Facilitated ADS Discovery Science Posters 2

Tracks
Breakout 5: Central Room A
Thursday, August 21, 2025
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Central Room A

Speaker

Dr Sara Mustafa
Research Fellow
University of Waikato

Glycaemic and cardiometabolic outcomes in youth with diabetes in New Zealand primary care

Abstract

Biography

Dr Sara Mustafa is a Research Fellow with a background in dietetics at the University of Waikato in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her work spans diabetes, maternal health, and public health with a strong equity lens to advance health outcomes across diverse populations.
Dr Lu Qiao
The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University

Hepatic selenoprotein S knockout aggravates diet-induced MAFLD through modulating LPC-autotaxin-LPA axis

Abstract

Biography

Lu Qiao, PhD candidate at the Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China, specializes in chronic metabolic diseases. His research interests include basic and clinical research related to MAFLD and diabetes.
Miss Theresha Ruwan Pathiranage
Student
Deakin University

The direct effect of gestational metformin on offspring long-term metabolism and development

Abstract

Biography

A second year Ph.D. student studying on effect of gestational metformin on offspring long term metabolism, development and pancreatic beta cells. I am based in Deakin Waurn Ponds campus.
Prof Ann Simpson
Professor Of Biochemistry
University of Technology Sydney

Gene therapy: unlocking the potential to prevent and cure type 1 diabetes

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Biography

Professor Simpson is holds a BSc (Hons) and a PhD from the University of Sydney and has been the Professor of Biochemistry, University of Technology Sydney since 2002. Her main research interest is the gene therapy of T1D focussing on the production of surrogate β-cells primarily from liver.
Miss Nan Su
Phd Student
O’Brien Institute Department / St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research

SGLT2 expression and cardioprotective mechanisms of SGLT2 inhibitors in preclinical human models of diabetogenic stress

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Biography

Nan Su is a PhD candidate in at The University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on SGLT2 expression and cardioprotective mechanisms in diabetogenic iPSC-models. Nan has presented at multiple conferences and was awarded Best Poster in Basic Science Discipline at ACMD 2024 .
Prof Bernard Tuch
Director
Australian Foundation for Diabetes Research

Human pancreatic extracellular matrix enhances stem cell-derived islet function in Scaffolds

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Biography

Dr Tuch is a translational endocrinologist pursuing a cell therapy for type 1 diabetes using stem cell differentiated islets without the need for systemic immunosuppression. He is adjunct Professor at Monash University and is a founder of the NSW Stem Cell Network.
Miss Zhuoran Wei
Phd Student
University of Sydney / Charles Perkins Centre

Diabetes-derived circulating factors alter macrophage polarization and wound healing in vitro

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Biography

Cathy Wei is an Honours graduate from the University of Sydney, where she conducted research on macrophage polarization and diabetic wound healing under the supervision of Prof. Stephen Twigg, Prof. Anthony Weiss and Dr. Danqing Min. Her work explores how circulating factors influence monocyte/macrophage behavior and wound repair in diabetes.
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