Emeritus ProfessorLeigh Ackland

Emeritus Professor

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Office of the Executive Dean Science, Engineering and Built Environment

  • Emeritus Professor
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Office of the Executive Dean Science, Engineering and Built Environment
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  • Off-Campus (Home)

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Introducing an understanding of the experimental basis of science and how
research has shaped our understanding of biology

Expertise Summary
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition in cancer progression. Biology of metals
and metal transporters in prokaryote and eukaryote cells. Epigenetic basis of
disease

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE346 Molecular Basis of Disease
  • UNIT TAUGHT
    SLE206 Molecular Cell Biology
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Understanding Genetic and Epigenetic Factors in Chemotherapeutic Drug Resistance in Neuroendocrine Cancer
    Jessica Glasson - School of Life and Environmental Sciences
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Defence Mechanisms of a Resistant Monocot Model to Phytophthora Cinnamomi
    Jane Allardyce - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2011
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Profiling Secondary Metabolites of Plant Roots Inoculated with Phytophthora cinnamomi
    Tiffany Gunning - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2010
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Function of Zinc Transporter Genes in Human Cells
    Agnes Michalczyk - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2005
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Zinc and docosahexaenoic acid metabolism in brain cells
    Nadia Sadli - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2012
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Molecular and immunological analysis of food allergens
    Dwan Price - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Copper Transporters in the Human Placenta
    Belinda Mary Hardman - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2006
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Histopathological Fish Health Index: a Biomarker of Pollution Effect
    Trish Corbett - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Metal Uptake and Efflux Mechanisms in Nostoc Punctiforme
    Lee Hudek - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2012
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Epithelial-Stromal Interactions in Mammary Lineage Development and Carcinogenesis
    Stephanie Chantal Lebret - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2007
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    In Vitro Spheroids and Metastatic Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
    Kristy Shield - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2008
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Function of zinc transporters in human cells
    Loveleen Kumar - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    The Relationship between Building Adaptation and Property Attributes
    Sara Wilkinson - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2011
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Content-based Video Indexing for Sports Applications using Integrated Multi-Modal Approac
    Dian Wirawan Tjondronegoro - School of Information Technology - 2005
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Characterisation of chromium interactions with Aspergillus flavus
    Shilpi Vajpai - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2017
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Copper Homeostasis in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells
    David Freestone - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2013
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Sensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrates and microalgae to metal exposure
    Bianca Sfiligoj - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2014
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Tumour microenvironment interations in breast cancer and the role of caveolin-1
    Marije Liem-Weits - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2017
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Identification and Characterisation of a Novel Interleukin-4 Receptor Antagonist for Allergy Treatment
    Nayyar Ahmed - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2015
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Bioleaching-an approach for synthesizing functionalized nanoformulations for agricultural use
    Ankita Bedi - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Cyanobacterial Nanowires and Characterisation of Cell-Metalloid/Metal Interactions
    Sandeep Karbhari Sure - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2016
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Effects of free fatty acid Docosahexaenoic Acid on supported lipid bilayers
    Kiera Flynn - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2019
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Effects of Different Forms of Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementations on Human Neuronal Cells
    Ahsan Bari - School of Life and Environmental Sciences - 2016