The School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at UNSW

The University of New South Wales

A leading research and teaching school with expertise in biotechnology, molecular biology, genetics, environmental microbiology, medical microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, protein chemistry and other areas of biological science.

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Associate Professor Mike Edwards

  • Position: Visiting Senior Research Fellow
  • Room: 214, Biological Sciences
  • Phone: (+61 2) 9385 2017
  • Fax: (+61 2) 9385 1483
  • email: m.edwards@unsw.edu.au

Professional Experience

  • 1974-1984 Lecturer, 1985-1993 Senior Lecturer, 1994-present Associate Professor, UNSW

Honours & Awards

  • 1992 Vice Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence

Publications

MacArthur, D.G., Seto, J.T., Raftery, J.M., Quinlan, K.G., Huttley, G.A., Hook, J.W., Lemckert, F.A., Kee, A.J., Edwards, M.R., Berman, Y., Hardeman, E.C., Gunning, P.W., Easteal, S., Yang, N. and North, K.N. (2007)
Loss of ACTN3 gene function alters mouse muscle metabolism and shows evidence of positive selection in humans
Nature Genetics, 39, 1261-1265
Mok, M.T.S. and Edwards, M.R. (2005)
Critical sources of error in colorimetric assay for UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase
Anal. Biochem. 343, 341-343
Kim, K.T., Mok, M.T.S. and Edwards, M.R. (2005)
Protein kinase B from Giardia intestinalis
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm. 334, 333-341
Mok, M.T.S. and Edwards, M.R. (2005)
Kinetic and physical characterization of the inducible UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase from Giardia intestinalis
J. Biol. Chem. 280, 39363-39372
Mok, M.T.S., Sekyere, E., Glenn, W.K., Bagnara, A.S. and Edwards, M.R. (2005)
Giardia intestinalis: Molecular characterization of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase.
Gene 357, 73-82
Lloyd, D., Harris, J.C., Biagini, G.A., Hughes, M.R., Maroulis, S.L., Bernard, C., Wadley, R.B. and Edwards, M.R. (2004)
The plasma membrane of microaerophilic protisits: oxidative and nitrosative stress.
Microbiol. 150, 1183-1190
Paget, T., Maroulis, S., Mitchell, A., Edwards, M.R., Jarroll, E.L. and Lloyd, D. (2004)
Menadione kills trophozoites and cysts of Giardia intestinalis
Microbiol. 150, 1231-1236
Collins, A.M., Sewell, W.A. and Edwards, M.R. (2003)
Immunoglobulin gene rearrangement, repertoire diversity and the allergic response
Pharmacol. Ther. 100:157
Biagini, G.A., Yarlett, N., Ball, G.E., Billetz, A.C., Lindmark, D.G., Martinez, M.P., Lloyd, D.A. and Edwards, M.R. (2003)
Bacteria-like energy metabolism in the amitochondriate protozoon Hexamita inflata
Mol. Biochem. Parasitol. 128, 11-19
Maroulis, S.L., Schofield, P.J. and Edwards, M.R. (2003)
Osmoregulation in the parasitic protozoan Tritrichomonas foetus .
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69, 4527-4533
Lloyd, D., Maroulis, S.L., Mitchell, A., Hughes, M.N., Wadley, R.B. and Edwards, M.R. (2003)
Nitrosative stress induced cytotoxicity in Giardia intestinalis
J. Appl. Microbiol. 95, 576-583