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Dr Natasha Hamilton (née Ellis)

Dr Natasha Hamilton (née Ellis)

Lecturer in Veterinary Physiology

Faculty of Veterinary Science
Rm 406 R.M.C. Gunn Building (B19)
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Ph: +61 2 9351 2474
Fax: +61 2 9351 3957
Email:

Qualifications

BScAgr (Hons), PhD (Equine Genetics)

Undergraduate teaching

  • Veterinary physiology BVSc years I and II
  • Veterinary physiology BAnVetBioSc year II
  • Cell Biology BVSc year I

Administration

  • Unit of study coordinator Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology 2A
  • 2011 Year 2 coordinator BAnVetBioSc

Research

  • Equine genetics
  • Welfare and wastage in racehorses
  • Genetics of disease and production traits in farm animals

Postgraduate students

  • Brandon Velie (associate supervisor)

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

  • Casual racing official with RacingNSW
  • Commissioned to report on the potential impact of gene doping on the Australian Racing Industry
  • Invited speaker to the Asian Racing Conference 2008 (Tokyo)
  • On the Sydney Turf Club Young Members Committee

Selected Publications

N.A. Ellis, P.C. Thomson, R.R. Coomer, A.J. Forhead, M.J. Head, I. Tammen and H.W. Raadsma (2009). Characterization of a human performance gene in the horse. Proc Assoc Advmt Anim Breed Genet 18:540 - 543

N.A. Ellis, S.A. Kayis, K.J. Fullard, D.J. Townley, D. Khatkar, G. Attard, K. Beh, D. Piedrafita and H.W. Raadsma (2009). Targeted mapping of QTL on chromosomes 1 and 3 for parasite resistance in sheep. Proc Assoc Advmt Anim Breed Genet 18:544 - 547

M.E. Reichelt, A. Shanau, L. Willems, P.K. Witting, N.A. Ellis, M.R. Blackburn and J.P. Headrick (2009). Endogenous adenosine selectively modulates oxidant stress via the A1 receptor in ischemic hearts. Antioxid Redox Signal. Antioxid Redox Signal 11:2641-50

A.J. Szuchman-Sapir, D.I. Pattison, N.A. Ellis, C. L Hawkins, M.J. Davies and P.K. Witting (2008). Hypochlorous acid oxidizes methionine and tryptophan residues in myoglobin. Free Radical Bio Med 45:789-98.

T.T. Hong Duong, S. Antao, N.A. Ellis, S.J. Myers and P.K. Witting (2008). Supplementation with a synthetic polyphenol limits oxidative stress and enhances neuronal cell viability in response to hypoxia-re-oxygenation injury. Brain Res 1219:8-18.

S.N. Parry, N. Ellis, Z. Li, P. Maitz and P.K. Witting (2008). Myoglobin induces oxidative stress and decreases endocytosis and monolayer permissiveness in cultured kidney epithelial cells without affecting viability. Kidney Blood Press Res 31:16-28

P.K. Witting, B.S. Rayner, B-J. Wu, N.A. Ellis and R. Stocker (2007). Hydrogen peroxide promotes endothelial dysfunction by stimulating multiple sources of superoxide anion radical production and decreasing nitric oxide bioavailability. Cell Physiol Biochem 20:255-68

M.C.T. Penedo, L.V. Millon, D. Bernoco, E. Bailey, M. Binns, G. Cholewinski, N. Ellis, et. al. (2005). International Equine Gene Mapping Workshop Report: A comprehensive linkage map constructed with data from new markers and by merging four mapping resources. Cytogenet Genome Res 111: 5-15.

G. Guérin, E. Bailey, D. Bernoco, I. Anderson, D. F. Antczak, K. Bell, I. Biros, G. Bjornstad, A.T. Bowling, R. Brandon, A. R. Caetano, G. Cholewinski, D. Colling, M. Eggleston, N. Ellis, et. al. (2003) The second generation of the International Equine Gene Mapping Workshop half-sibling linkage map. Anim Genet 34: 161-168