By Dr Anne Poljak

Journal articles

Cerpa-Poljak A; Bishop LA; Hort YJ; Chin CKH; Dekroon R; Mahler SM; Smith GM; Stuart MC; Schofield PR, 1993, 'Isoelectric charge of recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone isoforms determines receptor affinity and in vitro bioactivity', Endocrinology, 132, pp. 351 - 356

Cerpa-Poljak A; Bishop LA; Hort YJ; Chin CK; DeKroon R; Mahler SM; Smith GM; Stuart MC; Schofield PR, 1993, 'Isoelectric charge of recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone isoforms determines receptor affinity and in vitro bioactivity.', Endocrinology, 132, pp. 351 - 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/endo.132.1.8419133

Duncan MW; Matanovic G; Cerpa‐Poljak A, 1993, 'Quantitative analysis of low molecular weight compounds of biological interest by matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization', Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 7, pp. 1090 - 1094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcm.1290071207

Conference Papers

Chen DLT; Samocha-Bonet D; Liess C; Poljak A; Xu A; Zhang J; Thoma C; Trenell M; Jenkins A; Milner B; Chisholm DC; Greenfield JR, 2014, 'Dual Insulin Resistance in Muscle and Liver, but Not a Single Site, Is Associated with Visceral and Liver Lipid Accumulation in Obesity', in Clinical Studies in Obesity: Endocrine Society, USA, presented at Endo, USA, 21 June 2014 - 24 June 2014

Caplan G; Tai J; Poljak A; Hill M, 2013, 'Apolipoprotein E-ε4 as a risk factor for Alzheimer's dementia: Is delirium the key?', Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 416 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 416 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210, 13 July 2013 - 18 July 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2013.05.674

Velonas VM; Raftery M; Zhong L; Poljak A; Assinder S; Woo H; Remedios CD, 2012, 'Peptide-based mass spectrometry identification of exosome proteins from prostate cancer cell lines', in BJU INTERNATIONAL, WILEY-BLACKWELL, AUSTRALIA, Darwin, pp. 20 - 21, presented at 65th Annual Scientific Meeting on Urological-Society-of-Australia-and-New Zealand, AUSTRALIA, Darwin, 21 April 2012 - 24 April 2012, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000303003900030&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Poljak A; Hill MA; Raftery MJ; Caplan GA, 2010, 'Quantitative Proteomics of Delirium CSF', in Human Proteome World Congress Sydney 2010, ICMS Australasia Pty Ltd, Sydney, pp. 59 - 59, presented at HUPO-9th Annual World Congress, Sydney, Australia, 19 September 2010 - 23 September 2010, http://www.hupo.org/congress/congress_2010/downloads/HUPO%20Prog%20bookWEB.pdf

Poljak A; Ingelse BA; Grant CM; Dawes IW; Duncan MW, 1999, 'Quantifying oxidative damage to yeast proteins by GC/ECNI/MS and LC/MS/MS', in 47th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference and Allied Topics, Dallas Texas, USA, presented at 47th American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference and Allied Topics, Dallas Texas, USA, 13 June 1999 - 17 June 1999

Conference Proceedings (Editor of)

Poljak A; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Slavin MJ; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Ng LL; Smythe GA, (eds.), 2008, 'Alzheimer's and Dementia', Elsevier, Orlando, Florida, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease, Chicago, USA, 23 July 2008 - 31 July 2008

Conference Posters

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Mansour H; Chan-Ling T; Guillemin GJ; Smythe G; Sachdev PS, 2012, 'Differential expression of sirtuins in the aging rat brain [Poster]', Vancouver, Canada, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2012, Vancouver, Canada, 14 July 2012 - 19 July 2012

Conference Abstracts

Virk GK; Poljak A; Braidy N; Sachdev PS, 2019, 'Method development and proteomic analysis of depleted plasma for biomarker discovery in neurodegenerative diseases [Poster Abstract P2-219].S', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Elsevier BV, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Vol. 15, pp. P661 - P661, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 14 July 2019 - 16 July 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.2626

Virk GK; Poljak A; Braidy N; Sachdev PS, 2018, 'CSF and blood biomarkers of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis [Poster Abstract P3-226]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Elsevier BV, Chicago, USA, Vol. 14, pp. P1158 - P1158, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018, Chicago, USA, 22 July 2018 - 26 July 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.1585

Braidy N; Poljak A; Marjo C; Rutlidge H; Rich A; Inestrosa N; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'Identification of Cerebral Metal Ion Imbalance in the Brain of Ageing Octodon Degu: a Natural Model for Alzheimer's Disease [Poster Abstract P2-080]', in Alzheimer's and Dementia, Elsevier, London, UK, Vol. 13, pp. P636 - P637, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2017, London, UK, 16 July 2017 - 20 July 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.729

Poljak A; Braidy N; Maclean C; Shepherd C; Raftery MJ; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'Proteomics of the Alzheimer's disease brain: Neuropathology and neuroresilience [Poster Abstract P2-155]', in Alzheimer's and Dementia, Elsevier, London, UK, Vol. 13, pp. P667 - P667, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2017, London, UK, 16 July 2017 - 20 July 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.806

Jayasena T; Poljak A; Bustamante S; Braidy N; Raftery MJ; Sachdev PS, 2017, 'Sirtuin protein and related energy metabolite changes in the Alzheimer brain [Poster Abstract P2-182]', in Alzheimer's and Dementia, Elsevier, London, UK, Vol. 13, pp. P676 - P676, presented at lzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2017, London, UK, 16 July 2017 - 20 July 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.833

Muenchhoff ; Song F; Poljak ; Crawford J; Mather ; Kochan ; Yang Z; Trollor J; Reppermund S; Maston K; Theobald A; Richmond RL; McEvoy M; Attia J; Schofield P; Brodaty H; Sachdev P; Lipnicki D; Draper B, 2016, 'Plasma apolipoproteins and physical and cognitive health in very old individuals.', in Alzheimer's & dementia : translational research & clinical interventions, Wiley, Toronto, Canada, Vol. 12, pp. P868 - P868, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2016, Toronto, Canada, 24 July 2016 - 28 July 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.1786

Chouraki VA; Jakobsdottir J; Mather K; Adams H; Mollon J; Oldmeadow C; Thalamuthu A; Tanaka T; Scott R; Levy D; Holliday L; Song F; Thambisetty M; Poljak A; Eiriksdottir G; Sachdev PS; Gupta VB; Martins R; Launer L; Dobson R; Brodaty H; Attia J; Lovestone S; Gudnason V; Ikram M; Seshadri S, 2014, 'A genome-wide meta-analysis of plasma clusterin levels in the CHARGE consortium [Abstract P3-071]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vol. 10, pp. P652 - P653, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 July 2014 - 17 July 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.1159

Mather KA; Thalamuthu A; Oldmeadow C; Song F; Armstrong NJ; Poljak A; Holliday L; McEvoy M; Kwok J; Assareh A; Reppermund S; Ames D; Wright M; Trollor JN; Schofield PW; Brodaty H; Scott RJ; Schofield PR; Attia JR; Sachdev PS, 2014, 'Genome-wide significant results identified for plasma apolipoprotein H levels [Abstract P4-012]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Copenhagen, Denmark, Vol. 10, pp. P788 - P788, presented at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 July 2014 - 17 July 2014, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.1526

Jayasena T; Poljak A; Zhong L; Braidy N; Smythe G; Raftery M; Sachdev P, 2013, 'Development of a targeted mass spectrometry method for accurate quantification of human sirtuins in biological samples [Abstract P2-035]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Boston, MA, USA, Vol. 9, pp. P357 - P357, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2013, Boston, MA, USA, 13 July 2013 - 18 July 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2013.05.677

Poljak A; Crawford J; Slavin M; Kochan N; Trollor J; Wen W; Mather K; Assareh A; Smythe GA; Brodaty H; Ng PC; Sachdev P, 2013, 'Plasma beta-amyloid correlates with cognition and brain volumetrics in mild cognitive impairment [Abstract P1-242]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Boston, MA, USA, Vol. 9, pp. P241 - P241, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2013, Boston, MA, USA, 13 July 2013 - 18 July 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2013.05.466

Muenchhoff J; Song F; Poljak A; Kochan N; Brodaty H; Smythe GA; Attia J; Schofield P; Sachdev P, 2013, 'Plasma protein profiling of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease [Abstract P1-241]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Boston, MA, USA, Vol. 9, pp. P240 - P241, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2013, Boston, MA, USA, 13 July 2013 - 18 July 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2013.05.465

Braidy N; Poljak A; Zarka M; Bridge W; Sachdev P, 2013, 'γ-glutamylcysteine (GGC)-mediated upregulation of glutathione levels can ameliorate toxicity of natural beta-amyloid oligomers in primary adult human neurons [Abstract P4-332]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Boston, MA, USA, Vol. 9, pp. P854 - P854, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2013, Boston, MA, USA, 13 July 2013 - 18 July 2013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2013.08.166

Braidy N; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Guillemin G; Smythe G; Sachdev P, 2012, 'NAD+ metabolism, and oxidative stress in the brain of aging Wistar rats: Is there a link? [Abstract P3-073]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. 8, pp. P478 - P478, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2012, Vancouver, Canada, 14 July 2012 - 19 July 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2012.05.1292

Braidy N; Jayasena T; Poljak A; Smythe G; Guillemin G; Sachdev P, 2012, 'Sirtuin expression during aging and in Alzheimer's disease [Abstract P2-094]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Vancouver, Canada, Vol. 8, pp. P295 - P296, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2012, Vancouver, Canada, 14 July 2012 - 19 July 2012, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2012.05.798

Song F; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Smythe GA; Brodaty H; Kochan NA; Sachdev PS; Crawford J, (ed.), 2011, 'Plasma apolipoproteins as biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment in a community-based sample [Abstract P1-115]', in Alzheimer's and Dementia, Elsevier, Orlando, Florida, Vol. 7, pp. S146 - S146, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease, Paris, France, 16 July 2011 - 21 July 2011

Song F; Poljak A; Crawford J; Kochan NA; Jayasena T; Raftery MJ; Brodaty H; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2011, 'Screening and validation of plasma biomarkers for mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease [Abstract ORAL-06-02]', in Proceedings of the 31st ANS Annual Meeting, online, pp. 39 - 39, presented at Australian Neuroscience Society 31st Annual Meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, 31 January 2011 - 03 February 2011

Song F; Poljak A; Valenzuela M; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2010, 'Meta-analysis of plasma amyloid beta levels using cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of Alzheimer's disease and dementia [Abstract P3-249]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Vol. 6, pp. S524 - S524, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 10 July 2010 - 15 July 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.05.1748

Song F; Poljak A; Kochan N; Jayasena T; Raftery M; Brodaty H; Smythe GA; Sachdev PS, 2010, 'Screening plasma for biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease by quantitative proteomic methods [Abstract O3-03-03]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Vol. 6, pp. S129 - S130, presented at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 10 July 2010 - 15 July 2010, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.05.406

Poljak A; Song F; Jayasena T; Smythe GA; Raftery MJ; Brodaty H; Slavin MJ; Kochan NA; Trollor JN; Crawford J; Wen W; Ng LL; Sachdev PS, 2009, 'Diagnostic biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: A plasma proteomics approach [Oral Abstract]', in Australasian Journal of Ageing, Canberra, Vol. 28, pp. A71 - A72, presented at 42nd National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology, Canberra, 25 November 2009 - 27 November 2009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00397.x

Bucknall MP; Poljak A; Davies MJ; Jenkins AJ; Sachdev PS; Czarna Bahl JM; Smythe GA, 2009, 'o,o’-Dityrosine (DT) as an index of free radical activity in ageing and inflammatory diseases [Abstract No. 395]', in Proceedings of the 7th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, presented at 7th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 31 May 2009 - 04 June 2009

Poljak A; Sachdev P; Brodaty H; Slavin M; Kochan N; Trollor J; Ng L; Smythe G, 2008, 'Plasma levels of Aβ1-40 and Aβ1-42 peptides in Patients with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease and stroke [Abstract P1-204]', in Alzheimer's & Dementia, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Vol. 4, pp. T269 - T269, presented at Alzheimers Association International Conference (AAIC) 2008, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 26 July 2008 - 31 July 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2008.05.793

Poljak A; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Slavin MJ; Trollor JN, 2006, 'Correlation of plasma levels of Aβ 1-40 and Aβ 1-42 peptides in patients with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and stroke [Abstract Poster PO76]', in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Dove Medical Press, Cheshire, UK, Vol. 2, pp. S148 - S148, presented at 6th International Neuropsychiatric Association Congress, Sydney, 10 September 2006 - 14 September 2006

Poljak A; Matayatsuk C; Bustamante S; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2006, 'Quantification of O- and M-tyrosine levels in Alzheimer’s plasma proteins [Abstract Poster PO077]', in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Dove Medical Press, Cheshire, UK, Vol. 2, pp. S148 - S148, presented at 6th International Neuropsychiatric Association Congress, Sydney, 10 September 2006 - 14 September 2006

Poljak A; Maclean C; Sachdev PS; Bustamante S; Smythe GA, 2005, 'Reduced nicotinamide but unchanged quinolinic acid concentrations in Alzheimer brain cortical regions [Abstract]', in Proceedings of the Tryptophan Metabolism National Meeting 2005, Athol Lykke Theatre, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, presented at Tryptophan Metabolism National Meeting 2005, Athol Lykke Theatre, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 09 December 2005

Preprints

Siddiqui K; Ertan H; Poljak A; Ren Y; Jayasena T; Sachdev P, 2025, Unveiling the evolutionary code of NOTCH3: mammalian bioinformatics sheds light on human pathogenicity, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.28.678708

Frost ER; Richani D; Poljak A; Vuyyuru A; Liao X; Georgiou E; Gunasekara JMB; Mihalas BP; Sucquart IE; Kadam K; Wu LE; Gilchrist RB, A proteomic signature of oocyte quality from models of varying oocyte developmental competence, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.20.700687

Ma X; Hansra GK; Jayasena T; Crawford JD; Poljak A; Sachdev PS, Blood biomarkers for Alzheimer disease across ethnoracial groups and healthcare settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.14.26353162

Kaur G; Poljak A; Sachdev P, Deep proteome analysis of plasma reveals novel biomarkers of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: A longitudinal study, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.30.478370

Asih PR; Poljak A; Kassiou M; Ke YD; Ittner LM, Differential mitochondrial protein interaction profile between human translocator protein and its A147T polymorphism variant, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.23.453531

Siddiqui KS; Ertan H; Ren Y; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Sachdev P, Extreme Conservation and Rare Evolutionary Deviations in Mammalian NOTCH3 Challenge Current Models of CADASIL Pathogenicity, http://dx.doi.org/10.20944/preprints202607.1941.v1

Wong MWK; Thalamuthu A; Braidy N; Mather KA; Liu Y; Ciobanu L; Baune BT; Armstrong NJ; Kwok J; Schofield PR; Wright MJ; Ames D; Pickford R; Lee T; Poljak A; Sachdev PS, Genetic and environmental determinants of variation in the plasma lipidome of older Australian twins, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.05.075606

Rahmani A; McMillen A; Allen E; Ansaar R; Green R; Johnson ME; Poljak A; Chew YL, Identifying regulators of associative learning using a protein-labelling approach in C. elegans, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.19.580416

Kaur G; Poljak A; Masters CL; Fowler C; Sachdev P, Impact of APOE ε3 and ε4 genotypes on plasma proteome signatures in Alzheimer's disease, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1535069/v1

Kaur G; Poljak A; Masters CL; Fowler C; Sachdev P, Impact of APOE ε3 and ε4 genotypes on plasma proteome signatures in Alzheimer’s disease, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.29.478291

Richani D; Poljak A; Wang B; Mahbub SB; Biazik J; Campbell JM; Habibalahi A; Stocker WA; Marinova MB; Nixon B; Bustamante S; Skerrett-Byrne D; Harrison CA; Goldys E; Gilchrist RB, Oocyte and cumulus cell cooperativity and metabolic plasticity under the direction of oocyte paracrine factors, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.05.506599

Rahmani A; Johnson ME; Coleman RA; Hartman N; Poljak A; Chew YL, Synaptic proteomics identifies cathepsin B as a regulator of synapse remodelling during learning, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.09.13.751219

Jung S; Cummins MJ; Altaf S; Heggen RJ; Poljak A; Ferguson L; Clemens K; Delerue F; Ittner LM; Mattick JS, The long noncoding RNA Dory is required for female but not male spatial learning and memory, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.01.715990

Ren Y; Ang D; Ertan H; Poljak A; Aldrich-Wright JR; Bridge W; Siddiqui KS, To FRET or Not to FRET: Bioinformatics and Fluorescence Spectroscopy suggest that Reduced Tryptophan–to–Heme Energy Transfer Facilitates Lignin Degradation in Class II Peroxidases, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.31.697144

Siddiqui KS; Ertan H; Ren Y; Poljak A; Jayasena T; Sachdev P, Unveiling the evolutionary code of NOTCH3: mammalian bioinformatics sheds light on human pathogenicity, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.28.678708

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