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...

Osteocalcin positive mononuclear cells are associated with the severity of aortic calcification

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ligands reduce aortic dilatation in a mouse model of aortic aneurysm

Lymphocyte tracking and interactions in secondary lymphoid organs

Malaria impairs T cell clustering and immune priming despite normal signal 1 from dendritic cells

The nitric oxide-donating pravastatin derivative, NCX 6550 [(1S-[1alpha(betaS*,deltaS*),2alpha,6alpha,8beta-(R*),8a alpha]]-1,2,6,7,8,8a-Hexahydro-beta,delta,6-trihydroxy-2-methyl-8-(2-methyl-1-oxobutoxy)-1-naphtalene-heptanoic acid 4-(nitrooxy)butyl ester)], reduces splenocyte adhesion and reactive oxygen species generation in normal and atherosclerotic mice

Reversal of the TCR stop signal by CTLA-4

Dissecting the components of the humoral immune response elicited by DNA vaccines

Investigating the contributions of inflammation and antigen depot to adjuvant function

In situ characterization of CD4+ T cell behavior in mucosal and systemic lymphoid tissues during the induction of oral priming and tolerance

In vivo generated Th1 cells can migrate to B cell follicles to support B cell responses

Title: Editorial Board Member, Scientific Reports (Nature)
Reseracher: Subir Sarker (Associate Professor, Microbiology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
End Date: 01 Jan 2026
Title: PhD in Microbiology, The University of Sydney
Reseracher: Yaoqin Hong (Lecturer, Microbiology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
End Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biotechnology) with First Class Honours, The University of Sydney
Reseracher: Yaoqin Hong (Lecturer, Microbiology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2005
End Date: 01 Jan 2009
Title: C1(2) James Cook University Partnership Grant: Sequence Identification of a new virus impacting the crayfish industry for RNAi intervention ($35706)
Reseracher: Jenny Elliman (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
Title: CI(1) Research Infrastructure Block Grant, JCU (Department of Innovation Industry Science & Research); ($114 831)
Reseracher: Jenny Elliman (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: CI(2) Research Infrastructure Block Grant, JCU (Department of Innovation Industry Science & Research); ($11 378)
Reseracher: Jenny Elliman (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2013
Title: Experts warn of "escalating" public health threat from mosquito-borne viruses, 7NEWS Townsville
Reseracher: Subir Sarker (Associate Professor, Microbiology)
Start Date: 13 Feb 2026
Title: Northern Queensland faces rising mosquito-borne virus threat, JCU media
Reseracher: Subir Sarker (Associate Professor, Microbiology)
Start Date: 13 Feb 2026
Title: Ad Hoc Reviewer (>30 international peer-reviewed journals, including The Lancet Microbe, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, Journal of Infection, Scientific Reports, Epidemiology & Infection, Microbiome, Virus Evolution, Viruses, Virology and Virus Research)
Reseracher: Subir Sarker (Associate Professor, Microbiology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2013
Title: ASM Partnerships Standing Committee
Reseracher: Subir Sarker (Associate Professor, Microbiology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2025