Peter Yiwen LIU

 

Current Appointments

 

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postdoctoral Neil Hamilton Fairley Fellow

ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (until Dec 2004)

Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (from Dec 2004)

Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles CA, USA

 

Current Address:

 

Dr Peter Y. Liu FRACP PhD
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Visiting Scientist,
1000 W. Carson St. Box 446.
Torrance, CA 90502

USA

Phone: (310) 222-1867
Fax: (310) 533-0627

pliu@mail.usyd.edu.au

 

Work Address:            Endocrine Research Unit

                                    Jo 5-194,

                                    Mayo Clinic,

                                    200 First Street SW,

                                    Rochester MN, 55905 USA.                            

Telephone:                  +1-507-255-0070

Fax:                             +1-507-255-0072

Email:                           liu.peter@mayo.edu

 

Nationality:                   Australian       

Academic Record

 

Secondary

1986                Dux, St Joseph’s College, Hunters Hill, Sydney

1986                                New South Wales High School Certificate Examination (HSC)

                                    Tertiary Entrance Score  489 (Highest score in state)

 

Undergraduate

1987-1992             Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney

                        Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

                                    Honours Class I (Conferred, 31 April, 1993)

 

Postgraduate

1999 – 2003            Doctor of Philosophy (Conferred, 28 November, 2003)

                        ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

                        (Supervisor: Prof D J Handelsman)

                        Topic: “The Clinical Use of Reproductive Hormones in Young and Older

                        Men”

2003 - 2004            Postdoctoral Research Fellow

                        Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA

                        (Supervisor: Prof J D Veldhuis)

                        Topic: “Mechanistic bases for Age-Related Androgen deficiency”

 

2004-2005            Postdoctoral Research Fellow

                        Harbor (UCLA) Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

                        (Supervisor: Prof RS Swerdloff)

Topic: “Sertoli cell dysfunction and impaired spermatogenesis in experimental XXY (Klinefelter Syndrome) mice”

 

Appointments

 

1993                Intern

Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW Australia

 

1994 - 96             Resident Medical Officer and Registrar

                        Concord Hospital, Concord NSW Australia

 

1997 - 99 Endocrinology Senior Registrar

            Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (RPAH), Camperdown NSW Australia

 

1999 ‑ 2003 NHMRC Medical Postgraduate Research Scholar

            PhD Student

            ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney

 

1999 - 2003 Research Fellow, Andrology

            Department of Andrology, Concord Hospital.

 

1999 - 2002            Clinical Tutor

                        Department of Medicine, University of Sydney

Decentralised Postgraduate Course

Year 1 - Clinical Skills (Concord Hospital)

Year 2 - Endocrinology Problem Based Learning Block (RPAH)

 

2000 - 2002 Consultant

            Late Effects Oncology Clinic, New Childrens Hospital, Westmead

Consultant on male reproductive health disorders for adult survivors of childhood malignancies

 

2003 - 2007 National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Postdoctoral Neil Hamilton Fairley Fellow

                        ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

                                    (Sponsor: Prof D J Handelsman)

 

2003 - 2004            Postdoctoral Research Fellow

                        Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA

                                    (Sponsor: Prof J D Veldhuis)

 

2005-               Postdoctoral Research Fellow

                        Harbor (UCLA) Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

                                    (Sponsor: Prof RS Swerdloff)

 

 

Academic Honours, Prizes and Scholarships

 

Secondary

1983    First Prize, Gestetner Arts and Education Computer Programming competition

1983–84 Member, South Coast Summer School in Computing, University of Wollongong

 

1985    Member, International Physics Foundation Science School, University of Sydney

1985    IBM Mathematical Olympiad School, University of Sydney

1985–86 National Mathematics Summer School, Australian National University

1985–86            Australian Mathematical Olympiad Team

 

1985–86            St Joseph’s College, Liguori Scholarship (Mathematics)

 

Undergraduate

1987                Scarf Foundation, Reuben F. Scarf Award

1987–92            University of Sydney, E. Trenchard Miller Memorial Scholarship

1987–89            University of Sydney, James Aitken Scholarship

 

Postgraduate

1999–03 National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia), Medical Postgraduate Scholarship

2001                Endocrine Society of Australia, Travel Award

2002                Endocrine Society of Australia, Travel Award

2003    Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Research Fellowship

2003-4 National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia), Neil Hamilton Fairley Fellowship

2004                Endocrine Society of Australia, Servier Young Investigator

2004    Lalor Foundation (USA), Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

2004    American-Australian Association (USA), Sir Keith Murdoch Fellowship

 

Professional activities

 

Society and Professional Membership

1994                Registered Medical Practitioner, New South Wales, Australia

1997                Member, Endocrine Society of Australia

1999                                Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)

                        Subspecialty, Endocrinology

1999                Member, US Endocrine Society

2001                Member, Fertility Society of Australia

 

Administrative activities

Committees

1987–92 Student representative, Westmead Hospital staff and student liaison committee

1989    Group leader, University of Sydney Professional Academic Support Scheme, Sydney, Australia.

1993                                Student representative, Westmead Hospital University Department of Medicine, Sydney, Australia.

 

1999                                Ad Hoc Member (representing the Endocrine Society of Australia), Australian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Monitoring Committee, Australia.

 

2001    Voting member (representing the Fertility Society of Australia), executive council election the International Society of Andrology

 

2001    Temporary Advisor, Committee on Hormonal Male Contraception, World Health Organisation, Research Area for Male Reproductive Health Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), Geneva, Switzerland.

 

2001    Co-Chair, Sex Steroids Symposium, Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia.

 

2002    Temporary Advisor, Committee on Hormonal Male Contraception, World Health Organisation, Research Area for Male Reproductive Health Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research (RHR), Geneva, Switzerland.

 

2002    Recommendations for Regulatory Approval for Hormonal Male Contraception Consensus Committee, Petersburg, Germany.

 

2002    Co-Chair, Male Reproduction Symposium, Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia.

 

2004    Treasurer and Executive Committee Member, Mayo Research Fellows Forum, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

 

Professional Skills and Contributions

 

Teaching

 

Undergraduates

1997–98 Undergraduate Medical Programme, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

                        Year 6 and Year 4 Medical Tutor.

 

Graduates

1998                Diabetes Educators Course

Diabetes Centre, University of Sydney and RPA Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

                        Microalbuminuria in Diabetes Mellitus lecture.

 

1999-2002            Graduate Medical Programme, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

                        Year 1/2 Clinical Skills Tutor and Evidence Based Medicine Tutor.

 

1999-2002 Graduate Medical Programme, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

            Year 3 Endocrinology Problem Based Learning Tutor.

 

1999-2002             Masters of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Clinical aspects of Diabetes Mellitus management lecture.

 

2001-2002            Graduate Medical Programme, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Year 2 Male sexual dysfunction lecture.

 

Professional

1999-2001 FRACP (Adult Internal Medicine) Training Course - Reproductive Endocrinology, Pituitary & Adrenal.

 

1999-2001 FRANZA (Anaesthetics) Training Course - Pituitary and adrenal physiology

 

All aspects of training of candidates for FRACP - lectures, tutorials, discussions and examination of long and short cases.

 

Presentations and invited seminars

 

International

 

2003    “Recombinant hCG, but not DHT Stimulates Osteoblastic Collagen Synthesis in Older Men with Partial Age Related Androgen Deficiency”, 25th American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Minneapolis, September 2003.

 

2002    “The acute effects of high dose testosterone on sleep in ageing men”, Clinical Trials Symposium, American Endocrine Society Meeting, 84th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, June 2002.

 

2002    “Efficacy, safety and service feasibility of an androgen/progestin depot regimen for hormonal contraception”, 6th International Summit Meeting on Hormonal Male Contraception, Bonn, Germany, July 2002.

 

2002                                “Androgens and body composition in male ageing”, Male Ageing Symposium, First Asia-Pacific Forum on Andrology, Shanghai, China, October 2002.

 

2001    “Randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial of recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) on muscle mass, strength and physical activity in older men”, Clinical Trials Symposium, American Endocrine Society Meeting, 83rd Annual Meeting, Denver, June 2001.

 

2001    “Predicting pregnancy and spermatogenesis by survival analysis during gonadotropin treatment of gonadotropin deficient infertile men”, President’s Abstract Session, 7th International Congress of Andrology Meeting, Montreal, Canada, June 2001.

 

2001    “Efficacy, safety and service feasibility of an androgen/progestin depot regimen for hormonal contraception”, 5th International Summit Meeting on Hormonal Male Contraception, Geneva, Switzerland, July 2001.

 

National

2004    “The short-term effects of high dose testosterone on sleep in ageing men”, Young Investigator Award Lecture, Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, USA, August 2004.

 

2003    “Benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease”, Men’s Health Preceptorship, Harbor-UCLA, Los Angeles, USA, April 2003.

 

Regional

 

2001    “Late endocrine and fertility effects after cancer treatment”, Pediatric Radiation Oncology Course, ANZCCSG Radiation Oncology Group, Sydney.

 

Local

 

2004    “An Australian’s view of the rationale, efficacy and safety of androgen therapy in older men”, Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, January 2004.

 

2004    “The rationale, efficacy and safety of androgen therapy in older men”, Biochemistry Grand Rounds, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, June 2004.

 

2003    “Androgens, body composition and sleep in male ageing”, Department of Endocrinology, Harbor-UCLA, Los Angeles, USA, January 2003.

 

2002    “The diversity of reproductive hormonal action: Gonadal steroidogenesis.”

                        Department of Endocrinology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

 

2002    “Androgens, body composition and sleep in male ageing.”

                        Department of Endocrinology, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

 

2002    “Androgens, body composition and sleep in male ageing.”

Department of Endocrinology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

 

2001        “Androgen therapy in male ageing”

Seminar, North Shore Assisted Reproductive Services, Sydney, Australia.

 

2001                “Androgen therapy in male ageing”

Seminar, Centre for Research into Ageing, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

 

2001    “A randomised placebo controlled clinical trial of recombinant hcg on insulin sensitivity, mood and quality of life in older men.”

                        Seminar, Concord Hospital Physician's workshop, Sydney, Australia.

 

2001                “Androgens and male ageing”

                        ANZAC Seminar, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, Australia.

 

2001                “Androgens and male ageing”

Seminar, Cumberland College of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

 

2001    “A randomised placebo controlled clinical trial of recombinant hcg on insulin sensitivity, mood and quality of life in older men.”

Postgraduate Seminar, “Research In Progress”, Central Clinical School/Blackburn/Bosch/QEII Institute Precinct, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

 

2000                "Androgen therapy in male ageing"

                        Seminar, Concord Hospital Physician's workshop, Sydney, Australia.

 

2000                                Discussion panel: “Late endocrine and fertility effects for survivors of childhood cancer”, HOPE day, New Children’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

 

1999                "Androgen therapy in male ageing"

                        Department of Endocrinology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

 

1998                "Hypercalcaemia: a case and literature review of sarcoidosis"

                        Sydney Endocrine Society, Sydney, Australia.

 

1997                "Gynaecomastia: a case and literature review"

                        Sydney Endocrine Society, Sydney, Australia.

 

1995                "Osteosarcoma in Paget's disease: a case and literature review"

                        Sydney Bone and Mineral Society, Sydney, Australia.

 

Hospital Research Seminars and Grand Rounds (Mayo Clinic, Concord, Royal North Shore, Royal Prince Alfred and Westmead Hospitals)

 

Department of Medicine Journal Club meetings and Research meetings

 

 

Reviewing for journals, societies and institutions

 

Ad hoc reviewer for biomedical journals

 

Asian Journal of Andrology

Endocrine Reviews

European Journal of Endocrinology

Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs

Human Reproduction

Human Reproduction Update

International Journal of Andrology

Journal of Andrology

Journal of Endocrinology

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (in conjunction with Dr David Handelsman, ANZAC Research Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia)

New England Journal of Medicine (in conjunction with Dr Lorraine Fitzpatrick, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA)

Sleep

 

Ad hoc reviewer for grant agencies

 

National Heart Foundation of Australia

 

 

Ad hoc reviewer for institutions

 

Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, USA.

 

Publications

 

Original Research appearing in Peer-Reviewed Journals

 

1.            Liu PY, Hoey KA, Miekle KL, Veldhuis JD, Khosla S. A randomized placebo-controlled trial of short-term graded transdermal estradiol in healthy GnRH agonist-suppressed pre- and postmenopausal women: Effects on serum markers of bone turnover, IGF-I and osteoclastogenic mediators. (submitted)

2.            Christian RC, Liu PY, Harrington S, Ruan M, Miller VM, Fitzpatrick LA. Intimal ERb, but not ERa expression is correlated with coronary calcification and atherosclerosis in pre and postmenopausal women. (submitted)

3.            Liu PY, Christian RC, Ruan M, Miller VM, Fitzpatrick LA. Correlating Androgen and Estrogen Steroid Receptor Expression with Coronary Calcification and Atherosclerosis in Men without Known Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2004 (in press)

4.            Liu PY, Pincus SM, Keenan DM, Roelfsema F, Veldhuis JD. Analysis of bidirectional pattern synchrony of concentration-secretion pairs: implementation in the human testicular and adrenal axes. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 2004 (in press)

5.            Meier C*, Liu PY*, Ly LP, de Winter-Modzelewski J, Jimenez M, Handelsman DJ, Seibel MJ. Recombinant hCG, but not DHT alone stimulates osteoblastic collagen synthesis in older men with partial age related androgen deficiency. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2004; 89:3033-41. *both authors contributed equally to the work.

6.            Liu PY, Yee B, Wishart SM, Jimenez M, Gun Jung D, Grunstein RR, Handelsman DJ. The short-term effects of high dose testosterone on sleep, breathing and function in older men. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2003; 88: 3605-13.

7.            Crawford BAL, Liu PY, Kean M, Bleasel J, Handelsman DJ. Randomised, placebo-controlled trial of androgen effects on bone and muscle in men requiring long-term systemic glucocorticoid therapy. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2003; 88: 3167-76.

8.            Turner L, Jimenez M, Conway AJ, Liu PY, Forbes E, McLachan RI, Handelsman DJ. Contraceptive efficacy of a depot androgen and progestin combination in men. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2003; 88: 4659-67.

9.            Liu PY, Wishart SM, Celermajer DS, Di Pierro I, Jimenez M, Conway AJ, Handelsman DJ. Do Reproductive Hormones Modify Insulin Sensitivity and Metabolism in Older Men? A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial of recombinant human Chorionic Gonadotropin (r-hCG). European Journal of Endocrinology 2003; 48: 55-66.

10.        Ng MKC, Liu PY, Williams A, Nakhla S, Ly LP, Handelsman DJ and Celermajer DS. Prospective study of the effect of androgens on serum inflammatory markers. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2002; 22: 1136-41.

11.        Liu PY, Wishart SM, Handelsman DJ. Randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial of recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) on muscle mass, strength and physical activity in older men. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2002; 87: 3125-35.

12.        Liu PY, Gebski VJ, Turner L, Conway AJ, Wishart S, Handelsman DJ. predicting pregnancy and spermatogenesis by survival analysis during gonadotropin treatment of gonadotropin deficient infertile men. Human Reproduction 2002; 17: 101-9.

13.        Kelleher S, Wishart SM, Liu PY, Turner L, Di Pierro I, Conway AJ, Handelsman DJ. Long-term outcomes of elective human sperm cryostorage. Human Reproduction 2001; 16:2632-9.

14.        Liu PY, Turner L, Rushford D, McDonald J, Baker GHW, Conway AJ, Handelsman DJ. Efficacy and safety of recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone (Gonal-F) with urinary human chorionic gonadotrophin for induction of spermatogenesis and fertility in gonadotrophin-deficient men. Human Reproduction 1999; 14:1540-45.

 

Major Reviews appearing in Peer-Reviewed Journals

 

1.      Liu PY, Swerdloff RS, Veldhuis JD. The Rationale, Efficacy and Safety of Androgen Therapy in Older Men: Future Research and Current Practice Recommendations. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2004; 89:4789-96.

2.      Liu PY, Death AK, Handelsman DJ. Androgens and cardiovascular disease. Endocrine Reviews, 2003; 24:313-40.

3.      Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. The present and future state of hormonal treatment for male infertility. Human Reproduction Update, 2003; 9:9-23.

 

Books, Chapters and Major Reviews

 

1.            Liu PY, Iranmanesh A, Nehra AJ, Keenan DM, Veldhuis JD. Mechanisms of Hypoandrogenemia in Healthy Aging Men. Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America 2004 (in press).

2.            Yee B, Liu PY, Philips C, Grunstein RR. Neuroendocrine Changes in Sleep Apnea. Current Opinions in Pulmonary Medicine, 2004 (in press).

3.            Liu PY. Hormonal induction of spermatogenesis in males with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. In: Kandeel FR, Swerdloff R, Pryor J eds. Male Reproductive Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and treatment. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2004 (in press).

4.            Liu PY, Gooren LJG, Handelsman DJ. Impact of Systemic Disease on Male Sexual Dysfunction In: Kandeel FR, Swerdloff R, Pryor J eds. Male Sexual Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and treatment. New York: Marcel Dekker, 2004 (in press).

5.            Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. Androgen therapy in non-gonadal disease. In: Nieschlag E, Behre HM, eds. Testosterone: Action, Deficiency and Substitution, 3rd Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004; Chapter 15: 445-95.

6.            Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. Hypogonadism in Men with Chronic Renal Insufficiency. In: Winters  SJ, ed. Male Hypogonadism: Basic, Clinical and Therapeutic Principles, 2nd Edition. Totowa: The Humana Press, 2003; Chapter 12: 227-46.

7.            Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. Hormonal therapy of the infertile man. In: Meikle A W, ed. Endocrine replacement therapy in clinical practice, 2nd Edition. Totowa: The Humana Press, 2003; Chapter 24: 453-67.

8.            Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. Erectile dysfunction. MIMS Disease Index, 2002.

9.            Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. Androgens and ageing. Current Therapeutics 2001; 42:47-53.

10.        Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. Randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial of recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) on muscle mass, strength and physical activity in older men. Research Summaries Book, American Endocrine Society, 2001.

11.        Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. Androgen therapy in non-gonadal disease. In: Nieschlag E, Behre HM, eds. Testosterone: Action, Deficiency and Substitution, 2nd Edition. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1998:473-512.

12.        Handelsman DJ, Liu PY. Androgen therapy in chronic renal failure. Baillieres Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1998; 12:485-500.

 

Consensus Statements and Editorials.

 

1.            Miller VM, Tindall DJ, Liu PY. Of mice, men and hormones. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology 2004; 24:995-7.

2.            Anonymous. Sixth Summit Meeting Consensus: Recommendations for Regulatory Approval for Hormonal Male Contraception. Int J Androl 2002; 25: 375.

 

 

 

Abstracts and Scientific Presentations

 

1.            Liu PY, Miekle KL, Hoey KA, Veldhuis JD, Khosla S. Low dose estradiol rapidly increases osteoblastic procollagen production in postmenopausal women. Proceedings of the American Bone and Mineral Research Society, 26th Annual Meeting, Seattle, October 2004.

2.            Liu PY, Takahashi P, Roebuck P, Nehra A, Veldhuis JD. Biological nonuniformity of selective GnRH Receptor-blockade of LH secretory-burst mass at any given antagonist concentration in men. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Endocrinology, Lisbon, Portugual, September 2004.

3.            Soares-Welch C, Mielke KL, Bradford KA, Mahmud FH, Liu PY, Miles JM, Bowers CY, Veldhuis JD. Heightened responsivity to GHRP-2 and GHRH agonism in the presence of putative somatostatin withdrawal in young women compared with men. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of Endocrinology, Lisbon, Portugual, September 2004.

4.            Liu PY, Keenan DM, Pincus SM, Veldhuis JD. Analysis of nonlinear pattern synchrony of effector concentration-response secretion pairs: implementation in the young and aging human male gonadal axis. Proceedings American Endocrine Society, 86th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June 2004.

5.            Liu PY, Roelfsema F, Keenan DM, Pincus SM, Veldhuis JD. Pairwise ACTH and cortisol synchrony analyses unveil unequal feedforward-feedback signaling regularity in the older human corticotropic-adrenal axis. Proceedings American Endocrine Society, 86th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, June 2004.

6.            Thieben MJ, Blacker DJ, Liu PY, Harper CM, Wijdicks EFM. The Value of Pulmonary Function Tests in Predicting Intubation in Myasthenic Crises. Proceedings of the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, San Francisco, April 2004.

7.            Meier C, Liu PY, Ly LP, de Winter-Modzelewski J, M. Jimenez M, Handelsman DJ, Seibel MJ. Recombinant hCG, but not DHT Stimulates Osteoblastic Collagen Synthesis in Older Men with Partial Age Related Androgen Deficiency. Proceedings of the American Bone and Mineral Research Society, 25th Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, September 2003.

8.            Liu PY. Androgens and Body Composition in Male Ageing. Asian Journal of Andrology 2002; 4 (3 Suppl): 25.

9.            Liu PY, Yee BJ, Wishart SM, Yang QQ, Grunstein RR, Handelsman DJ. The acute effects of high dose testosterone on sleep in ageing men. Proceedings of College of Health Sciences, University of Sydney Biannual Scientific Meeting, Leura, September 2002.

10.        Turner L, Wishart S, Conway AJ, Liu PY, Forbes E, McLachan RI, Handelsman DJ. Contraceptive efficacy of a depot androgen and progestin combination in men. Proceedings of Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, September 2002.

11.        Liu PY, Yee BJ, Wishart SM, Yang QQ, Grunstein RR, Handelsman DJ. The acute effects of high dose testosterone on sleep in ageing men. Proceedings of Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, September 2002.

12.        Yee BJ, Liu PY, Yang QQ, Wishart SM, Handelsman DJ, Grunstein RR. A double blind, placebo controlled randomised crossover study of intramuscular testosterone esters on sleep in men over 60 years of age. Proceedings of the European Society of Sleep Research, Revjiklavik, Iceland, June 2002.

13.        Turner L, Wishart S, Conway AJ, Liu PY, Forbes E, McLachan RI, Handelsman DJ. Contraceptive efficacy of a depot androgen and progestin combination in men. Proceedings American Endocrine Society, 84th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, June 2002.

14.        Liu PY, Yee BJ, Wishart SM, Yang QQ, Grunstein RR, Handelsman DJ. The acute effects of high dose testosterone on sleep in ageing men. Proceedings American Endocrine Society, 84th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, June 2002.

15.        Yee BJ, Liu PY, Yang QQ, Wishart SM, Handelsman DJ, Grunstein RR. A double blind, placebo controlled randomised crossover study of intramuscular testosterone esters on sleep in men over 60 years of age. Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, May 2002.

16.        Turner L, Wishart S, Conway AJ, Liu PY, Forbes E, McLachan RI, Handelsman DJ. Contraceptive efficacy of a depot androgen and progestin combination in men. Proceedings of the 27th American Society of Andrology Annual Meeting Seattle, April, 2002.

17.        Crawford B, Liu PY, Kean M, Bleasel J, Handelsman DJ. Androgen therapy in men on longterm glucocorticoids: a 12 month randomised, placebo-controlled trial of testosterone or nandrolone on bone density and body composition. Proceedings of Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society Annual Scientific Meeting Auckland, October 2001.

18.        Turner L, Kelleher S, Wishart SM, Di Pierro I, Liu PY, Conway AJ, Handelsman DJ. Long-term outcomes of elective human sperm cryostorage. Proceedings of Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting Gold Coast, September, 2001.

19.        Liu PY, Wishart SM, Handelsman DJ. A randomised placebo controlled clinical trial of recombinant hCG on insulin sensitivity, mood and quality of life in older men. Proceedings of Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting Gold Coast, September, 2001.

20.        Ng MKC, Liu PY, Williams A, Nakhla S, Ly LP, Handelsman DJ and Celermajer DS. Prospective study of the effect of androgens on serum inflammatory markers. Proceedings of the European Society of Cardiology, Stockholm, September 2001.

21.        Liu PY, Turner L, Conway AJ, Wishart S, Handelsman DJ. Predicting pregnancy and spermatogenesis by survival analysis during gonadotropin treatment of gonadotropin deficient infertile men. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Andrology, Montreal, Canada, June 2001.

22.        Wishart SM, Kelleher S, Di Pierro I, Conway A J, Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. Long-term outcomes of elective human sperm cryostorage. Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Andrology, Montreal, Canada, June 2001.

23.        Ng MKC, Williams A, Nakhla S, Liu PY, Ly LP, Handelsman DJ and Celermajer DS. Prospective study of the effect of androgens on serum inflammatory markers. Proceedings of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2001.

24.        Liu PY, Handelsman DJ. Randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial of recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) on muscle mass, strength and physical activity in older men. Proceedings American Endocrine Society, 83rd Annual Meeting, Denver, June 2001.

25.        Handelsman DJ, Liu PY, Turner L, Conway AJ. Gonadotrophin and Other Treatments for Gonadotrophin Deficiency. Proceedings of Clinical Application of Advances in Andrology, Satellite Symposium of Fertility Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart, October 1998.

26.        Liu PY, Turner L, Conway AJ, Wishart S, Handelsman DJ. Evaluation of gonadotrophin replacement therapy to induce spermatogenesis and fertility by survival analysis. Proceedings of Endocrine Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting Perth 1998.

27.        Liu PY, Exner E, Koutts J, Castaldi PA. Comparison of prothrombin fragment detection methods in thrombosis. Aust NZ J of Med 1993; 23: 120.