Network Member Profile
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Dr Simon A Koblar
Department:
Department of Medicine, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science (Genetics) and ARC Special Research Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development
Organisation:
University of Adelaide
Address:
Molecular Life Sciences Bldg., Adelaide SA 5005
Telephone: 08 8303 4336 Facsimile:
08 8303 7534
Email: simon.koblar@adelaide.edu.au
Web
Address
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Current Field of Study
- Adult Neural Stem Cells
- Dental Pulp Stem Cells
- Stroke
- Axon Guidance and Eph/ephrins
Australian Collaborators
- Prof Perry Bartlett, University of Queensland, Brain Research Institute
- Dr Michael Lardelli, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science (Genetics), University of Adelaide, SA
- A/Prof Murray Whitelaw, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science (Biochemistry), University of Adelaide, SA
- Dr. Don Newgreen, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Vic
International Collaborators
- A/Prof Cathy Krull, University of Michigan, USA
- Prof Elena Pasquale, Burnham Institute, USA
- Prof Pat Doherty, MRC Developmental Neurobiology, London, UK
Facilities
- Hippocampal seizure cDNA microarray slides
- Isolation & culture of neural stem cells from mammalian brain
- Chick embryo - in vivo electroporation
Lab Members
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Dr Simon Koblar
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Head of the Lab
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Dr Martin Lewis
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ARC Postdoctoral Fellow
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Ms Amanda West
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PhD Student
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| Mr Thomas Klaric |
PhD Student |
| Ms Roopali Verma |
PhD Student |
Recent Grant Income
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Description
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CIs
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Type of Grant
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Year
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Income p.a.
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| ARC Special Research Centre for the Molecular Genetics of
Development |
11 |
ARC |
2000-2008 |
$1,300,000 |
Recent Publications
Jayasena C, Flood WD, Koblar SA (2005). High EphA3 expressing ophthalmic trigeminal
sensory axons are sensitive to ephrin-A5-Fc: implications for lobe specific
axon guidance. J Neuroscience (in press).
Flood WD, Moyer RW, Tsykin A, Sutherland GR, Koblar SA (2005). Nxf and N20:
novel seizure-responsive genes in mice. European Journal Neuroscience 20(7):
1819-1826.
Cai, Z., Blumbergs, P.C., Koblar, S.A., Cash, K., Manavis, J., Ghabriel, M.N.,
Thompson, P.D. (2004) Peripheral nervous system and central nervous system pathology
in rapidly progressive lower motor neuron syndrome with immunoglobulin M anti-GM1
ganglioside antibody. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System 9: 79-91
Jannes, J., Hamilton-Bruce, M.A., Pilotto, L., Smith, B.J., Mullighan C.G.,
Bardy P.G., Koblar, S.A. (2004) Tissue plasminogen activator – 7351C/T
enhancer polymorphism is a risk factor for lacunar stroke. Stroke 35: 1090-4
Eberhart J, Swartz ME, Koblar SA, Pasquale EB, Krull CE (2002). EphA4 constitutes
a population-specific guidance cue for motor neurons. Dev. Biol. 247: 89-101.
Varelias A, Koblar SA, Cowled PA, Carter CD, Clayer M. (2002). Human osteosarcoma
expresses specific ephrin profiles: implications for tumorigenicity and prognosis.
Cancer. 95:862-869.
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