Staff Profile
Career Summary
Research
Research keywords
- HPLC
- Preterm labour
- Radioimmunoassays
Research expertise
Radioimmunoassays: All aspects, from preparation and purification of radioactive label using HPLC to immunisation of rabbits and analysis of antibodies. Have experience in developing and optimising assays for commercially unavailable peptides.
Molecular: PCR, DNA and RNA extractions.
Cell culturing: Anterior pituitary cells pituitaries collected from abattoir, cells isolated, plated and treated. AtT20 cells mouse pituitary cell line.
Perifusion Studies: Sheep and rat anterior pituitary cells suspended in gel columns and treated. Eluate collected and assayed.
Computer Skills: Proficient in Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word, and Endnote.
Hospital PIMS training.
Data Management: Responsible (together with midwife) for Mathematical Model Access Database, which is approaching 3,000 samples and over 500 patients. Data entered and retrieved from respiratory Controls access database.
Clinical: Assessment, recruitment and follow-up of participants in Respiratory research studies. Information collection and data entry into trial databases. Experience in various procedures including spirometry, saline challenge, exhaled carbon monoxide (ECO), exhaled nitric oxide (ENO), exhaled breath condensate (EBC), allergy skin prick test.
Languages
- Greek
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 111499 | Paediatrics And Reproductive Medicine Not Elsewhere Classified | 50 |
| 060800 | Zoology | 50 |
Memberships
Other
- Member - Endocrine Society of Australia
Administrative
Administrative expertise
Administration: Confidential letters containing assay results sent to doctors and pathology laboratories. Experience collecting, editing and presenting information in relevant format, including grant submissions, ethics applications, journal papers and conference posters/talks. Compilation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Negotiating skills ordering products and equipment needed for laboratory.
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $244,500 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
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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 | ||
Maria Bowman
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 4374 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 492 14394 |
| Maria.Bowman@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | HMRI Research Assistant MBRC School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine |
| Office | Level 3, John Hunter Hospital, John Hunter Hospital |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/maria-bowman |
