Dr Alexander Pinto - Researcher Profile

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Address

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences
Monash University, Clayton

Biography

Alexander works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2008
BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE (HONOURS)
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2003
BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2002

Publications

Journal Articles

Pinto, A.R., Paolicelli, R., Salimova, E., Gospocic, J., Slonimsky, E., Bilbao-Cortes, D., Godwin, J.W., Rosenthal, N.A., 2012, An abundant tissue macrophage population in the adult murine heart with a distinct alternatively-activated macrophage profile, PLoS ONE [P], vol 7, issue 5 (e36814), Public Library of Science, USA, pp. 1-11.

Bayne, S., Li, H., Jones, M., Pinto, A., Van Sinderen, M., Drummond, A., Simpson, E., Liu, J., 2011, Estrogen deficiency reversibly induces telomere shortening in mouse granulosa cells and ovarian aging in vivo, Protein & Cell [P], vol 2, issue 4, Gaodeng Jiaoyu Chubanshe, China, pp. 333-346.

Sumer, H., Nicholls, C., Pinto, A.R.I., Indraharan, D., Liu, J., Lim, M.L., Liu, J., Verma, P.J., 2009, Chromosomal and telomeric reprogramming following ES-somatic cell fusion, Chromosoma [P], vol 5.111, Springer Berlin, Germany, pp. 1-10.

Cassar, L., Li, H., Pinto, R., Nicholls, C., Bayne, S., Liu, J., 2008, Bone morphogenetic protein-7 inhibits telomerase activity, telomere maintenance, and cervical tumor growth, Cancer Research [P], vol 68, issue 22, American Association of Cancer Research, USA, pp. 9157-9166.

Bayne, S.L., Jones, M.E., Li, H., Pinto, A.R.I., Simpson, E.R., Liu, J., 2008, Estrogen deficiency leads to telomerase inhibition, telomere shortening and reduced cell proliferation in the adrenal gland of mice, Cell Research, vol 18, issue 11, Nature Publishing Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1141-1150.

Liu, J., Cassar, L., Pinto, A.R.I., Li, H., 2006, Mechanisms of cell immortalization mediated by EB viral activation of telomerase in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Cell Research, vol 16, issue 10, Nature Publishing Group, UK, pp. 809-817.

Li, H., Pinto, A.R.I., Duan, W., Li, J., Toh, B., Liu, J., 2005, Telomerase down-regulation does not mediate PC12 pheochromocytoma cell differentiation induced by NGF, but requires MAP kinase signalling, Journal of Neurochemistry, vol 95, issue 3, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, UK, pp. 891-901.