Global Utilities

Staff Profile

 

Michelle Gibson
BSc(Hons) La Trobe PhD La Trobe

Lecturer

Room Location: Applied Science 2, Room 3.07
Ph: 5444 7579
Fx: 5444 7976
Email: m.gibson@latrobe.edu.au

Cell Signals and Drug Metabolism Group

Teaching Responsibilities
  Animal Systematics
  Physiology and Pathophysiology
  Pharmacology
Research Interests
  Science Research
  Calcium loading and release properties of sarcoplasmic reticulum from cardiac muscle
Depolarisation-induced SR calcium release in cardiac muscle
Fatty acid metabolism in skeletal muscle during exercise
Snail pharmacology with specific reference to
- cardioactive peptides and amides (e.g. serotonin, dopamine)
- toxic effects of FeEDTA as the active ingredient in snail bait.
  Health Research
  Men's Health
Community Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice
Recent Publications
  Science
  Gibson, L.M. and Stephenson, D.G. (2003) Calcium loading properties of sarcoplasmic reticulum from rat ventricular myocardium. Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society, 33, 28P. September.
  Barnes, M., L.M. Gibson and D. G. Stephenson (2001) Increased muscle glycogen content is associated with increased capacity to respond to T-system depolarisation in mechanically skinned skeletal muscle fibres from the rat, Pflugers Archives-European Journal of Physiology, 442(1):101-106.
  Health
  Wood, P., Verrinder, A. and Gibson, L.M. (2005) How Can Service Provision by Community Pharmacists Be Improved To Meet Men's Health Needs in Regional Victoria? Proceedings of the 6th National Men's Health Conference, Melbourne, September.
  Nancarrow, A., and Gibson, L.M. (2005) How can pharmacists improve their health promotion to better meet the health needs of men in the Bendigo region? Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of ASCEPT and APSA. 11:Oral56.
  Todorovska, V., Gibson, L.M. and Raymond, K. (2004) Are the Cardiovascular Health Pharmacy Self Care Fact Cards User-Friendly? APSA Conference Abstract, Submitted, September.
  Wood, P., Gibson, L.M. and Verrinder, A. (2004) Community pharmacists and men’s heath in regional Victoria: a questionnaire study. Journal Pharmacy Practice and Research, 34(4):285-287.
  Gibson, L.M. and Pellas, J. Gibson, M. & Pellas, J. (2002) Therapeutic Counselling Project: A Needs Analysis. LaTrobe University, Bendigo, Australia, ISBN:0 9099774 5 3.
  Gibson LM and Denner BJ (2000) MAN Model - Pathway to Men's Health, Men's Health Report 2000, Centre of Research for the Advancement of Rural Health and Centre for Advancement of Men's Health, ISBN 0-9577091-1-0.
  Francis D, McEvoy A, Roney T and Gibson LM (2000) Farm Safety ~ A Family Priority: The Implementation of a Collaborative Approach to Primary Health Care in a Rural Setting, Australian Journal of Primary Health Interchange, 6(3&4): 202 - 212.
  Francis D. and Gibson L.M. (1999)Farm Safety ~ A Family Priority, Centre of Research for the Advancement of Rural Health La Trobe University Bendigo, November.
  Denner, B. and Gibson, L.M. (1999) MAN Model – Pathway to Men’s/Boy’s Health, Australian Journal of Rural Health, 7 (Supplement): A33-A34.
Professional Memberships
  Australian Physiological Society (AuPS)
Australian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists (ASCEPT)
National Men's Health Forum (NMHF)
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