Publications

Inflammation and Infection

Investigating the role of microbiome dysbiosis, bacteriophages, inflammation, and immune responses in health and disease.

DNA and Genetic Disease

Studying DNA damage and repair mechanisms, and how non-coding RNA impacts these processes, to understand their implications in disease progression and therapy.

Exercise and Behaviour Adaptation

Develop and investigate lifestyle and physical interventions to change behaviour for improved health and wellbeing outcomes.

2026

[Accordion] Inflammation and Infection

Jindal, B., Li, X., Stubbs, M. and Sari, E.F., 2026. Knowledge, Confidence, and Perceptions of Oral Cancer Screening Among Rural and Metropolitan Australian General Dental Practitioners: A Pilot Study. Cancer Nexus, p.e70017.

[Accordion] Exercise and Behaviour Adaptation

English, D.J., Weerakkody, N., Zacharias, A., Green, R.A., de Noronha, M., Hocking, C., Kumar, A., Li, X. and Rico Bini, R., 2026. Is the head-mounted laser an appropriate tool to measure cervical movement across three planes?. International Biomechanics, 13(1), pp.1-11.

Koemel, N.A., Biswas, R.K., Ahmadi, M.N., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Hamer, M., Rezende, L.F., Mitchell, J., Leech, R.M., Sawan, M., Allman-Farinelli, M. and Dumuid, D., 2026. Minimum combined sleep, physical activity, and nutrition variations associated with lifeSPAN and healthSPAN improvements: a population cohort study. eClinicalMedicine.

Staunton, C.A., Edholm, P., Ide, B.N., Ditroilo, M. and Wundersitz, D., 2025. Playerload™ and accelerometer-based metrics: scientific evaluation and implications for athlete monitoring. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 7, p.1710693.

Marshall, P.W., Benatar, J.R., O’Halloran, P., Morrison, N.M., Lindbom, T. and Kingsley, M., 2026. Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the Auckland Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme: A Propensity Score-Matched Study. Heart, Lung and Circulation.

Collins, B.E., Gordon, B.A., Wundersitz, D.W., Hunter, J.R., Hanson, L.C. and Kingsley, M.I., 2026. Utility of Field Tests for Predicting Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Prescribing Exercise Intensity in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs: A Randomized Crossover Trial. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 13(3), p.114.

Bini, R., Kingsley, M.I., Collins, B.E., Gordon, B.A. and Wundersitz, D.W., 2026. Time-course of physiological and biomechanical responses to a single bout of high-volume exercise in recreational cyclists. Sports Biomechanics, pp.1-13.

[Accordion] DNA and Genetic Disease

2025

[Accordion] Inflammation and Infection

Singh, I., Rao, S.T., Irving, H.R. and Balani, K., 2025. Advanced alginate/58S bioactive glass inks with enhanced printability, mechanical strength, and cytocompatibility for soft tissue engineering. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 305, p.141106.

Cianciarulo, C., Nguyen, T.H., Zacharias, A., Standen, N., Tucci, J. and Irving, H., 2025. Analysis of Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) Inhibitors in Modulating Inflammatory Markers in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(15), p.7155.

Kabwe, M., Ayelign, B., Afshar-Sterle, S., Buchert, M. and Tucci, J., Bacteriophage FNU1 negates Fusobacterium nucleatum induced cell growth, migration and chemotherapy resistance in gastrointestinal cancer cells. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 15, p.1721411.

Kabwe, M., Tucci, J., Darby, I. and Dashper, S., 2025. Oral bacteriophages and their potential as adjunctive treatments for periodontitis: a narrative review. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 17(1), p.2469890.

Kabwe, M., Tucci, J., Dashper, S., Binte Mohamed Yakob Adil, S.S. and Petrovski, S., 2025. Characterisation of novel Fusobacterium nucleatum bacteriophages and their efficacy in disrupting pathogenic dual-species biofilms. Journal of Oral Microbiology, 17(1), p.2584952.

Rao, S.T. and Irving, H.R., 2025. Predicted conformations of 5-HT3 receptor ion channels are modified by subunit D. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal.

El-Maslahi, H., Turek, I., Bi, C., Wong, A., Tzfadia, O., Irving, H. and Gehring, C., 2025. Functions and Synthesis of Abscisic Acid (ABA) in Humans—Insights from Computational Approaches. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26(22), p.11115.

Wijaya, J., Gunardi, I., Julvyn, J., Lim, C., Johannis, B.N., Hartanto, F.K., Rajasa, A., Amtha, R. and Sari, E.F., 2025. Selecting the Appropriate Oral Cancer Cell Line: Characteristic-Based Recommendations from a Systematic Review. Journal of Cancer Research Updates, 14, pp.279-289.

Dangerfield, F., Kabwe, M., Fraser, S., de Jong, J.D., Brabers, A.E., Dickson-Swift, V., Kinsman, L., Begg, S., Adams, J. and Spelten, E., 2026. Sharing Rural Health Perspectives: Early Findings From Australia’s First Rural Health Consumer Panel. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2026(1), p.7046568.

[Accordion] Exercise and Behaviour Adaptation

Collins, B.E., Gordon, B.A., Wundersitz, D.W., Carey, D. and Kingsley, M.I., 2025. The Dose-Response Relationship of Aerobic Exercise on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 45(6), pp.E53-E70.

Cousins, S., McIntyre, K., Lyristakis, P., Padula, K., McCaig, J. and Gordon, B., 2025. Experiences and Functional Health Outcomes Associated with a Walking Football Program in Rural Older Adults: A Pilot Study. Sports, 13(8), p.272.

Bracci, E.L., Davis, C.R., Meyer, D., Kingsley, M., Breckon, J., Minihane, A.M., Itsiopoulos, C., Macpherson, H., Scholey, A., Davison, K. and Dyer, K.A., 2025. The cost of a Mediterranean Diet and walking intervention to reduce risk of dementia and improve quality of life in independent living populations in Australia: The MedWalk randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition, pp.1-10.

Wundersitz, D.W., Collins, B.E., Gordon, B.A., Lavie, C.J., Orchard, J., Blair, N., Nadurata, V. and Kingsley, M.I., 2025. Time Course of Cardiac Arrhythmia Following High‐Volume Exercise in Recreational Cyclists. Journal of the American Heart Association, p.e044378.

Gordon, B.A., Parr, E.B. and Schultz, M.G., 2025. Dosing Exercise to Regulate Cardiometabolic Risk Among People Requiring Cardiac Rehabilitation. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 53(3), pp.141-149.

Barrett, S., Begg, S., Dunford, A.R., O’Halloran, P., Breckon, J., Denniss, E., Rodda, K., Hardcastle, S., Marshall, P.W., Anstiss, T. and Kwasnicka, D., 2025. Effective components of integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy for lifestyle behaviour change: a modified Delphi study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 22(1), p.135.

MacQuarrie, A.S., Hunter, J., Steele, J., Chandramouli, S., Stainer, M., Rengers, A. and Wickham, J., 2025. The effect of occupational physical activity on paramedic student neurocognitive response in high-fidelity simulation: a pilot randomized cross-over trial.

Skein, M., Hunter, J. and Carney, A., 2025. Cold-water recovery between bouts of simulated rugby sevens matches in the heat. Journal of Thermal Biology, p.104333.

Roeke, L., Kennedy, G., Meyer, D., Kingsley, M., Itsiopoulos, C., Segal, L., Minihane, A.M., Murphy, K.J., Nguyen, T.A., Reddan, J.M. and Verster, J.C., 2025. The association between medication use and lifestyle factors in independently living older people: impact of Mediterranean diet and physical activity. The Journal of Aging Research & Lifestyle, 14, p.100041.

Cousins, S.D., Kucewicz, S.T., Wundersitz, D.W., Collins, B.E., Cooke, M.B., McKeown, N., Figueiredo Galvao, H.B., Resciniti, S.M., Lyristakis, P.M., Gordon, B.A. and Van Der Poel, C., 2025. Investigating fucoidan blend supplementation and resistance training in humans: a parallel randomized controlled trial design. Scientific Reports, 15(1), p.40249.

Thompson, R., Paton, C., Bini, R.R. and Hébert-Losier, K., 2025. Exploring the reliability of isometric benchmark tests and their relationship to performance characteristics in elite track sprint cyclists. Sports Biomechanics, pp.1-20.

[Accordion] DNA and Genetic Disease

Lim, V.J., Murphy, M.J., Penrose, W.S., Warr, C., Keightley, M.C. and Orian, J.M., 2025. Attenuating the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis model improves preclinical evaluation of candidate multiple sclerosis therapeutics. Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, 8(8), pp.1428-1440.

Shadfar, S., Farzana, F., Saravanabavan, S., Rozario, A.M., Vidal, M., Jagaraj, C.J., Parakh, S., Paric, E., Yuan, K.C., Brocardo, M. and Whelan, D.R., 2025. The Redox Activity of Protein Disulphide Isomerase Functions in Non‐Homologous End‐Joining Repair to Prevent DNA Damage. Aging Cell, p.e70079.