School of Science Research Seminar

Zoom Meeting ID: 484 163 7742 (see below for full zoom invite). Daphne Foong 1, Jerry Zhou 1, Liwan Liyanage 2, Ali Zarrouk 3, Vincent Ho 1,3 & Michael O’Connor 1 1 School of Medicine, WSU, NSW 2 School of Mathematics and Statistics, WSU, NSW 3 Campbelltown Private Hospital, Campbelltown, NSW. Title: Understanding the pacemaker cells of the gut Abstract: Interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) are specialised gut pacemaker cells. As abnormalities in ICC have been associated with several gut motility disorders, such as gastroparesis, this study aims to define the molecular characteristics of gastric-derived human ICC in order to further understand ICC biology and potentially develop novel therapies to treat gut motility disorders. And Maud Save,1,2 Decompte E., 1 Deniau E., 1 Monperrus M., 1 Petrizza Luca. 1 1 CNRS/ Univ Pau & Pays Adour/ E2S UPPA, IPREM laboratory, Pau, France. 2 WSU, visiting position, SSH, Australia Aqueous dispersions of molecularly imprinted polymer colloids for the detection of an organic micropollutant Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) are biomimetic receptors that could selectively adsorb organic molecule thanks to the 3D imprint created during their synthesis. Both specificity (compared to non-imprinted materials) and selectivity (compared to other close molecules) of adsorption are targeted to favor efficient pre-concentration of an organic pollutant enhancing their quantification by analytical techniques. For details about SoSC seminars in Parramatta, please contact Dr Patrice Castignolles, (p.castignolles@westernsydney.edu.au).