Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
Tim Roberts is currently the Director of the Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment at the University of Newcastle. He continues to be active in research in the laboratory of his long-time collaborator Associate Professor Hugh Dunstan at the University of Newcastle. He has published some 100 papers.
Originally from South Australia, he has traveled extensively since completing his B Sc at the University of Adelaide and his PhD at Flinders University, coming to the University of Newcastle in 1974 and moving to Singapore in July 2006 to set up the University of Newcastle campus in Singapore. On retiring from his position as inaugural Dean of the Singapore campus he joined James Cook University Singapore Campus as Dean of Research with the goal of establishing a research ethos on the campus. Having completed this task he returned to Newcastle as Conjoint Professor to pursue his research until asked to take over the Tom Farrell Institute Directorship in 2010.
Tim Roberts is an acknowledged expert in the area of chronic pain and fatigue and autism. His group has made significant progress leading to the understanding that these conditions have a common underlying biochemical pathology which relates to the metabolism of the sufferer being in a chronic catabolic state.
These findings have reoriented the field to now focus on chronic infection as the primary underlying cause of chronic pain and fatigue; this chronic catabolic state being the host response to this chronic infection. In a study of free-ranging dogs associated with an outback community in the Northern Territory, his group has found this first incidence of Ehrlichia infection (Anaplasma platys) in Australia. .
Qualifications
- PhD (Biological Science), Flinders University, 19/05/1971
- Bachelor of Science, University of Adelaide
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Adelaide, 31/12/1968
Research
Research keywords
- Autism
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Environment
- Microbiology
- Sustainability
- metabolic profiling
- ticks
Research expertise
Tim Roberts is a scientist interested in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Autism, Dyslexia, chronic infection, sports supplements, amino acid supplements, environmental sustainability, environmental resilience who currently focuses on two areas of research: environmental sustainability and metabolomics of chronic disease:
(1) Environmental Sustainability: as Director of the Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment his research focuses on finding regionals solutions for a sustainable future through research projects in conservation and biodiversity, water and soil and social license to bring about sustainable futures.
(2) Underlying causation of chronic disease: in association with long time collaborator Professor Hugh Dunstan our multidisciplinary research group is investigating underlying biochemical and microbiological anomalies in polysymptomatic illness. The premise behind our approach is that all disease has a molecular basis. We thus take a homogeneous population of individuals exhibiting one disease or symptom set and analyse the metabolism of each individual by measuring a myriad of cellular metabolites using gas chromatography in the blood, urine and faeces. When correlation analysis is used to compare the complex metabolic profile of affected individuals with controls we are able to pinpoint the areas of metabolism that are changed. We consistently find that there is a distinct profile obtained that correlates with a particular symptom set. These data then can be used to propose to the clinician treatment options that often are aimed at normalising the metabolism of the individual and further lines of investigation directed at isolating underlying infectious agents. Our studies initially began with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome patients. We have since published on rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, dyslexia in the form of scotopic sensitivity and autism. The changes we see in these apparently unrelated disorders are very similar and reflect the catabolic state seen when the body’s immune system is fighting chronic infection. We have developed new approaches to metabolic research by developing a capacity for multivariate analyses of complex biochemical and microbial datasets.
Languages
- English
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 050200 | Environmental Science And Management | 60 |
| 060501 | Bacteriology | 20 |
| 110106 | Medical Biochemistry: Proteins And Peptides (Incl. Medical Proteomics) | 20 |
Collaboration
Tim Roberts's laboratory has continuing projects on the biochemistry of autism in collaboration with Professor Tina Reichelt of University of Oslo, Norway; with Dr Wang of the Mothers and Childrens Hospital of Hunan Province, Changsha, CHINA; and Professor Garth Nicolson, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA.
In the area of environmental sustainability he collaborates with Dr Charles CC Lee of the Singapore Campus of the University of Newcastle, Singapore.
Industry partners include Top Nutrition Pty Ltd and The Crucible Group.
Administrative
Administrative expertise
Tim Roberts is currently the Director of the Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment at the University of Newcastle. He continues to be active in research in the laboratory of his long-time collaborator Associate Professor Hugh Dunstan at the University of Newcastle. He has published some 100 papers. Originally from South Australia, he has traveled extensively since completing his B Sc at the University of Adelaide and his PhD at Flinders University, coming to the University of Newcastle in 1974 and moving to Singapore in July 2006 to set up the University of Newcastle campus in Singapore. On retiring from his position as inaugural Dean of the Singapore campus he joined James Cook University Singapore Campus as Dean of Research with the goal of establishing a research ethos on the campus. Having completed this task he returned to Newcastle as Conjoint Professor to pursue his research until asked to take over the Tom Farrell Institute Directorship in 2010.
Tim Roberts is also an education consultant with experience in offshore campus development and control, alumni, and postgraduate education.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- General Biology
- Immunology
- Microbiology
Teaching expertise
From 1974 until 2006 Tim Roberts taught immunology and general biology in the School of Environmental & Life Sciences. Currently he gives guest lectures in microbiology and environmental science and management
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 46 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $2,288,420 |
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 (1 grants)
Nutritional supplementation using amino acids in prostate cancer radiotherapy patients experiencing significant fatigue: A model for CFS.$80,060
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Chris Wratten, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Medical and Scientific Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $80,060 | 2013 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1200771 | ||
2011 (2 grants)
An Integrated Education & Research Program for Donaldson Trust Lands 2011$358,276
Funding Body: Donaldson Conservation Trust
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Project | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $358,276 | 2011 | 2015 |
| GNo:G1100695 | ||
The evaluation of altered metabolism associated with the development of significant fatigue in prostate cancer patients receiving radiotherapy: Stage two$99,359
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Medical and Scientific Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $99,359 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100819 | ||
2010 (3 grants)
The Role of Lewis Phenotype and ABH Secretor Status in Relation to Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcal Species in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome:A Pilot Study$99,910
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Diane Sparkes, Doctor Margaret MacDonald, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Medical and Scientific Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $99,910 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G0190483 | ||
The evaluation of altered metabolism associated with the development of significant fatigue in prostate cancer patients receiving radiotherapy$99,359
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Conjoint Professor Jim Denham, Doctor Chris Wratten, Doctor Colin Tang, Doctor Anne Capp, Doctor Tim Roberts, Doctor Diane Sparkes, Doctor Margaret MacDonald | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Medical and Scientific Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $99,359 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000674 | ||
The metabolic response of Staphylococci to environmental stressors$39,600
Funding Body: Gideon Lang Research Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Scholarship Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $39,600 | 2010 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1000756 | ||
2009 (2 grants)
Technical laboratory support for existing CFS research programs$82,000
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts, Doctor Margaret MacDonald, Doctor Diane Sparkes | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $82,000 | 2009 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0189306 | ||
Development of a new clinical diagnostic/bioassay for chronic fatigue syndrome$60,000
Funding Body: Queensland Department of Tourism, Regional Development and Industry
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts, Professor Hugh Dunstan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $60,000 | 2009 | 2012 |
| GNo:G0189934 | ||
2007 (2 grants)
The evaluation of altered metabolism in patients who develop chronic fatigue following cancer radiotherapy (ongoing study)$120,000
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Diane Sparkes, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts, Associate Professor Surinder Baines, Doctor Chris Wratten, Conjoint Professor Jim Denham, Doctor Margaret MacDonald | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $120,000 | 2007 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188042 | ||
Characterisation of microbial and chemical contaminants, bioreaction and water quantity dynamics in rainwater harvesting systems to optimise design$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187184 | ||
2006 (3 grants)
The Importance of Small Colony Variants (SCV's) of toxin producing Coagulase-negative Staphylococci in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome$105,000
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts, Professor Hugh Dunstan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $105,000 | 2006 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0186782 | ||
Impacts of surfaces and storages on the constituents in harvested water$92,000
Funding Body: BlueScope Steel
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $92,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186366 | ||
The evaulation of altered metabolism in Chronic Fatigue patients following cancer radiotherapy and the efficacy of amino acid supplementation (STAGE TWO)$35,000
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts, Associate Professor Surinder Baines | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $35,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186783 | ||
2005 (5 grants)
The evaluation of altered metabolism in chronic fatigue patients following cancer radiotherapy and the efficacy of amino acid supplementation$46,000
Funding Body: TOP Nutrition
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $46,000 | 2005 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0185886 | ||
The production of bacterial virulence factors and the detection of bacterial pathogens$41,079
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $41,079 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0185690 | ||
The regulation of haemolysin production in coagulase negative staphylococci and the development of modulators of bacterial virulence$40,000
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $40,000 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0185519 | ||
The evaluation of altered metabolism in chronic fatigue patients following cancer radiotherapy and the efficacy of amino acid supplementation$35,000
Funding Body: The Mason Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts, Conjoint Professor Jim Denham, Doctor Chris Wratten, Associate Professor Surinder Baines | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $35,000 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0185518 | ||
Carriage of potential human pathogens by ticks and other arthropods using polymerase chain reaction technology$8,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $8,000 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0184770 | ||
2004 (1 grants)
Visit of Prof Karl-Ludvig Reichelt, 28/9/2004 to 19/11/2004$3,655
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Visitor Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,655 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0184627 | ||
2003 (10 grants)
The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$335,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $335,000 | 2003 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0182827 | ||
The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$35,000
Funding Body: NSW Department of Commerce
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $35,000 | 2003 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0183256 | ||
The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Analytical Reference Laboratories Pty Ltd
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2003 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0183254 | ||
The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Great Lakes Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2003 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0183257 | ||
The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Hastings Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2003 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0183259 | ||
The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments. $12,000
Funding Body: Greater Taree City Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2003 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0184497 | ||
Ehrlichia and other tick-borne infections in Aboriginal Communities.$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182491 | ||
Determinants of Radiation-induced fatigue in breast cancer patients$9,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Jim Denham, Doctor Chris Wratten, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,500 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182343 | ||
The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$9,000
Funding Body: Midcoast County Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,000 | 2003 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0183258 | ||
The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$1,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Professor George Kuczera, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Coombes, Doctor Tim Roberts, Mrs G Calabria, Mr R Iyadurai, Mr S Wilson, Mr B Brooker, Mr D Pensini, Ms A Kaliska, Mr B Petersen, Mr G Carter, Emeritus Professor Ellak Von Nagy-Felsobuki, Mr P Santoro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183251 | ||
2002 (1 grants)
The Immunoregulatory Role of the Endogenous Cannabinoid Anandamide$50,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Doctor Tim Roberts, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $50,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181079 | ||
2000 (1 grants)
Investigation of a Relationship Between Dietary Intake of Cow's Milk Protein and Inflammatory Responses, with a Focus on Asthma.$14,500
Funding Body: Queen`s Trust for Young Australians
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miss Elizabeth Ellis, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $14,500 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0178705 | ||
1999 (2 grants)
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope Facility.$203,107
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laureate Professor John Aitken, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Doctor Tim Roberts, Conjoint Associate Professor Russell Jones, Doctor John Clulow, Professor John Rostas, Professor Alistair Sim, Professor Gordon Burns, Conjoint Professor Loris Chahl, DR DAVID KAY | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Large Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $203,107 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0177945 | ||
2nd World Congress on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Related Disorders Brussels, Belgium.$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0180512 | ||
1997 (1 grants)
Development of monocional antibodies for use in chronic fatigue syndrome research$8,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $8,000 | 1997 | 1997 |
| GNo:G0176741 | ||
1996 (2 grants)
American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research & Clinical Conferences, San Francisco, USA, 13-16 Oct 1996$1,450
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,450 | 1996 | 1996 |
| GNo:G0176762 | ||
Research into chronic fatigue syndrome.$1
Funding Body: Alison Hunter Memorial Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts, Professor Hugh Dunstan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1 | 1996 | 1996 |
| GNo:G0176439 | ||
1995 (3 grants)
'PhD student support'$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Special Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 1995 | 1995 |
| GNo:G0175245 | ||
Sundry Donors Account - Rheumatoid Arthritis.$3,000
Funding Body: Sundry Donors
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Sundry Donors | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,000 | 1995 | 1995 |
| GNo:G0176063 | ||
6th International Congress of Reproductive Immunology - Washington DC - from 19 to 23 July 1995$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 1995 | 1995 |
| GNo:G0175512 | ||
1994 (4 grants)
The evolution, and generation, of new tandem repeat sequences in DNA minisatellite alleles.$10,264
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,264 | 1994 | 1994 |
| GNo:G0174838 | ||
Immunological regulation of the placenta in mammalian pregnancy$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 1994 | 1994 |
| GNo:G0174771 | ||
Production of human testis antigens using recominant DNA technology$3,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Small Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $3,000 | 1994 | 1994 |
| GNo:G0174836 | ||
94APP. Fish liver enzyme levels as biological monitors of environmental pollutants.$2,000
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts, Dr Robert Hosken | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,000 | 1994 | 1994 |
| GNo:G0174616 | ||
1993 (1 grants)
Immunological Regulation of the Placenta in Mammalian Pregnancy$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 1993 | 1993 |
| GNo:G0172767 | ||
1992 (1 grants)
Immunology Of Early Pregnancy$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 1992 | 1992 |
| GNo:G0174209 | ||
1991 (1 grants)
The Effect Of Maternal Immunisation With Leucocytes Or Trophoblast On Livestock Productivity.$34,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Tim Roberts | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Large Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $34,000 | 1991 | 1991 |
| GNo:G0173853 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 3 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 1.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Environmental Sc) | Principal Supervisor | Development of a New Model for Stewardship of Protected Area Land Management as a Normal Part of Urban and Peri-Urban Community Life |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Principal Supervisor | The Effect of Environmental Stressors on Proteomic Homeostasis of Staphylococci Species |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Co-Supervisor | Alterations of Metabolic Homeostasis in Staphylococcus Spp. in Response to Environmental Challenges |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Co-Supervisor | Variations in Inorganic and Organic Composition of Roof-Harvested Rainwater: Studies at the Regional and Individual Site Level in Eastern and Southern Australia |
| 2012 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Principal Supervisor | Microbiocidal Activity of Selected Weak Organic Acids |
| 2010 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Co-Supervisor | Bacterial and Elemental Loading Patterns in Rainwater Harvesting Systems |
| 2010 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Principal Supervisor | Morphological, Ultra-Structural and Metabolomic Changes Associated with Staphylococcal SPP. Exposed to Environmental Stress Conditions |
| 2007 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Principal Supervisor | Dogs, Dwellings and Disease: A Study of Free - Roaming Dogs in a Remote Aboriginal Community |
| 2007 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Principal Supervisor | Biochemical, Immunological, Microbiological and Nutritional Aspects of Autism |
| 2007 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Co-Supervisor | Early Life Determinants of the Effect of the Endogenous Cannabinoid System on Health Outcomes in Adulthood |
| 2007 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Co-Supervisor | Metabolic Homeostasis in a Subtype of Dyslexia |
| 2005 | M Sc (Biological Sc) [R] | Principal Supervisor | Delta Haemolysin Production of Long-term Staphylococcus epidermidis Cultures |
| 2004 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Co-Supervisor | Alterations in Metabolism in Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome |
| 2003 | PhD (Biological Sciences) | Principal Supervisor | Thermostable haemolysins from coagulase negative staphylococci |
Dr (Tim) Roberts
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 7037 |
|---|---|
| Cell / Mobile Phone | 0418205664 |
| Fax | (02) 4921 5033 |
| Tim.Roberts@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Director TOM FARRELL INSTITUTE Faculty of Science and Information Technology |
| Office | IDC218, IDC, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/tim-roberts |
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