Dr Tracey Bjorkman
Senior Research Fellow
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
+61 7 334 66015
Researcher biography
Dr Tracey Björkman is a Senior Research Fellow studying hypoxic brain injury in the newborn
Dr Bjorkman's research interests are:
Perinatal GABAa receptor developmentGABA mediated excitotoxicity in immature brainSeizures and injury following hypoxiaNeuroprotective therapies for newborn hypoxic-ischemic brainBook Chapters
Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2016). Origin and detection of neonatal seizures: animal and clinical studies. Prenatal and postnatal determinants of development. (pp. 343-358) edited by Walker, David W.. New York, NY United States: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3014-2_17
Lingwood, B.E., Bjorkman, S.T. and Colditz, P. (2007). Perinatal hypoxia-ischaemia: A systemic approach to neuroprotection. Hypoxia and the Central Nervous System. (pp. 157-180) edited by Kaur, C.. India: Transworld Research Network.
Journal Articles
Teo, Elliot J., Chand, Kirat. K., Miller, Stephanie M., Wixey, Julie A., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey. (2023). Early evolution of glial morphology and inflammatory cytokines following hypoxic-ischemic injury in the newborn piglet brain. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 282, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-27034-9
Chand, Kirat K., Miller, Stephanie M., Cowin, Gary J., Mohanty, Lipsa, Pienaar, Jany, Colditz, Paul B., Bjorkman, Stella Tracey and Wixey, Julie A. (2022). Neurovascular unit alterations in the growth-restricted newborn are improved following Ibuprofen treatment. Molecular Neurobiology, 59 (2), 1018-1040. doi: 10.1007/s12035-021-02654-w
Chand, Kirat K., Patel, Jatin, Bjorkman, S. T., Sim, Seen-Ling, Miller, Stephanie M., Teo, Elliot, Jones, Lara, Sun, Jane, Colditz, Paul B., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Wixey, Julie A. (2021). Combination of human endothelial colony-forming cells and mesenchymal stromal cells exert neuroprotective effects in the growth-restricted newborn. npj Regenerative Medicine, 6 (1) 75, 75. doi: 10.1038/s41536-021-00185-5
Winter, Craig, Bjorkman, Tracy, Miller, Stephanie, Nichols, Paul, Cardinal, John, O’Rourke, Peter, Ballard, Emma, Nasrallah, Fatima and Vegh, Viktor (2021). Acute mountain sickness following incremental trekking to high altitude: correlation with plasma vascular endothelial growth factor levels and the possible effects of dexamethasone and acclimatization following re-exposure. Frontiers in Physiology, 12 746044, 746044. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.746044
Fleiss, Bobbi, Murray, Deidre M., Bjorkman, S. Tracey and Wixey, Julie A. (2021). Editorial: Pathomechanisms and treatments to protect the preterm, fetal growth restricted and neonatal encephalopathic brain. Frontiers in Neurology, 12 755617, 755617. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.755617
Teo, Elliot J., Jones, Lara E., Wixey, Julie A., Boyd, Roslyn N., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2021). Combined hypothermia and mesenchymal stem cells in animal models of neonatal hypoxic–ischaemic encephalopathy: a systematic review. Pediatric Research, 92 (1), 25-31. doi: 10.1038/s41390-021-01716-y
Wixey, Julie A and Bjorkman, Stella Tracey (2021). Improving brain outcomes in the growth restricted newborn: treating after birth. Neural Regeneration Research, 16 (5), 978-979. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.297069
Nichols, Paul, Urriola, Javier, Miller, Stephanie, Bjorkman, Tracey, Mahady, Kate, Vegh, Viktor, Nasrallah, Fatima and Winter, Craig (2021). Blood-brain barrier dysfunction significantly correlates with serum matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) following traumatic brain injury. NeuroImage: Clinical, 31 102741, 102741. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102741
Casey, Sophie, Goasdoue, Kate, Miller, Stephanie M., Brennan, Gary P., Cowin, Gary, O’Mahony, Adam G., Burke, Christopher, Hallberg, Boubou, Boylan, Geraldine B., Sullivan, Aideen M., Henshall, David C., O’Keeffe, Gerard W., Mooney, Catherine, Bjorkman, Tracey and Murray, Deirdre M. (2020). Temporally altered miRNA expression in a piglet model of hypoxic ischemic brain injury. Molecular Neurobiology, 57 (10), 4322-4344. doi: 10.1007/s12035-020-02018-w
Wixey, Julie A., Sukumar, Kishen R., Pretorius, Rinaldi, Lee, Kah Meng, Colditz, Paul B., Bjorkman, S. Tracey and Chand, Kirat K. (2019). Ibuprofen treatment reduces the neuroinflammatory response and associated neuronal and white matter impairment in the growth restricted newborn. Frontiers in Physiology, 10 (MAY) 541, 541. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00541
Lingwood, Barbara E., Eiby, Yvonne A., Bjorkman, S. Tracey, Miller, Stephanie M. and Wright, Ian M. R. (2019). Supporting preterm cardiovascular function. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 46 (3), 274-279. doi: 10.1111/1440-1681.13044
Wixey, Julie A., Lee, Kah Meng, Miller, Stephanie M., Goasdoue, Kate, Colditz, Paul B., Bjorkman, S.T. and Chand, Kirat K. (2019). Neuropathology in intrauterine growth restricted newborn piglets is associated with glial activation and proinflammatory status in the brain. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 16 (1) 5, 5. doi: 10.1186/s12974-018-1392-1
Wixey, Julie A., Chand, Kirat K., Pham, Lily, Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2018). Therapeutic potential to reduce brain injury in growth restricted newborns. Journal of Physiology, 596 (23), 5675-5686. doi: 10.1113/JP275428
Miller, Stephanie M, Pelly, Samuel, Kalanjati, Viskasari P, Lee, Aven, Colditz, Paul B and Bjorkman, S Tracey (2017). Identification and expression of a unique neonatal variant of the GABAA receptor α3 subunit. Brain structure & function, 223 (2), 1025-1033. doi: 10.1007/s00429-017-1597-6
Wixey, Julie A, Colditz, Paul B and Björkman, Stella Tracey (2017). Targeting inflammation to reduce brain injury in growth restricted newborns: A potential treatment?. Neural regeneration research, 12 (11), 1804-1806. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.219038
Schlegel, R. N., Spiers, J. G., Moritz, K. M., Cullen, C. L., Bjorkman, S. T. and Paravicini, T. M. (2017). Maternal hypomagnesemia alters hippocampal NMDAR subunit expression and programs anxiety-like behaviour in adult offspring. Behavioural Brain Research, 328, 39-47. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.04.009
Wixey, Julie A., Chand, Kirat K., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2017). Neuroinflammation in intrauterine growth restriction. Placenta, 54, 117-124. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.11.012
Goasdoue, Kate, Miller, Stephanie M., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2017). The blood-brain barrier; protecting the developing fetal brain. Placenta, 54, 111-116. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.12.005
Kalanjati, Viskasari P., Wixey, Julie A., Miller, Stephanie M., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, Stella T. (2017). GABAA receptor expression and white matter disruption in intrauterine growth restricted piglets. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 59 (C), 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2017.02.004
Miller, Stephanie M., Kalanjati, Viskasari P. , Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, Stella Tracey (2017). Developmental changes in expression of GABAA receptor subunits α1, α2, and α3 in the pig brain. Developmental Neuroscience, 39 (5), 375-385. doi: 10.1159/000468926
Miller, Stephanie M., Goasdoue, Kate and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2017). Neonatal seizures and disruption to neurotransmitter systems. Neural Regeneration Research, 12 (2), 216-217. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.200803
Miller, Stephanie M., Sullivan, Susan M., Ireland, Zoe, Chand, Kirat K., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2016). Neonatal seizures are associated with redistribution and loss of GABAA α-subunits in the hypoxic-ischaemic pig. Journal of Neurochemistry, 139 (3), 471-484. doi: 10.1111/jnc.13746
Goasdoue, Kate, Awabdy, Doreen, Bjorkman, Stella Tracey and Miller, Stephanie (2015). Standard loading controls are not reliable for western blot quantification across brain development or in pathological conditions. Electrophoresis, 37 (4), 630-634. doi: 10.1002/elps.201500385
Schulson, Meredith, Liu, Anthony, Bjoerkman, Tracey, Quinton, Ann, Mann, Kristy P., Benzie, Ron, Peek, Michael and Nanan, Ralph (2014). Mid-gestational enlargement of fetal thalami in women exposed to methadone during pregnancy. Frontiers in Surgery, 1 28, 28. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2014.00028
Eiby, Yvonne A., Wright, Layne L., Kalanjati, Viskasari P., Miller, Stephanie M., Bjorkman, Stella T., Keates, Helen L., Lumbers, Eugenie R., Colditz, Paul B. and Lingwood, Barbara E. (2013). A Pig Model of the Preterm Neonate: Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics. PLoS ONE, 8 (7) e68763, e68763. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068763
Bjorkman, S. Tracey, Ireland, Zoe, Fan, Xiyong, van der Wal, Willem M., Roes, Kit C. B., Colditz, Paul B. and Peeters-Scholte, Cacha M. P. C. D. (2013). Short-term dose-response characteristics of 2-iminobiotin immediately post insult in the neonatal piglet following hypoxia-ischemia. Stroke, 44 (3), 809-811+. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.677922
Sullivan, Susan M., Sullivan, Robert K. P., Miller, Stephanie M., Ireland, Zoe, Björkman, S. Tracey, Pow, David V. and Colditz, Paul B. (2012). Phosphorylation of GFAP is associated with injury in the neonatal pig hypoxic-ischemic brain. Neurochemical Research, 37 (11), 2364-2378. doi: 10.1007/s11064-012-0774-5
Kalanjati, Viskasari P., Miller, Stephanie M., Ireland, Zoe, Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, Stella T. (2011). Developmental Expression and Distribution of GABAA Receptor α1-, α3- and β2-Subunits in Pig Brain. Developmental Neuroscience, 33 (2), 99-109. doi: 10.1159/000326630
Liu, Anthony, Bjorkman, Tracey, Stewart, Caroline and Nanan, Ralph (2011). Pharmacological treatment of neonatal opiate withdrawal: between the devil and the deep blue sea. International Journal of Pediatrics, 2011, 935631.1-935631.5. doi: 10.1155/2011/935631
Lee, Aven, Lingwood, Barbara E., Bjorkman, S. Tracey, Miller, Stephanie M., Poronnik, Philip, Barnett, Nigel L., Colditz, Paul and Pow, David V. (2010). Rapid loss of glutamine synthetase from astrocytes in response to hypoxia: implications for excitotoxicity. Journal Of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 39 (3), 211-220. doi: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2009.12.002
Sullivan, Susan M., Bjorkman, S. Tracey, Miller, Stephanie M., Colditz, Paul B. and Pow, David V. (2010). Morphological changes in white matter astrocytes in response to hypoxia/ischemia in the neonatal pig. Brain Research, 1319, 164-174. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.01.010
Bjorkman, S.T., Miller, S.M, Rose, S.E., Burke, C. and Colditz, P.B. (2010). Seizures are associated with brain injury severity in a neonatal model of hypoxia-ischemia. Neuroscience, 166 (1), 157-167. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.11.067
Sullivan, Susan M., Bjorkman, S.Tracey, Miller, Stephanie M., Colditz, Paul B. and Pow, David V. (2010). Structural remodeling of gray matter astrocytes in the neonatal pig brain after hypoxia/ischemia. GLIA, 58 (2), 181-194. doi: 10.1002/glia.20911
Kaewsuk, Sukit, Tannenberg, Rudi K., Kuo, Sheng-Wen, Bjorkman, S. Tracey, Govitrapong, Piyarat, Stadlin, Alfreda and Dodd, Peter R. (2009). Regional expression of dopamine D1 and D2 receptor proteins in the cerebral cortex of asphyxic newborn infants. Journal of Child Neurology, 24 (2), 183-193. doi: 10.1177/0883073808322669
Sullivan, S. M., Macnab, L. T., Bjorkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2007). GLAST1b, the exon-9 skipping form of the glutamate-aspartate transporter EAAT1 is a sensitive marker of neuronal dysfunction in the hypoxic brain. Neuroscience, 149 (2), 434-435. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.08.011
Sullivan, Susan M., Lee, Aven, Björkman, S. Tracey, Miller, Stephanie M., Sullivan, Robert K. P., Poronnik, Philip, Colditz, Paul B. and Pow, David V. (2007). Cytoskeletal anchoring of GLAST determines susceptibility to brain damage: An identified role for GFAP. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282 (40), 29414-29423. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M704152200
Buckley, S. Tracey, Foley, Philomena F., Innes, David J., Loh, El-Wui, Shen, Yi, Williams, Susan M., Harper, Clive G., Tannenberg, Anthony E. G. and Dodd, Peter R. (2006). GABA(A) receptor beta isoform protein expression in human alcoholic brain: interaction with genotype. Neurochemistry International, 49 (6), 557-567. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2006.04.008
Bjorkman, S. Tracey, Foster, Kelly A., O'Driscoll, Stephanie M., Healy, Genevieve N., Lingwood, Barbara E., Burke, Chris and Colditz, Paul B. (2006). Hypoxic/ischemic models in newborn piglet: Comparison of constant FiO(2) versus variable FiO(2) delivery. Brain Research, 1100 (1), 110-117. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.04.119
Crews, Fulton T., Buckley, Tracey, Dodd, Peter R., Ende, Gabriele, Foley, Nina, Harper, Clive, He, Jun, Innes, David, Loh, El-Wui, Pfefferbaum, Adolf, Zou, Jian and Sullivan, Edith V. (2005). Alcoholic neurobiology: Changes in dependence and recovery. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 29 (8), 1504-1513. doi: 10.1097/01.alc.0000175013.50644.61
Buckley, S. T. and Dodd, Peter R. (2004). GABAA receptor beta subunit mRNA expression in the human alcoholic brain. Neurochemistry International, 45 (7), 1011-1020. doi: 10.1016/j.neuint.2004.05.009
Buckley, S. Tracey and Dodd, Peter R. (2003). Quantitation of human brain GABAA receptor isoforms by competitive RT-PCR. Brain Research Protocols, 11 (1), 19-26. doi: 10.1016/S1385-299X(03)00009-6
Matsumoto, Izuru, Wilce, Peter A., Buckley, Tracey, Dodd, Peter, Puzke, Jorg, Spanagel, Rainer, Zieglgansberger, Walther, Wolf, Gerald, Leng, Shuangying, Rommelspacher, Hans, Finckh, Ulrich and Schmidt, Lutz G. (2001). Ethanol and gene expression in brain. Alcoholism-clinical And Experimental Research, 25 (5(supp 1)), 82-86. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02379.x
Buckley, S. Tracey, Eckert, Allison L. and Dodd, Peter R. (2000). Expression and distribution of GABAA receptor subtypes in human alcoholic cerebral cortex. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 914, 58-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05183.x
Conference Papers
Goasdoue, Kate, Chand, Kirat Kishore, Miller, Stephanie Melita, Lee, Kah Meng, Colditz, Paul Bernard, Wixey, Julie Anne and Bjorkman, Stella Tracey (2019). Seizures are associated with blood-brain barrier disruption in a piglet model of neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. 11th Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury, Asilomar, CA, United States, 5-8 June 2018. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG. doi: 10.1159/000499365
Wixey, Julie, Sukumar, Kishen, Miller, Stephanie, Goasdoue, Kate, Colditz, Paul, Bjorkman, Stella Tracey and Chand, Kirat (2017). Anti-inflammatory treatment to reduce brain injury in the growth restricted neonate. 31st Annual Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 30-31 March 2017.
Sukumar, K., Chand, K., Miller, S., Goasdoue, K., Colditz, P., Bjorkman, S. T. and Wixey, J. (2017). Neuroinflammation in the IUGR piglet model. Queensland Perinatal Consortium, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, 20 July 2017.
Goasdoue, K., Miller, S., Chand, K., Wixey, J., Colditz, P. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2017). Inflammation and blood-brain barrier disruption occurs rapidly following neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Queensland Perinatal Consortium, Brisbane, Australia, 20 July 2017.
Eiby, Yvonne, Bjorkman, Tracey, Wixey, Julie, Chand, Kirat, Colditz, Paul and Lingwood, Barbara (2016). Pilot trial of early blood transfusions for supporting cardiovascular function and cerebral oxygen delivery in preterm piglets. 30th Annual meeting Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand, Magnetic Island, QLD, Australia, 19-21 May 2016.
Wixey, Julie, Muller, Camille, Sullivan, Susan, Colditz, Paul and Bjorkman, Stella Tracey (2016). Inflammation, microglial and astrocyte response in the intrauterine growth restricted neonatal brain. 25th Annual RBWH Health Care Symposium, Herston, QLD Australia, 12-16 September 2016.
Wixey, Julie, Muller, Camille, Chand, Kirat, Sullivan, Susan, Colditz, Paul and Bjorkman, Stella Tracey (2016). Neuroinflammatory response in the growth restricted neonate. Australasian Neuroscience Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart, TAS Australia, 4-7 December 2016.
Goasdoue, Kate, Miller, Stephanie, Chand, Kirat, Wixey, Julie, Colditz, Paul and Bjorkman, Tracey (2016). Investigation of the impact of seizures on disruption to the blood-brain barrier following neonatal hypoxia-ischaemia. Queensland Perinatal Consortium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: University of Queensland, 15 July, 2016.
Miller, S. M., Sullivan, S. M., Ireland, Z., Colditz, P. B. and Bjorkman, S.T. (2015). Neonatal seizures are independently associated with loss of GABAa alpha3 protein expression in the hypoxic ischaemic piglet. International Society for Neurochemistry 2015 Biennial Meeting, Cairns, QLD Australia, 23-28 August 2015. Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Miller, S. M., Sullivan, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2015). Changes in expression OF GABAa receptor subunits alpha1, alpha2, alpha3 in the developing and adult pig brain. Royal Brisbane and Women’s Healthcare Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 12-16 October 2015.
Awabdy, D., Bjorkman, T. and Colditz, P. (2015). Characterisation of the AMPA and kainate receptor in the hypoxic ischaemic piglet. 25th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry Jointly with the 13th Meeting of the Asian Pacific Society for Neurochemistry in Conjunction with the 35th Meeting of the Australasian Neuroscience Society, Cairns, QLD Australia, 23-27 August 2015. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jnc.13188
Sullivan, S. M., Yong, K., O'Dowd, C. E., Sullivan, R. K. P., Pow, D. V., Miller, S. M., Ireland, Z., Bjorkman, S. T. and Colditz, P. B. (2012). Regulation of GFAP in the neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain. Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury, London, United Kingdom, 5-8 June 2012.
Miller, S. M., Ireland, Z., Sullivan, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2012). GABAA receptor alpha subunit protein expression after hypoxia in the neonatal piglet. 12th International Child Neurology Conference, Brisbane Australia, 27 May – 1 June 2012.
Miller, S. M., Kalanjati, V. P., Ireland, Z., Colditz, P. B. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2011). Treating neonatal seizures: Is GABA still exciting after birth?. 20th Annual Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 10-14 October 2011. New York, NY, United States: Nature Publishing Group. doi: 10.1038/pr.2011.528
Miller, S. M., Ireland, Z., Sullivan, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2011). GABAA receptor α1 and α3 subunit expression following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in the newborn piglet. 31st Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS), Auckland, New Zealand, 31 January - 3 February 2011.
Miller, S. M., Ireland, Z., Sullivan, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2011). Changes in GABAA receptor α subunit protein expression after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia. 25th Annual Meeting of The Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand, Hobart, TAS Australia, 8-9 April 2011.
Sullivan, S. M., Sullivan, R. K. P., Miller, S. M., Ireland, Z., Bjorkman, S. T. and Colditz, P. B. (2011). Neonatal seizures are associated with increased expression of phosphorylated GFAP in the hypoxic-ischemia piglet brain. 20th Annual Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 10-14 October 2011.
Miller, S. M., Ireland, Z., Sullivan, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2011). GABAA receptor alpha-1 and alpha-3 subunit expression following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in the newborn piglet. Australian Neuroscience Society Meeting 2011, Auckland, New Zealand, 31 January - 3 February 2011.
Sullivan, S. M., Bjorkman, S. T., Miller, S. M., Pow, D. V. and Colditz, P. B. (2010). Astrocyte remodelling and Changes in GFAP phosphorylation in the neonatal hypoxic/ischemic brain. 7th Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury, Snowbird, Utah, USA, 3-5 June 2010.
Sullivan, S. M., Bjorkman, S. T., Miller, S. M. and Colditz, P. B. (2010). Changes in GFAP phosphorylation in the hypoxic/ischemic brain. 30th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Sydney, Australia, 1-3 February 2010.
Bjorkman, S. T., Ireland, Z., Colditz, P. B. and Miller, S. M. (2010). Effect of Neonatal Hypoxia/ischemia On Gaba(A) Receptor Protein Expression. 19th Annual Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 11-15 October 2010. New York, NY, United States: Nature Publishing Group. doi: 10.1203/00006450-201011001-00571
Kalanjati, Viskasari P., Bjorkman, S.Tracey and Colditz, Paul B. (2009). Alteration of GABAA receptor subunit expression in intrauterine growth restricted brain across the perinatal period. ANS 2009: The 29th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 27-30 January 2009. Australia: The Australian Neuroscience Society.
Sullivan, S. M., Bjorkman, S. T., Miller, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2009). Astrocyte architecture in the hypoxic/ischemic brain. 29th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS), Canberra, ACT, Australia, 27-30 January 2009. Australia: The Australian Neuroscience Society.
Sullivan, S. M., Bjorkman, S. T., Miller, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2009). Stars of the brain : Astrocyte changes in the neonatal hypoxic/ischemic brain.. Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, 12-16 October.
Viskasari P. Kalanjati, Paul B. Colditz and S.Tracey Bjorkman (2009). Intrauterine growth restriction alters GABA-A receptor subunits expression levels in piglet brain across perinatal period. International Conference on Cerebral Palsy 2009, Sydney, Australia, 18 - 21 February 2009.
Kalanjati, Viskasari P., Bjorkman, S. Tracey and Colditz, Paul B. (2008). GABAA receptor subunit expression in normal and IUGR piglet brain. 28th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Hobart, Tasmania, 27-30 January 2008.
Pow, D. V., Sullivan, S. M., Björkman, S. T., Macnab, L. T. and Colditz, P. B. (2008). GLAST1b: A Sensitive Marker Of Dysfunctional Neurons. 28th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Hobart, Tasmania, 27-30 January 2008.
Kalanjati, Viskasari P., Bjorkman, S. Tracey and Colditz, Paul B. (2008). GABAA receptor subunit expression in normal and IUGR piglet brain. NGED (Network in Genes and Environment in Development) Conference, Cairns, Australia, 16 July 2008.
Sullivan, S. M., Björkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2008). Astrocyte remodelling in the hypoxic brain: A consequence of cytoskeletal depolymerisation?. Australian Neuroscience Society 28th Annual Meeting, Hobart, Australia, 27-30 January, 2008.
Sullivan S. M., Björkman, S. T., Miller, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2008). Morphological changes in grey and white matter astrocytes in the neonatal pig brain after hypoxia. Neuroscience 2008, Washington D.C., U.S., 15-19 November, 2008.
Kalanjati, V. P., Bjorkman, S. T. and Colditz, P. B. (2008). GABAA receptor protein expression in IUGR brain. NGED Early Career Researcher's Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, 26 November 2008. Australia: NGED.
Kalanjati, V. P., Bjorkman, S. T. and Colditz, P. B. (2008). GABAA receptor subunit expression in IUGR piglet brain. Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand 12th Annual Congress, Gold Coast, Australia, 20-23 April 2008. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01299.x
Bjorkman, S. T., Buller, K., Colditz, P. B., Gobe, G., Pow, D. and Rose, S. (2008). Towards functional recovery: Translational challenges and opportunities. ANS 2008: 28th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Hobart, Tas, Australia, 27-30 January, 2008.
Sullivan, S. M., Björkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2007). Astrocyte remodelling in the hypoxic brain: A propathogenic event?. 7th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Melbourne, Australia, 12-17 July, 2007.
Kalanjati, V. P., Bjorkman, S. T. and Colditz, P. B. (2007). GABAA receptor protein expression in IUGR brain. RBWH HREC Meeting, Brisbane, 20 April 2007. Brisbane: RBWH HREC.
Sullivan, S. M., Lee, A., Macnab, L. T., Poronnik, P., Björkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2007). The glial cytoskeleton and glutamate homeostasis. Glutamate in the Vineyards: An International Conference on the Neuropharmacology of Glutamate, Hunter Valley, Australia, 8-10 July, 2007.
Sullivan, S. M., Macnab, L. T., Björkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2007). GLAST1b is a marker of neuronal dysfunction in the hypoxic brain. Glutamate in the Vineyards: An International Conference on the Neuropharmacology of Glutamate, Hunter Valley, Australia, 8-10 July, 2007.
Dodd, P. R., Eckert, A. L., Buckley, S. T., Foley, P. F. and Innes, D. J. (2006). Genotype modifies GABAA receptor subunit mRNA and protein expression in human alcoholics. Australian Neuroscience Society 26th Annual Meeting, Sydney, Australia, 31 January - 3 February, 2006. Australia: Australian Neuroscience Society.
Dodd, Peter R., Foley, Philomena F., Buckley, S. Tracey, Eckert, Allison L. and Innes, David J. (2006). Comorbidity and genotype modify receptor expression in human alcoholics. International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism: World Congress on Alcohol Research (ISBRA 2006), Sydney, Australia, 10-13 September, 2006. Maryland, USA: Wiley Interscience. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00197.x
Bjorkman, S. T., O'Driscoll, S. M., Burke, C., Roberts, M. S. and Colditz, P. B. (2005). Hypercapnic acidosis following hypoxia in newborn piglet, a potential neuroprotectant. Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital (RBWH) Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, 24-28 October 2005.
Bjorkman, S. Tracey, Foster, Kelley A., O’Driscoll, Stephanie M., Healy, Genevieve N., Lingwood, Barbara E. and Colditz, Paul B. (2005). Hypoxic/Ischemic models in newborn piglet: A constant versus variable approach. FNPS 2005: 32nd Annual Meeting of the Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Society, Glenelg, SA, Australia, 25-28 September 2005.
Buckley, S. T., O'Driscoll, S. M., Healy, G. N., Lingwood, B. E. and Colditz, P. B. (2004). Hypoxic/ischemic models in newborn piglet: a constant versus variable approach. Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, 19-22 October, 2004.
Bjorkman, S. T., O'Driscoll, S. M., Burke, C., Roberts, M. S. and Colditz, P. B. (2004). Hypercapnic acidosis following hypoxia in newborn piglet, a potential neuroprotectant?. 20th Biennial Meeting of the International-Society-for-Neurochemistry/European-Society-for-Neurochemistry, Innsbruck, Austria, 21-26 August, 2005. Oxford: Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/j.1474-1644.2005.03322.x
Buckley, S. T., O'Driscoll, S. M. and Colditz, P. B. (2003). Neuroprotection in Perinatal Hypoxia/Ischaemia: A Potential Role for Respiratory Acidosis?. Queensland Health & Medical Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, Qld., 25-26 November 2003. Brisbane, Qld.: Queensland Health.
Buckley, S. T. and Dodd, P. R. (2002). Chronic human alcoholism and subunit expression of the GABAA receptor. Australian Neuroscience Society 22nd Annual Meeting, Sydney, 4-6 February, 2002.
Dodd, P. R. and Buckley, S. T. (2001). Alcoholism and GABAA receptor b-subunit expression in human frontal cortex. 2001 Scientific Meeting of the Res Society on Alcoholism, Montreal, Canada, 22-28 June, 2001.
Buckley, S. T. and Dodd, P. R. (2001). GABAA receptor b subunit expression in the superior frontal cortex of human alcoholics. Australian Neuroscience Society 21st Annual Meeting, Brisbane, 28-31 January, 2001.
Buckley, S. T., Smith, S. L., Fan, L., Wilce, P. A. and Dodd, P. R. (1999). Expression of hNP22 and GABA receptor isoform genes in human alcohol cerebral cortex. 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Neuroscience, Miami Beach, Florida, 23-28 October, 1999. Washington DC: Society of Neuroscience.
Buckley, S. T., Eckert, A. L. and Dodd, P. R. (1999). Expression and distribution of GABAA receptor subtypes in human alcoholic cerebral cortex. 19th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Hobart Convention Centre, Hobart, 31 Jan - 3 Feb, 1999. Melbourne: Australian Neuroscience Society.
Dodd, P. R., Buckley, S. T., Eckert, A. L., Lewohl, J. M. and Harris, R. A. (1999). Expression and distribution of GABAA receptor subtypes in human alcoholic cerebral cortex. Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms of Drugs of Abuse: Cocaine, Ibogaine & Amphetamines, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3-6 Aug, 1999. Cambridge, UK: Int. Society of Neuropathy.
Conference Item
Buckley, S. and Dodd, P. R. (2004). GABAA receptor-mediated neurotransmission in human alcoholic brain. Australian Neuroscience Society 24th Annual Meeting, Melbourne, 27-30 Jan, 2004. Australia: Australian Neuroscience Society.