Tuesday 5 September 2017 3:16pm
SJWRI Research Day 2017, highlighting the research achievements of the University of Otago's Sir John Walsh Research Institute and Faculty of Dentistry, was held on Tueday 5 September at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Now in its eleventh year, the Institute's annual celebration of research excellence moved back to its traditional single-day duration while retaining the specialised concurrent sessions focusing on each of our SJWRI research programmes. meaning more of our staff and students could present their work to peers, fellow researchers from across the University, industry professionals and dental practitioners.
Programme and Abstract Book for SJWRI Research Day 2017 (PDF)
The meeting opened with keynote presentations from invited speakers Professor Peter Hunter (Auckland Bioengineering Institute and Medical Technologies CoRE, University of Auckland) and Professor Alan Brook (University of Adelaide and Queen Mary University of London). Other invited speakers included Professor Stephen Robertson of the Department of Womens’ and Childrens’ Health and A/Prof Roslyn Kemp of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Concurrent sessions in the areas of oral molecular and immunopathology, clinical and translational research, biomaterials, molecular microbiology and craniofacial research highlighted the research of our staff and students, before a presentation from sponsor representative Stephen Langdon of 3M Oral Care, and a reflective keynote address from Professor Mike Morgan, Head of the Melbourne Dental School (and Otago Dentistry graduate) closed the meeting. The day concluded with presentation of the SJWRI Awards for 2017 and farewell drinks in the ODT Gallery.
Research Day presentation awards
Awards were presented to the best student oral presenter in each of the five session blocks, as well as the best student and staff poster competition entries. Congratulations to the following presentation award winners:
| Oral presentation awards | |
|---|---|
| Biomaterials/Molecular Microbiology (combined session) | Lisa Falland, PhD candidate Anatomical skin/skull/brain model to measure impact force transfer and displacement upon blunt force impact (L Falland-Cheung, JN Waddell, KC Li, DC Tong, PA Brunton) |
| Clinical & Translational Research | Assil Russell, DClinDent candidate (Endodontics)
The Butterfly Effect: An investigation of sealer penetration and adaptation in root canals (AA Russell, NP Chander, LT Friedlander ) |
| Craniofacial Research | Fiona Firth, DClinDent candidate (Orthodontics) A human periodontal ligament cell mechanical strain culture model for the study of endoplasmic reticulum stress (F Firth, T Milne, B Seo, M Farella) |
| Dental Epidemiology & Public Health/Paediatric Dentistry (combined session) | Nina Scott, DClinDent candidate (Endodontics) Dental trauma in New Zealand adults: a secondary analysis of national survey and ACC data (N Scott, WM Thomson, P Cathro) |
| Oral Molecular & Immunopathology | Nawal Abdul Rahman, DClinDent candidate (Oral Pathology) Expression of the Lysyl Oxidase family in odontogenic lesions ( NA Rahman, B Seo, H Hussaini, AM Rich ) |
| Poster presentation awards | |
|---|---|
| Student | Ashley The, BOH student, NZDA R.C Tonkin Summer Scholarship recipient
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| Staff | Dr Joanne Jung Eun Choi, Lecturer Bond strength between modern denture base acrylics and reline materials (J Choi, TE Ng, CK Leong, HS Kim, P Li, W Jansen van Vuuren, N Waddell) |
The SJWRI Awards for 2017 were also presented as part of the closing session.
Winners of SJWRI Awards and Research Day Presentation Awards for 2017.
Left to right: (back row) Dr KC Li (Staff Research Publication Award), Professor Richard Cannon (SJWRI Director), Prof Warwick Duncan (Sir John Walsh Award), Lisa Falland (Oral Presentation Award/Postgraduate Research Publication Award), Fiona Firth (Oral Presentation Award); (front row) Nawal Abdul Rahman (Oral Presentation Award), Dr Joanne Choi (Undergraduate Research Supervisor Award/Staff Poster Award), Dr Carolina Loch (Strategic Research Prize), Assil Russell (Oral Presentation Award)
Professor Peter Hunter.
Professor Alan Brook.
DClinDent students Frances Ruddiman and Phillippa Greer.
Thanks to the Dunedin Public Art Gallery for hosting another successful SJWRI Research Day.