Dr Priscilla Johanesen - Researcher Profile

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Address

Department of Microbiology
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Clayton

Biography

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

Qualifications

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2009
MICROBIOLOGY
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2001
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS)
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 1994

Publications

Journal Articles

Moyer, R.A., Wendt, M.K., Johanesen, P.A., Turner, J.R., Dwinell, M.B., 2007, Rho activation regulates CXCL12 chemokine stimulated actin rearrangement and restitution in model intestinal epithelia, Laboratory Investigation, vol 87, issue 8, Nature Publishing Group, New York NY USA, pp. 807-817.

Johanesen, P.A., Dwinell, M.B., 2006, Flagellin-independent regulation of chemokine host defense in Campylobacter jejuni-infected intestinal epithelium, Infection and Immunity, vol 74, issue 6, The American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 3437-3447.

Wendt, M.K., Johanesen, P.A., Kang-Decker, N., Binion, D.G., Shah, V., Dwinell, M.B., 2006, Silencing of epithelial CXCL12 expression by DNA hypermethylation promotes colonic carcinoma metastasis, Oncogene, vol 25, issue 26, Nature Publishing Group, London England, pp. 4986-4997.

Smith, J.M., Johanesen, P.A., Wendt, M.K., Binion, D.G., Dwinell, M.B., 2005, CXCL12 activation of CXCR4 regulates mucosal host defense through stimulation of epithelial cell migration and promotion of intestinal barrier integrity, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, vol 288, issue 2, Americal Physiological Society, Bethesda USA, pp. G316-G326.

Bannam, T.L., Johanesen, P.A., Salvado, C.L., Pidot, S.J.A., Farrow, K.A., Rood, J.I., 2004, The Clostridium perfringens TetA(P) efflux protein contains a functional variant of the Motif A region found in major facilitator superfamily transport proteins, Microbiology, vol 150, issue Part 1, Society for General Microbiology, Reading UK, pp. 127-134.

Dwinell, M.B., Johanesen, P.A., Smith, J.M., 2003, Immunobiology of epithelial chemokines in the intestinal mucosa, Surgery, vol 133, issue 6, Mosby-Elsevier, New York USA, pp. 601-607.

Roberts, A.P., Johanesen, P.A., Lyras, D., Mullany, P., Rood, J.I., 2001, Comparison of Tn5397 from Clostridium difficile, Tn916 from Enterococcus faecalis and the CW459tet(M) element from Clostridium perfringens shows that they have similar conjugation regions but different insertion and excision modules, Microbiology, vol 147, issue 5, Society for General Microbiology, UK, pp. 1243-1251.

Johanesen, P.A., Lyras, D., Rood, J.I., 2001, Induction of pCW3-encoded tetracycline resistance in clostridium perfringens involves a host-encoded factor, Plasmid, vol 46, issue 3, Academic Press, San Diego USA, pp. 229-232.

Johanesen, P.A., Lyras, D., Bannam, T.L., Rood, J.I., 2001, Transcriptional analysis of the tet(P) operon from Clostridium perfringens, Journal of Bacteriology, vol 183, issue 24, American Society of Microbiology, Washington DC USA, pp. 7110-7119.

Billington, S.J., Huggins, A.S., Johanesen, P.A., Crellin, P.K., Cheung, J., Katz, M.E., Wright, C.L., Haring, V., Rood, J.I., 1999, Complete nucleotide sequence of the 27-kilobase virulence related locus ("vrl") of "Dichelobacter nodosus": evidence for extrachromosomal origin, Infection and Immunity, vol 67 issue 3, American Society for Microbiology, Washington USA, pp. 1277-1286.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:
(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Identification and characterisation of large plasmids in Clostridium difficile.
Supervisors:
Johanesen, P (Joint), Lyras, D (Joint-co).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Microbial biotransformation of 1,8-cineole and 1,8-cineole derivatives.
Supervisors:
Lyras, D (Joint-co), Dumsday, G (Associate), Johanesen, P (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
The use of recombinant B. subtilis spores as C. difficile vaccines.
Supervisors:
Lyras, D (Main), Carter, G (Associate), Johanesen, P (Associate).
Program of Study:
(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).
Thesis Title:
Virulence Factors in Clostridium perfringens.
Supervisors:
Lyras, D (Main), Johanesen, P (Associate), Moore, R (Associate).

Completed Supervision

Student:
Amy, J.
Program of Study:
Large plasmids in Clostridium difficile. 2011.
Supervisors:
Awad, M (Joint), Johanesen, P (Joint-Co).