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Jani O'Rourke

Dr Jani O'Rourke

Head of  Safety & Research Services, Culture Curator

Room No:

109

Office:

1st Flr, Biological Sciences Building

Phone:

9385 3304

Fax:

9385 1591

Email:

J.orourke@unsw.edu.au
General Responsibilities:

Research administration

Research Description:

Pathogenic mechanisms of the gastric bacterium, Helicobacter pylori. Animal models of Helicoabcter infection. Phylogeny of the Helicobacter genus including the identification and characterisation of new species. Ecology of the gastrointestinal tract with special emphasis on mucus-associated bacteria.

Selected Publications:

Mueller A, O’Rourke JL, Grimm J, Guillemin K, Dixon MF, Lee A and Falkow S. Distinct gene expression profiles characterize histopathological stages of disease progression in Helicobacter induced MALT lymphoma. PNAS (USA) 2003; 100: 1292-1297.

Lee A, O’Rourke JL. The Genus Helicobacter. In: Dworkin, Falkow, Rosenberg, Schleifer, Stackebrandt, ed. The Prokaryotes: An Evolving Electronic Resource for the Microbiological Community. New York: Springer Verlag, 2003: (web based resource).

O'Rourke JL, Grehan M, Lee A. Non-pylori helicobacter species in humans. Gut 2001;49: 601-606.

Lee A, O'Rourke J, De Ungria MC, Robertson B, Daskalopoulos G, Dixon MF. A standardised mouse model of Helicobacter pylori infection. Introducing the Sydney strain. Gastroenterology 1997;112: 1386-1397.
Other Professional Activities:

Member: Australian Society for Microbiology, casual teaching in Medical microbiology

 
 


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