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Leigh Owens

Projects

3

Publications

9

Awards

0

Biography

Australia's foremost aquatic animal disease specialist. Instigated the study of bacteriophage at James Cook University. Most interested in bacteriophage in the Vibrio harveyi clade and viruses of crustacea especially the parvoviruses and the use of RNA interference to combat them. Interested in nodaviruses of fish and crustacea and RNA intererference as a control. Investigating the role of viral UTRs in controlling immunity and diabetes onset.

Research

Projects
Viral Causes of Crayfish Handling Mortalities (Old ID 23613)
18 Sep 2017 - 31 Dec 2020
Sequence identification of a new virus impacting the crayfish industry for RNAi intervention. (Old ID 22431)
01 Dec 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
Handling Mortality in Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) from farms (Old ID 21741)
01 Aug 2014 - 30 Jun 2016

Teaching

Research Advisor Accreditation
Role

Chair; Independant Academic

Output

Cherax quadricarinatus Resistant to Chequa iflavirus: A Pilot Study
2023
Nambiar, Geetika; Owens, Leigh; Elliman, Jennifer (2023) 'Cherax quadricarinatus Resistant to Che...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Abolishment of spawner-isolated mortality virus and where the remaining science leads
2023
Owens, Leigh (2023) 'Abolishment of spawner-isolated mortality virus and where the remaining scie...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Establishing a gold standard method for the detection of Cherax reovirus using reverse transcriptase, quantitative, polymerase chain reaction
2021
Jaroenram, Wansadaj; Hayakijkosol, Orachun; Owens, Leigh; Elliman, Jennifer (2021) 'Establishing ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
A systematic review of experimental evidence for antiviral effects of ivermectin and an in silico analysis of ivermectin's possible mode of action against SARS-CoV-2
2021
Kinobe, Robert T.; Owens, Leigh (2021) 'A systematic review of experimental evidence for antivira...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Natural, in ovo, vertical transmission of the RNA viruses, Chequa iflavirus and Athtab bunyavirus, but not Cherax reovirus in redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus)
2021
Jaroenram, Wansadaj; Owens, Leigh; Hayakijkosol, Orachun; Elliman, Jennifer (2021) 'Natural, in o...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detection for Australian Cherax reovirus from redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus)
2021
Hayakijkosol, Orachun; Jaroenram, Wansadaj; Owens, Leigh; Elliman, Jennifer (2021) 'Reverse trans...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Disease risk analysis in sea turtles: a baseline study to inform conservation efforts
2020
Mashkour, Narges; Jones, Karina; Kophamel, Sara; Hipolito, Teresa; Ahasan, Shamim; Walker, Grant; Ja...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Characterisation and comparison of the mucosa-associated bacterial communities across the gastrointestinal tract of stranded green turtles, Chelonia mydas
2020
Ahasan, Mohammad Shamim; Waltzek, Thomas B.; Owens, Leigh; Ariel, Ellen (2020) 'Characterisation ...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU
Confirmation that candidatus Coxiella cheraxi from redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) is a close relative of Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q-fever
2020
Elliman, J. Ruth; Owens, L. (2020) 'Confirmation that candidatus Coxiella cheraxi from redclaw cr...
Journal Publication ResearchOnline@JCU