Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
Peter Wark is a senior staff specialist in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle and a conjoint Associate Professor with the University of Newcastle. In addition he is co-director of the Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases and a member of the Vaccines Immunology Viruses and Asthma research group at the Hunter Medical Research Institute. He has been a member of the TSANZ executive board since and chairman of the clinical care and resources subcommittee since 2011.
His research interests are in the area of infection and the impact this has on inflammatory airways disease, with a particular interest in viral respiratory infections. His group has developed expertise in identifying respiratory viruses in airway secretions and developing an in-vitro cell culture model of the airway epithelium that we use to model the effect of infection and inflammation. He is the centre director for the John Hunter Adult Cystic Fibrosis clinic that manages 75 adult patients with CF in the context of a multidisciplinary team. He is area director for the oxygen and related products scheme and lead physician for the advanced respiratory failure clinic. He is chairperson for the Hunter New England Local Hospital network respiratory stream, responsible for the provision of respiratory services throughout the Hunter New England area, with a catchment population of 840,000.
Peter qualified as a Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Newcastle, Australia in 1991 and qualified as a specialist in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine as a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1999.
From 2001-2005 he was a post doctoral research fellow under an NHMRC Neil Hamilton Fairley Travelling Fellowship at the University of Southampton and University College London, under the supervision of Professors Stephen Holgate, Donna Davies and Sebastian Johnston.
From 1998-2001 he completed a PhD under the supervision of Professors Peter Gibson and Michael Hensley at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Peter is married to Katrina, and parents to Kirsty, Marden, Jasmine, Sarah, David, Charlotte and Eliza.
Research
Research keywords
- Airway inflammation
- Asthma
- COPD
- Immunology
- Respiratory Medicine
- Virology
Research expertise
My current research interests include the role of virus infection in acute exacerbations of airways disease and their influence on airway inflammation. Active research programmes include the investigation of innate immune function of the airway epithelium in response to virus infection and the interaction with other components of the cellular immune system. These projects involve the use of invitro cell culture models to study mechanisms of disease and inflammation especially in respect to viral and bacterial infection, the isolation, sequencing and characterisation of respiratory viruses from clinical specimens. Clinical studies currently focus on the effect of infection in acute exacerbations of asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis lung disease.
I undertook a post-doctoral research project that is collaboration between Professor Stephen Holgate and Professor Sebastian Johnston. The project is titled “Mechanisms of bronchial epithelial cell activation in response to rhinovirus infection in asthma COPD and normal airways. The aim is to characterise the response and interaction of cultured human bronchial epithelial and mesenchymal cells to experimental rhinovirus infection. The aim is to contrast and compare the inflammatory and reparative response in cells from subjects with varying severities of asthma, COPD and normal controls.
During this time I have established expertise with in-vitro culture of tissue cell lines and primary bronchial epithelial cells. In collaboration with Professor Sebastian Johnston I have also established techniques that have enabled me to culture Rhinovirus and infect epithelial cells. We assessed the cytotoxic effect of infection on epithelial cells and determined the mechanisms of cell death using flow cytometry and Annexin binding. In addition the inflammatory response between asthmatic epithelial cells and healthy controls was compared in terms of release of pro-inflammatory mediators, type I interferons and factors that may influence myofibroblast proliferation, by measuring mRNA production using quantifiable PCR in conjunction with protein expression as measured by ELISA. This data has presented at international meetings and is awaiting publication. In the last eighteen months we have received further funding from the UK National Asthma Campaign and the British Medical Association to extend this work examining the effect of infection on an epithelial-mesenchymal co-culture model to determine if there is a relationship between infection and airway wall remodelling and are exploring in greater detail early epithelial intracellular signalling events following infection, particularly in reference to oxidative pathways and interferon ?/? signalling.
My research group specialises in:
1. Primary airway epithelial cell culture, especially in regard to responses to infection and inflammation.
2. Basic mechanisms of innate immune responses pathways, with an emphaisis on epithelial cell responses, dendritic cell responses and innate lymphoid responses.
3. Innate and adaptive immune responses to respiratory virus infection, with a special interest in influenza and rhinovirus
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 110203 | Respiratory Diseases | 50 |
| 110700 | Immunology | 25 |
| 110804 | Medical Virology | 25 |
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Fellow - American Thoracic Society
Editorial Board.
- Editor - International Cochrane collaboration
- Editor - Clinical and experimental allergy
NHMRC Committee
- Member - Translational research
National & International Standards Committees.
- Fellow - Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Collaboration
Our clinical studies currently focus on the effect of infection in acute exacerbations of asthma, COPD and cystic fibrosis lung disease. Ongoing clinical research programmes are active with Prof Peter Gibson, Dr L Wood. We are currently taking part in a multi-centre RCt of non-CF bronchiectasis in collaboration with Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney and Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane. We are an active site involved in the national influenza surveillance programme "Flucan".
This works involves an effective collaboration between other members of the VIVA group and priority research centre in the areas of clinical research and translational research using animal models with Prof P Hansbro, Prof J Mattes, Prof P Forster.
We have an active NHMRC grant looking at the immunology and susceptibility of virus infection in pregnancy with Prof R Smith.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Immunolgy
- Internal medicine
- Respiratory medicine
- Sleep medicine
Teaching expertise
Supervison of honours and PhD students in the areas airway inflammation, infection and respiratory disease.
I am responsible for funding and supervising 2.0 FTE research assistants and 2.0 FTE post-doctoral research fellows. I have supervised two students who have completed and been awarded their PhD, 2 further students who have completed their doctoral studies and will submit their thesis in 2012 and 3 students that completed their honours year. I am currently the primary supervisor for two PhD students and a secondary supervisor for another three.
For the School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle I have regular lecture commitments to years 2, 3, 4 and 5. In addition I act as a clinical tutor for students in year 3, 4 and 5. My direct University teaching commitments are 2.5 hours per week.
Supervision of post graduate students:
I currently supervise 3 students enrolled in PhDs and one student enrolled in a masters degree with the Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle.
I have supervised the following students that have completed and been awarded PhD with the University of Newcastle.
1. Dr Rebecca Forbes awarded 2012
2. Dr Alan Hsu, awarded 2011
2. Dr Shen Yun Adeline Foo, awarded 2011
3. Dr Ahmed Saedsomaelia, awarded 2009
I have supervised the following students that have completed and been awarded honours with the University of Newcastle.
1. Ms Su Ling Loo, First class Honours awarded 2010.
2. Ms Hayley See,
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 37 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $6,329,748 |
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.
2013 (4 grants)
Inflammometry in Stable COPD; A Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)$717,071
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Doctor Vanessa McDonald, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $717,071 | 2013 | 2016 |
| GNo:G1200185 | ||
Enhancing innate immune responses to influenza in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease$504,552
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor James Mahony | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $504,552 | 2013 | 2015 |
| GNo:G1200206 | ||
BD FACSCanto II Violet Laser (405nm) upgrade including Trigon and 2 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs)$25,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Alan Hsu, Doctor Katie Baines, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Ms Hayley See | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1201180 | ||
Mechanisms of impaired antiviral interferon response to influenza infection in primary bronchial epithelial cells from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease$23,810
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Alan Hsu, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $23,810 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300711 | ||
2012 (1 grants)
Body plethysmograph respiratory function system$33,076
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Associate Professor Lisa Wood, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Doctor Katie Baines, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Mr Jeffrey Pretto, Emeritus Professor Michael Hensley, Ms Jenny Mackney | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $33,076 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100973 | ||
2011 (7 grants)
Identifying new therapeutic targets for preventing the induction and progression of COPD$626,732
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Phil Hansbro, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $626,732 | 2011 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1000252 | ||
Role of Placental Retroviral Protein Syncytin Carried on Exosomes in Mediating Vulnerability of Pregnant Women to Influenza$622,968
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $622,968 | 2011 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1000294 | ||
Understanding the mechanisms of respiratory viral infection- and COPD-induced predisposition to secondary bacterial pneumonia
$573,390
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Phil Hansbro, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $573,390 | 2011 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1000248 | ||
Research microscope, confocal ready nikon eclipse 90i microscope$69,157
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Roger Smith, Conjoint Professor Tam Zakar, Associate Professor Jon Hirst, Doctor Kaushik Maiti, Doctor Gemma Madsen, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Phil Hansbro, Mr Ian Wright | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $69,157 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100024 | ||
SCIREQ FlexiVentFX system + FlexiVentFX extension$45,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Joerg Mattes, Doctor Simon Keely, Doctor Jay Horvat, Doctor Nicole Hansbro, Doctor Ming Yang, Doctor Catherine Ptaschinski, Doctor Kelly Asquith, Doctor Gough Au, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Laureate Professor John Aitken, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Professor Roger Smith, Professor Judith Black, Professor Rakesh Kumar, Professor Paul Hertzog | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $45,000 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100037 | ||
To determine if asthmatics and children at risk of asthma that develop acute exacerbations have defective antiviral innate immune responses$28,000
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Larry Roddick, Associate Professor Lisa Wood | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $28,000 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100177 | ||
Lung Function (Spirometry) testing and sputum induction equipment - establishing 3 new clinical workstations. Medgraphics CPFS/d USB spirometer with breezesuite software (x3). Laptop computer (x3). Ul$10,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Associate Professor Lisa Wood, Doctor Katie Baines, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Vanessa Murphy | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100038 | ||
2010 (2 grants)
Real time PCR machine (Mastercycler ep realplex2 from Epprndorf)
$34,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Associate Professor Lisa Wood, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Doctor Robert Scott, Doctor Katie Baines | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $34,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000056 | ||
Identifying novel biomarkers of oxidative stress in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease$25,000
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Associate Professor Lisa Wood | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0900145 | ||
2009 (3 grants)
394591 ELx405UV select plate washer and workstation integration kit$27,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Doctor Xiao Yan He, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Associate Professor Lisa Wood, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $27,500 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189853 | ||
Development of novel therapeutic approaches for rhinovirus - induced asthma exacerbation$24,500
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Joerg Mattes, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $24,500 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189800 | ||
Treatment of subjects with cystic fibrosis who are colonised with aspergillus fumigatus$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Associate Professor Scott Bell, Associate Professor Peter Bye, Associate Professor Adam Jaffe, Dr Hiran Selvadurai, Professor Phillip Robinson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189818 | ||
2008 (6 grants)
Inflammatory mechanisms of airways disease$670,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $670,000 | 2008 | 2013 |
| GNo:G0189566 | ||
The mechanisms of infection of bronchial epithelial cells by human & avian influenza viruses in chronic airways disease$379,650
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro, Dr Ian Barr | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $379,650 | 2008 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0187593 | ||
The use of the components of the bacteria, streptococcus pneumoniae, as novel immunotherapies for asthma$50,000
Funding Body: Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Rakesh Kumar, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $50,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188434 | ||
Mechanisms of inflammatory airways disease$40,571
Funding Body: Markey Insurance
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| HMRI Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $40,571 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189370 | ||
Becton Dickinson high throughout sampler for the FACSCanto II cytometry system$35,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Associate Professor Lisa Wood, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Professor Phil Hansbro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $35,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188547 | ||
PP2A: A new target for asthma therapy$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor John Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188395 | ||
2007 (8 grants)
Chronic Exposure of Bronchial Epithelial Cells to Bacterial Components Modifies their Innate Immune Response to Infection with Respiratory Viruses$313,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $313,500 | 2007 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0186439 | ||
In vitro response of bronchial epithelial cells and activation of lymphocytes to infection with rhinovirus$58,848
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $58,848 | 2007 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0188095 | ||
Differential regulation of human mast cell degranulation by discrete forms of protein phosphatase 2A$50,000
Funding Body: Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Alistair Sim, Doctor Nikki Verrills, Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Dr Gregory Kranias | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $50,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187247 | ||
Nitric Oxide Monitoring System (NIOX)$45,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Conjoint Professor Warwick Giles, Emeritus Professor Michael Hensley, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Doctor Vanessa McDonald, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Conjoint Associate Professor Bruce Whitehead, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Phil Hansbro, Associate Professor Lisa Wood | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $45,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188193 | ||
In vitro response of bronchial epithelial cells and activation of lymphocytes from COPD patients by infection with rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus and haemophilus influenza$25,000
Funding Body: GlaxoSmithKline Australia
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Support Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2007 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188309 | ||
Class II biohazard containment hood and carbon dioxide cell culture incubator$20,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Associate Professor Lisa Wood, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Phil Hansbro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188192 | ||
Hewlett Packard 7890 series gas chromatograph with accessories$20,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Lisa Wood, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Associate Professor Jodie Simpson, Doctor Vanessa Murphy, Professor Paul Foster, Professor Phil Hansbro, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Professor Clare Collins, Conjoint Professor Wayne Smith, Professor John Attia | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188191 | ||
Miccroarrays to identify novel therapeutic targets for bird flu$14,500
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Professor Phil Hansbro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $14,500 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187337 | ||
2006 (4 grants)
PRC Priority Research Centre for Asthma & Respiratory Diseases$524,282
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Paul Foster, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley, Emeritus Professor Michael Hensley, Professor Phil Hansbro, Professor Joerg Mattes, Professor Alistair Sim, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Priority Research Centre | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $524,282 | 2006 | 2013 |
| GNo:G0186914 | ||
Surveillance and Analysis of Avian Influenza Viruses in Migratory Birds in Australia$249,625
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Phil Hansbro, Dr Ian Barr, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark, Dr Paul Selleck, Dr Simone Warner, Professor Paul Foster, Dr Aeron Hurt, Dr Irene Peroulis, Dr John Curran, Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Potential Avian Influenza-Induced Pandemic | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $249,625 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186000 | ||
The interaction between airway epithelial cells infected with rhinovirus and lymphocytes from subjects with COPD$15,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186106 | ||
Equipment - Microscope$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| PULSE Early Career Medical Researcher of the Year Award | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186168 | ||
2001 (1 grants)
Mechanisms of bronchial epithelial cell activation in rhinovirus infection in asthma, COAD and normal airways$338,516
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Training (Postdoctoral) Fellowships - Neil Hamilton Fairley Clinical Fellowship (Overseas) | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $338,516 | 2001 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0180753 | ||
1998 (1 grants)
The investigation of airway inflammation and cell death in acute severe asthma$45,500
Funding Body: Asthma Foundation of New South Wales
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Peter Gibson, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $45,500 | 1998 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0177660 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 8 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN Masters EFTSL | 0.13 |
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 2.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Medicine) | Principal Supervisor | The Role of the PI3K Signalling Pathway in the Innate Antiviral Responses |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Medicine) | Principal Supervisor | Impaired Innate Immune Responses in Asthmatics |
| 2010 | 2015 | PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) | Co-Supervisor | Indentification of New Therapeutics in COPD/ Emphysema |
| 2009 | 2013 | PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) | Co-Supervisor | Elucidation the Pathogenesis of Influenza Infection in Chronic Airway Diseases |
| 2008 | 2012 | M Philosophy (Medicine) | Co-Supervisor | An Investigation of Dietary Intake, Body Composition and Physical Activity in People at Risk of Developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
| 2008 | 2012 | PhD (Medicine) | Principal Supervisor | In Vitro Response of Bronchial Epithelial Cells and Neutrophils to Inflammatory Stimuli: a Comparison of Patients with COPD, healthy Smokers and Healthy Non-Smokers |
| 2008 | 2012 | PhD (Medical Biochemistry) | Co-Supervisor | Role of Antioxidants in Rhinovirus-Infected Airway Epithelial Cells |
| 2007 | 2012 | PhD (Medicine) | Principal Supervisor | In vitro response of bronchial epithelial cells and activiation of lymphocytes to infection with rhinovirus |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PhD (Medicine) | Co-Supervisor | Investigation of the Immune Mechanisms in Pregnancy and Asthma Leading to Increased Susceptibility and Disease Severity to Respiratory Virus Infections |
| 2011 | PhD (Immunology & Microbiol) | Co-Supervisor | Immune Mechanisms that Promote the Development of Inducible Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (IBALT) |
| 2010 | PhD (Medicine) | Principal Supervisor | Mechanism of Infection of Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Human and Avian Influenza Viruses |
Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Wark
| Work Phone | (02) 40420110 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4985 5850 |
| Peter.Wark@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Conjoint Associate Professor Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine |
| Office | 2107, Level 2, West HMRI building, Lot 1 Kookaburra Close New Lambton |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/peter-wark |
