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Alfreda Stadlin

  • Alfreda Stadlin

  • Professor, Head of Basic Medical Sciences Department
  • Ext: 5330
  • CV

Dr Alfreda graduated from the University of Western Australia with a B.Sc (Hons) and Ph.D (Neuroscience). She also obtained a Grad Dip in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. For four decades, Dr Alfreda had been teaching anatomy in various medical, dental or biomedical sciences schools around the world, ranging from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, USA, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. She won many teaching awards during the course of her career and brings with her a wealth of experience in new course development. Her research is in the field of drug and alcohol addiction, as well as earlier works on Parkinson's disease. She is an active member of many learned societies of her field and served as board member on some of them.

Education
  • Grad Dip, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2002
  • PhD, University of Western Australia, Australia, 1985
  • B.Sc (Hons), University of Western Australia, Australia, 1978
Experience
  • Professor, College of Medicine, Ajman University, UAE, 2018 to present
  • Professor, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, South Korea, 2013-2017
  • Professor, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia, 2011-2013
  • Professor, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, South Korea, 2009-2011
  • Senior Lecturer, School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Australia, 2005-2009
  • Associate Professor, Dept of Anatomy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1988-2005
  • Assistant Professor, Dept of Anatomy, University of Otago, New Zealand, 1983-1985
  • Visiting Associate Professor, Division of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Stanford University, USA, 2009
  • Visiting Associated Professor, Dept of Pathology, Stanford University, USA, 2000
Teaching Area
  • Anatomy
  • Neuroscience
Research
  • Personality traits and drug/alcohol addiction: genotype-phenotype interaction
  • Alcoholism and its association with craving and other biomarkers
  • Prenatal drug exposure and postnatal neurochemical and behavior changes
  • The role of astrocyte function in Parkinson's disease models
Publications
Conference Presentation
  • Yonghee Park, Boram Lee, Siekyeong Kim, Marc A. Schuckit, Alfreda Stadlin (2018) Level of Response to Alcohol Measured on the Self-Rating of the Effects of Alcohol Questionnaire in Korean Medical Students. 19th Congress of International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Kyoto, Japan
  • Stadlin, A (2015) The Interplay of personality traits and gene polymorphisms associated with heroin dependence. Proceedings of the 1st ASEAN Addiction Research and Therapy Conference, Hua Hin, Thailand
  • Stadlin A, Ho AMC, Daglish MR, Dodd PR (2014) Personality traits, craving and genetic associations in alcoholic in-patients. Annual Conference of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Bellevue, USA
  • Stadlin A. (2014) Personality traits, craving and genetic associations in alcoholic in-patients. Proceedings of the Joint Conference of the 3rd Asia-Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Research Congress/4th Chinese Alcohol and Drug Abuse Congress, Shanghai, China.
  • Dissabandara LO, Loxton NJ, Ho AMC, Dodd PR, Daglish M. and Stadlin A. (2013) Impulsivity personality traits and gene polymorphisms associated with heroin dependence. Proceedings of the International Narcotics Research Committee annual Conference, Cairns, Australia
  • Dissabandara LO, Loxton NJ, Ho AMC, Dodd PR, Daglish M. and Stadlin A. (2013) Evidence for direct, indirect and epistatic associations of candidate genes of the reward system with heroin dependence. Proceedings of the International Drug Abuse Research Society 4th International Meeting, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Ho AMC, Daglish MR, Dodd P R and Stadlin A. (2012). Acylated ghrelin is associated with craving and substance abuse-related personality traits. Proceedings of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Sapporo, Japan
  • Ho AMC, Daglish MR, Dodd P. R. and Stadlin A. (2012) Associations of alcohol craving, personality traits and CRFR1 polymorphism. Proc. Aust. Neurosci. Soc. 23, 90
  • Dissabandara LO, Ho AMC, Dodd PR, Loxton NJ, Daglish M and Stadlin A. (2012) GABA receptor polymorphisms, fun seeking and heroin dependence. Proc. Aust. Neurosci. Soc. 23, 148.
  • Ho, AMC, Daglish, MR, Dodd, PR and Stadlin, A. (2011). 5HTTLPR and DRD2 TaqIA polymorphisms are associated with personality traits that correlate with alcohol craving in alcohol-dependent subjects. Australian Neuroscience Society 31st Annual meeting, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Ho AMC, Daglish MR, Dodd PR and Stadlin A (2010) Mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) A118G polymorphism is associated with salivary cortisol - correlated state alcohol craving in alcoholics. British Association for Psychopharmacology Summer Meeting, Harrogate, UK
  • Ho, AMC, Cheung, BKL and Stadlin A. (2010). Genotype-phenotype interaction in Hong Kong Chinese male heroin-dependent subjects. Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum World Congress, Hong Kong
  • Dissabandara LO, Dias SR, Gamini H, Dodd PR, and Stadlin A. (2009). Predictors of risky sexual behavior in incarcerated male drug users in Sri Lanka. College on Problems of Drug Dependence 71st Annual Meeting, Reno, USA
  • Stadlin A. and Zhu JH (2008) Rats prenatally exposed to heroin – neurotransmitter changes during weanling and adulthood. J Neurochem Suppl 106 (Suppl 1): 21
  • Stadlin A, Ho AMC and Cheung BKL (2007) The association of gene polymorphism and cold-pressor pain response in Chinese heroin-dependent subjects. J Neurochem Suppl 102 (Suppl 1):279
  • Ho MC, Cheung BKL, Tang NLS, Leung FYK and Stadlin A. (2006) DRD2 Taq 1A allele is associated with pain response in Chinese male heroin-dependent subjects. College on Problems of Drug Dependence 68th Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, USA
  • Stadlin A., Wan LN, Cheung BKL, Lee SK and Leung FYK (2005) Association study of catechol-O-methyltransferase and monoamine oxidase A polymorphisms and personality traits in Chinese club drug users J Neurochem. 94 (Suppl 2):96
  • Wan LN, Cheung BKL, Leung FYK, Tam N, Lui S, Lee JSK and Stadlin A. (2004) The association of personality traits with club drug use in Chinese youth. College on Problems of Drug Dependence 66th Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico
  • Choi HL, Tang NLS, Lee DTS and Stadlin A. (2004) Prodynorphin gene polymorphism and heroin dependence - a case control association study in Chinese subjects. J. Neurochem. 88 (Suppl 1): 34
  • Lau MC; Choi HL; Jensen PH and Stadlin A. (2003) Time-dependent increase in parkin expression during unfolded protein stress in cultured astrocytes. J. Neurochem. 87 (Suppl 1):108
  • Stadlin A, Loh EW, Tang NLS, Lee DTS and Szeto CYK (2002) Association studies of opioid and GABAA-gamma2 receptor genes between Chinese heroin-dependent and control subjects. Proceedings of the 33rd International Narcotics Research Conference. #S5
  • Stadlin A, Szeto YK, Tang NLS and Lee DTS (2001) Polymorphisms at mu and delta opioid receptor gene between heroin-dependent and control subjects in the Hong Kong Chinese Population. Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Symposium 5-2
  • Stadlin A. (2000) The role of astrocytes in methamphetamine-induced oxidative stress. 6th Internet World Congress of Biomedical Sciences. Conference Proceedings, #155
  • Stadlin A, Lau JWS, Au MS, Choi HL and Szeto YK (1999) Methamphetamine-induced oxidative stress in astrocytes enhances neuronal activity. Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 729.6
  • Zhu JH, Ali S and Stadlin A. (1999) Alteration of the dopaminergic system in adult rat brains exposed to heroin prenatally. Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 534.14
  • Yuen W and Stadlin A (1999) Metallothionein induction by zinc sulfate protects astrocytes against MPP -induced toxicity. Soc. Neurosci. Abst. 133.11
  • Stadlin A and Zhu JH (1999) Change in acoustic startle response and locomotor activities in rats prenatally exposed to heroin. College on Problems of Drug Dependence 61st Annual Meeting pp153
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Board Secretary, Asia-Pacific Society for Alcohol and Addiction Research (APSAAR), 2016 to present
  • Board of Directors – APSAAR, 2012 to present
  • Council member, International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN), 2009-2014
  • Past President and Chair of APSN School, Asia-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry (APSN), 2006-2009
  • President, APSN, 2001-2006
  • Secretary, APSN, 1994-1996
  • Vice-President, Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences, 1992-1993
  • Secretary, Hong Kong Society of Neurosciences, 1990-1992
  • Executive member, International Drug Abuse Research Society (IDARS)
  • Member International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA)
  • Member Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA)
  • Member College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD)
  • Master Teacher Award - Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003
  • Teaching award - Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997-2003
  • Journal Editorial Board Member - Neurochemistry International