Dr John Boyce
Senior Lecturer
Department of Microbiology
Monash University
john.boyce@monash.edu
Research Activities
Identification of virulence factors in the Gram-negative bacterial pathogensPasteurella multocida, Acinetobacter baumannii and Burkholderia pseudomallei
Understanding the interaction between cellular autophagy and Burkholderia pseudomallei pathogenesis
Characterisation of the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Characterisation of the surface components of Pasteurella multocida
Identification of vaccine antigens for Pasteurella multocida, Dichelobacter nodosus, Clostridium perfringens and Campylobacter jejuni by high-throughput screening of surface and secreted antigens
Identification of Porphyromonas gingivalis genes required for iron\haem acquisition and biofilm formation by DNA microarray and directed mutagenesis
Techniques/Expertise
Next generation sequencing technologies, assembly and analysis of short read sequencing data, bioinformatics of bacterial genomes, Real-time RT-PCR, DNA microarrays, proteomics techniques, bacterial mutagenesis, antimicrobial peptide killing assays, carbohydrate (capsule and lps) analysesCollaborations
Prof Ben AdlerDr Marina Harper
Prof Rod Devenish
Dr Jian Li
Prof Roger Nation
Dr Rob Moore
Dr Andrew Cox, Institute for Biological Sciences, Ottawa, Canada
Dr Ian Wilkie, Veterinary Pathology and Anatomy, University of Queensland
Dr Pat Blackall, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Brisbane
A/Prof Stuart Dashper, School of Dental Science, University of Melbourne
Disease Models
Chicken disease models for Pasteurella multocida (fowl cholera) and Clostridium perfringens (necrotic enteritis) infectionsMouse disease model for Burkholderia pseudomallei (melioidosis) and Acinetobacter baumannii infections
Other Lab Members
Dr. Elizabeth AllwoodMs. Rebekah Henry
Ms. Marietta John
Ms. Carla Osinski
Ms. Jennifer Moffatt
Ms. June Treerat
Ms. Priyangi Alwis
