Microbiology and Immunology

Jenny Elliman

Jenny Elliman

Daniel Browne

Daniel Browne

Hillary Vanderven

Hillary Vanderven

Jessica Watt

Jessica Watt

Ellen Ariel

Ellen Ariel

Subir Sarker

Subir Sarker

Catherine Rush

Catherine Rush

Yaoqin Hong

Yaoqin Hong

Sequence identification of a new virus impacting the crayfish industry for RNAi intervention. (Old ID 22431)
Jenny Elliman
01 Dec 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
The crayfish industry is set to bloom as hatchery technology has started to sustainably produce cray...
Development of a preventive strategy for rheumatic heart disease using an experimental model (Old ID 19355)
Catherine Rush
01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2016
Based on animal studies, we aim to demonstrate that the worsening of heart damage seen in patients w...
Investigating a potential viral aetiology for the development of multi-focal chondro-osseous proliferations in lovebirds
Subir Sarker
01 Aug 2024 - 01 Aug 2026
From the year June 2017 – 2024, 25 lovebirds (Agapornis roseicolli) presented for multi-focal, proli...
Understanding the virome and microbiome of the Australia's most endangered psittacine parrots
Subir Sarker
03 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
This project focuses on understanding the virome and microbiome of Australia’s most endangered psitt...
Melioidosis on the move: Informing the public health response.
Catherine Rush
01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2029
Melioidosis is an often fatal infectious disease acquired from the environment and cases are rising ...
SARS_CoV2 Immune Landscape in the Tropics
Daniel Browne
27 Jan 2025 - 26 Jan 2026
COVID-19 continues to pose a significant health risk in tropical regions of Australia, where high-ri...
Leveraging native soil microbiota to target melioidosis pathogens in Northern Queensland
Catherine Rush
01 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Melioidosis is a serious disease caused by the soil bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bps). It is...
Leveraging native soil microbiota to target melioidosis pathogens in Northern Queensland
Yaoqin Hong
01 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Melioidosis is a serious disease caused by the soil bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei (Bps). It is...
Tackling Antibiotic Resistance with Structure Destabilizing Compounds
Yaoqin Hong
01 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Antibiotic resistance poses a significant threat to global health, with the World Health Organizatio...

The vaginal microbiota of guinea pigs

An improved method for the transformation of Lactobacillus strains using electroporation

Genetic modification of a vaginal strain of Lactobacillus fermentum and its maintenance within the reproductive tract after intravaginal administration

Preclinical immunogenicity and safety of a Group A streptococcal M protein-based vaccine candidate

Urocortin 2 inhibits human aortic smooth muscle cell proliferation via corticotrophin releasing hormone receptor-2 in abdominal aortic aneurysm

Angiopoietin-2 attenuates angiotensin II-induced aortic aneurysm and atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

A synthesis of the divalent cation requirements for efficient adsorption of bacteriophage onto bacterial cells

Mosquito cells (C6/36) fail to support the complete replication of Penaeus merguiensis hepandensovirus

Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor sclerostin inhibits angiotensin II-induced aortic aneurysm and atherosclerosis

Discovery of a novel Picornavirales, Chequa iflavirus, from stressed redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) from farms in northern Queensland, Australia

Title: CI(1) Effect of Gamma Irradiation on the Shelf Life and Quality Characteristics of Tempe; Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering Ltd ($3825)
Reseracher: Jenny Elliman (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
Title: James Cook University Institutional Biosafety Committee
Reseracher: Catherine Rush (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Science -Research and Graduate Student Training Committee
Reseracher: Catherine Rush (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
End Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: CPHMVS Research and Research Education Committee
Reseracher: Catherine Rush (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
End Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: WHOC Collaborating Centre for Vector-borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases
Reseracher: Catherine Rush (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: Senior Research Scientist, Vascular Biology Unit, James Cook University
Reseracher: Catherine Rush (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2006
End Date: 01 Jan 2009
Title: Post-doctoral scientist, University of Glasgow
Reseracher: Catherine Rush (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2000
End Date: 01 Jan 2006
Title: Centre for Tropical Biosecurity - Executive Committee
Reseracher: Subir Sarker (Associate Professor, Microbiology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Post-doctoral scientist, University of Cambridge
Reseracher: Catherine Rush (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1997
End Date: 01 Jan 2000
Title: Postgraduate Thesis Examiner
Reseracher: Subir Sarker (Associate Professor, Microbiology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020