Staff profile

Dr Stuart McDonald

Associate Lecturer

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Public Health and Human Biosciences
Department of Human Biosciences

HS2-431, Melbourne (Bundoora)

 

Qualifications

PhD

Membership of professional Associations

Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society: 2007-

Area of study

Anatomy and Physiology

Teaching Units

Human Physiology

Recent Publications

 

Journal Publications

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

McDonald, S.J., Dooley, P.C., McDonald, A.C., Djouma, E., Schuijers, J.A., Ward, A.R. and Grills, B.L. (2011) α1 adrenergic receptor agonist, phenylephrine, actively contracts early rat rib fracture callus ex vivo. J Orthop Res. 29(5): 740-745.

Doyle DJ, McDonald SJ, McDonald AC, Schuijers JA and Grills BL. (2011). Possible direct role of dopamine in healing of fractured bone. Osteoporosis Int 22(Suppl 4): S641-642.

McGowan HW, McDonald SJ, Schuijers JA, Grills BL and McDonald AC. (2011). The effects of galnon on the osteoporotic rat model. Osteoporosis Int 22(Suppl 4): S650.

Eeles DG, Singh PP, Saleh H, Wu AC, Forwood MR, Grills BL, Schuijers JA, McDonald SJ, Gillespie, MT and Quinn JMW. (2011). Anabolic stimuli enhance osteoblast IL-33 mRNA expression, and IL-33 enhances Wnt response and osteoblastic mineralisation in vitro. Osteoporosis Int 22(Suppl 4): S638.

McDonald, S.J., Dooley, P.C., McDonald, A.C., Djouma, E., Schuijers, J.A., Ward, A.R. and Grills, B.L. (2009) Early fracture callus displays smooth muscle-like viscoelastic properties ex vivo: implications for fracture healing. J Orthop Res. 27(11): 1508-1513.

 

Conference Presentations

Brady R.D, McDonald S.J., Schuijers J.A., Ward A.R. and Grills B.L. (2012). Thymosin β4 administration enhances the biomechanical properties of healing mouse fractures. Proc. Asia Pacific Bone and Mineral Society Meeting and ANZBMS, Plenary poster 5.

McDonald S.J., Schuijers J.A., Ward A.R. and Grills B.L. (2012). Effects of systemic treatment of phenylephrine on healing of rat rib fractures. Proc. Asia Pacific Bone and Mineral Society Meeting and ANZBMS, Poster 148.

McDonald S.J., Dooley P.C., McDonald A.C., Doyle D.J., Schuijers J.A., Samiric T., Ward A.R. and Grills B.L. (2010). Endothelin-1 receptor and myofibroblast-like cells in early soft callus: a potential role in fracture healing. Proc. ANZBMS, 20; Poster 101.

McDonald S.J., Dooley P.C., McDonald A.C., Schuijers J.A., Samiric T., Ward A.R. and Grills B.L. (2010). Identification of myofibroblast-like cells in early, soft fracture callus. Proc. 6th Clare Valley Bone Meeting. Poster 3.

McDonald S.J., Dooley P.C., McDonald A.C., Schuijers J.A., Ward A.R. and Grills B.L. (2008). Transient upregulation of certain smooth muscle-associated proteins in osteoprogenitor cells of early, soft fracture callus: implications for the fracture repair process. Proc. ANZBMS, 18: Poster 48.

McDonald, S.J., Dooley, P.C., McDonald, A.C., Schuijers, J.A., Ward, A.R., Grills, B.L. (2008). The α1 adrenergic receptor agonist phenylephrine potentiates contraction of early rat rib fracture callus ex vivo. Proc. 5th Clare Valley Bone Meeting. Poster 3.

McDonald, S.J., Dooley, P.C., McDonald, A.C., Schuijers, J.A., Ward, A.R. and Grills, B.L. (2007). Early, soft fracture callus exhibits the smooth muscle-associated traits of stress-relaxation and reverse stress-relaxation: implications for the fracture repair process. Proc. ANZBMS, 17: Poster 71.

McDonald, S.J., Dooley, P.C., McDonald, A.C., Schuijers, J.A. and Grills, B.L. (2006). Both phenylephrine and sodium nitroprusside cause contraction of early, soft tissue fracture callus ex vivo. Proc. ANZBMS, 15: Poster 93.  

 

Other Presentations

McDonald S.J. (2012). Thymosin β4: A novel peptide for treatment of bone fractures. Invitated speaker at Melbourne Musculoskeletal Seminar Series.