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Prof. Paul Foster

Work Phone(02) 4042 0163
Fax(02) 4042 0036
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Office2401 HMRI, Hmri

Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions22
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL5.05

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

CommencedProposed
Completion
ProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
20132017PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorCharacterisation of Novel Molecular Cell Signalling Pathways that Regulate Host Immune Defence in Infection-Induced Allergic Airway Disease
20132017PhD (Paediatrics)Co-SupervisorThe Role of MicroRNAs in Response to Rhinovirus Infection in Allergic Airways Disease
20122016PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorInvestigation of MicroRNAs, Epigenetic Changes and other Factors in the Development and Progression of Lung Cancer
20122016PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorThe Role of Rhinovirus, TRAIL, IL-13 and PP2A in Allergic Airways Disease
20122016PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorUnderstanding the mechanisms of airway hyper-responsiveness in a mouse model of asthma
20122016PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorRoles of Bromodomain and extra terminal (BET) proteins in Suppression of Airway Inflammation
20122016PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorAssessing the Roles of Mast Cells in COPD
20122016PhD (Paediatrics)Co-SupervisorRole of miRNAs in Early Life Viral Infections and the Development of Asthma in Later Life
20112015PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorMechanisms of Predisposition to Secondary Bacterial Pneumonia
20112015PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorThe Role of Interferon Epsilon in Protection Against Chlamydial Reproductive Tract Infections
20112015PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorThe Roles of Fibulin-1 in Airway Remodelling in Lung Diseases
20112015PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorThe Role of Innate Cells in Infectious Exacerbation of COPD
20112015PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorInvestigation of Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
20112015PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorImmunoregulatory Therapies for Inflammatory Diseases
20102014PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorRespiratory Innate Immune Factors Regulate Steroid-Resistant Airway Hyperactivity and Asthma
20102015PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorIndentification of New Therapeutics in COPD/ Emphysema
20102014PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorRole of TRAIL and TLRT in Response to Rhinovirus Infection in Allergic Airways Disease
20092013PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Principal SupervisorMicroRNA in Regulating Anti-Bacterial Responses in Innate Immune Cells
20092013PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorElucidation the Pathogenesis of Influenza Infection in Chronic Airway Diseases
20082012PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorChlamydia and Asthma
20082012PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Principal SupervisorMiRNA Profiling of Lung Tissue, Macrophages and T Cells During Primary and Secondary Infection with Viruses or Bacteria
20072011PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorIdentification of Early Life Signs Induced in Response to Infection that Predispose to Allergic Airways Disease in Later Life

Past Supervision

YearProgramSupervisor TypeResearch Title
2013PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Principal SupervisorThe Role of Early Life Infection on the Programming of CD4+ T-cells
2012PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorModulation of Responses in Allergic Airways Disease by Haemophilus Influenzae Infection
2012PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorNovel Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Allergic Airways Disease
2011PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Principal SupervisorUnderstanding the Inflammatory Mechanisms That Predispose to Emphysema in Mouse Models
2011PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Principal SupervisorImmune Mechanisms that Promote the Development of Inducible Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (IBALT)
2011PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Principal SupervisorThe Innate Immune Mechanisms Underlying the Interplay Between Respiratory Infections and Asthma
2009PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Principal SupervisorNutritional Modulation of Lung Inflammation
2008PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorModulation of Responses in the Asthmatic Lung by Chlamydial Infection
2007PhD (Immunology & Microbiol)Co-SupervisorModulation of Responses in the Asthmatic Lung by Streptococcus Pneumoniae