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Pro-Dean - Professor David Emery

Professor David Emery


Veterinary Parasitology,
McMaster building B14,
Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Ph: +61 2 9351 3102
Mob: 0417 017213
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Qualifications

BVSc, BSc(Vet), PhD

Teaching Areas

  • Parasitology
  • Immunology
  • Animal Biosecurity

Administration

UoS coordinator, VETS3041, ENTO2002.

Research

Immunoparasitology, vaccines

Research Interests

David graduated from Sydney and has devoted 25 years to ruminant mucosal immunity, disease pathogenesis and vaccination for exotic and endemic infectious diseases and gastrointestinal nematodes, with several periods in Africa. He defined cell-mediated cytotoxicity for protective immunity against Theileria parva (East Coast fever), determed protective epitopes on Dichelobacter nodosus pili (ovine footrot) and characterised leucocidins of Fusobacterium necrophorum (foot abscess). He led the first project team developing recombinant vaccines for worm parasites of sheep, produced and trialled several protective antigens and identified allergic (Th2) responses as the protective mechanism in natural infections. David also has experience with biosecurity, import/export quarantine, animal health policy formulation, negotiation and operations. At Biosecurity Australia, David developed import risk analyses for importation of wool and fibres as well as zoo Bovidae and was responsible for trade negotiations for market access of live ruminants exported from Australia to northern Asia.

David’s current research interests are mucosal immunobiology of infectious and parasitic disease. He was appointed in 2004 to lead the “Host Resistance to Internal Parasites” subprogram in the Sheep Genomics Program (SGP), funded by Meat & Livestock Australia and Australian Wool Innovation. In this consultancy role, he coordinates research projects involving discovery and characterisation of genes responsible for worm resistance in sheep, develops research initiatives, reports and interfaces directly with senior staff in rural industry research and producer bodies.

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

Subprogram Leader, Host-parasite resistance (SheepGenomics)

Selected Publications

  1. Emery DL, McCullagh PJ (1980) Immunological reactivity between chimeric cattle twins. I. Homograft reaction. Transplantation: 29, 4 9.
  2. Eugui EM, Emery DL (1981) Genetically restricted cell mediated cytotoxicity in cattle immune to Theileria parva (East Coast fever). Nature: 290, 251 254.
  3. Emery DL, Kar SK (1983) Immune responses of cattle to Theileria parva (East Coast fever): specificity of cytotoxic cells generated in vivo and in vitro. Immunology: 48, 723 731.
  4. Emery DL, Edwards RD, Rothel JS (1986) Studies on the purification of the leucocidin of Fusobacterium necrophorum and its neutralization by specific antisera. Veterinary Microbiology: 11, 357 372.
  5. Emery DL, Dufty JH, Wood PR (1988) An analysis of cellular proliferation, and synthesis of lymphokines and specific antibody in vitro by leucocytes from immunized cattle. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology: 18, 67 80.
  6. Emery DL, Rothel JS, Wood PR (1990) Influence of antigens and adjuvants on the production of gamma interferon and antibody by ovine lymphocytes. Immunology and Cell Biology: 68, 127 136.
  7. Jones WO, Huntley JF, Emery DL. (1992) Isolation and degranulation of mucosal mast cells from the small intestine of parasitized sheep. International Journal for Parasitology: 22, 519 521.
  8. McClure SJ, Emery DL, Wagland BM, Jones WO (1992) A serial study of rejection of Trichostrongylus colubriformis by immune sheep. International Journal for Parasitology: 22, 227 234.
  9. Emery DL, McClure SL, Wagland BM (1993) Production of vaccines against gastrointestinal nematodes of livestock. Immunology and Cell Biology: 71,463 472.
  10. Emery DL, McClure SJ, Davey RJ. Bensixsen T (1999) Induction of protective immunity to Trichostrongylus colubriformis in neonatal Merino lambs. Int. J. Parasitol: 29, 1037- 1046.
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