Staff profile

Dr Johannes Schuijers

Head of Department

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Public Health and Human Biosciences
Department of Human Biosciences

HS2-433, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Monash, PhD Monash

Area of study

Anatomy and Physiology

Research interests

Bone and Cartilage

- Please contact me to discuss a topic.

Teaching units

Coordinator of Physiology

Subject coordinator:  HBS2PTA Human Physiology Theory A

Subject co-coordinator:  HBS2PPA Human Physiology Practicum A

Recent publications

Journal Articles:

McDonald, S. J., Dooley, P.D., McDonald, A.C., Schuijers, J.A., Ward, A.R. and Grills, B.L. 2012. Transient expression of myofibroblast-like cells in rat rib fracture callus. Acta Orthopaedica. 83(1): 93-98.  

Julien, B., Lexis, L., Samiric, T., McDonald, S. and Schuijers, J. 2012. The introduction of final year capstone subjects to promote the development of research skills and graduate capabilities in advanced physiology. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (in press).

McDonald, S. J., Dooley, P.D., Ward, A.R., Schuijers, J.A. and Grills, B.L. 2011. The α1 adrenergic receptor agonist, phenylephrine, actively contracts early rat rib fracture callus ex vivo. Journal of Orthopedic Research 29(5): 740-745.

McDonald, S. J., Dooley, P.D., Ward, A.R., Schuijers, J.A. and Grills, B.L. 2009. Early fracture callus displays smooth muscle-like viscoelastic properties ex vivo: implications for fracture healing. Journal of Orthopedic Research 27(11): 1508-1513.

McDonald, A., Schuijers, J.A., Gundlach, A.L. and Grills, B.L. 2007. The effects of exogenous galanin application on bone formation in mouse calvaria. Bone 40(4): 895-903.

Dawood, T, Williams, M R, Fullerton, M J, Myles, K, Schuijers, J, Funder, J W, Sudhir, K & Komesaroff, P A. 2006.  Glucocorticoid responses to stress in castrate and testosterone-replaced rams Regulatory Peptides, 125 (1-3): 47-53.

Dooley, P., Howgate, M., Schuijers, J., Grills, B. 2004. Early callus of fractured rib of rats contracts an relaxes ex vivo, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 22 (5): 1063-1071.

Yao, M., Dooley, P., Schuijers, J., Grills, B. 2004. The effects of hypothyroidism on nerve growth factor and norepinephrine concentrations in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing bones of rats, Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 4 (3) 1108-1161.

McDonald, A C, Schuijers, J, Shen, P J, Gundlach, A & Grills, B. 2003. Expression of galanin and galanin receptor-1 in normal bone and during fracture repair in the rat. Bone, 33 (5): 788-797.

Yao, M., Dooley, P.C., Schuijers, J.A. and Grills, B.L. 2002. Nerve growth factor and norepinephrine concentrations in weight bearing and non-weight bearing bones of euthyroid and hyperthyroid rats', Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions, 2 (4): 327-334.

Recent Key Conference Publications:

Brady, R.D., McDonald, S.J, Schuijers, J.A., Ward, A.R. and Grills, B.L. 2012. Thymosin b4 administration enhances the biomechanical properties of healing mouse fracture. ANZBMS, Perth.   

Eeles, D.G., Singh, P., Saleh, H., Grills, B.L., Schuijers, J.A., McDonald, S.J., Gillespie, M.T. and Quinn, J.M.W. 2012. Interleukin (IL)-11 is required for mechanical stress-induced bone formation. ANZBMS, Perth.  

McDonald, S.J., Schuijers, J.A., Ward, A.L. and Grills, B.L. 2012. Effects of systemic administration of phenylephrine on healing of rat rib fractures. ANZBMS, Perth.  

Rathner, Y., Green, R. and Schuijers, J.A. 2012. Use of team based Guided Inquiry learning and collaborative testing (CT) to improve student academic skills. LTU Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Colloquium.  

Schuijers, J.A., Samiric, T., McDonald, S., Julien, B., Lexis, L. and Thomas, C. 2012. The effectiveness of separating theory and practicum as a conduit to learning physiology at midpoint level. LTU Curriculum, Teaching and Learning Colloquium.

Eeles, D.G., Singh, P.P., Saleh, H., Wu, A.C., Forwood, M.R., Grills, B.L., Schuijers, J.A., McDonald, S.J., Gillespie, M.T. and Quinn, J.M.W. 2011. Anabolic stimuli enhance osteoblast IL-33 mRNA expression and IL-33 enhances Wnt responses and osteoblatic mineralization in vitro. Osteoporosis International. 22 (4): S638.

Doyle, D.J., McDonald, S.J., McDonald, A.C., Schuijers, J.A. and Grills, B.L. 2011. Possible direct role of dopamine in healing of fractured bone. Osteoporosis International. 22(4): S641-642.

McGowan, H.W., McDonald, S.J., Schuijers, J.A., Grills, B.L. and McDonald, A.C. 2011. The effects of galnon on the osteoporotic rat model. Osteoporosis International. 22(4): S650.

Research projects

  •  The effects of flouroquinolone antibiotics on tendon injury development (Samiric T. and Schuijers J.)
  • The role of neuronal growth factors on the rate of repair in bone fracture (Grills B. and Schuijers J.)
  • The role of galanin and IL-33 on bone (Eeles D., Grills B., McDonald A. and Schuijers J.)
  • Thymosin and bone fracture (McDonald S., Schuijers J. and Grills B.)
  • Effective physiology teaching (Schuijers J., Samiric T., McDonald S., Lexis L. and Julien B.)