Prof Richard Boyd - Researcher Profile

Biography

Richard works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Professor.

Qualifications

IMMUNOLOGY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1977

Publications

Book Chapters

Boyd, N.R., Boyd, R.L., Simon, G., Nisbet, D., 2011, Synthetic multi-level matrices for bone regeneration, in Tissue Engineering in Regenerative Medicine, eds H.S. Bernstein, Humana Press, USA, pp. 99-122.

Chidgey, A., Seach, N., Lim, R., Boyd, R., 2010, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine - The Evolving Story, in Stem Cell Technologies - Basics and Applications, eds S Totey & K Deb, Tata McGraw-Hill Education Private Limited, USA, pp. 1-18.

Soh, C., Lim, J.M.C., Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A.P., 2009, Epithelial stem cells and the development of the thymus, parathyroid, and skin, in Regulatory Networks in Stem Cells, eds VK Rajasekhar & MC Vemuri, Humana Press [part of Springer Science+Business Media B.V.], Germany, pp. 405-437.

Fletcher, A.L., Reiseger, J.J., Vlahos, K., Seach, N.L., Dudakov, J.A., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2009, Thymic regeneration in mice and humans following sex steroid ablation, in Handbook on Immunosensecence: Basic understanding and clinical applications, eds T Fulop, C Franceschi, K Hirokawa & G Pawelec, Springer Science+Business Media, Germany, pp. 1571-1609.

Fletcher, A.L., Boyd, R.L., 2008, Immunology, in Scientifica - The comprehensive guide to the world of science, eds L Barnard, H Borger, J Coombs, C Edwards, H Jackson, M Lord & N Paine, Millennium House Pty Ltd, Australia, pp. 344-345.

Dudakov, J.A., Boyd, R.L., 2008, Stem Cells, in Scientifica - The comprehensive guide to the world of science, eds L Barnard, H Borger, J Coombs, C Edwards, H Jackson, M Lord & N Paine, Millennium House Pty ltd, Australia, pp. 286-289.

Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., Hugo, P., 2007, The Thymic Niche and Thymopoiesis, in Encyclopedia of Life Sciences, eds John Wiley & Sons Ltd, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 1-12.

Gray, D.H.D., Gill, J.W., Trounson, A.O., Boyd, R.L., 2004, Thymus and tolerance in transplantation, in Handbook of Stem Cells, eds Robert Lanza, John Geaheart, Brigid Hogan, Douglas Milton, Roger Pedersen, James Thomson and Michael West, Elsevier, Burlington USA, pp. 675-686.

Boyd, R.L., Siatskas, C., 1997, Improvement of chicken disease resistance by haemopoietic cytokines, in Perspectives in Avian Endocrinology, Society for Endocrinology, Bristol UK, pp. 463-474.

Journal Articles

Bunting, M.D., Comerford, I., Seach, N.L., Hammett, M.V., Asquith, D.L., Korner, H., Boyd, R.L., Nibbs, R.J., McColl, S.R., 2013, CCX-CKR deficiency alters thymic stroma impairing thymocyte development and promoting autoimmunity, Blood [P], vol E-pub, American Society of Hematology, USA, pp. 1-28.

Zhang, X., Liu, J., Shi, Y., Reid, H.H., Boyd, R.L., Khattabi, M., El-Omrani, H.Y., Zheng, P., Liu, Y., Bai, X., 2012, CD24 on thymic APCs regulates negative selection of myelin antigen-specific T lymphocytes, European Journal Of Immunology [P], vol 42, issue 4, Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Germany, pp. 924-935.

Heng, T.S., Reiseger, J.J., Fletcher, A.L., Leggatt, G.R., White, O.J., Vlahos, K., Frazer, I.H., Turner, S.J., Boyd, R.L., 2012, Impact of sex steroid ablation on viral, tumour and vaccine responses in aged mice, PLoS ONE [P], vol 7, issue 8, Public Library of Science, USA, pp. e42677-1-e42677-11.

Dudakov, J.A., Hanash, A.M., Jenq, R.R., Young, L.F., Ghosh, A., Singer, N.V., West, M.L., Smith, O.M., Holland, A.M., Tsai, J.J., Boyd, R.L., van den Brink, M.R., 2012, Interleukin-22 drives endogenous thymic regeneration in mice, Science [P], vol 336, issue 6077, American Association for the Advancement of Science, USA, pp. 91-95.

Seach, N.L., Wong, K., Hammett, M.V., Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A.P., 2012, Purified enzymes improve isolation and characterization of the adult thymic epithelium, Journal of Immunological Methods [P], vol 385, issue 1-2, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 23-34.

Siatskas, C., Seach, N.L., Sun, G., Emerson-Webber, A.C., Silvain, A., Toh, B., Alderuccio, F.P., Backstrom, B.T., Boyd, R.L., Bernard, C.C., 2012, Thymic gene transfer of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein ameliorates the onset but not the progression of autoimmune demyelination, Molecular Therapy [P], vol 20, issue 7, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 1349-1359.

Estrin, J., Ivanova, E., Michalska, A., Truong, V., Lapovok, R., Boyd, R., 2011, Accelerated stem cell attachment to ultrafine grained titanium, Acta Biomaterialia [P], vol 7, issue 2, Elsevier, Oxford UK, pp. 900-906.

Lai, L., Cui, C., Jin, J., Hao, Z., Zheng, Q., Ying, M., Boyd, R.L., Zhao, Y., 2011, Mouse embryonic stem cell-derived thymic epithelial cell progenitors enhance T-cell reconstitution after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, Blood [P], vol 118, issue 12, American Society of Hematology, USA, pp. 3410-3418.

Hunziker, L., Benitah, S.A., Braun, K.M., Jensen, K., McNulty, K., Butler, C., Potton, E., Nye, E., Boyd, R.L., Laurent, G., Glogauer, M., Wright, N., Watt, F., Janes, S.M., 2011, Rac1 deletion causes thymic atrophy, PLoS ONE [P], vol 6, issue 4 (Art. No: e19292), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-9.

Fletcher, A., Calder, A., Hince, M., Boyd, R., Chidgey, A., 2011, The contribution of thymic stromal abnormalities to autoimmune disease, Critical Reviews in Immunology [P], vol 31, issue 3, Begell House Inc., USA, pp. 171-187.

Calder, A., Hince, M., Dudakov, J., Chidgey, A., Boyd, R., 2011, Thymic involution: Where endocrinology meets immunology, Neuroimmunomodulation [P], vol 18, issue 5, Karger, Switzerland, pp. 281-289.

Chen, X., Chan, S.T., Hosseini, H., Layton, D.S., Boyd, R.L., Alderuccio, F.P., Toh, B., Chan, M.K.J., 2011, Transplantation of retrovirally transduced bone marrow prevents autoimmune disease in aged mice by peripheral tolerance mechanisms, Autoimmunity [P], vol 44, issue 5, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 384-393.

Dudakov, J.A., Khong, D.M.P., Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A.P., 2010, Feeding the fire: the role of defective bone marrow function in exacerbating thymic involution, Trends In Immunology [P], vol 31, issue 5, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 191-198.

Heng, T.S.P., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2010, Getting back at nature: Understanding thymic development and overcoming its atrophy, Current Opinion in Pharmacology [P], vol 10, issue 4, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 425-433.

Fletcher, A.L., Lukacs-Kornek, V., Reynoso, E.D., Pinner, S.E., Bellemare-Pelletier, A., Curry, M.S., Collier, A., Boyd, R.L., Turley, S.J., 2010, Lymph node fibroblastic reticular cells directly present peripheral tissue antigen under steady-state and inflammatory conditions, Journal of Experimental Medicine [P], vol 207, issue 4, Rockefeller University Press, USA, pp. 689-697.

Azari, M., Mathias, L., Ozturk, E., Cram, D., Boyd, R., Petratos, S., 2010, Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Treatment of CNS Injury, Current Neuropharmacology [P], vol 8, Bentham Science Publishing Ltd, UAE, pp. 316-323.

van Dommelen, S.L., Rizzitelli, A., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., Shortman, K., Wu, L., 2010, Regeneration of dendritic cells in aged mice, Cellular & molecular immunology. [P], vol 7, issue 2, Chinese Society of Immunology, China, pp. 108-115.

Hirakata, A., Okumi, M., Griesemer, A.D., Shimizu, A., Nobori, S., Tena, A., Moran, S., Arn, S., Boyd, R.L., Sachs, D.H., Yamada, K., 2010, Reversal of age-related thymic involution by an LHRH agonist in miniature swine, Transplant Immunology [P], vol 24, issue 1, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 76-81.

Goldberg, G.L., Dudakov, J.A., Reiseger, J.J., Seach, N.L., Ueno, T., Vlahos, K., Hammett, M.V., Young, L.F., Heng, T.S.P., Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A.P., 2010, Sex steroid ablation enhances immune reconstitution following cytotoxic antineoplastic therapy in young mice, Journal Of Immunology [P], vol 184, issue 11, American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 6014-6024.

Seach, N.L., Mattesich, M., Abberton, K., Matsuda, K., Tilkorn, D.J., Rophael, J., Boyd, R.L., Morrison, W.A., 2010, Vascularized tissue engineering mouse chamber model supports thymopoiesis of ectopic thymus tissue grafts, Tissue Engineering - Part C: Methods [P], vol 16, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, USA, pp. 543-551.

Fletcher, A.L., Lowen, T.E., Sakkal, S., Reiseger, J.J., Hammett, M.V., Seach, N.L., Scott, H.S., Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A.P., 2009, Ablation and regeneration of tolerance-inducing medullary thymic epithelial cells after cyclosporine, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone treatment, Journal Of Immunology [P], vol 183, issue 2, American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 823-831.

Barnard, A.L., Chidgey, A.P., Bernard, C.C.A., Boyd, R.L., 2009, Androgen depletion increases the efficacy of bone marrow transplantation in ameliorating experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, Blood, vol 113, American Society of Hematology, USA, pp. 204-213.

Alves, N.L., Richard-Le Goff, O., Huntington, N.D., Sousa, A.P., Ribeiro, V.S.G., Bordack, A., Vives, F.L., Peduto, L., Chidgey, A.P., Cumano, A., Boyd, R.L., Eberl, G., Di Santo, J.P., 2009, Characterization of the thymic IL-7 niche in vivo, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol 106, issue 5, National Academy of Sciences, USA, pp. 1512-1517.

Cheong, W.S., Reiseger, J.J., Turner, S.J., Boyd, R.L., Netter, H.J., 2009, Chimeric virus-like particles for the delivery of an inserted conserved influenza A-specific CTL epitope, Antiviral Research, vol 81, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 113-122.

Takahama, Y., Saito, T., Kawamoto, H., Itoi, M., Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A.P., Zamoyska, R., Hollander, G.A., Anderson, G., Taylor, N., Petrie, H.T., Nikolich-Zugich, J., 2009, EDITORIAL: The Global Thymus Network: past, present and future, Trends In Immunology [P], vol 30, issue 5, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 191-192.

Seach, N.L., Shannon, V., Boyd, R.L., 2009, Ethics versus patient needs - the delicate 'rheostat' for stem cell research, Chemistry in Australia [P], vol 76, issue 2, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Australia, pp. 16-19.

Moodley, Y., Atienza, D., Manuelpillai, U.C., Samuel, C.S., Tchongue, J., Ilancheran, S., Boyd, R.L., Trounson, A.O., 2009, Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells reduce fibrosis of bleomycin-induced lung injury, American Journal Of Pathology [P], vol 175, issue 1, American Society for Investigative Pathology, USA, pp. 303-313.

Goldberg, G.L., King, C.G., Nejat, R.A., Suh, D.Y., Smith, O.M., Bretz, J.C., Samstein, R.M., Dudakov, J.A., Chidgey, A.P., Chen-Kiang, S., Boyd, R.L., van den Brink, M.R.M., 2009, Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone enhances T cell recovery following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation, Journal Of Immunology [P], vol 182, issue 9, American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 5846-5854.

Fletcher, A.L., Seach, N.L., Reiseger, J.J., Lowen, T.E., Hammett, M.V., Scott, H.S., Boyd, R.L., 2009, Reduced thymic aire expression and abnormal NF-kappaB2 signaling in a model of systemic autoimmunity, Journal of Immunology, vol 182, issue 5, American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 2690-2699.

Dudakov, J.A., Goldberg, G.L., Reiseger, J.J., Vlahos, K., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2009, Sex steroid ablation enhances hematopoietic recovery following cytotoxic antineoplastic therapy in aged mice, Journal Of Immunology [P], vol 183, issue 11, American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 7084-7094.

Heng, T.S.P., Dudakov, J.A., Khong, D.M.P., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2009, Stem cells-meet immunity, Journal of Molecular Medicine [P], vol 87, issue 11, Springer, Germany, pp. 1061-1069.

Lynch, H.E., Goldberg, G.L., Chidgey, A.P., Van den Brink, M.R.M., Boyd, R.L., Sempowski, G.D., 2009, Thymic involution and immune reconstitution, Trends In Immunology [P], vol 30, issue 7, Elsevier Ltd, UK, pp. 366-373.

Cuddihy, A.R., Ge, S., Zhu, J., Jang, J., Chidgey, A.P., Thurston, G., Boyd, R.L., Crooks, G.M., 2009, VEGF-mediated cross-talk within the neonatal murine thymus, Blood, vol 113, American Society of Hematology, USA, pp. 2723-2731.

Dudakov, J.A., Goldberg, G.L., Reiseger, J.J., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2009, Withdrawal of sex steroids reverses age- and chemotherapy-related defects in bone marrow lymphopoiesis, Journal Of Immunology [P], vol 182, issue 10, American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 6247-6260.

Bernstein, I.D., Boyd, R.L., van den Brink, M.R.M., 2008, Clinical strategies to enhance posttransplant immune reconstitution, Biology Of Blood And Marrow Transplantation [P], vol 14, issue S1, Elsevier Inc., USA, p. 94.

Sutherland, J.S., Spyroglou, L.G., Muirhead, J.L., Heng, T.S.P., Prieto-Hinojosa, A., Prince, H.M., Chidgey, A.P., Schwarer, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2008, Enhanced immune system regeneration in humans following allogeneic or autologous hemopoietic stem cell transplantation by temporary sex steroid blockade, Clinical Cancer Research, vol 14, issue 4, American Association for Cancer Research (A AC R), USA, pp. 1138-1149.

Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2008, Immune privilege for stem cells: Not as simple as it looked, Cell Stem Cell, vol 3, issue 4, Cell Press, USA, pp. 357-358.

Barnard, A.L., Layton, D.S., Hince, M.N., Sakkal, S., Bernard, C.C.A., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2008, Impact of the neuroendocrine system on thymus and bone marrow function, Neuroimmunomodulation, vol 15, issue 1, S. Karger AG, Switzerland, pp. 7-18.

Kenins, L., Gill, J.W., Boyd, R.L., Hollander, G.A., Wodnar-Filipowicz, A., 2008, Intrathymic expression of Flt3 ligand enhances thymic recovery after irradiation, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, vol 205, issue 3, Rockefeller University Press, USA, pp. 523-531.

Kelly, R.M., Highfill, S.L., Panoskaltsis-Mortari, A., Taylor, P.A., Boyd, R.L., Hollander, G.A., Blazar, B.R., 2008, Keratinocyte growth factor and androgen blockade work in concert to protect against conditioning regimen-induced thymic epithelial damage and enhance T-cell reconstitution after murine bone marrow transplantation, Blood, vol 111, issue 12, American Society of Hematology, USA, pp. 5734-5744.

Chidgey, A.P., Seach, N.L., Dudakov, J.A., Hammett, M.V., Boyd, R.L., 2008, Strategies for reconstituting and boosting T cell-based immunity following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: Pre-clinical and clinical approaches, Seminars in Immunopathology, vol 30, issue 4, Springer, Germany, pp. 457-477.

Seach, N.L., Ueno, T., Fletcher, A.L., Lowen, T.E., Mattesich, M., Engwerda, C.R., Scott, H.S., Ware, C.F., Chidgey, A.P., Gray, D.H., Boyd, R.L., 2008, The Lymphotoxin pathway regulates aire-independent expression of ectopic genes and chemokines in thymic stromal cells1, The Journal of Immunology, vol 180, issue 8, American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 5384-5392.

Hince, M.N., Sakkal, S., Vlahos, K., Dudakov, J.A., Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A.P., 2008, The role of sex steroids and gonadectomy in the control of thymic involution, Cellular Immunology, vol 252, issue 1-2, Academic Press, USA, pp. 122-138.

Chidgey, A.P., Layton, D.S., Trounson, A.O., Boyd, R.L., 2008, Tolerance strategies for stem-cell-based therapies, Nature, vol 453, issue 7193, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 330-337.

Gray, D.H.D., Fletcher, A., Hammett, M., Seach, N.L., Ueno, T., Young, L.F., Barbuto, J., Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A.P., 2008, Unbiased analysis, enrichment and purification of thymic stromal cells, Journal of Immunological Methods, vol 329, Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 56-66.

Gray, D.H.D., Tull, D., Ueno, T., Seach, N.L., Classon, B.J., Chidgey, A.P., McConville, M.J., Boyd, R.L., 2007, A unique thymic fibroblast population revealed by the monoclonal antibody MTS-15, Journal of Immunology, vol 178, issue 8, American Association of Immunologists, Bethesda MD USA, pp. 4956-4965.

Goldberg, G.L., Alpdogan, O., Muriglan, S.J., Hammett, M.V., Milton, M.K., Eng, J.M., Hubbard, V.M., Kochman, A.A., Willis, L.M., Greenberg, A.S., Tjoe, K.H., Sutherland, J.S., Chidgey, A.P., van den Brink, M.R., Boyd, R.L., 2007, Enhanced immune reconstitution by sex steroid ablation following allogeneic hemopoietic stem cell transplantation., Journal Of Immunology [P], vol 178, issue 11, American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 7473-7484.

Chidgey, A.P., Dudakov, J.A., Seach, N.L., Boyd, R.L., 2007, Impact of niche aging on thymic regeneration and immune reconstitution, Seminars in Immunology, vol 19, issue 5, Academic Press Elsevier Science Ltd, London, England, UK, pp. 331-340.

Rossi, S.W., Chidgey, A.P., Parnell, S.M., Jenkinson, W.E., Scott, H.S., Boyd, R.L., Jenkinson, E.J., Anderson, G., 2007, Redefining epithelial progenitor potential in the developing thymus, European Journal of Immunology, vol 37, issue 9, Wiley-V C H Verlag GMBH, Weinheim Germany, pp. 2411-2418.

Popa, I., Zubkova, I., Medvedovic, M., Romantseva, T., Mostowski, H., Boyd, R.L., Zaitseva, M., 2007, Regeneration of the adult thymus is preceded by the expansion of K5+K8+ epithelial cell progenitors and by increased expression of Trp63, cMyc and Tcf3 transcription factors in the thymic stroma, International Immunology, vol 19, issue 11, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, UK, pp. 1249-1260.

Seach, N.L., Layton, D.S., Lim, J.M.C., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2007, Thymic generation and regeneration: a new paradigm for establishing clinical tolerance of stem cell-based therapies, Current Opinion in Biotechnology, vol 18, issue 5, Current Biology Ltd, London, England, UK, pp. 441-447.

Millar, J., Sutherland, J.S., Boyd, R.L., 2006, Alternative explanations for T-cell response to in-situ gene therapy for prostate cancer: in reply to Fujita et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006;65:84-90), International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics [P], vol 66, issue 5, Elzevier Inc., USA, p. 1599.

Uldrich, A.P., Berzins, S.P., Malin, M.A., Bouillet, P., Strasser, A., Smyth, M.J., Boyd, R.L., Godfrey, D.I., 2006, Antigen challenge inhibits thymic emigration, Journal of Immunology, vol 176, issue 8, American Associate Immunologists, Bethesda US, pp. 4553-4561.

Kurobe, H., Liu, C., Ueno, T., Saito, F., Ohigashi, I., Seach, N.L., Arakaki, R., Hayashi, Y., Kitagawa, T., Lipp, M., Boyd, R.L., Takahama, Y., 2006, CCR7-dependent cortex-to-medulla migration of positively selected thymocytes is essential for establishing central tolerance, Immunity, vol 24, issue 2, Cell Press, Massachusetts USA, pp. 165-177.

Gray, D.H.D., Seach, N.L., Ueno, T., Milton, M.K., Liston, A., Lew, A.M., Goodnow, C., Boyd, R.L., 2006, Developmental kinetics, turnover, and stimulatory capacity of thymic epithelial cells, Blood, vol 108, issue 12, The American Society of Hematology, Washington DC US, pp. 3777-3785.

Alpdogan, O., Hubbard, V.M., Smith, O.M., Patel, N., Lu, S., Goldberg, G.L., Gray, D.H.D., Feinman, J., Kochman, A.A., Eng, J.M., Suh, D., Muriglan, S.J., Boyd, R.L., van den Brink, M.R., 2006, Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is required for postnatal thymic regeneration, Blood, vol 107, issue 6, American Society of Hematology, USA, pp. 2453-2460.

Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2006, Stemming the tide of thymic aging, Nature Immunology, vol 7, issue 10, Nature Publishing Group, New York USA, pp. 1013-1016.

Nijhof, J.G., Braun, K.M., Giangreco, A., van Pelt, C., Kawamoto, H., Boyd, R.L., Willemze, R., Mullenders, L.H., Watt, F.M., de Gruijl, F.R., van Ewijk, W., 2006, The cell-surface marker MTS24 identifies a novel population of follicular keratinocytes with characteristics of progenitor cells, Development, vol 133, issue 15, Company of Biologists Ltd, Cambridge UK, pp. 3027-3037.

Brodnicki, T.C., Fletcher, A., Pellicci, D.G., Berzins, S.P., McClive, P., Quirk, F., Webster, K.E., Scott, H.S., Boyd, R.L., Godfrey, D.I., 2005, A non-diabetes-prone mouse strain harbours resistance and susceptibility alleles for different type 1 diabetes loci. IF747, Tissue Antigens, vol 66, issue 5, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford England, pp. 366-367.

Sutherland, J.S., Goldberg, G.L., Hammett, M.V., Uldrich, A.P., Berzins, S.P., Heng, T.S.P., Blazar, B.R., Millar, J.L., Malin, M., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2005, Activation of thymic regeneration in mice and humans following androgen blockade, The Journal of Immunology, vol 175, issue 4, The American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 2741-2753.

Gray, D.H.D., Ueno, T., Chidgey, A.P., Malin, M., Goldberg, G.L., Takahama, Y., Boyd, R.L., 2005, Controlling the thymic microenvironment, Current Opinion in Immunology, vol 17, issue 2, Elsevier Ltd, Current Opinion Journals, UK, pp. 137-143.

Heng, T.S.P., Goldberg, G.L., Gray, D.H.D., Sutherland, J.S., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2005, Effects of castration on thymocyte development in two different models of thymic involution, The Journal of Immunology, vol 175, issue 5, American Association of Immunologists, USA, pp. 2982-2993.

Liston, A., Lesage, S., Gray, D.H.D., Boyd, R.L., Goodnow, C.C., 2005, Genetic lesions in T-cell tolerance and thresholds for autoimmunity, Immunological Reviews, vol 204, Blackwell Munksgaard, Denmark, pp. 87-101.

Sakkal, S., Gray, D.H.D., Boyd, R.L., 2005, Glucocorticoids and pregnancy induce distinct modes of thymic atrophy and regeneration, Tissue Antigens, vol 66, issue 5, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford England, p. 531.

Brodnicki, T.C., Fletcher, A.L., Pellicci, D.G., Berzins, S.P., McClive, P., Quirk, F., Webster, K.E., Scott, H.S., Boyd, R.L., Godfrey, D.I., Morahan, G., 2005, Localization of Idd11 is not associated with thymus and NKT cell abnormalities in NOD mice, Diabetes, vol 54, American Diabetes Association, USA, pp. 3453-3457.

Goldberg, G.L., Sutherland, J.S., Hammett, M.V., Milton, M.K., Heng, T.S.P., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2005, Sex steroid ablation enhances lymphoid recovery following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Transplantation, vol 80, issue 11, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, pp. 1604-1613.

Kennedy, C.L., Krejany, E.O., Young, L.F., O'Connor, J.R., Awad, M.M., Boyd, R.L., Emmins, J.J., Lyras, D., Rood, J.I., 2005, The alpha-toxin of Clostridium septicum is essential for virulence, Molecular Microbilology, vol 57, issue 5, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 1357-1366.

Ueno, T., Saito, F., Gray, D.H.D., Kuse, S., Hieshima, K., Nakano, H., Kakiuchi, T., Lipp, M., Boyd, R.L., Takahama, Y., 2004, CCR7 Signals are essential for cortex-medulla migration of developing thymocytes, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, vol 200, issue 4, Rockefeller University Press, USA, pp. 493-505.

Liston, A., Gray, D.H.D., Lesage, S., Fletcher, A.L., Wilson, J., Webster, K.E., Scott, H.S., Boyd, R.L., Peltonen, L., Goodnow, C.C., 2004, Gene dosagelimiting role of Aire in thymic expression, clonal deletion, and organ-specific autoimmunity, The Journal of Experimental Medicine, vol 200, issue 8, Rockefeller University Press, USA, pp. 1015-1026.

van den Brink, M.R.M., Alpdogan, O., Boyd, R.L., 2004, Strategies to enhance T-cell reconstitution in immunocompromised patients, Nature Reviews. Immunology, vol 4, issue 11, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 856-867.

Malcolm, K.M., Gill, J., Leggatt, G.R., Boyd, R.L., Lambert, P., Frazer, I.H., 2003, Expression of the HPV16E7 oncoprotein by thymic epithelium is accompanied by disrupted T cell maturation and a failure of the thymus to involute with age, Clinical & Developmental Immunology, vol 10, issue 2-4, Taylor & Francis Ltd, UK, pp. 91-103.

Gill, J.W., Malin, M.A., Sutherland, J.S., Gray, D.H.D., Hollander, G., Boyd, R.L., 2003, Thymic generation and regeneration, Immunological Reviews, vol 195, Blackwell Munksgaard, Copenhagen Denmark, pp. 28-50.

Gray, D.I.H., Chidgey, A., Boyd, R.L., 2002, Analysis of thymic stromal cell populations, Journal of Immunological Methods, vol 260, issue 1-2, Elsevier Science, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 15-28.

Okada, T., Lian, Z., Hsu, T., Naiki, M., Ansari, A.A., Robinson, D., Kung, H., Boyd, R.L., Gershwin, M., 2002, Elevated C-met in thymic dendretic cells of New Zealand Black mice, Developmental Immunology, vol 9, issue 1, Taylor and Francis Health Sciences, Oxfordshire UK, pp. 29-34.

Zammit, D.J., Berzins, S.P., Gill, J., Randle-Barrett, E.S., Barnett, L., Koentgen, F., Lambert, G.W., Harvey, R.P., Boyd, R.L., Classon, B.J., 2002, Essential role for the lymphostromal plasma membrane Ly-6 superfamily molecule thymic shared antigen 1 in development of the embryonic adrenal gland, Molecular and Cellular Biology, vol 22, issue 3, American Society of Microbiology, Washington DC USA, pp. 946-952.

Gill, J., Malin, M.A., Hollander, G.A., Boyd, R.L., 2002, Generation of a complete thymic microenvironment by MTS24+ thymic epithelial cells, Nature Immunology, vol 3, issue 7, Nature America, New York NY USA, pp. 635-642.

Flentjar, N.J., Crack, P.J., Boyd, R.M., Malin, M.A., De Haan, J., Hertzog, P., Kola, I., Iannello, R., 2002, Mice lacking glutathione peroxidase-1 activity show increased tunel staining and an accelerated inflammatory response in brain following a cold induced injury, Experimental Neurology, vol 177, Elsevier Science,, San Diego CA USA, pp. 9-20.

Blackburn, C.C., Manley, N.R., Palmer, D.B., Boyd, R.L., Anderson, G., Ritter, M.A., 2002, One for all and all for one: thymic epithelial stem cells and regeneration, Trends in Immunology, vol 23, issue 8, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 391-395.

Ueno, T., Hara, K., Willis, M.S., Malin, M.A., Hopken, U.E., Gray, D.I.H., Matsushima, K., Lipp, M., Springer, T.A., Boyd, R.L., Yoshie, O., Takahama, Y., 2002, Role for CCR7 ligands in the emigration of newly generated T lymphocytes from the neonatal thymus, Immunity, vol 16, issue 2, Cell Press, Cambridge MA USA, pp. 205-218.

Berzins, S.P., Uldrich, A.P., Sutherland, J.S., Gill, J., Miller, J.F.A., Godfrey, D.I., Boyd, R.L., 2002, Thymic regeneration: teaching an old immune system new tricks, Trends in Molecular Medicine, vol 8, issue 10, Elsevier Science Ltd., Oxford UK, pp. 469-476.

Balciunaite, G., Keller, M.P., Balciunaite, E., Piali, L., Zuklys, S., Mathieu, Y.D., Gill, J., Boyd, R.L., Susman, D.J., Hollander, G.A., 2002, Wnt glycoproteins regulate the expression of Fox N1. The gene defective in nude mice, Nature Immunology, vol 3, issue 11, Nature America Inc, New York NY USA, pp. 1102-1108.

Wiegers, G.J., Knoflach, M., Bock, G., Niederegger, H., Dietrich, H., Falus, A., Boyd, R.L., Wick, G., 2001, CD4+CD8+ TCRlow thymocytes express low levels of glucocorticoid receptors while being sensitive to glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis, European Journal of Immunology, vol 31, issue 8, Wiley-V C H Verlag GMBH, Berlin Germany, pp. 2293-2301.

Awad, M.M., Ellemor, D.M., Boyd, R.L., Emmins, J.J., Rood, J.I., 2001, Synergistic effects of alpha-toxin and perfringolysin O in Clostridium perfringens-mediated gas gangrene, Infection and immunity, vol 69, issue 12, American Society of Microbiology, Washington DC USA, pp. 7904-7910.

Awad, M.M., Ellemor, D.M., Bryant, A.E., Matsushita, O., Boyd, R.L., Stevens, D.L., Emmins, J.J., Rood, J.I., 2000, Construction and virulence testing of a collagenase mutant of Clostridium perfringens, Microbial Pathogenesis, vol 28, Academic Press, London UK, pp. 107-117.

Lechner, O., Wiegers, G.J., Oliveira-Dos-Santos, A., Dietrich, H., Recheis, H., Waterman, M., Boyd, R.L., Wick, G., 2000, Glucocorticoid production in the murine thymus, European Journal of Immunology, vol 30, Wiley-VCH Veriag GMBH, Berlin Germany, pp. 337-346.

Purton, J.F., Boyd, R.L., Cole, T.J., Godfrey, D.I., 2000, Intrathymic T Cell Development and Selection Proceeds Normally in the Absence of Glucocorticoid Receptor Signaling, Immunity, vol 13, Cell Press, Cambridge USA, pp. 179-186.

Siatskas, C., Boyd, R.L., 2000, Regulation of chicken haemopoiesis by cytokines, Developmental & Comparative Immunology, vol 24, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 37-59.

Godfrey, D.I., Purton, J.F., Boyd, R.L., Cole, T.J., 2000, Stress-free T-cell development: Glucocorticoids are not obligatory, Immunologu Today, vol 21 issue 12, Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 606-611.

Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A., 2000, T-cell development and function - a downunder experience, Immunology Today, vol 21 issue 10, Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 472-474.

Taguchi, N., Hashimoto, Y., Naiki, M., Farr, A., Boyd, R.L., Ansari, A.A., Shultz, L.D., Kotzin, B.L., Dorshkind, K., Ikehara, S., Gershwin, M.E., 1999, Abnormal thymic expression of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EP-CAM) in New Zealand Black (NZB) mice, Journal of Autoimmunity, vol 13, Academic Press LTD, London England, pp. 393-404.

Takeoka, Y., Taguchi, N., Shultz, L.D., Boyd, R.L., Naiki, M., Ansari, A.A., Gershwin, M.E., 1999, Apoptosis and the thymic microenvironment in murine lupus, Journal of Autoimmunity, vol 13, Academic Press LTD, London England, pp. 325-334.

Katevuo, K., Imhof, B.A., Boyd, R.L., Chidgey, A., Bean, A., Dunon, D., Gobel, T.W., Vainio, O., 1999, ChT1, an Ig superfamily molecule required for T cell differentiation, Journal of Immunology, vol 162, American Association of Immunologists, Bethesda USA, pp. 5685-5694.

Naquet, P., Naspetti, M., Boyd, R.L., 1999, Development, organisation and function of the thymic medulla in normal, immunodeficient or autoimmune mice, Seminars in Immunology, Academic Press LTD, London England, pp. 47-55.

Takeoka, Y., Taguchi, N., Kotzin, B.L., Bennett, S., Vyse, T.J., Boyd, R.L., Naiki, M., Konishi, J., Ansari, A.A., Shultz, L.D., Gershwin, M.E., 1999, Thymic Microenvironment and NZB Mice: The Abnormal Thymic Microenvironment of New Zealand Mice Correlates with Immunopathology, Clinical Immunology, vol 90:3, Academic Press Inc, San Diego USA, pp. 388-398.

Ellemor, D.M., Baird, R.N., Awad, M.M., Boyd, R.L., Rood, J.I., Emmins, J.J., 1999, Use of Genetically Manipulated Strains of Clostridium perfringens Reveals that Both Alpha-Toxin and Theta-Toxin are Required for Vascular Leukostasis to Occur in Experimental Gas Gangrene, Infection and Immunity, vol 67:9, American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC USA, pp. 4902-4907.

Ellemor, D.M., Baird, R.N., Awad, M.M., Boyd, R.L., Rood, J.I., Emmins, J.J., 1999, Use of genetically manipulated strains of "Clostridium perfringens" reveals that both alpha-toxin and theta-toxin are required for vascular leukostasis to occur in experimental gas gangrene, Infection and Immunity, vol 67 issue 9, American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 4902-4907.

Chidgey, A., Pircher, H., Macdonald, H., Boyd, R.L., 1998, An adult thymic stromal-cell suspension model for invitro positive selection, Developmental Immunology, vol 6, Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 157-170.

Williams, G., Malin, M.A., Vremec, D., Chang, C., Boyd, R.L., Benoist, C., Mathis, D., 1998, Mice lacking the transcription factor CIITA - a second look, International Immunology, vol 10 no 12, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 1957-1967.

Chidgey, A., Boyd, R.L., 1998, Positive selection of low responsive potentially autoreactive T cells induced by high avidity, non-deleting interactions, International Immunology, vol 10 no 7, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 999-1008.

Boyd, R.L., Kozieradzki, I., Chidgey, A., Mittrucker, H., Bouchard, D., Timms, E., Kishihara, K., Ong, C.J., Chui, D., Marth, J.D., Mak, T.W., Penninger, J.M., 1998, Receptor-specific allelic exclusion of TCRV alpha-chains during development, The Journal of Immunology, vol 161, The American Association of Immunologists, Bethesda, pp. 1718-1727.

Berzins, S.P., Boyd, R.L., Miller, J.F.A., 1998, The role of the thymus and recent thymic migrants in the maintenance of the adult peripheral lymphocyte pool, Journal of Experimental Medicine, vol 187 no 11, The Rockefeller University Press, New York NY USA, pp. 1839-1848.

Classon, B.J., Boyd, R.L., 1998, Thymic-shared antigen-1 (TSA-1): a lymphostromal cell membrane Ly-6 superfamily molecule with a putative role in cellular adhesion, Developmental Immunology, vol 6, Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 149-156.

Takeoka, Y., Chen, S., Boyd, R.L., Tsuneyama, K., Taguchi, N., Morita, S., Yago, H., Suehiro, S., Ansari, A.A., Schultz, L.D., Gershwin, M.E., 1997, A Comparative Analysis of the Murine Thymic Microenvironment in Normal, Autoimmune and Immunodeficiency States, Developmental Immunology, vol 5, Harwood Academic Publishers, Netherlands, pp. 79-89.

Chidgey, A., Boyd, R.L., 1997, Agonist peptide modulates T cell selection thresholds through qualitative and quantitative shifts in CD8 co-receptor expression, International Immunology, vol 9, Oxford University Press, UK, pp. 1527-1536.

Chen, S., Takeoka, Y., Pike-Nobile, L., Ansari, A.A., Boyd, R.L., Gershwin, M.E., 1997, Autoantibody Production and Cytokine Profiles of MHC Class (b2-Microglobulin) I gene-deleted New Zealand Black (NZB) mice, Clinical Immunology Immunopathology, vol 84, Academic press, Florida USA, pp. 318-327.

Takeoka, Y., Naiki, M., Boyd, R.L., Yago, H., Suehiro, S., Gershwin, M.E., 1997, Neutropin improves the thymic microenvironment and nephritis in (NZB x NZW) F1 mice, International Journal of Immunotherapy, vol xiii, Bioscience Ediprint Inc, Switzerland, pp. 46-54.

Penninger, J.M., Sirard, C., Mittrucker, H.W., Chidgey, A., Kozieradzki, I., Nghiem, M., Hakem, A., Kimura, T., Timms, E., Boyd, R.L., Taniguchi, T., Matsuyama, T., Mak, T.W., 1997, The interferon regulatory transcription factor IRF-1 controls positive and negative selection of CD8+ thymocytes, Immunity, vol 7, Cell Press, USA, pp. 243-254.

Conference Proceedings

Dudakov, J.A., Goldberg, G.L., Khong, D., Chidgey, A.P., Boyd, R.L., 2008, Withdrawal of sex steroids reverses age-related defects in murine hematopoietic progenitor cell function, ISEH 37th Annual Scientific Meeting, Elsevier Inc, USA, p. S10.

Siatskas, C., Boyd, R.L., 1997, Identification and characterisation of a novel stronal cell derived haemopoietic growth factor, Proceedings of the Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney February 97, The Poultry Research Foundation, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 22-31.

Ellemor, D.M., Baird, R.N., Awad, M.M., Emmins, J.J., Boyd, R.L., Rood, J.I., 1997, Immunohistological studies of acute clostridial myonecrosis in mice, Clostridia 97 - Pathogenesis, Onzain, France, 22-25/06/97, Societe Francaise de Microbiologie, Paris France, p. 50.

Other

Boyd, R., 2008, Disease prevention by reactivation of the thymus, Australia.

Boyd, R., 2008, Hematopoietic stem cell gene therapy, Australia.

Boyd, R., 2008, Improvement of graft acceptance through manipulation of thymic regeneration, Australia.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Aminion membrane and placental stem cells for cutaneous wound healing.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Joint-co), Chidgey, A (Joint).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Amnion epithelial cells for regenerative medicine.

Supervisors:

Chidgey, A (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Development of a safe, effective and clinically relevant protocol for the induction of allogenic tolerance through mixed chimerism.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate), Heng, T (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Generation of thymic epithelial cells through microRNA-directed differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells.

Supervisors:

Chidgey, A (Joint-co), Giudice, A (Joint), Boyd, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(POSTGRADUATE QUALIFYING OR PRELIMINARY).

Thesis Title:

Identification of biomarkers to predict susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.

Supervisors:

Cram, D (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Modelling neurodegeneration in human neural stem cells.

Supervisors:

Cram, D (Main), Boyd, R (Associate), Petratos, S (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Oligodendrocytes derived from pluripotent stem cells: Myelination potential following injury.

Supervisors:

Azari, M (Main), Petratos, S (Associate), Boyd, R (Associate), Morganti-Kossmann, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Phenotypic and functional characterisation of adult thymic epithelial progenitors in the mouse..

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Joint-co), Chidgey, A (Joint), Seach, N (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Stem cell-based therapies for musculoskeletal disease.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Targeting the molecular mechanism of axonal degeneration in multiple sclerosis using novel stem cell.

Supervisors:

Petratos, S (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Targeting the molecular mechanisms of axonal degeneration and de/remyelination in mulitpule sclerosis in multiple sclerosis.

Supervisors:

Petratos, S (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Targeting the molecular mechanisms of axonal degeneration in multiple sclerosis.

Supervisors:

Petratos, S (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cells in mamalian CNS injury.

Supervisors:

Azari, M (Joint), Boyd, R (Joint-co).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Barnard, A.

Program of Study:

Immune regeneration as a novel approach to treat autoimmune-mediated demyelination. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Bernard, C (Associate), Chidgey, A (Associate).

Student:

Berzins, S.

Program of Study:

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THYMIC EMIGRANTS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE PERIPHERAL T CELL POOL. (PHD) 2000.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Carbone, F (Associate).

Student:

Dudakov, J.

Program of Study:

Enhancing post-natal regeneration of hematopoietic stem cells and lymphopoiesis following immunodepletion. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate).

Student:

Etto, T.

Program of Study:

Development of various minor histocompatibility antigen sources for generation of T cells for adoptive immunotherapy. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Schwarer, A (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Student:

Feltis, B.

Program of Study:

EOSINOPHILS AND EOSINOPHILIC CHEMOKINES IN ASTHMA AND THE EFFECT OF INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Walters, E (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Student:

Fletcher, A.

Program of Study:

Thymic epithelial cells: post-natal maintenance, regeneration and autoimmune-associated abnormalities. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate).

Student:

Gill, J.

Program of Study:

PROGENITOR CELLS OF THE THYMIC EPITHELIUM AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THYMIC DEVELOPMENT. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main).

Student:

Goldberg, G.

Program of Study:

Sex steroid ablation enhances immune reconstitution following severe immunodepletion. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main).

Student:

Gray, D.

Program of Study:

THYMIC STROMAL CELLS: POPULATION DYNAMICS AND THEIR ROLE IN THYMOPOIESIS. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Joint-Co), Classon, B (Joint).

Student:

Hammett, M.

Program of Study:

T-cells and the Graft-versus Leukaemia Phenomenon. (Masters) 2002.

Supervisors:

Schwarer, A (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Student:

Heng, T.

Program of Study:

Kinetics and functional impact of castration-induced thymic regeneration. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate).

Student:

Hince, M.

Program of Study:

Improving sex steroid ablation-induced thymic recovery for clinical application. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Joint).

Student:

Keating, R.

Program of Study:

ACTIVATION OF CD8+ T CELLS NKT CELLS IN NORMAL AND HSV-1 INFECTED MICE. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Godfrey, D (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Student:

Kenins, L.

Program of Study:

The role of Flt3 ligand in immune reconstitution. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main).

Student:

Mathias, L.

Program of Study:

Comparative analysis of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells from human bone marrow, umbilical cord and adipose tissue. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate), Emmins, J (Associate).

Student:

Nguyen, T.

Program of Study:

Prevention of human cytomegalovirus disease after stem cell transplantation. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Schwarer, A (Main), Boyd, R (Associate), Mifsud, N (Associate).

Student:

Reiseger, J.

Program of Study:

Sex steriod ablation enhances T and B cell function in aged and immunodepleted mice. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate).

Student:

Sakkal, S.

Program of Study:

Regenerative potential of the female thymus in natural and induced models of involution. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate).

Student:

Seach, N.

Program of Study:

Medullary thymic epithelial cells: characterization, regeneration and role of the lymphotoxin beta receptor. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate).

Student:

Snelgrove, S.

Program of Study:

Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I restriction and expression levels: effect on type I diabetes onset and progression. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Joint), Rolland, J (Joint-Co).

Student:

Sutherland, J.

Program of Study:

ENHANCEMENT OF THYMOPORESIS AND CELL-MEDIATED IMMUNITY THROUGH SEX STEROID BLOCKADE. (PHD) 2001.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Emmins, J (Associate).

Student:

Uldrich, A.

Program of Study:

THE EFFECT OF ANTIGEN ENCOUNTER ON T CELL EXPORT, RECENT THYMIC EMIGRANTS, AND NKT CELLS. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Godfrey, D (Associate).

Student:

Vlahos, K.

Program of Study:

Investigation into the hormonal influence of tolerance mechanisms following immunosenescence, thymic regeneration and bone marrow transplantation. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Chidgey, A (Associate).

Student:

Ward, K.

Program of Study:

Key steps involved in the generation of antigen-specific T cells for adoptive immunotherapy. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Schwarer, A (Main), Boyd, R (Associate).

Student:

Zammit, D.

Program of Study:

DEVELOPMENTAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MICE DEFICIENT IN THYMIC SHARED ANTIGEN-1. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Boyd, R (Main), Emmins, J (Associate).