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DrLen Forgan

Associate Lecturer in Health Professional Education

Faculty of Health/School of Medicine

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  • Associate Lecturer in Health Professional Education
    Faculty of Health/School of Medicine
  • +61 3 522 73164 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • AFFILIATION
    Editorial Board of American Journal of Physiology - RIC
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    1. Forgan, L.G., DeLeon, E, Gao, Y, Whiteman, M and Olson, KR. (2017) Hydrogen sulfide and polysulfides mimic the effects of hypoxia in bovine pulmonary and porcine coronary arteries. EB Chicago, USA, A.1012.8
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    2. Forgan, L.G., McNeill B.A, DeLeon E, Gao, Y and Olson, KR. (2017). Effects of hypoxia on hydrogen sulfide production and degradation gene expression pathways. EB Chicago, USA, A700.9
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    3. Forgan L.G., Kelly R, McRae N, McDonald P, McNeill B, McCulloch D and N. Stupka (2016). Inhibition of the extracellular matrix protease ADAMTS5 improves strength in fast twitch hindlimb muscles from young, dystrophic mdx mice. AuPS A.138P.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    4. McRae N, Forgan L.G., Addinsall, A, McCulloch D and N. Stupka (2016). Consequences of the genetic reduction of the extracellular protein versican on hinlimb muscle function and structure depend on muscle fibre type and age in dystrophic mdx mice. AuPS A.6P.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    5. McNeill, B.A., Marshall, R.E., Wong, N.H., Cole, E.V., Stupka, S. and Forgan, L.G. (2016). A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin Motifs (ADAMTS) -1, -15 expression is upregulated in the murine placenta following high fat feeding. Endocrine Society of Australia, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    6. Forgan, L.G. McNeill, B.A, Donald, J.A. and Stupka, N. (2016). The role of nitric oxide in skeletal muscle contractility during isometric contraction. GAGE, Canberra, Australia.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    7. McRae N, Forgan LG, Addinsall, A, Van Der Poel C, McNeill B, McCulloch, D and Stupka N (2015). Genetic reduction of the ECM protein versican modulates the pathology and function of dystrophic mdx mouse hindlimb muscles. AuPS A.7P.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    8. McCulloch D, McRae N, Kelly R, Forgan LG, Stupka N (2014). Genetic reduction of an extracellular matrix gene improves contractile function in dystrophic mdx mice. AuPS A.83P.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    9. McRae N, Forgan LG, Addinsall A, Van Der Poel, C McCulloch D, Kelly R, Stupka N (2014). Glucocorticoid treatment regulates versican pericellular matrix remodelling during myoblast fusion: implications for muscular dystrophy therapies. AuPS A.119P.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    10. Forgan, L.G., McNeill B.A, Edwards S.L., Donald, J.A. (2014) Constitutive nitric oxide synthase gene and protein expression in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis). SEB, San Diego, USA, pp. 86, A.11.26.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    11. Tuckey NP, Forgan, L.G., Cook, D and Jerrett, AR. (2014). The cardiorespiratory physiology of spiny rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) during rest, recovery, and emersion. NZ Marine Sciences Annual Conference in August 2014 in Nelson, NZ. A.41.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    12. Forgan, L.G., Cameron, M.S., Lui, Z., Glover, C.N., Takei Y. and Donald, J.A. (2013). Evolution of cGMP second messenger signalling systems in vertebrates. SEB, Valencia, Spain, pp. 86, A.11.26.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    13. Donald, J.A., Trajanovska, S., Becker, R., Cameron, M.S. and Forgan, L.G. (2011). The evolution of vascular NO signalling in vertebrates. ANZSCPB Hobart, Australia. A.28.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    14. Forgan, L.G. (2011). Cardiorespiratory physiology of spiny rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) in response to changes in ambient temperature and gas concentration. SEB, Glasgow, Scotland, pp. 89-89, A6.2.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    15. Forgan, L. G. (2010). Oxygen dependence of metabolic rate in the muscles of craniates. ANZSCPB Canberra, Australia. A.40.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    16. Forgan, L. G. (2008). Oxygen dependent and independent metabolic rates in fish muscles. SEB Marseille, France. pp120. A.6.20.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    17. Olson, K. R., Forgan, L.G., Dombkowski, R. A. and Forster, M. E. (2008) Oxygen dependency of hydrogen sulfide-mediated vasoconstriction in cyclostome aortas. EB 22, 1174.5.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    18. Forgan, L. G. (2007). Oxygen dependence of hydrogen sulfide-mediated vasoconstriction in the hagfish dorsal aorta. ANZSCPB Perth, Australia. A.15.
  • CONFERENCE ORGANISING
    19. Forgan, L. G. (2005). The gastrointestinal physiology of Chinook salmon, Onchorynchus tshawytscha affected by GDAS. ANZSCPB Dunedin, New Zealand. A.24.
  • PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
    Journal reviewer for: (1) American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, (2) The Journal of Comparative Physiology B, (3) The Journal of Experimental Biology, (4) General and Comparative Endocrinology, (5) the Journal of Fish Biology and (6) The Journal of Fish Diseases.