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Paul Giacomin
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Arnold Mangott
Exploring new therapeutic approaches for coeliac disease based on biological effects of hookworm treatment. (Old ID 27271)
01 May 2021 - 30 Nov 2022
We hypothesise that hookworm infection creates an anti-inflammatory environment in the small intesti...
Novel therapeutics for diabetes sourced from Northern Australian biota. (Old ID 27346)
02 Aug 2021 - 30 Jun 2023
he aim of this project is to develop lead diabetes drug candidates from hookworm saliva and build a ...
Laser based diagnostics for STH infections (Old ID 26822)
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Apr 2022
Developing novel laser based methods for rapid diagnosis and quantification of parasitic worm infect...
Can experimental hookworm infection prevent metabolic disease/Type 2 diabetes? (Old ID 24710)
01 Jan 2018 - 01 Jun 2019
We will conduct a world-first clinical trial in Cairns testing the safety and efficacy of experiment...
New therapies for Coeliac Disease: Helminths and their secreted products. (Old ID 22524)
01 Feb 2016 - 01 May 2019
Coeliac Disease (CeD) is a common and debilitating autoimmune disorder (affecting 1% of the Queensla...
Hookworm peptide therapeutic for oral treatment of IBD (Old ID 26317)
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2022
We intend to develop an orally delivered peptide that can modulate the immune system and be develope...
Novel therapeutics for diabetes sourced from Northern Australian biota. (Old ID 27321)
01 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
The aim of this project is to develop lead diabetes drug candidates from hookworm saliva and build a...
Hookworm therapy for restoring tolerance in coeliac disease (Old ID 22142)
01 Oct 2016 - 30 Mar 2018
Parasitic worms have an amazing ability to manipulate the immune system, and our research group rece...
Hookworm therapy for Coeliac Disease: A randomised, double blink, placebo-controlled clinical trial (Old ID 22151)
01 Jan 2016 - 30 Apr 2021
Parasitic worms have an amazing ability to manipulate the immune system, and our research group rece...
Preclinical evaluation of novel drug lead compounds discovered from Wet Tropics plant (Old ID 28949)
01 Jan 2023 - 15 Sep 2025
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects 1 in 250 Australians including the people living in Far Nor...
Managing the swimming-with-dwarf minke whales tourism industry in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: developing collaboration between managers, industry and researchers
Code of Practice for dwarf minke whale interactions in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
Live-aboard dive boats in the Great Barrier Reef: regional economic impact and the relative values of their target marine species
Understanding the Social and Economic Values of Key Marine Species in the Great Barrier Reef: MTSRF Project 4.8.6(a) Final Report, June 2010 with a section focusing on marine turtles
IL-35-mediated induction of a potent regulatory T cell population
MHC class II-dependent basophil-CD4+ T cell interactions promote T(H)2 cytokine-dependent immunity
Toxocara canis larval excretory/secretory proteins impair eosinophil-dependent resistance of mice to Nippostrongylus brasiliensis
The role of complement in innate, adaptive and eosinophil-dependent immunity to the nematode Nippostrongylus brasiliensis
Impaired resistance in early secondary Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infections in mice with defective eosinophilopoeisis
Attraction of dwarf minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata to vessels and swimmers in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area – the management challenges of an inquisitive whale
Title: Advance QLD Mid-Career Fellow, James Cook Univers
Reseracher: Paul Giacomin (Research Development and Partnership Advisor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2016
End Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: NHMRC CJ Martin Research Fellow, James Cook University, Cairns
Reseracher: Paul Giacomin (Research Development and Partnership Advisor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
End Date: 01 Jan 2015
Title: NHMRC CJ Martin Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Reseracher: Paul Giacomin (Research Development and Partnership Advisor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
End Date: 01 Jan 2012
Title: Research Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Reseracher: Paul Giacomin (Research Development and Partnership Advisor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2009
End Date: 01 Jan 2009
Title: Sir Keith Murdoch Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Reseracher: Paul Giacomin (Research Development and Partnership Advisor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2008
End Date: 01 Jan 2009
Title: PhD candidate, University of Adelaide
Reseracher: Paul Giacomin (Research Development and Partnership Advisor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2003
End Date: 01 Jan 2008
Title: BSc (Hons), University of Adelaide
Reseracher: Paul Giacomin (Research Development and Partnership Advisor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2002
End Date: 01 Jan 2002
Title: BSc (Biomedical Science), University of Adelaide
Reseracher: Paul Giacomin (Research Development and Partnership Advisor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1999
End Date: 01 Jan 2002