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Academic Staff Contact Details
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A/Professor Andrew Collins
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PhD
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Associate Professor
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Room No:
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353
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Office:
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Phone:
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93853441
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Fax:
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93851591
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Email:
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a.collins@unsw.edu.au
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Teaching Responsibilities:
MICR3051 Course Coordinator
MICR3041 Course Lecturer
Research Description:
Immunoglobulin gene usage in the allergic response B-1 B cells and the allergic response The generation of diversity in the immunoglobulin CDR3 Hepatic mast cells and gastrointestinal hypersensitivity
Selected Publications:
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Edwards, M. R., W. Brouwer, C. H. Y. Choi, J. Ruhno, R. L. Ward, and A. M. Collins. 2002. Analysis of IgE antibodies from a patient with atopic dermatitis: Biased V gene usage and evidence for polyreactive IgE heavy chain complementarity-determining region 3. J. Immunol. 168:6305-6313.
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Mitchell A, Moss, ND and Collins AM. (2002). The biological activity of serum IgE changes over the course of a primary response. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 55: 33-43
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Li, Y., L. Li, R. Wadley, S. W. Reddel, J. C. Qi, C. Archis, A. Collins, E. Clark, M. Cooley, S. Kouts, H. M. Naif, M. Alali, A. Cunningham, G. W. Wong, R. L. Stevens, and S. A. Krilis. (2001). Mast cells/basophils in the peripheral blood of allergic individuals who are HIV-1 susceptible due to their surface expression of CD4 and the chemokine receptors CCR3, CCR5, and CXCR4. Blood 97:3484.
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Chan A, Cooley MA and Collins AM. (2001). Mast cells in the rat liver are phenotypically heterogenous and exhibit features of immaturity. Immunology & Cell Biology 79: 35-40.
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