2990 Microsurgery.qxd - O'Brien Institute

Collaborations
Bernard O’Brien Institute of Microsurgery
Professor D Alcorn
Chairman, Department of Anatomy, The
University of Melbourne.
Transmission electron microscopy and
related facilities.
Dr R Anderson
Peter MacCallum Cancer Research Institute.
The role of heat-shock proteins in the
protective effect of ischaemic preconditioning.
Drs L Austin & J Bower
Clinical Neurosciences, St Vincent’s Hospital.
Leukaemia inhibitory factor in nerve and
muscle regeneration following denervation.
Drs P Bartlett & N Nicola
Neuroimmunology, Walter and
Eliza Hall Institute.
Role of LIF in peripheral nerve regeneration.
Dr J Bertram
Department of Anatomy, University
of Melbourne.
Stereological assessment of structural
changes in the airways.
Dr P Bird & Dr C Mitchell
Department of Medicine, Box Hill Hospital.
Cold stored microvascular grafts.
Dr J Burdon & Ms S Brenton
Department of Respiratory Medicine,
St Vincent’s Hospital
Proteinase-antiproteinase balance in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disorders.
Professor Peter Choong & Dr Jane Fisher
Dept of Orthopaedics, St Vincent’s Hospital
Optimal conditions for the prefabrication of
new vascularised tissues for transplantation.
Ms F Clay and Dr M Ernst
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Regulation of HCK expression in
macrophages.
Professor S Cordner & Ms L Ireland
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine.
Vascularised human bone allografts.
Professor A J d’Apice
Director, Immunology Research Centre,
St Vincent’s Hospital.
Osteochondral bone allografts in rats.
Mechanisms of rejection of renal xenografts.
The role of complement in ischaemiareperfusion
injury.
Dr T Duke
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital.
Plasma nitrate and nitrite levels in bacterial
and viral meningitis.
Drs J Flack, D Crump & A Robertson
AMRAD Operations, Burnley.
Novel anti-asthma drugs.
Dr M Galea
School of Physiotherapy, The University
of Melbourne.
Leukaemia inhibitory factor in nerve and
muscle regeneration following denervation.
Dr A Hayes
School of Life Science and Technology, Victoria
University of Technology, Footscray.
Leukaemia inhibitory factor in nerve and
muscle regeneration following denervation.
Dr P Hertzog
Monash Medical Centre.
The role of type 1 interferons in
macrophage function.
Dr M Johnson
Glaxo Wellcome, UK.
Regulation by ß 2 -adrenoceptor agonists of
smooth muscle growth.
Drs T Kilpatrick and G Starkey,
Professor N Nicola and Ms T Bucci
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville.
LIF is an autocrine survival factor for
Schwann cells.
Anterograde transport of LIF within
transected rat sciatic nerve.
Drs B Loveland, M Lanteri &
Professor I McKenzie
Austin Research Institute, Austin Hospital.
The role of complement activation in
ischaemia-reperfusion injury.
Drs M Pearse, T Shinkel, P Cowan and
Professor T d’Apice
Immunology Research Centre, St Vincent’s
Hospital, Melbourne.
The role of activated complement in
ischaemia-reperfusion injury.
Drs J Presniell, J Cade & J Wilson
Intensive Care, Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Neutrophil function in adult respiratory
distress syndrome: effects of GM-CSF
administration.
Dr J Reeves
Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital.
Efficacy of plasmapheresis in lowering
circulating levels of inflammatory mediators.
Professor H Salem
Department of Medicine, Box Hill Hospital,
Monash University.
Cold stored microvascular grafts.
Dr A G Stewart
Dept. Pharmacology, University of Melbourne
Macrophages, iNOS and angiogenesis.
Dr Rik Thompson
Victorian Breast Cancer Consortium,
St Vincent’s Hospital
Optimal conditions for the prefabrication of
new vascularised tissues for transplantation.
Dr P Tipping
Monash Medical Centre.
Cold stored microvascular grafts.
Professor A Tomasi
Università degli Studi di Modena Modena, Italy.
Do heat shock proteins protect from
free radical mediated damage in
reperfusion injury?
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