Poster Presentations — The Association Specialists
8:30AM - 5:00PM

Posters will be displayed Monday 2 December - Wednesday 4 December 2024. 

This is a list of all poster presentations. 

Please refer to the conference app for the poster displays per day, and poster numbers. 


Polyphenols from Sorghum bicolor Suppress Tauopathies: Evidence from In Silico and In Vivo Studies (21160)

8:30 AM
Rasheed A Abdulraheem

Familiarity and time influence how the brain integrates sensory and emotional information. (21179)

8:30 AM
Alina B Thomas

Seeking into the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease and the development of the therapeutics (21267)

8:30 AM
Kensuke Ikenaka

Cellular mechanisms of generation of synchronized rhythmic burst in the ventromedial hypothalamus. (21333)

8:30 AM
Kamon KI Iigaya

Intranasal antipsychotic administration: a viable route of administration to avoid debilitating peripherally-induced side-effects  (21360)

8:30 AM
Darryl W Eyles

The role of MAST3 in neurodevelopment and disease (21372)

8:30 AM
Carolina Duro

The Enzyme-Responsive Delivery System for Reprogramming Reactive Glia into Neural Progenitors and Neurons after Brain Injury (21393)

8:30 AM
Zahra Eivazi Zadeh

Design and Development of Choline Acetyltransferase Fluorescence Imaging Probes (21419)

8:30 AM
Christine Law

Evaluating mineralocorticoid receptor modulators and gene variants on microglial function (21424)

8:30 AM
Amy O'Keeffe

Multi-scale imaging of the hypogastric nerves in the adult human  (21435)

8:30 AM
Kayleigh Scotcher

Impact of third hand exposure to e-cigarettes on cognition and brain health  (21436)

8:30 AM
Hui Chen

Modulating Brain Network Connectivity with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (21437)

8:30 AM
Brooke Lebihan

Cerebral blood flow alterations in brain regions associated with cardiovascular autonomic control following mild traumatic brain injury: an arterial spin labelling study  (21439)

8:30 AM
Jacinta Thorne

Assessing the effect of repetitive TMS on people with multiple sclerosis (21443)

8:30 AM
Simranjit K Sidhu

Using Brain Microglia Autofluorescence as an Index of Neuroinflammation (21446)

8:30 AM
Mary Slayo

Treatments for those who have none platform: from Western Australia to nationwide (21465)

8:30 AM
May Aung-Htut

Identifying Connectome-based Neuroimaging Biomarkers Associated with Behavioral Changes in An Animal Model of Depression: An Exploratory Analysis (21471)

8:30 AM
Twain Dai

Turnover dynamics of CNS border-associated macrophages in adult mice (21473)

8:30 AM
Yi Xu

Superior colliculus anatomy and neurochemistry remain intact following primary visual cortex lesion (21474)

8:30 AM
Melissa Chong

A genetic vaccination approach to generating cognition-enhancing antibodies in mice (21481)

8:30 AM
Conor Nelson

Title: Evaluation of anti-inflammatory molecule in restoring K+ homeostasis during neurodegeneration (21487)

8:30 AM
Sushmitha Somanahalli Purushotham

Targeted Delivery of the NgR-(1-310)ecto-Fc-Myc Protein Enhances Neurorepair during Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (21489)

8:30 AM
Zahra Rashidbenam

Inflammatory responses and impaired BBB integrity are required for the neurobehavioral changes observed in Acute Rheumatic Fever (21492)

8:30 AM
Riya Thapa

Trajectories of Outcomes in Neurological Conditions (TONiC): Motor Neuron Disease & Parkinson’s disease (21499)

8:30 AM
Denise Howting

Effect of extreme light/dark cycles on monoamine levels, physiological indices, and emotional behaviors in rats (21500)

8:30 AM
Takayuki Ishiwata

Plastic Perils: An In Vitro Study Investigating Microplastic Exposure in the Gut-Brain-Axis (21501)

8:30 AM
Charlotte E Sofield

A novel perfusion circuit enabling long-term in-vitro electrophysiological analysis and neuromodulation. (21512)

8:30 AM
Azin Azadi

Characterising the role of the locus coeruleus norepinephrine system in the zebrafish model (21517)

8:30 AM
Rebecca Lee

Combined administration of D-cycloserine (DCS) and MK-801 disrupts threat memory reconsolidation in mice and reduces pERK-expressing neurons in the lateral amygdala (21523)

8:30 AM
sayed koushik ahamed

Distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP)-expressing interneurons across the marmoset cortex (21524)

8:30 AM
Sadaf Teymornejad

Moderate coffee and tea consumption is associated with slower cognitive decline: data from UK Biobank (21525)

8:30 AM
Samantha L Gardener

Behavioural Effects of High Doses of Psilocybin in Female Rats (21528)

8:30 AM
Larissa LR Larissa

A proteomics study of the prefrontal cortex following life-long exposure to environmental enrichment (21555)

8:30 AM
Stephanie Huang

Characterizing Developmental Myelination and Auditory Processing in Zebrafish Larvae (21590)

8:30 AM
Marcello Lepre

DASH and Cognitive Health in Older Adults: Findings from the WA Memory Study. (21598)

8:30 AM
Carolina Blagojevic Castro

As Time Ticks, Does Your Brain Pick Sides? Exploring Age-Related Shifts in Hemispheric Asymmetry (21610)

8:30 AM
Eileen Luders

Pericytes are prevalent at capillary loop structures in the Tasmanian Devil brain (21619)

8:30 AM
Gary P Morris

Investigating CNS white matter defects in a murine model of Aicardi-Goutières syndrome (21650)

8:30 AM
Christabella A Winata

Exploratory research into the effects of exercise, rhythm, and music on Central Auditory Processing Disorder in children. (21658)

8:30 AM
Hadeel Y Tarawneh

More than making amyloid-β: Defining the roles for Presenilins in microglial function. (21753)

8:30 AM
Giuseppe Verdile

Insights into neurological immune-related adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor cancer therapy (21764)

8:30 AM
Magdalena Lerch

The role of a cortico-hypothalamic pathway on hunger and metabolism (21768)

8:30 AM
Vasilios Drakopoulos

A new angle on transcranial magnetic stimulation coil orientation: A targeted narrative review (21777)

8:30 AM
Andris Cerins

Pharmacological treatment of brain copper deficiency (21781)

8:30 AM
Anne A Li

Retinol supplementation improves locomotion and reduces anxiety-like behavior in male mice fed a high-fat diet  (21784)

8:30 AM
Abdur Rahman

Brain computer interface for tetraplegic patients using EEG signals of motor imagery (21792)

8:30 AM
William Chen

Do statins enhance cerebral collateral angiogenesis? (21795)

8:30 AM
Kirsten Coupland

 Can marmosets maintain the balance between response execution and action inhibition? (21802)

8:30 AM
Ranshi Samandra

Whole genome pleiotropy between Alzheimer’s Disease and Autoimmune Disorders (21806)

8:30 AM
Sarah K Davies

Impact of Neuropathic Pain on Fear Learning Systems Within the Brain (21821)

8:30 AM
Kristen E Anderson

Alterations in lipid droplet biology in Motor Neurone Disease (21839)

8:30 AM
Yi Ling Clare Low

Positive Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Patient-Derived Orthotopic Glioblastoma (21849)

8:30 AM
Phillip W Janowicz

Mechanisms underlying diet-induced analgesia in rodent models of chronic pain (21861)

8:30 AM
Wendy Imlach

An innovative approach for conducting 3D electrophysiological recordings within intact organoids. (21880)

8:30 AM
Kerri Kukovetz

An Innovative Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease: Reducing DYRK1A Expression using Antisense Oligonucleotides (21885)

8:30 AM
Aidan J Murphy

Anti-Sez6 antibodies modulate Sez6 surface levels and protein turnover (21886)

8:30 AM
Mohammadhassan Tajik

AUS-mTBI Extend: An extended and innovative model to predict recovery for people with mild traumatic brain injury. (21891)

8:30 AM
Jemma Keeves

A Novel, Minimally Invasive Mode of Delivery for Red and Near-Infrared-Light Therapy of the Spinal Cord (21894)

8:30 AM
Isabella Drew

The effect of contralateral cortex injection of AAV1-CRMP2 on C6/7 hemi-contusion spinal cord injury repair in Fischer rats (21897)

8:30 AM
Zara van Zijl

Amacrine cells in the ganglion cell layer of human and macaque monkey retina (21898)

8:30 AM
Alyssa Kristina Baldicano

The Infectious Contribution to Alzheimer's disease -- assessing the role of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection (21899)

8:30 AM
Amy McEwen

Novel Methods to Achieve the Highest Resolution in-vivo Child Brain MRI — A Pilot Study (21902)

8:30 AM
Steve Kassem

Excessive repetitive behavior, enhanced spatial learning, altered dendritic features, and aberrant protein expression in Fbxo25 knockout mice (21905)

8:30 AM
Li-Jen Lee

Boosting Brainwaves: How Low-Intensity rTMS Modulates Synaptic Plasticity During Skilled Learning in Mice (21906)

8:30 AM
Ross C Langley

Oxygenating Hydrogels: A Therapeutic Approach for Brain Injury (21907)

8:30 AM
Yi Wang

RNA editing of the GluA2 Q/R site regulates dendritic spines in hippocampal neurons (21908)

8:30 AM
Luke T Milham

Functional abilities are associated with Alzheimer disease-related fluid biomarkers: A systematic review. (21911)

8:30 AM
Joanne Scotney

Incremental Value of Baseline Cognition, APOE ε4, and Amyloid-beta for Predicting Progression to Mild Cognitive Impairment in Cognitively Normal Older Adults (21917)

8:30 AM
Bhargav Tallapragada

Altered post stress coping and reward seeking behaviours in chronically stressed mice (21918)

8:30 AM
Christopher Dayas

Role and therapeutic targeting of NFIX in the neurodevelopmental Malan syndrome (21919)

8:30 AM
Isabella Trew

Using the live rat stress paradigm to investigate approach-avoidance behaviour under threat (21927)

8:30 AM
Jacqueline A Iredale

Diphtheria toxin mediated microglia depletion in CD11b-DTR mice (21928)

8:30 AM
Jessica JI Irving

Dimension of visual information interacts with working memory in monkeys and humans (21931)

8:30 AM
Zakia Z Haque

A spatially resolved single-nucleus multi-omics approach to understand how stress contributes to psychiatric disorders (21933)

8:30 AM
Tamim Ahsan

Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from Monotremes (21934)

8:30 AM
Florian Walter

Morphological and functional alterations of Müller cells during early Diabetic Retinopathy (21935)

8:30 AM
Mayu Aburaya

Anterograde trafficking of the BACE1 substrate Seizure-related Protein 6 in neurons (21938)

8:30 AM
Kathryn Munro

Chemistry Matters: Targeted Therapies for Neurological Disorders. (21946)

8:30 AM
Jessica M Cale

Seizure-responsive hydrogel programmed to modulate ion channels involved in epileptic seizure (21948)

8:30 AM
Nafiseh Olov

Tissue concentrations of a highly bioavailable phytosomal curcumin formulation and their correlation with glial inflammatory markers in the GFAP- IL6 mouse model of chronic neuroinflammation   (21950)

8:30 AM
Lillian J Jabur

Small Molecule Base Exchange Inhibitor of TIR:TIR Domain Formation and Activation in Human SARM1 (21951)

8:30 AM
Paige Harten

Freezing and Analgesic Learned Fear Behaviours in a Mouse Neuropathic Pain Model (21955)

8:30 AM
Eddy ES Sokolaj

Distinct Neural Activity Patterns across Fear-Related Learning Paradigms using Engram Tagging (21958)

8:30 AM
Roger Marek

A Multi-Omic Approach for the Detection of Melanoma Brain Metastasis (21963)

8:30 AM
Desiree Sexauer

Morphometric brain changes in an ovine CLN6 neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis model (21968)

8:30 AM
Marianne D Keller

SOX transcription factors as LINE-1 retrotransposon modulators in the human brain (21970)

8:30 AM
Juan M. Botto

LncRNA regulation of lysosome function in brain disease  (21974)

8:30 AM
Priyal Dass

How do you feel? Neuroimaging Correlates of Cognitive Affective Bias in Healthy Humans (21975)

8:30 AM
Ofir Gurfinkel

The Effect of a Novel Poly-Arginine Peptide on α-Synuclein Pathology Implicated in Parkinson's Disease (21980)

8:30 AM
Emma Robinson

Completion of Massive Open Online Course Improved Global Distribution of Knowledge about Traumatic Brain Injury (21981)

8:30 AM
Jenna Ziebell

Exploring the relationship between Alzheimer's disease, oral health, and the oral microbiome: A narrative review (21984)

8:30 AM
Thilini Jayasinghe

Investigating a novel dopaminergic projection from Ventral Tegmental Area to Ventral Hippocampus in associative learning (21992)

8:30 AM
Kiruthika Ganesan

Expression profile of the clustered protocadherins in the mouse hippocampus and their role in engram formation and memory processes (21993)

8:30 AM
Olivier Clement

Small molecule TrkB agonists enhance the generation of striatal neurons. (21996)

8:30 AM
Linh Nguyen

SARS-CoV-2 impact on oligodendrocyte lineage cells (22000)

8:30 AM
Raphael P Ricci

Positive experience shifts the fear circuit away from the basolateral amygdala (22001)

8:30 AM
Arvie Rodriguez Abiero

Characterising α-Synuclein Related Gut Microbial Dysfunction in a Transgenic Synucleinopathy Model of Parkinson’s disease (22003)

8:30 AM
Divya Miss Mondhe

Investigating rTMS Interventions in an Adolescent Model of Mood Disorders (22004)

8:30 AM
Will B Johnsen

Actin dysregulation in transgenic FUS animal models and its novel isoform EC-FUS (22009)

8:30 AM
Sara Assar Kashani

Three-dimensional characterisation of pelvic ganglia development in the human embryo  (22012)

8:30 AM
Aymeric Nadjem

Investigating the effect of the oxytocin-receptor agonist LIT-001 on the expression and extinction of conditioned avoidance in female rats (22013)

8:30 AM
Elise M Cleary

Associations of Plasma Lipid Correlation Network Profiles with Global Cognition in Cognitively Normal Older Adults (22014)

8:30 AM
Maria Kadyrov

Direct In Vitro Reprogramming of Reactive Astrocytes Using NeuroD1 Promoting Cre-FLEX AAV-5 (22017)

8:30 AM
Mikayla G Compton

Opioid and Dopamine interaction in the amygdala-striatal transition zone regulate fear learning. (22020)

8:30 AM
Roger Wang

The vasopressin receptor antagonist SRX246 alters expression and extinction of conditioned avoidance in rats.     (22027)

8:30 AM
Fergus Scott

Investigating the Relationship Between Neuroinflammation and Synaptic Loss (22031)

8:30 AM
Thomas Alexakis

Clearing the fog: The potential of plasmalogens in mitigating chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment. (22035)

8:30 AM
Isobel T Thomas-Bland

Machine learning‑based segmentation and classification of axons following optic nerve injury (22036)

8:30 AM
Parth Patel

Impact of chronic repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on the retinocollicular pathway in ephrin-A2 knockout mice: a retrograde tracing approach  (22038)

8:30 AM
Liz Jaeschke-Angi

Resilience and coping as defenders or drivers of symptom severity following mild traumatic brain injury. (22045)

8:30 AM
Melissa G Papini

Dopamine and Acetylcholine release dynamics in the pDMS during the acquisition and updating of goal-directed behaviour (22047)

8:30 AM
Thomas J Burton

Chronic fatigue syndrome is accompanied by lower persistent inward current activity of the tibialis anterior muscle (22050)

8:30 AM
Christopher Latella

The tryptamine-derivatives, 5-methyltryptamine and  5-methoxytryptamine, increase cell viability in a Parkinsonian cell culture model. (22051)

8:30 AM
Teri Furlong

Uncovering novel interacting partners for the NLR family protein NLRX1 in Parkinson’s disease (22055)

8:30 AM
Aishwarya Mary Johnson

Temporal profile of the development of cellular hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease following repeated mild traumatic brain injury (22056)

8:30 AM
Kinta Pinchin-Yamada

Exploring the Alteration of Firmicutes and Bacteroides in  Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease  (22060)

8:30 AM
Sithara Dissanayaka

Lesions of the lateral hypothalamus reduce contextual fear renewal in rats (22062)

8:30 AM
Sam Merlin

Neurofeedback Intervention for Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms: A Case Series on Functional Connectivity in the Salience Network (22063)

8:30 AM
André Avila

The role of axon initial segment plasticity in sensorineural hearing loss. (22068)

8:30 AM
Jazmin Chalklen

Animals in Research Committee (22192)

8:30 AM
Nicholas Price

Long-term, high-resolution telemetry monitoring of circadian rhythmicity of temperature and activity in socially housed mice. (21878)

8:30 AM
Stephan Martin

Characterising the onset and maturation of neocortical activity in marsupial joeys (21966)

8:30 AM
Adam P Luff

Quantitative electroencephalography reveals regional brain dysfunction in mild traumatic brain injury (22043)

8:30 AM
Caerwen S Beaton

S-allyl Cysteine and Cannabidiol are Equally Effective as Metformin in Preserving Neurovascular Integrity, Retinal Structure, and Cognitive Function in db/db Type 2 Diabetic Mice (22071)

8:30 AM
May MM Majimbi

The Sporadic ALS Australia Systems Genomics Consortium: SALSA-SGC (22200)

8:30 AM
Fleur Garton

THE NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 2 (NCAM2) PROMOTES SYNAPTOGENESIS THROUGH INCREASING INSULIN AND INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR 1 RECEPTOR SIGNALING (22202)

8:30 AM
Nishat Zaman

Resistance training and cognition in adults with and without cognitive decline: an umbrella review (22203)

8:30 AM
Kieran J Marston

Investigating what drives liquid-liquid phase separation in the ALS/MND-associated protein SFPQ (22205)

8:30 AM
Emma G Knowling

Impaired locus coeruleus function in Alzheimer’s disease (22206)

8:30 AM
Yasmin Potts

Assessing Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes Distributions in relation to Age, Gender, and APOE-ε4 allele Status in an Aging Australian Cohort (22210)

8:30 AM
Samantha Ramachandra

Blood biomarkers for adult and childhood dementia (22211)

8:30 AM
Prashant Bharadwaj

Persisting symptoms, quality of life and return to work following mTBI in an Australian community-based cohort: results from the Concussion Recovery Study (CREST) (22213)

8:30 AM
Jacinta Thorne

Morphometric assessment of a koala brain using MR mapping methods (22214)

8:30 AM
Marianne D Keller

Mental health, personality and quality of life factors affecting mTBI recovery in an Australian cohort. (22215)

8:30 AM
Amanda Jefferson

‘Reaching for Robotics’ : A mixed methods study of clinician perspectives on robot-assisted lower limb rehabilitation in Western Australia (22216)

8:30 AM
Matthew K Bagg

Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation Increases Intracellular Ca2+ Levels in Cultured Primary Oligodendrocytes  (22217)

8:30 AM
Joshua Sone

Investigating the influence of ABCA7 polymorphism on the lipidome in the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study (BHAS) (22218)

8:30 AM
Luke Whiley

The Interplay Between Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder (22220)

8:30 AM
Mohammed ALAMOUDI

Alteration of Brain White Matter Tracts and Plasma Free Fatty Acid Concentrations following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (22223)

8:30 AM
Ruby Gilroy

Prognostic Biomarkers for Childhood Dementia (22224)

8:30 AM
FRAULEIN DENISE ARIGO

Biological Resilience in Stress Environments: The impact of Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries on Saliva Biomarkers   (22225)

8:30 AM
Grace A Bliesner

Unlocking the potential for single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial analysis at scale with massively parallelized barcoding (22227)

8:30 AM
Kyle Hatton-Jones

Hippocampal function is altered in a model of chronic neuropathic pain (22228)

8:30 AM
Bryony Winters

Analysis of gender and institutional representation of invited speakers at the ANS annual meeting (22234)

8:30 AM
Lizzie Manning

Proteomic Profiling of the Ovine Brain: Insights for Translational Neuroscience Research (22242)

8:30 AM
Merce Fuentes Amell

Rock on technology”: Perspectives on robot-assisted lower limb and gait neurorehabilitation from people with neurological conditions (22208)

8:30 AM
Matthew Bagg