
Madeleine Bessen
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Madeleine Bessen is a final year PhD candidate within the Adelaide Spinal Research Group (ASRG) & Centre for Orthopaedics and Trauma Research (COTR). Her research primarily focuses on the dynamics (flow, pulsations, pressure) of the cerebrospinal fluid system. This is with the aim to improve our understanding of its role in traumatic spinal cord injury and contribute to improving treatment options and outcomes for patients.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2018 - 2022 Research study assistant CMAX Clinical research -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2024 Scholarship Adelaide Medical School HDR Travel Support Award The University of Adelaide Australia - 2023 Scholarship Hans-Jürgen and Marianne Ohff Research Grant The University of Adelaide Australia - 2023 Scholarship Early career scholarship: travel award for Spine Society of Astralia - Australia - 2022 Scholarship Early career scholarship: travel award for Spine Society of Australia - Australia - -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2021 University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Medicine (Surgical Specialties) 2020 - 2021 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health and Medical Science (First Class Honours - Orthopaedics and Trauma) 2015 - 2017 The University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Health Science -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2023 Bessen, M., Gayen, C., Quarrington, R., Walls, A., O’Hare Doig, R., Dorrian, R., . . . Jones, C. (2023). Spinal cerebrospinal fluid flow following traumatic spinal cord injury: an investigation using phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging in the pig. Poster session presented at the meeting of Spine Week 2023: Spine Society of Australia 34th Annual Scientific Meeting. Melbourne. 2022 Bessen, M. A., Gayen, C. D., Quarrington, R. D., Walls, A. C., Leonard, A. V., Kurtcuoglu, V., & Jones, C. F. (2022). Characterising spinal cerebrospinal fluid flow in the pig with phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging. Poster session presented at the meeting of Unknown Conference.
DOI
Tutor and demonstrator for Human Anatomy and Physiology IA (ANAT SC 1102) and IB (ANAT SC 1103)
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Presentation
Date Topic Presented at Institution Country 2021 - ongoing Developing and Characterising a Porcine Survival Model of Thoracic Contusion Spinal Cord Injury Annual Scientific Meeting Spine Society of Australia - 2021 - ongoing Developing and Characterising a Porcine Survival Model of Thoracic Contusion Spinal Cord Injury Florey Postgraduate Research Conference Florey Medical Foundation, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide - 2020 - ongoing Developing and Characterising a Porcine Survival Model of Thoracic Contusion Spinal Cord Injury South Australian Annual Scientific Meeting Australian Society for Medical Research -
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