Biomedical Sciences & Molecular Biology

Leigh Owens

Leigh Owens

Casey Toft

Casey Toft

Jeffrey Warner

Jeffrey Warner

Revealing the hidden knowledge in pathology big data: Machine learning to support clinical decision making for unknown infectious diseases and recognise biosecurity incursions in tropical Australia (Old ID 26978)
Jeffrey Warner
20 Aug 2020 - 30 Sep 2023
Pathology departments generate massive data from the results of routine and targeted tests conducted...
Viral Causes of Crayfish Handling Mortalities (Old ID 23613)
Leigh Owens
18 Sep 2017 - 31 Dec 2020
Northern Queensland crayfish from farms affected by stress, particularly transportation stress, sta...
Handling Mortality in Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) from farms (Old ID 21741)
Leigh Owens
01 Aug 2014 - 30 Jun 2016
Crayfish have become stress-sensitive to handling with low grade mortalities continuing until the cr...
Sequence identification of a new virus impacting the crayfish industry for RNAi intervention. (Old ID 22431)
Leigh Owens
01 Dec 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
The crayfish industry is set to bloom as hatchery technology has started to sustainably produce cray...
Effective PPE waste processing using microwave pyrolysis (Old ID 28926)
Jeffrey Warner
01 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
This project aims to investigate the feasibility of processing the PPE waste materials using a Micro...
HOT NORTH - Pilot Project - Round 4 - Cooking smoke and indoor air pollution : Impaired immunity to Tuberculosis at Australian's northern border? (Old ID 25026)
Jeffrey Warner
01 Sep 2018 - 30 Jun 2020
Middle Fly region of PNG has very high rates of TB and pre-existing lung disease may play a signific...
Antimicrobial peptide expression and metagenomic profiles of corals: a model for host microbiome interactions and a source of novel antibacterial medicines (Old ID 22908)
Jeffrey Warner
01 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
Antimicrobial peptide expression and metagenomic profiles of corals: a model for host microbiome int...
Leveraging native soil microbiota to target melioidosis pathogens in Northern Queensland
Jeffrey Warner
01 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Melioidosis is a serious disease caused by the soil bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bps). It is...

A review of domestic animal diseases within the Pacific Islands region

Distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Northern Australia, a land of diversity

Tri- and tetra-nuclear polypyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes as antimicrobial agents

Seroepidemiology of melioidosis in children from a remote region of Papua New Guinea

Whole-genome sequences of 80 environmental and clinical isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei

Mononuclear polypyridylruthenium(II) complexes with high membrane permeability in gram-negative bacteria—in particular Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Diseases of livestock in the Pacific Islands region: setting priorities for food animal biosecurity

Effects of colonization of the roots of domestic rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Amaroo) by Burkholderia pseudomallei

Sago haemolytic disease: towards understanding a novel food-borne toxicosis

Environmental attributes influencing the distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Northern Australia

Title: What is melioidosis and why do cases spike after flooding and heavy rainfall?, The Guardian
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)
Title: Dozens of people have died from a melioidosis outbreak in northern Queensland, news.com.au
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)
Title: Tropical infections likely to afflict flood-hit communities, Sydney Morning Herald
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)
Title: Silent garden killer claims four lives in 'unprecedented' Aussie outbreak, Yahoo News
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)
Title: Mysterious soil disease death toll climbs to 20 Scientists and health authorities have been left scrambling with a lot of unanswered questions, The Australian
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)
Title: Melioidosis outbreak kills 30 and infects many in Queensland-Australia, raising global concerns, Thailand Medical News
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)
Title: Australia reports surge in melioidosis cases; death toll hits 31, News.az
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)
Title: Health warning for Australians and their pets after rare virus kills 28 in Queensland, MSN.com
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)
Title: Far North included in research about potentially deadly soil disease, Cairns Local News
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)
Title: What is melioidosis and why do cases spike after flooding and heavy rainfall?, The Guardian UK
Reseracher: Jeffrey Warner (Head, Biomedical Sciences and Molecular Biology)