Faculty of Veterinary Science

• Effects of cooling on peripheral blood vessel function
• Evaluation of the effects of chemically modified tetracyclines on protease activity in equine tissue
• Mechanisms of cell death in equine laminar tissues: relevance to laminitis
• Pathophysiology of endotoxaemia in horses and mechanisms of leukocyte activation

• Effects of hoof shape on hoof loading and the effects of exercise on hoof shape
• Functional anatomy of the locomotory system in horses and dogs
• Morphology of the equine forelimb
• Muscle function and the relationship to muscle spindle concentration in specific muscles in the dog
• Optimising the adaptation to exercise in the equine distal forelimb

• In vitro optimization of conditions for laryngeal reinnervation surgery
• Pathophysiological mechanisms in equine osteochondrosis
• Receptor-mediated responses of bone and muscle cells to proteases
• The role of extracellular matrix in musculoskeletal development and pathology
• The role of the hypertrophic chondrocyte in skeletal development and pathology

• Cellular basis of skeletal muscle growth in production animals
• Enhancing cell based therapies for muscular dystrophy
• ENU mutagenesis as a tool to identfy modifier loci in muscular dsytrophy
• Pharmacological regulation of skeletal muscle growth
• The role of the extracellular matrix in skeletal muscle growth

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• Transduction of Schistosoma mansoni by pseudotyped retrovirus
• Transduction of Schistosoma mansoni using Boudicca, an endogenous retrotransposon of schistosomes

• Comparison of programs for the control of blowfly-strike in merino sheep in South-Eastern Australia

• Immune responses to vaccines at the level of a single lymph node
• Induction of mucosal immune responses through lung delivery of vaccines
• Regulation Of Local Lymphocyte Trafficking And Its Role During Infection

• Functional And Structural Relationships Of The Peripheral Airways In Chronic Asthma
• The relationship between blood vessel remodeling and inflammatory cells in chronic asthma

• Pulmonary vaccine delivery using a sheep model

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• Effect of dairy feeding and management systems on cow health & welfare

• Racehorse fatality study

• Risk factor analysis and post-mortem studies of racetrack fatalities

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• Investigation of perinatal mortality and reduced production in lambs due to mastitis and udder/teat shape/size

• Genomic Approaches To Control Colibacillosis

• Role of uropathogenic virulence factors of Escherichia coli in the pathogenesis of canine pyometra

• Structural and functional investigations into a novel chemokine binding protein encoded by evolutionarily diverse alphaherpesviruses

• Epidemiology and molecular biology of equine herpesvirus 1
• Epidemiology, diagnosis and control of feline calicivirus infection
• Equine disease surveillance
• Equine infectious respiratory disease after long distance confined transportation
• Immunological and virological investigations arising from the Australian 2007 equine influenza outbreak
• Molecular biology, ecology, pathogenesis and immunology of Rhodococcus equi

• Equine rhinitis A virus; molecular pathogenesis and methods for control
• Understanding the mechanisms balancing virus and host survival; inflammation and infection in herpesvirus pathogenesis

• Control and characterization of highly pathogenic avian influenza strains in poultry in Indonesia
• IBV in Australian layer flocks: A focus on egg quality

• Development Of New Generation Mycoplasma Vaccines

• Investigation Of Ibh Outbreaks In Australian Meat Breeder/Broiler Flocks And Establishment Of An Avian Adenovirus Typing Facility And Service
• Investigation of the prevalence of chlamydiosis in the Australian chicken meat industry
• Transfer Of Diagnostic Technologies From Research Laboratories To A Core Diagnostic Facility For The Benefit Of The Australian Poultry Industry 

• Factors that regulate inflammatory bacterial diseases
• Vaccination against the gut pathogen Helicobacter pylori

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• Automated, smart genomic data integration for the exploration of developmentally regulated molecules in parasites of major socioeconomic importance
• Catchment sources of waterborne pathogens
• Molecular diagnosis of ovine parasitism
• The discovery and validation of novel drug classes against parasites

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• Mitogenomics of key pathogens – an international research co-operative

• Immunological Prevention Of Cysticercosis And Hydatid Disease 
• Optimisation And Field Testing Of A Practical Vaccine Against Taenia Solium Cysticercosis In Pigs

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• Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage in racehorses
• Fatalities of Thoroughbred horses at Victorian race tracks
• Investigation into plant toxins as a cause for stringhalt
• Pathology of spontaneous diseases in companion animals
• Toxicity of venoms

• The summer ecology of Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus parasites in the winter rainfall areas

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• A study to evaluate the use of tissue glues in the stabilization of endovascular stents in the aorta
• Development of a transplantable smooth muscle sphincter with associated implanted medical stimulator device
• Development of a valved right ventricular outflow tract conduit
• Development of an Endovascular Stent Device for the repair of aortic aneurysms
• Evaluation of a new membrane vascular prosthesis
• Evaluation of a thoracic aortic aneurysm stent
• Evaluation of new fixation and storage solutions for replacement heart valves of porcine origin
• The Effects of Hypoxaemia on Atrial and Ventricular Electrophysiological Parameters

• Blood banking in dogs and cats
• Coagulation disorders in dogs and cats