2023
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Ryan, H. S., Berkahn, E. F., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., de Jonge, W., Coffey, S., Aitken-Buck, H. M., & Lamberts, R. R. (2023, August). Sex differences in epicardial adipose tissue morphology and protein expression. Poster session presented at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Bingham, K. T., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., de Jonge, W., van Hout, I., Davis, P. J., Lim, L., Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., & Lamberts, R. R. (2023, August). From fat to fibrillation: Investigating the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue, atrial fibrillation, and obesity. Verbal presentation at the 17th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
2022
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Berkahn, E. F., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Lamberts, R. R., & Aitken-Buck, H. M. (2022, August-September). Sex differences in epicardial adipose tissue. Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Bingham, K. T., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., de Jonge, W., van Hout, I., Parry, D. J., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., & Lamberts, R. R. (2022, August-September). Effect of obesity on human epicardial adipose tissue induced arrhythmic susceptibility in human atrial myocardium. Poster session presented at the 16th New Zealand Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Aitken-Buck, H. M., Waddell, H. M. M., Babakr, A. A., Moore, M. K., Berkahn, E. F., van Hout, I., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Moharram, M., … Coffey, S., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2022, August). Linking epicardial fat to cardio-metabolic disease: Evidence from basic research. Verbal presentation at the Metabolic & Cardiovascular Disease Satellite Meeting: Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand.
2021
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Hight, G. R. R., Aitken-Buck, H. M., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Coffey, S., Tse, R. D., & Lamberts, R. R. (2021). Epicardial adipose tissue morphology diversity in Māori, Pacific and New Zealand/European post-mortem cases. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1537), (pp. 107). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
2020
Journal - Research Article
Aitken-Buck, H. M., Babakr, A. A., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., van Hout, I., Davis, P. J., Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2020). Inotropic and lusitropic, but not arrhythmogenic, effects of adipocytokine resistin on human atrial myocardium. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology & Metabolism, 319, E540-E547. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00202.2020
Babakr, A. A., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., van Hout, I., Aitken-Buck, H. M., Sugunesegran, R., Davis, P. J., Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., Coffey, S., Stiles, M. K., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2020). Acute interaction between human epicardial adipose tissue and human atrial myocardium induce arrhythmic susceptibility. American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology & Metabolism, 318, E164-E172. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00374.2019
2019
Journal - Research Article
Aitken-Buck, H. M., Moharram, M., Babakr, A. A., Reijers, R., Van Hout, I., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Sugunesegran, R., … Bunton, R. W., Williams, M. J. A., … Jones, P. P., Coffey, S., & Lamberts, R. R. (2019). Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and epicardial adipocyte size with increasing body mass index. Adipocyte, 8(1), 412-420. doi: 10.1080/21623945.2019.1701387
Cook, R. F., Bussey, C. T., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Hughes, G., Bahn, A., Cragg, P. A., & Lamberts, R. R. (2019). β2-adrenoceptors indirectly support impaired β1-adrenoceptor responsiveness in the isolated type 2 diabetic rat heart. Experimental Physiology, 104, 808-818. doi: 10.1113/EP087437
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Futi, T., van Hout, I., Fomison-Nurse, I., Bahn, A., Ashley, Z., & Lamberts, R. (2019). Is cardiac fibrosis associated with an earlier requirement of surgical cardiac intervention in Māori and Pacific patients? In A. Finigan, P. Vakaoti, R. Richards & M. Schaaf (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XVI. (pp. 13). Dunedin, New Zealand: The Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pacific
Aitken-Buck, H. M., Moharram, M., Babakr, A., van Hout, I., Fomison-Nurse, I., Reijers, R., … Williams, M., Jones, P., Coffey, S., & Lamberts, R. (2019). Increasing general adiposity is not associated with hypertrophy of epicardial adipocytes in cardiac surgery patients. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 28(Suppl. 4), (pp. S177). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.101
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Belworthy, G. B., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Lamberts, R. R., & Bussey, C. T. (2019, September). Circadian regulation of pacemaker proteins in the right atrium. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Futi, T., van Hout, I., Fomison-Nurse, I., Bahn, A., Ashley, Z., & Lamberts, R. (2019, September). Cardiac fibrosis is not associated with an earlier requirement of surgical cardiac intervention in Māori and Pacific patients. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
2018
Journal - Research Article
Fomison-Nurse, I., Saw, E. E. L., Gandhi, S., Munasinghe, P. E., Van Hout, I., Williams, M. J. A., Galvin, I., Bunton, R., Davis, P., Cameron, V., & Katare, R. (2018). Diabetes induces the activation of pro-ageing miR-34a in the heart, but has differential effects on cardiomyocytes and cardiac progenitor cells. Cell Death & Differentiation, 25, 1336-1349. doi: 10.1038/s41418-017-0047-6
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Babakr, A., Fomison-Nurse, I., Van Hout, I., Davis, P., Sugunesegran, R., Crouch, G., … Coffey, S., Bunton, R., Jones, P., & Lamberts, R. (2018). Human epicardial adipose tissue promotes atrial fibrillation through β1-but not β3-adrenergic receptors. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 27(Suppl. 2), (pp. S168). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.283
Lamberts, R. R., Babakr, A. A., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., & Jones, P. P. (2018). Effect of human epicardial adipose tissue on calcium-overload-induced atrial fibrillation in human cardiac muscles. Cardiovascular Research, 114(Suppl. 1), (pp. S34). doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.093
Babakr, A. A., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2018). Does human epicardial adipose tissue enhance atrial fibrillation induced by beta adrenergic stimulation in human cardiac muscles? Cardiovascular Research, 114(Suppl. 1), (pp. S11). doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvy060.018
2017
Journal - Research Other
Ram, T. P., Fomison-Nurse, I., Gandhi, S., Coffey, S., Saxena, P., Galvin, I., Bunton, R., Williams, M. J. A., Lamberts, R. R., & Katare, R. (2017). The diagnostic sensitivity of circulating cardio-enriched microRNAs is increased after normalization of high-density lipoprotein levels [Short communication]. International Journal of Cardiology, 236, 498-500. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.119
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Babakr, A. A., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Jones, P. P., & Lamberts, R. R. (2017, September). Does epicardial adipose tissue make the human heart more susceptible to atrial fibrillation? Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
2016
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Chandrasekera, D., Fomison-Nurse, I., Rawal, S., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., & Katare, R. (2016, August-September). Effect of diabetes on pro-apoptotic microRNA-532 in heart. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Nelson, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Chandrasekera, D., Fomison-Nurse, I., Rawal, S., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., & Katare, R. (2016, August). Effect of diabetes on pro-apoptotic microRNA-532 in heart. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Nelson, New Zealand.
2015
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gandhi, S., Fomison-Nurse, I., Cameron, V., & Katare, R. (2015). Circulating miR-34a as biomarker for diabetes mellitus. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1421). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
2014
Journal - Research Article
Yao, Y., Fomison-Nurse, I. C., Harrison, J. C., Walker, R. J., Davis, G., & Sammut, I. A. (2014). Chronic bilateral renal denervation attenuates renal injury in a transgenic rat model of diabetic nephropathy. American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, 307, F251-F262. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00578.2013
Moore, A., Shindikar, A., Fomison-Nurse, I., Riu, F., Munasinghe, P. E., Parshu Ram, T., Saxena, P., Coffey, S., Bunton, R. W., Galvin, I. F., Williams, M. J. A., … Katare, R. (2014). Rapid onset of cardiomyopathy in STZ-induced female diabetic mice involves the downregulation of pro-survival Pim-1. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 13, 68. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-13-68
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Fomison-Nurse, I., Saxena, P., Menon, A., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., Bahn, A., Cameron, V., & Katare, R. (2014). Diabetes causes the activation of the pro-ageing microRNA-34a in the human heart. Proceedings of the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci). (pp. 45). Retrieved from http://www.physoc.org.nz/meetings/archive/medsci-2014-abstracts
Munasinghe, E., Rawal, S., Fomison-Nurse, I., & Katare, R. (2014). Pathological autophagy augments cell death in the diabetic heart. Proceedings of the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci). (pp. 35). Retrieved from http://www.physoc.org.nz/meetings/archive/medsci-2014-abstracts
Munasinghe, E., Fomison-Nurse, I., Hughes, G., Saxena, P., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., & Katare, R. (2014). Pathological autophagy augments cell death in the diabetic heart. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 23(Suppl. 1), (pp. e35). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.217
Fomison-Nurse, I., Saxena, P., Coffey, S., Menon, A., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., Bahn, A., Williams, M., Cameron, V., & Katare, R. (2014). Diabetes causes the activation of the pro-ageing miRNA-34a in the human heart. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 23(Suppl. 1), (pp. e24). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.188
2013
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Parshu Ram, T., Fomison-Nurse, I., Munasinghe, P., Saxena, P., Menon, A., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., & Katare, R. (2013, August). The correlation between circulating and tissue levels of miR-1, miR126, miR-133 and miR-208 in cardiovascular disease. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Moore, A., Shindikar, A., Fomison-Nurse, I., & Katare, R. (2013, August). Rapid onset of cardiomyopathy in female diabetics. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Fomison-Nurse, I., Saxena, P., Menon, A., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., Bahn, A., & Katare, R. (2013, August). Diabetes causes the activation of the pro-ageing miRNA-34a in the human heart. Poster session presented at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Fomison-Nurse, I., Saxena, P., Menon, A., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., Bahn, A., & Katare, R. (2013, August). Diabetes causes the activation of the pro-ageing miRNA-34a in the human heart. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Parshu Ram, T., Fomison-Nurse, I., Munasinghe, P., Saxena, P., Menon, A., Bunton, R., Galvin, I., & Katare, R. (2013, August). The correlation between circulating and tissue levels of miR-1, miR-126, miR-133 and miR-208 in cardiovascular disease. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
Moore, A., Shindikar, A., Fomison-Nurse, I., & Katare, R. (2013, August). Rapid onset of cardiomyopathy in female diabetics. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress (MedSci), Queenstown, New Zealand.
2012
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Fomison-Nurse, I., Yao, Y., van der Sijde, J., Harrison, J. C., Davis, G., & Sammut, I. A. (2012, August). Renal fibrotic markers reduced by chronic bilateral renal denervation in experimental diabetic nephropathy. Poster session presented at the Translational Nephrology Conference: From Mechanics to Therapeutics, Queenstown, New Zealand.