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Career Summary
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 06/05/1994
- Advanced Certificate in Aircraft Maint Eng (Elect), Royal Australian Air Force - RTO, 22/10/1996
- Diploma of Business (Frontline Management), GE Consultancy Pty Ltd (RTO), 15/12/2004
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Newcastle, 02/05/1987
Research
Research keywords
- development, endocrinology, metamorphosis
- phenotypic plasticity
Research expertise
My research has a diverse background in plant, microbiological and human biology specialising in molecular biology and genetics. I have used this expertise to explore the conservation of hormone regulation in the processes of tadpole metamorphosis and relate this to human birth where the transition from aqueous to terrestrial environments is so similar yet so distant in evolutionary time terms.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 060700 | Plant Biology | 65 |
| 060199 | Biochemistry And Cell Biology Not Elsewhere Classified | 35 |
Invitations
| Sessional Teaching program University of Newcastle, Australia (Teacher) | 2004 |
Administrative
Administrative expertise
I have significant training in Laboratory Management and OH&S. I am managing the Mothers & Babies Research Centre laboratories and personnel (~100 people) who include an enormous diversity of disciplines including medicine, biology, chemistry, psychology, engineering, mathematics.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- post graduate training curriculum
- techniques for teaching
Teaching expertise
I have wide ranging expertise in teaching in diverse settings including lectures, laboratories, field stations and research stations at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
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- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.Nikon C2 + Si Confocal Microscope$75,000
Nikon C2 + Si Confocal Microscope$75,000
Nikon C2 + Si Confocal Microscope $41,814
Equipment Grant - Bio Doc IT with M-26 (21 x 26 cm H/L transluminator)$14,933
LED fluorescence illuminators and filter set (525nm + 575DF20) for LAS3000 image analysis system$9,600
Beta Radiation Counter Instrument facility$25,670
Endocrine Regulation of Normal and Stress-Induced Metamorphosis in an Australian Frog: Limnodynastes peronii$7,537
Endocrine regulation of normal and stress-induced metamorphosis in an Australian Frog: Limnodynastes peronii$11,000
Interactions of genome, phenome and environmental stress on tadpole metamorphosis$12,000
Expression of the homeobox gene HOXA10 in human parturition$13,000
The role of CRH and the CRH receptor in hormonal control of frog metamorphosis$5,000
The regulation and the signalling pathway of placental corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor/s in human pregnancy$14,000
South-East Asian Australian Preterm Labour Study Group.$244,500
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 13 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $549,054 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2012 (3 grants)
Nikon C2 + Si Confocal Microscope$75,000
Funding Body: Ramaciotti Foundations
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds, Doctor John Fitter | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Major Equipment Award | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $75,000 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200728 | ||
Nikon C2 + Si Confocal Microscope$75,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor John Fitter, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $75,000 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200747 | ||
Nikon C2 + Si Confocal Microscope $41,814
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor John Fitter | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $41,814 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1201046 | ||
2008 (2 grants)
Equipment Grant - Bio Doc IT with M-26 (21 x 26 cm H/L transluminator)$14,933
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor John Fitter | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $14,933 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189034 | ||
LED fluorescence illuminators and filter set (525nm + 575DF20) for LAS3000 image analysis system$9,600
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds, Conjoint Associate Professor Andrew Bisits, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Doctor John Fitter, Doctor Cheng Chan, Conjoint Associate Professor Rick Nicholson, Doctor Giavanna Angeli, Doctor Kaushik Maiti, Doctor Jonathan Paul, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Doctor Hannah Palliser, Professor Eugenie Lumbers | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,600 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188543 | ||
2007 (1 grants)
Beta Radiation Counter Instrument facility$25,670
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Conjoint Associate Professor Rick Nicholson, Dr Mark Read, Doctor Cheng Chan, Doctor John Fitter, Conjoint Associate Professor Andrew Bisits, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Doctor Hannah Palliser, Conjoint Professor Ian Symonds | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,670 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188194 | ||
2005 (1 grants)
Endocrine Regulation of Normal and Stress-Induced Metamorphosis in an Australian Frog: Limnodynastes peronii$7,537
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Michael Mahony, Doctor John Clulow, Doctor John Fitter | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,537 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0184655 | ||
2004 (1 grants)
Endocrine regulation of normal and stress-induced metamorphosis in an Australian Frog: Limnodynastes peronii$11,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor John Clulow, Professor Michael Mahony, Doctor John Fitter | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $11,000 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0183520 | ||
2003 (1 grants)
Interactions of genome, phenome and environmental stress on tadpole metamorphosis$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Michael Mahony, Doctor John Clulow, Doctor John Fitter | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182398 | ||
2002 (1 grants)
Expression of the homeobox gene HOXA10 in human parturition$13,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor John Fitter, Professor Roger Smith | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $13,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181295 | ||
2001 (1 grants)
The role of CRH and the CRH receptor in hormonal control of frog metamorphosis$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor John Fitter, Professor Michael Mahony, Conjoint Professor Anthony Leong | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0180088 | ||
1998 (1 grants)
The regulation and the signalling pathway of placental corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor/s in human pregnancy$14,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor John Fitter, Professor Roger Smith | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $14,000 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0177268 | ||
1996 (1 grants)
South-East Asian Australian Preterm Labour Study Group.$244,500
Funding Body: Department of Education, Training & Youth Affairs
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor William Walters, Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Professor Warwick Giles, Conjoint Associate Professor Andrew Bisits, Doctor Cheng Chan, Dr Stephen O'Callaghan, Doctor Jenny Stewart Williams, Mrs Maria Bowman, Doctor John Fitter | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Targetted Institutional Links Program | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $244,500 | 1996 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0176589 | ||
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Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 1 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 0.1 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2013 | PhD (Medicine) | Co-Supervisor | Epigenetic Regulation of the CRH Gene in Pregnancy |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor | The role of CRH in development and plasticity oin the amphibian Lymnodynastes peronii |
| 2003 | Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor | The role of corticotropin releasing hormone and its receptor in the metamorphosis of Australian anurans |
| 1998 | Honours Biol Sc Not Elsewhere Classifd University of Newcastle | Sole Supervisor | Regulation of Corticotropin Releasing Hormone in Human Placental Cells |
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Dr John Fitter
| Work Phone | (02) 40420361 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 40420045 |
| John.Fitter@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Senior Research Associate Mothers & Babies Research Centre School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine |
| Office | HMRI 3406, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital campus |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/john-fitter |
| Link | http://www.mothersbabies.com/ |
