UQ Early Career Researchers Symposium

Congratulations to Dr Louise See Hoe from the Critical Care Research Group's Living Heart Project who recently won Best Oral Presentation, Emerging Life Science Technology at The University of Queensland's Early Career Researcher Symposium.

Covering topics including Healthy Living, Disease and Underlying Biology, Emerging Life Sciences Technology and Genetics and Genomics, the two-day symposium saw early career researchers come together to share updates with colleagues from across UQ and take part in important discussions about harnessing diversity in science, productivity and wellbeing, and effective leadership.

The Living Heart Project, coordinated by Dr See Hoe, is leading the world in its understanding of hypothermic ex-vivo perfusion (HEVP), a novel technology that allows donor hearts to remain outside the body for longer. To date in Australia, 18 patients have received new hearts using the HEVP ‘rig’ that the Critical Care Research Group is pioneering the use of, allowing donor hearts to travel further and reach their recipients rested and rejuvenated to aid recovery.

The Living Heart Project has also been successful in receiving a grant from The Donald and Joan Wilson Foundation to further our understanding of HEVP. Funding will be used to explore the efficacy of HEVP in different donors, potentially increasing the number of donor hearts that are available each year.

Hypothermic ex vivo perfusion (HEVP) system. Click here to learn more.