On the 29th March, the Gelmi Group took to the skies to the wine state of Australia to attend the 30th ASBTE Annual Conference (30th March – 2nd April) at the National Wine Centre, Adelaide, Australia!
Seven members of the Gelmi Group participated in this milestone conference representing a diverse range of projects and skillsets amongst the group.
Poster presentations:
- Luke Martino: “Characterisation of In Vitro Electrical Stimulation Devices for Directing Stem Cell Fate”
- Wafa Habib: “Electrical Stimulation-Induced Secretomes to Promote Osteogenesis”
Congratulations to Luke who was awarded Runner Up Best Student Poster, doing the Gelmi Group proud!!
Oral Presentations:
- Amy Gelmi: “Engineering Material-Mediated Bioelectric Cues for Stem Cell Responses”
- Chayla Reeves: “Atomic Force Microscopy for Quantifiable Biomechanics”
- Daniel DeMaria: “Polycrystalline-Diamond Coating on 3D-Printed Titanium and its Influence on Soft Tissue Healing in Dental Implants”
- Veronica Perera: “Electrical Field Stimulation to Enhance Proliferation and Reduce Senescence in Mesenchymal Stem Cells”
This was an exceptional conference filled with novel, engaging, and interesting topics shared by other academics and HDR students across Australasia. The multi-disciplinary discussions and potential future collaboration talks were promising and well worth the trip to Adelaide. Catching up with old faces and networking with new people is always a positive and rewarding outcome of being part of the ASBTE community. The ECR network as well as the whole organisation is truly something spectacular. Truly grateful for the overwhelming support of promoting socialisation and networking within the ECR group, what fun and inspiring individuals we have as part of the ASBTE community.
As a group, we are grateful to be given the opportunity to present our research. Chayla and Veronica specifically are thankful to the ASBTE for providing them a Conference Attendance Award that helped fund their trip to Adelaide! To everyone who worked behind the scenes, a massive thank you. This wasn’t possible without you. Looking forward to ASBTE27 in Sydney!!
