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Academic Staff Contact Details
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Dr Alan Wilton
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BSc (Hons) PhD
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Senior Lecturer
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Room No:
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217
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Office:
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Room 217 Biological Sciences Building University of New South Wales
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Phone:
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9385 2019
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Fax:
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9385 1483
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Email:
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a.wilton@unsw.edu.au
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Teaching Responsibilities:
Genetics Course Coordinator
BIOC3281 Course Coordinator
BIOC3151 Course Co-Coordinator
BIOC3291 Course Co-Coordinator
BIOS2021 Course Co-Coordinator
BIOS2621 Course Co-Coordinator
Research Description:
Exploitation of genetic variation for disease gene mapping and conservation.
Mapping of gestation diabetes genes in human.
Mapping of disease genes in dogs, eg trapped neutrophil syndrome (TNS) genes in Border collies. Typing of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (CL) in Border collies.
Conservation genetics of dingoes, detection of hybrids between dingoes and domestic dogs, testing for dingo purity.
Selected Publications:
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Melville SA, Wilson CL, Chiang CS, Studdert VP, Lingaas F, Wilton AN. A mutation in canine CLN5 causes Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis in Border Collie dogs. Genomics 86: 287-294, 2005
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Shearman, JS, Zhang QY, Wilton AN. Exclusion of CXCR4 as the cause of Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome in Border Collies using 5 microsatellites on chromosome 19. Animal Genetics 37: 89, 2006
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Savolainen P, Leitner T, Wilton AN, Matisoo-Smith E, Lundeberg J. A detailed picture of the Origin of the Australian Dingo, obtained from a study of mitochondrial DNA. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 101: 12387-12390, 2004
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Wilton, AN. DNA Methods of Assessing Dingo Purity. in A Symposium on the Dingo. Dickman C.R. and Lunney D., eds, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Mosman NSW, pp 49-55, 2001
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Galibert F, Wilton AN and Chuat J-C. Canine model in medical genetics. In The Genetics of the Dog. A Ruvinsky and J Sampson eds. CABI Publishing, Wallington, pp 505-520, 2001.
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Walsh SJ, Turbett GR, Robinson SL, Davies NP, Wilton AN. Characterisation of variant alleles at the HumD21S11 locus implies unique Australasian genotypes and re-classification of nomenclature guidelines. Forensic Science Int. 135: 35-41, 2003
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Banks SC, Horsup A, Wilton AN, Taylor AC. Genetic marker investigation of the source and impact of predation on a highly endangered species. Molecular Ecology 12: 1663-1667, 2003
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Other Professional Activities:
Director of Sequencing at Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Centre for Gene Function Analysis,
Public Officer Genetics Society of AustralAsia, Inc.
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