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Bryony Nayagam

Associate Professor In Auditory Physiology
Audiology and Speech Pathology
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
animals
differentiation
humans
neurosciences
neurosciences & neurology
cochlea
cell differentiation
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Bryony Nayagam

 
Division
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Stem cell therapy
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Bryony Nayagam.

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Understanding platinum dissolution in biomedical stimulating electrodes

2020 - 2023
Active
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Regenerative therapies for the treatment of hearing loss

2015 - 2019
Completed
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Can stem cells make functional connections?

A major challenge in treating neurodegenerative conditions with stem cells, is to generate a population of donor cells which are capable of ..

2012 - 2017
Completed
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Combined treatment for hearing loss using stem cells and electrical stimulation

2011 - 2012
Completed
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Cell transplantation into the deaf mammalian cochlea

2011 - 2014
Completed
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ASCC Postgraduate Supplementary Scholarship

2011 - 2014
Completed
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RESTORING HEARING IN THE DEAF COCHLEA USING STEM CELLS AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

2010 - 2014
Completed
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Can human stem cells make functional contacts in vitro

2010 - 2011
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Differentiation of Sensory Neural Progenitors using early postnatal cochlear explant cultures

2009 - 2010
Completed
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Restoring hearing using stem cells

One in four Australians is predicted to experience some form of hearing loss by 2050. Hearing loss is irreversible and the chief clinical tr..

2009 - 2014
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Projects

Project Types

9

Research Grant

2

Internal Research Grant

Additional Information

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Bryony Nayagam.

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Fiber-Specific Changes in White Matter Microstructure in Individuals With X-Linked Auditory Neuropathy

Julien Zanin, Thijs Dhollander, Gary Rance, Lan Yu, Lan Lan, Hongyang Wang, Xin Lou, Alan Connelly, Bryony Nayagam, Qiuju Wang

Journal article  |  2020  |  Ear & Hearing

OBJECTIVES: Auditory neuropathy (AN) is the term used to describe a group of hearing disorders, in which the hearing impairment oc..

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Electrochemical and biological characterization of thin-film platinum-iridium alloy electrode coatings: a chronic in vivo study

Ashley N Dalrymple, Mario Huynh, Bryony A Nayagam, Curtis D Lee, Greg R Weiland, Artin Petrossians, J John, III Whalen, James B Fallon, Robert K Shepherd

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Neural Engineering

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the electrochemical properties, biological response, and surface characterization of an electrodeposited Pl..

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Thermal damage threshold of neurons during infrared stimulation

WGA Brown, K Needham, JM Begeng, AC Thompson, BA Nayagam, T Kameneva, PR Stoddart

Journal article  |  2020  |  Biomedical Optics Express

In infrared neural stimulation (INS), laser-evoked thermal transients are used to generate small depolarising currents in neurons...

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Electrochemical and biological performance of chronically stimulated conductive hydrogel electrodes

Ashley N Dalrymple, Ulises A Robles, Mario Huynh, Bryony A Nayagam, Rylie A Green, Laura A Poole-Warren, James B Fallon, Robert K Shepherd

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Neural Engineering

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate electrochemical properties, biological response, and surface characterization of a conductive hydrogel (CH) co..

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ASK1 inhibition: a therapeutic strategy with multi-system benefits

Jacqueline M Ogier, Bryony A Nayagam, Paul J Lockhart

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Molecular Medicine

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Organotypic Cocultures of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived-Neurons with Mammalian Inner Ear Hair Cells and Cochlear Nucleus Slices

Tomoko Hyakumura, Stuart McDougall, Sue Finch, Karina Needham, Mirella Dottori, Bryony A Nayagam

Journal article  |  2019  |  Stem Cells International

Stem cells have been touted as a source of potential replacement neurons for inner ear degeneration for almost two decades now; ye..

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A Comparison of Electrical Stimulation Levels Across Ears for Children With Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implants

Karyn L Galvin, Roghayeh Abdi, Richard C Dowell, Bryony Nayagam

Journal article  |  2019  |  Ear and Hearing

OBJECTIVES: To compare threshold and comfortable levels between a first and second cochlear implant (CI) for children, and to cons..

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Review: Using diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging techniques to explore the microstructure and connectivity of subcortical white matter tracts in the human auditory system

Julien Zanin, Thijs Dhollander, Shawna Farquharson, Gary Rance, Alan Connelly, Bryony A Nayagam

Journal article  |  2019  |  Hearing Research

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Organotypic Culture of Neonatal Murine Inner Ear Explants

Jacqueline M Ogier, Rachel A Burt, Hannah R Drury, Rebecca Lim, Bryony A Nayagam

Journal article  |  2019  |  Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

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Generation of Vestibular Tissue-Like organoids From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Using the Rotary Cell Culture System

Cristiana Mattei, Rebecca Lim, Hannah Drury, Babak Nasr, Zihui Li, Melissa A Tadros, Giovanna M D'Abaco, Kathryn S Stok, Bryony A Nayagam, Mirella Dottori

Journal article  |  2019  |  Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Neurosciences
Clinical Sciences
Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Expanding Knowledge
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Genetics
Medical Biotechnology
Biomedical Engineering
Psychology
Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2008

Dean's Award for Excellence in a PhD Thesis

University of Melbourne
2007

Victoria Fellowship

Victorian Government
2006

Wagstaff Fellow in Otolaryngology

Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
2004

Melbourne Postgraduate Research Scholarship (MRS)

University of Melbourne
2000

Dean's Honour Roll

University of Tasmania
2014

Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation Research Fellowship (2015-2019)

2009

NH&MRC Australian-Based Biomedical Research Fellowship

2007

Victoria Fellowship

2006

Junior Wagstaff Fellowship in Otolaryngology

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Associate Professor In Auditory Physiology

Audiology and Speech Pathology

Honorary

Ophthalmology Eye and Ear Hospital

Member

Australasian Society for Stem Cell Research

Executive Committee Member

Australian-French Association for Science and Technology

Education

Melbourne Teaching Certificate

University of Melbourne

Biomedical Research Management

University of Melbourne

PhD (Auditory Neuroscience & Stem Cell Molecular Biology)

University of Melbourne

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

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