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Research InterestsEmeritus Professor Phil Waite | | (Position Details) | | Phone 02 9385 2475 | | Email | | Qualifications BSc PhD Lond, MB ChB Otago, Cert.H.Ed UNSW |
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| School of Medical Sciences | |
| | Broad Research Areas | |
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Neuroscience
Neurotrauma
Pain
Injury
Stem Cells
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| | | | Specific Research Keywords | |
| Spinal Cord Injury and Repair
Stem Cell Therapy
Central Control of Cardiovascular Function
Autonomic nervous system
Translational Research
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| | | | Research Interests | |
| Each year in Australia approximately 300 people suffer a traumatic spinal cord injury. As there is currently no cure, people are left with a lifetime of disability and dependence. Research in our lab focuses on potential cellular therapies to repair the cord. We are trialing olfactory ensheathing cells in rats, testing for improvements in locomotion, thermal and cardiovascular functions, and assessing pain. In parallel with this, we are working with clinicians and spinal patients at Royal North Shore Hospital to improve assessment techniques in preparation for clinical trials. For further information see http://niru.med.unsw.edu.au
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| | | | Society Memberships & Professional Activities | |
| Australian Neuroscience Society
Society for Neuroscience, USA
Neurotrauma Society, USA
Physiological Society, UK
Brain Research Association, UK
International Association for the Study of Pain | |
| | | | Funding Sources | |
| Program Grant from NSW Office for Science and Medical Research
International Spinal Research Trust | |
| | | | Key works/Publications | |
| Leong GWS, Gorrie CA, Ng K, Rutkowski S and Waite PME (2009)
Electrical perceptual threshold testing – a validation study. J. Spinal Cord Med 32: 140-146.
Kalincik T Jozefcikova K, Waite PME and Carrive C (2009)
Local response to cold in rat tail after spinal cord transection. J. Appl Physiol 106:1976-85.
Wu A, Lauschke JL, Morris R and Waite PME (2009)
Characterisation of rat forepaw function in two models of cervical dorsal root injury. J Neurotrauma 26: 17-29.
Gorrie CA, Waite PME and Rogers LR (2008)
Correlations between hand preference and cortical thickness in the somatosensory (SII) cortex of the common
marmoset, Callithrix jacchus. Behav Neurosci.122: 1343-51.
Gorrie CA, Brown J and Waite PME (2008)
Crash characteristics of older pedestrian fatalities: dementia pathology may be related to ‘at risk’ traffic
situations. Accident Analysis & Prevent. 40: 912-919.
Laird AS, Finch AM, Waite PME and Carrive P (2008)
Peripheral changes above and below injury level lead to exaggerated vascular responses following high spinal
cord injury. Amer J Physiol: Heart and Circ 294: H785-792.
Gorrie CA, Rodriguez M, Sachdev P, Duflou J, Waite PME (2007)
Mild neuritic changes are increased in the brains of fatally injured older motor vehicle drivers. Accident Analysis
& Prevention 39:1114-1120.
Duflou FA, Nickols G, Waite PME, Griffiths R and Sage M (2006)
Artefactual contraction band necrosis of the myocardium in fatal air crashes. Aviat. Space Environ. Med. 77:
944-949.
Laird AS, Carrive P and Waite PME (2006)
Cardiovascular and temperature changes in spinal cord injured rats at rest and during autonomic dysreflexia.
J Physiol London 577: 539-548.
Waite PME, Gorrie, CA, Herath NP and Marotte LR (2006)
Whisker maps in marsupials: nerve lesions and critical periods. Anat. Rec. 288A:174-181.
Potas JR, Zheng Y, Moussa C, Vann M, Gorrie CA Deng C and Waite PME (2006)
Augmented locomotor recovery following spinal cord injury in the athymic nude rat. J. Neurotrauma 23: 660-73.
Gorrie CA, Rodriguez, ML, Duflou J, Sachdev PS and Waite PME (2006)
Increased neurofibrillary tangles in the brains of elderly pedestrians killed in traffic accidents. Dement. Geriat.
Cognit. Disord. 22: 20-26.
Deng C, Gorrie C, Hayward I, Elston B, Venn M, Mackay-Sim A and Waite P (2006)
Survival and migration of human and rat olfactory ensheathing cells in intact and injured spinal cord.
J. Neurosci. Res. 83: 1201-1212.
Choi EA, Leman S, Vianna DML, Waite PME and Carrive P (2005)
Expression of cardiovascular and behavioural components of conditioned fear to context in T4 spinally transected
rats. Autonomic Neurosci. 120: 26-34.
Woodhouse A, Vincent AJ, Kozel MA, Chung RS, Waite PME, Vickers JC, West AK and Chuah MI (2005)
Spinal cord tissue affects ensheathing cell proliferation and apoptosis. NeuroReport 16: 737-740.
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