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Position
Deputy Director of the Centre for Animal Biotechnology,
Principal Research Fellow
Chief Scientific Officer, Hatchtech, Pty Ltd
Contact
Deputy Director, The Centre for Animal Biotechnology,
School of Veterinary Science,
Parkville, 3052
Ph: +61 3 8344 4439
Mob: 0400673938
Email: v.bowles@vet.unimelb.edu.au
Research interests
My research interests are around parasite proteases specifically as targets for chemotherapy and parasite vaccines. My interests are broad spanning both endo and ectoparasites. Currently my main research interest is in a novel treatment for controlling head lice in children.
Qualifications
BAgr.Sc. PhD
Ten Most Significant Publications
1. Bowles, V.M. Young, A.R and Barker, S.C. (2008). Metalloproteases and egg-hatching in Pediculus humanus, the body (clothes) louse of humans (Phthiraptera: Insecta). Parasitology: 135:125-130.
2. Meeusen, E,N,T, Balic A and Bowles V. M. (2005). Cells, cytokines and other molecules associated with rejection of gastrointestinal nematode parasites. Vet. Immunol and Immunopath.: 108: 121-125.
3. Balic, A, Bowles, V.M, Liu, Y.S. and Meeusen, E.N.T. (2003). Local immune responses in sensitised sheep following challenge infection with Teladorsagia circumcincta. Parasite Immunol: 25: 375-381.
4. Balic, A. Bowles, V.M. and Meeusen, E.N.T. (2002). Mechanisms of immunity in sheep to the gastrointestinal parasite Haemonchus contortus in sheep. Parasite Immunol: 24: 39-46.
5. Young, A., Mancuso, N., Meeusen, E.N.T. and Bowles, V.M. (2000). Characterisation of proteases involved in egg hatch of the sheep blowfly, L. cuprina. International Journal for Parasitology.30: 925-932.
6. Bowles, V.M., Meeusen, E.N.T., Young, A.R., Nash, A.D., Andrews, A.E. & Brandon, M.R. (1996) Vaccination of sheep against larvae of the sheep blowfly (Lucilia cuprina). Vaccine 14: 1347-1352.
7. Bowles, V.M., Brandon, M.R. and Meeusen, E.N.T. (1995). Characterisation of local antibody responses to the gastrointestinal parasite Haemonchus contortus. Immunol. 84: 669-674.
8. Elhay, M.J., Hanrahan, C.F., Bowles, V.M., Seow, H.-F., Andrews, A.E. and Nash, A.D. (1994). Cytokine mRNA expression in skin in response to ectoparasite infection. Parasite Immunol. 16: 451-461.
9. Bowles, V.M., Feehan, J.P. and Sandeman, R.M. (1990). Sheep plasma protease inhibitors influence protease activity and growth of L. cuprina larvae in vitro. Int. J. Parasitol. 20: 169-174.
10. Bowles, V.M., Carnegie, P.R. and Sandeman, R.M. (1988). Characterisation of proteolytic and collagenolytic enzymes from the larvae of Lucilia cuprina the sheep blowfly. Aust. J. Biol. Res. 41: 269-278.
Currently Held Grants
A novel treatment for the control of head lice. Commercial Ready Grant. Hatchtech Pty Ltd. AusIndustry, 2006-2009.
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