebeile

Unpacking complex care needs: Case discussion panel

• Milan Piya 
• Janet Franklin 
• Leah Brennan 
• Cal Paterson
• Colette McCracken

Innovations in Endocrine Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies

• Effects of myocyte-specific deletion of vitamin D receptor on muscle function and structure in notexin-injected mice - Jenny Gunton
• Metformin exposure during pregnancy and lactation affects milk lipid composition in a healthy nondiabetic mouse model - Adamu A Mwendolwa
• Antenatal exposure to intraamniotic ciclesonide matures the preterm sheep lung - Ashley S Meakin
• Native corticosteroid-binding globulin to treat life-threatening sepsis and septic shock. - Stewart D Ramsay
• Comparison of the gut microbiome composition of pregnant women with Type 2 Diabetes, gestational diabetes and normoglycaemic controls - Marloes Dekker Nitert
• Integrating imaging-based machine learning analyses in high-content screening of prostate cancer organoids - Nicholas Choo
• Understanding diabetic kidney disease (DKD), COVID-19 infection, and mitochondrial dysfunction - Ellen N Tejo
• Unique pharmacology of a novel G protein-coupled receptor heteromer revealed with bioluminescence resonance energy transfer biosensors. - Henry G Purbrick
• CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF GPR68 EXPRESSION IN CUTANEOUS MELANOMA - Sam Isherwood
• Treatment of Endometrial Cancer Cell Lines with Telmisartan and VTP-27999 Reduces Cellular Proliferation and Viability - Tess L Symington

• Management of Osteoporosis in the context of current treatment options - Paul Glendenning
• Demystifying TFTs – when the numbers don’t add up - John Walsh

ECR NETWORKING HUB SPEAKERS

ESA: Dr Chris Yates
SRB: Prof Tu'uhevaha Kaitu'u-Lino
ANZOS: TBC

Lyn Keppler - lived experience 

• The Lancet Commission on clinical obesity – rationale, diagnostic criteria and implications for practice - Louise Baur
• Improving our understanding and management of obesity: advantages and constraints of animal models  - Margaret Morris
• Preclinical and clinical obesity: implications for practice, policy and research - Christina Pollard

Updates in Clinical Outcomes in Endocrine Diseases

• Mental health treatment utilisation among transgender and gender-diverse people following gender affirming hormone therapy: evidence from whole-of-population Australian administrative data - Brendan J Nolan
• Increase in serum copeptin following treatment of hyponatraemia with tolvaptan: Secondary analysis of an open-label, randomised, clinical trial - Annabelle Warren
• Long-term effects of bariatric surgery on lifestyle behaviours - Michael Do
• Circulating lipocalin-2 across the adult lifespan - Carlie Bauer
• Does long-term calcium supplementation increase the risk of dementia? A post-hoc analysis from a 5-year randomised clinical trial of calcium supplements to prevent fractures in older women - Negar Ghasemifard
• Hip and Vertebral Fractures in Young Adults Presenting to a Large Tertiary Health Service - Jacqueline Seiffert
• Associations of cognition and incident dementia with sex hormone concentrations in men: individual participant data meta-analyses - Ross J Marriott
• Clinical audit of the polycystic ovary syndrome service at Monash Health - Pauline Du
• Does exercise augment the effects of vitamin D supplementation on blood pressure and arterial stiffness? Results from a randomised controlled trial - Alexander J Rodriguez
• What are the risk factors for diabetic ketoacidosis at first presentation of type 1 diabetes?: an eight-year (2015-2022) audit at an Australian regional hospital - David D Je
• Genetic and Clinical Characterisation of Maturity-Onset Diabetes in Young (MODY) in a South Asian Cohort: Findings from a Resource-Limited Setting - Tharaka Athukorala
• Trabecular Bone Score in Lung Transplant Recipients  - Natasha Rasaratnam

• Adrenal Targeted Nano-biotechnology: Novel Gene Therapy for Adrenal Diseases - Akhil Gajipara
• The genomic landscape of juvenile granulosa cell tumours of the ovary - Tianzhi Yu
• Antenatal ciclesonide does not alter molecular determinants of fluid transport in the fetal lung - Yoshi Tan

• Diagnostic Utility and Cost Analysis of Pragmatic Sequential Transcription Factor Immunohistochemistry in Adenohypophyseal-Immunonegative Pituitary Adenomas - Yeung-Ae Park
• Improving The Environmental Sustainability Of Insulin Prescribing - Amy McCormick
• The weighty topic of obesity and health impacts diet and exercise impacts in the context of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease MASLD - Brooke Hughes
• Decision Support Tools for Active Surveillance of Low Risk Cancers: A Scoping Review - Eleanor White

• All in the Family: Lessons Learned from In Vitro Embryo Production in Horses, Donkeys, Mules and Zebras - Andres Gambini
• Trafficking of RNAs and organelles regulating preimplantation embryogenesis - Jennifer Zenker
• Recovering critically endangered and functionally extinct species: a discussion of the ExoUterus system - David Potter
• Reproductive Genetics on Demand: Inducible in vivo models provide clinically relevant platforms to uncover mechanisms of infertility and reproductive disorders. - Evdokia Dimitriadis

• Womb service: multi-omic insights into the histotrophic nutrition of the fat-tailed dunnart - Jennifer Hutchison
• Mitochondrial mechanisms underlying placental dysfunction in fetal growth restricted pregnancies. - Joshua Fisher
• Addressing adverse pregnancy outcomes across the continuum - Miranda Davies-Tuck
• Community-Driven Public Health Strategies to Improve Aboriginal Perinatal Outcomes - Carrington Shepherd.

• Paediatric Obesity - Jacqui Curran
• Transforming Public Obesity Care: Nurse-Led, Multidisciplinary and Digitally Enabled Innovation at CALHN - Emily Meyer

• Impact of temperature and incubation in 6%CO₂ in air on testicular sperm motility. Part 1: TESA sperm - Saud I Sharif Hussain
• A Novel Cortisol Biosensor Employing Antibody Functionalised Gold Nanoparticles for Integration into Point-Of-Care and Wearable Platforms - Kristina Rhee
• Maternal Antibiotic use while Breastfeeding and Infant Growth in the First 10 Months. - Sofie Caroline Falkenberg Holm
• Not all mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists are equal: differential transcriptomic effects in an MR-expressing cell line - Elisabeth Ng
• Characterising primordial germ cell migration in the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata). - Ebony Ciarrocchi
• Impact of an autocrine modulator of the calcium-sensing receptor on its amino acid sensitivity - Mahvash A Goolam
• Angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1) and the lectin-like oxidised low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) form a heteromer with altered downstream pharmacology   - Julyan Tan
• ­­­The effect of depletion of oocyte dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) on follicle development. - Fatemeh FA Aghaie
• Unravelling the role of glycogen in diabetic kidney disease (DKD)   - Ellen N Tejo

• Effectiveness and safety of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 Inhibitors in patients with diabetes of the exocrine pancreas: A nationwide population-based study - Seung Jin Han
• The impact of testosterone treatment on inflammatory markers in adult males a systematic review and meta-analysis - Alebachew Fasil Ashagre
• Men borderline low serum total testosterone concentration and low sexual desire – does the calculation of free testosterone add value? - Sam Tafari
• Bone health in phenylketonuria - Jodi Hart
• Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state: A systematic review of management guidelines and their evidence - Rose Lin
• Impact of pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery on maternal glucose profiles in pregnancy - Marloes Dekker Nitert
• Breastfeeding is associated with cancer prevalence: A nationwide population study - Eyun EY Song
• Measuring Sarcopenia Via Psoas Muscle Volume Changes In Patients With Thyroid Cancer Receiving Lenvatinib - Eleanor White
• Comparison of Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality in Diabetic Foot Disease with Non-Diabetic Myocardial Infarction: Cohort Study - Ji Yoon Kim
• Prevalence of cardio-metabolic risk factors among women in early pregnancy - Aasiya Mohebi
• Progressive Delays in Adrenal Venous Sampling for Regional Patients: A Single-Centre Experience in Far North Queensland   - Mariyah Hoosenally
• High Incidence of Eating Disorders in Type 2 Diabetes and Their Association with Cardiovascular and Mortality Risks - So Hyun Cho
• Diffusion tensor imaging of the tibial nerve can detect nerve damage in type 2 diabetes - Hyeong-Kyu Park
• Overall and site-specific cancer risk in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes: A nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea - Hyun Jin Ryu
• Adherence to HEDTA guidelines in the use of insulin tolerance tests: a retrospective audit at a tertiary hospital. - Ayanthi Wijewardene
• Opportunistic Measurement of Sagittal Abdominal Diameter with Bone Densitometry Predicts Abdominal Aortic Calcification and Major Cardiovascular Events - Haftom Abraha
• Improving Primary Aldosteronism diagnosis and treatment: outcomes from an endocrine hypertension service - Minn Wei Chow
• Improvement in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in overweight and obese adults with incretin analogue pharmacotherapy - Julia Gordon
• Primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy: an evolving paradigm in endocrine and obstetric care    - Melisha Thambyaiyah
• Saline Suppression Tests: Safety, Tolerability, and Blood Pressure Response - Mathias Chan
• Diabetes status and in-hospital glycaemic control on COVID-19 related outcomes: A Sri Lankan cohort study - Kushalee P Jayawickreme
• The impact of blood lipid levels on the performance of percutaneous coronary intervention - Jae Bin Seo
• Data from patients with lactose intolerance and levothyroxine malabsorption in treatment with liquid L-T4 without lactose - Poupak Fallahi
• Optimizing screening for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in diabetes: a clinical audit of current practices - Chong Liang
• A Single Centre Review of Surgical Outcomes of Rathke’s Cleft Cysts - Rohit Srivatsa
• Silent Macrocorticotrophinomas – Whispering Trouble or Just Background Noise? - Judy Chen
• Local community and social media advertisement may be an efficient and cost-effective strategy to recruit postmenopausal women into clinical trials: insights from the ROLEX-DUO study - Shejil Kumar
• The effect of prednisolone ingestion and acute exercise on lipocalin-2 and its variants in young males - Carlie Bauer
• Participant satisfaction and perceived impacts of a community-based diabetes prevention program among Chinese adults with pre-diabetes - Renee Chu
• Experience of Vasomotor Symptoms in Men Undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer (VASOPRO) - Sarah Lum
• Bone health in heart transplantation: a Melbourne perspective revealed a higher rate of post-transplant fractures in females which occurred earlier than in males despite antiresorptive therapy and preserving bone density those who received it. - Luisa M Rosi
• Low-renin hypertension in the era of expanded screening for primary aldosteronism: a cohort study - Sonali Shah
• The prevalence of low-renin hypertension worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis. - Sonali S Shah
• In vitro antineoplastic effects of the kinase inhibitor CLM24 in aggressive dedifferentiated thyroid cancer - Alessandro Antonelli
• Co-Design, implementation and evaluation of a nested diabetes model-of-care for adults living with cystic fibrosis - Shanal Kumar
• Ethnic Variations and the Influence of BMI on Blood Glucose Levels in Gestational Diabetes Patients at Westmead Hospital: An Analysis Using Health2Sync - Lisa Shi
• Understanding the Biopsychosocial Impact of Thyroid Cancer: Real-World Patient-Reported Outcomes from an Australian Cohort - Matti L Gild

• Composite Phaeochromocytoma-Ganglioneuroma – A Rare Diagnosis 20 Years in the Making - Jeku Jacob
• 1,25-Vitamin D-mediated hypercalcaemia in the setting of immune therapy-related sarcoid-like reaction   - Darshdeep Kaur
• Hypercalcemia with methotrexate pneumonitis: a rare phenomenon - Michael Do
• Effective Use of Pasireotide in Non-Insulinoma Pancreatogenous Hypoglycaemia Syndrome - Georgina Manos
• Osilodrostat in ectopic ACTH syndrome: a case series using a block and replace strategy and literature review - Yuhan A Goh
• Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis – an uncommon presentation of Graves’ Disease - Sharjeel Ahmad
• Plasmapheresis as a treatment for type 2 amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis in a cardiac transplant recipient – case report. - Serena Chong
• Type 1B pseudohypoparathyroidism presenting with bilateral avascular necrosis of the femoral heads - Adriana Gangemi-Rnjak
• Brown tumours secondary to tertiary hyperparathyroidism mimicking lytic bone metastases in the evaluation of back pain - Ning Zhang
• Case report: The role of plasma metanephrine in adrenal vein sampling for assessing primary hyperaldosteronism with cortisol co-secretion - Jessie McClelland
• A Clinical Approach to MEN1 Variants of Uncertain Significance: Application of In Silico Tools to Upgrade Variants   - Jessica Bindra
• Lessons from a case series of diabetic ketoacidosis in dialysis patients - Cindy Chia Li Chong
• A "K"-ritical Situation: Unmasking Primary Hyperaldosteronism After Cardiac Arrest  - Sarah C Brennan
• Opioid-induced hypopituitarism in a young woman: case report - Georgia Apostolou
• Non-functioning adrenocortical carcinoma presenting as acute spontaneous retroperitoneal haemorrhage - Christopher Chan
• STIMULA(N)ting Hypercalcaemia – an uncommon case of hypercalcaemia following orthopaedic surgery - Ricci Amoils
• Seeing double? Co-existing myasthenia gravis and gonadotroph macroadenoma in a patient presenting with diplopia - Ning Zhang
• Familial Chylomicronaemia Syndrome: A Rare Case of Recurrent Pancreatitis - Katherine Wu
• Recurrent pericardial effusions in a young adult with congenital hyperinsulinism: A rare complication of diazoxide?  - Tegan Millington
• When imaging fails, the vein prevails: Investigating postmenopausal hyperandrogenism with adrenal and ovarian vein sampling - Daisuke Miura
• Resist Jumping to Conclusion   - Yi-An YP Pan
• I CAHn't believe that sodium - Courtney L Robertson
• Multisystem Sarcoidosis with Vertebral Involvement: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges - Tavleen Kaur
• An unusual sella lesion expressing TTF-1  - Michael Fogarty
• AVP-D’s salty unseen opponents - Carmela Caputo
• Corticotrophin-independent hypercortisolism in a patient with bilateral adrenal adenoma: Diagnostic and therapeutic conundrum - Pavani Gardiye Punchihewa
• Severe Prolonged Hypercalcaemia Due to Vitamin D Toxicity: A Case Report  - Hye Jin Kwon
• Initial experience with Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy in evaluating patients with Neuroendocrine neoplasms in a resource-limited setting - Pavani Punchihewa
• Low K leads the way … but time is short - Kajanan Parameshwaran
• Hypoglycaemia with a Twist: Not Your Typical Beta Cell Story       - Avindri Gimhani Abeygunasekara
• Do all good things come in pairs? An atypical case of bilateral adrenal masses with cosecretion - Yuhan Goh
• Turner by chromosome, not by gender: a case of clinical exclusion - Georgina Manos
• Hypertension, Hormones, and Aortic Rupture: A Complicated Triad - Rachael Zuzek
• Unravelling the mystery of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism - Evelyn Hao
• Too big to ignore: a hidden cause of hypoglycaemia - Dhanushree Patel
• A decade of discordant thyroglobulin elevation – a case of malignant struma ovarii with thyrotoxic related heart failure - Dhanushree Patel
• A case of life-threatening licorice-induced pseudohyperaldosteronism - David D Je
•  A Rare Case of Pituitary Macroadenoma - Tuberculous Granulomatous Hypophysitis - Carolyn Allan
• Calcium malabsorption in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy   - Pauline Du
• Idiopathic hypercalciuria as a treatable cause of secondary osteoporosis in men - Christopher Muir

• All of Obesity is genetic or Epigenetic - Joseph Proietto
• Effects of tirzepatide and acute exercise for fatty liver therapy by anti-inflammation - Hyun Ju Lee
• The effect of insulin resistance on 12-month weight outcome in adults with class 3 obesity without diabetes attending a multidisciplinary weight management program.   - Richard Yang
• Snapshot of inpatient and emergency patient obesity and coding in South Australian public tertiary hospitals - Lik Loong Wong
• Obesity and haemodynamic profile in early pregnancy - Aasiya Mohebi
• Participant experience of a healthy lifestyle program for children and young people in Boorloo/Perth, Western Australia - Stephen Paull
• Comparative weight loss and Type 2 diabetes prevalence in people with clinically severe obesity across different BMI categories in a multidisciplinary weight management program   - Emma Hartley
• Obesity and Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Diagnostic Delay and the Role of Tirzepatide in Pre-Transplant Optimisation - Sian Raubinger
• Change in eating behaviours and eating disorder risk with GLP-1 receptor agonist medications for treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes: A rapid review  - Hiba Jebeile
• Changes in psychosocial outcomes reported in behavioural intervention trials for children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: A scoping review - Hiba Jebeile
• From Weight Loss to Waitlist: Evaluating the Impact of the Tertiary Obesity Multidisciplinary Service - Andrea Cawte
• Prevalence of comorbidities in obese New Zealand children and adolescents at enrolment in a community-based obesity programme January 2021-December 2024 vs January 2012 - August 2014 - Lisa Wynter
• Opportunistic Measurement of Sagittal Abdominal Diameter with Bone Densitometry Predicts Abdominal Aortic Calcification and Major Cardiovascular Events - Haftom Mr Abraha
• Ketones and Kilograms: Exploring Predictors of Weight Loss Success in a Structured Obesity Program - Caitlin Merz
• Gestational weight gain and its’ association with preeclampsia and blood pressure trends: a retrospective cohort study - Hillary Hu
• Active screening for inpatient obesity using a surveillance system  - Drishya Nayak
• Machine learning-powered lipidomics identifies serum lipid signature predictive of personalized glycemic changes following 3-year weight loss intervention - Xin Liu
• Implementing and evaluating an educational intervention for weight stigma reduction among dentistry and oral health therapy students: an implementation study   - Zanab Malik
• Copy Number Variations (CNV’s) and rare genetic mutations associated with childhood obesity at a tertiary obesity management service - Jade L Clemens
• A study on the effect of Obesity on COVID-19 related outcomes in Sri Lanka - Kushalee P Jayawickreme
• The feasibility of overnight time restricted eating in rotating shift workers – a randomised controlled feasibility trial - Elizabeth A Machan
• Weight loss outcomes with cost-subsidised liraglutide and semaglutide in people with extreme obesity (BMI ≥50kg/m2): a retrospective audit  - Brendan J Nolan
• Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction Following Bariatric Surgery: A Case of Presyncope and Postural Intolerance Responsive to Rate-Limiting Therapy - Tavleen Kaur
• Severe malnutrition following laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass in a publicly funded bariatric program: A case report - Emma K Hartley
• Investigating the acute effects of whey protein hydrolysate administration as a preload on postprandial glycaemic metabolism in healthy adults - Ali Jamshidi
• Effectiveness of obesity management education for healthcare professionals: a rapid review with meta-analysis - Rebecca Wu
• Should we be worried about normal weight obesity in people with cystic fibrosis - Shanal Kumar
• The Role of Fat-Free Mass in Weight-Related Complications in Adults: A Rapid systematic Review - Tadesse Asmamaw Dejenie
• Understanding weight change perceptions in adults with cystic fibrosis treated with elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor - Shanal Kumar
• Evaluating a virtual reality platform for bariatric care education: Enhancing clinical decision-making and safe care practices  - Caz Hales
• The impact of pre-operative weight loss on 12-month post-bariatric surgery weight outcomes - Ganindu Abeysinghe
• Hepatic steatosis and high-risk coronary plaque: a systematic review - Jason Wee
• Cardiovascular benefits of early childhood obesity prevention: a pragmatic evaluation of a randomised controlled trial in pre-school aged children - Reeja Nasir
• Exploring new strategies to meet the needs of people living with obesity: the role of yoga teachers in multi-disciplinary obesity primary care - Kimberley K Norman
• Explainable AI for Predicting BMI Trajectories from Childhood to Early Adulthood Using Genetic and Early-Life Factors - Fuling FC Chen

• The association between GIS-measured greenspace and adolescents’ moderate to vigorous physical activity: A systematic review - Melody Smith
• Utilising culturally tailored research methods to understand the acceptability of screening children for type 2 diabetes, from the perspectives of parents of Māori & Pacific Islander descent living in Australia - Jessica Hardt
• Communicating research findings as recommended by Aboriginal participants - Stephanie Smith
• A ‘David and Goliath’ battle? How do we talk about fast-food outlets to build support for better planning decisions? - Emma Groves
• Nutritional profile and labelling of new packaged lunchbox snacks released in Australia between 2013 and 2024 - Helen Dixon
• A snapshot of outdoor food advertising: types, products, and implications for restriction policies - Clare Whitton
• A Qualitative Study of Community Perspectives on the Development of a Fast-Food Restaurant in the Neighbourhood    - Roslyn C Giglia
• Early ORIGINS of childhood obesity: Mapping childhood BMI before the age of 5 - Poonam K Pannu
• Partnering with local organisations: piloting a new LiveLighter^® program systems-level initiative for creating supportive environments - Jenny Atkins
• Crunch & Move: adaptation of a primary school nutrition program to get kids moving daily - Katie Cameron
• Filling the Gap for an Australian Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Training Program - Emily J Meyer
• Unpacking Kids Menus: Perceptions and understandings of parents/caregivers in Perth, Western Australia - Samantha Veurink
• Childcare arrangements and weight status in Australian preschoolers - Huong Ngoc Quynh Tran
• Burgers for breakfast: Exploring the external school food environment and associated food behaviours of secondary students in Perth, Western Australia - Sharonna Mossenson
• Self-Reported Engagement and Utility of a Digital Diabetes Prevention Program in Adults with Obesity and Prediabetes  - Mandy Ho
• Associations between infant feeding practices and maternal sociodemographic characteristics of Indian immigrant mothers in australia - a cross-sectional study - Chitra Tulpule
• Maternal Antibiotic use while Breastfeeding and Infant Growth in the First 10 Months. - Sofie Caroline Falkenberg Holm
• Dietary fat and sugar consumption is associated with perceived health of fast-food brand logos - Simone Rehn
• Social isolation and loneliness in people with clinically severe obesity: a qualitative study of the perspectives of patients and clinicians - Kate A McBride
• Make healthy your new habit: developing a new LiveLighter^® media campaign - Andrea Nathan

• SIRT1 overexpression in female mice results in an increase in blastocyst cell numbers following IVF - Georgia A Bennett
• A Systematic Review Evaluating the Efficacy of Digital Interventions Versus Standard Care in Enhancing Fertility Outcomes for Individuals Trying to Conceive - Aleksia Grbic

• Association between Menstrual Cycle Irregularity and Cancer Prevalence in Young Women - Jwa Hoon JK Kim
• FSH receptor targeting for selective liposomal delivery to ovarian cancer cells - Ester Barau Dalmau

• Advancing advocacy in reproductive health through education and industry partnership  - Nicola Rivers

• An evaluation of the quality of recommendations for polycystic ovarian syndrome provided by generative artificial intelligence - Aleksia Grbic
• Dysbiosis and antimicrobial peptide/protein dysregulation in reproductive biofluids of endometriosis patients - Chloe Hicks

• Comparative development of human 1PN and 3PN day 5 blastocysts cultured in Global^® and synthetic SafeIVF^® media - Jaffar Ali
• Nuclear dimensions correlate with developmental stage and cell lineage in early mouse embryos - Katarzyna Filimonow

• Investigating the effects of hyperthermia on male germ cell precursors - Georgia M Tennant

• RepeatSeeker – A tool for characterising transposable element-driven transcripts with long-read sequencing. - Teruhito Ishihara
• The marsupial imprinted gene MLH1 has several marsupial retrocopies   - Jenna Pride

• Within-individual variation in peripheral blood regulatory T cells number and phenotypes across menstrual cycles in women - Cristina N Arriaran Scott

• Impact of temperature and incubation in 6%CO₂ in air on testicular sperm motility. Part 1: TESA sperm      - Saud I Sharif Hussain
• Potential Role of Guayusa to Alleviate Inflammation in Mouse Leydig Cells - Shizuka Shiga
• Urogenital defects in live births to women dispensed clomiphene citrate: A study within a whole of population birth cohort. - Michael Davies

• Backgrounds on miRNA synthesis and secretion in bovine follicular fluid - Hisataka Iwata

• Effect of treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid vs. rifampicin on the composition of the gut microbiota in women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy - Marloes Dekker Nitert
• Metabolic syndrome in pregnancy and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Aasiya Mohebi
• Myometrium Quiescence Maintained by Histone Deacetylases Inhibitors - Anna Paredes Barreda
• Pantry to placenta: natural compounds for the treatment of preeclampsia - Natalie Binder
• Proteomic insights into pregnancy and maternal recognition in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) - Brooke Hartley
• Mandatory folic acid fortification and supplementation alters one-carbon metabolites in pregnant women: implications for gestational diabetes mellitus - Jessica Williamson
• The association between antibiotic exposure before and during pregnancy and the risk of ADHD in children: A cohort-based study of trimester-specific effects - Sofie Sonne Westergaard Pedersen
• Prenatal ambient heat exposure and neurodevelopment: a scoping review of human and animal research - Amina AR Rhaman
• A systematic review and bibliometric analysis of the impacts of extreme heat exposure on pregnancy outcomes - Aster Gebremedhin

• The novel NPSR1 G42C point mutation in endometriosis - Giada Polenghi
• Seminal extracellular vesicle mediated nfκb signalling in the female reproductive tract - Shanmathi Parameswaran

• Impact of temperature and incubation in 6%CO2 in air on testicular sperm motility. Part 2: microTESA sperm - Saud I Sharif Hussain
• Testicular spermatozoa Part 3: Gross sperm morphological abnormalities in diagnostic TESA and micro TESA, and a case of positive fertilization with abnormal sperm - Saud I Sharif Hussain
• Capacitation Media Matters: Boosting Equine Sperm Function for IVF - Afshin Seifi-Jamadi
• Testicular heat stress upregulates lncRNA 4930555K19Rik which interacts with FUBP1 and alters cell cycle signalling   - Benjamin R Robinson
• Proteomic and Phospho-proteomic Profiling of Male Precursor Germ Cells Under Testicular Heat Stress: Insights into Mechanisms of Male Infertility - Grace E Williams
• Investigating the conservation of CLKs and their role in male fertility - Rachel A Ogle
• The impact of obesity and fatty acid profiles on human semen parameters for a western australian cohort - Saskia Harman

• Adiponectin and leptin expression in term placenta from a Western Australian cohort - Rebekah Skuba
• Engineering placentoid cultures to model human placental villi complexity in vitro - Ashley Williams

• Early pregnancy is associated with lower daily methane production but no change in metabolic markers in Brahman heifers - Marloes Dekker Nitert
• Leveraging education theory to enhance endocrine clinical teaching: an illustrative study - Stella Sarlos
• Delivering Integrated, Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: Insights from SHINE SA’s Model of Care - Farina Gul
• Examining current Australian health policies for pregnant people during heat exposure and heatwaves - Carolyn R Sam
• Estimating alcohol consumption during pregnancy in Western Australia: a multi-source approach - Ebony Quintrell

SRB Hudson ECR Poster Prize Finalists Lightning Talks

Major and minor histocompatibility antigen disparity between parents affects offspring growth trajectory and glucose metabolism in adulthood - Uyen Pham
Stressing the phosphoproteome: Largescale dysregulation of human sperm phospho-signalling quantified in response to lipid stress - Nathan D Burke
The germline proteome undergoes dynamic remodelling in response to in vitro and in vivo proteotoxic stress - Shannon P Smyth
X chromosome and germ cell meiosis: are two Xs better than one? - Fiona KM Cheung
Evaluating Therapeutic Strategies for Maternal Cardiovascular Dysfunction in a Nanoparticle-Induced Mouse Model of Preeclampsia - Fatemeh FH Heidari

SRB Hudson MCR Poster Prize Finalists Lightning Talks

Dysregulated miR-124-3p in human endometrial epithelial cells reduces endometrial receptivity by altering cell adhesion - Wei Zhou
Pregnancy complications leave a proteomic signature of future health risk. - Lucy A Bartho
PRC2 safeguards granulosa cell identity and promotes proliferation to support ovarian follicle growth - Ellen G Jarred
Unravelling the molecular signature of human endometrial stem/progenitor cells to understand endometrial regeneration and differentiation - Harriet Fitzgerald
Peri-conceptional viral mimetic poly I:C administration in male mice leads to impaired fetal growth and placental insufficiency associated with altered seminal fluid composition - Hon (Dexter) Y Chan

ESA Basic Science Lightning Talks

Comparison of the gut microbiome composition of pregnant women with Type 2 Diabetes, gestational diabetes and normoglycaemic controls - Marloes Dekker Nitert
Integrating imaging-based machine learning analyses in high-content screening of prostate cancer organoids - Nicholas Choo
Understanding diabetic kidney disease (DKD), COVID-19 infection, and mitochondrial dysfunction - Ellen N Tejo
Unique pharmacology of a novel G protein-coupled receptor heteromer revealed with bioluminescence resonance energy transfer biosensors. - Henry G Purbrick
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF GPR68 EXPRESSION IN CUTANEOUS MELANOMA - Sam Isherwood
Treatment of Endometrial Cancer Cell Lines with Telmisartan and VTP-27999 Reduces Cellular Proliferation and Viability - Tess L Symington

ESA Clinical Lighting Talks

Associations of cognition and incident dementia with sex hormone concentrations in men: individual participant data meta-analyses - Ross J Marriott
Clinical audit of the polycystic ovary syndrome service at Monash Health - Pauline Du
Does exercise augment the effects of vitamin D supplementation on blood pressure and arterial stiffness? Results from a randomised controlled trial - Alexander J Rodriguez
Understanding the Biopsychosocial Impact of Thyroid Cancer: Real-World Patient-Reported Outcomes from an Australian Cohort - Matti L Gild
What are the risk factors for diabetic ketoacidosis at first presentation of type 1 diabetes?: an eight-year (2015-2022) audit at an Australian regional hospital - David D Je
Genetic and Clinical Characterisation of Maturity-Onset Diabetes in Young (MODY) in a South Asian Cohort: Findings from a Resource-Limited Setting - Tharaka Athukorala
Trabecular Bone Score in Lung Transplant Recipients  - Natasha Rasaratnam

Venue:

The Stable
888 Hay St, Perth WA 6000

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This is a dedicated networking function for early career/student delegates. Non-members and members of ESA, SRB & ANZOS are all welcome.

Meeting of the Minds is held on Groundfloor - The Boardwalk at the Reveley.

Address: Eastern Promenade The Towers at Elizabeth Quay, Ophir Walk, Perth WA 6000

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The WOMENDO Dinner is on Level 1 - Low Kee at the Reveley.

Address: Eastern Promenade The Towers at Elizabeth Quay, Ophir Walk, Perth WA 6000

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You're Invited! – WOMENDO Dinner 2025

Join us for the Women In Endocrinology Dinner on Monday, 20th October at 7:30 PM, right after the poster session.

We will be gathering at Low Kee Restaurant for an evening of casual conversation, networking, and open discussion about the experiences, challenges, and priorities of women in endocrinology.

It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect with colleagues in a relaxed setting, share ideas, and build supportive professional relationships — all over some good food.

We hope to see you there!

Food & drinks will be your own expense.