258th Scientific meeting, the 2021 Research Staff Awards. – Otago Medical School Research Society

The Otago Medical School Research Society 258^th Scientific meeting, the 2021 Research Staff Awards, was held on 23rd June 2021.

Five speakers were selected:

From left to right:

Zhaoyang Xu (Dept. of Anatomy) – Three-dimensional somatotopic mapping of human trigeminal ganglion neurons in situ.
Shabah Shadli (Depts of Psychological Medicine & Psychology) – Right frontal anxiolytic-sensitive EEG ‘theta’ rhythm in the stop-signal task is a theory-based anxiety disorder biomarker.
Teodora Georgescu (Depts of Anatomy & Physiology) – Prolactin modulates maternal aggression through action on neurons in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Kristina Smiley ((Depts of Anatomy & Physiology) – A novel role for prolactin in paternal behaviour.
Paulo Pelicioni (School of Physiotherapy & Dept of Medicine) – Gold standard postural, balance and gait measures are reliable and valid to assess healthy older adults remotely.

We congratulate Kristina Smiley on winning the $1000 prize for the best presentation of the evening.

Pictured: Kristina Smiley receiving her award from OMSRS President Assoc. Professor Gisela Sole.

Thanks go to the Otago Postgraduate Medical Society for donating the prize fund.