University of New South Wales - School of Optometry and Vision Science

Professor

Room No: 4.018

Office: Level 4, Rupert Myers Building (North Wing)

Phone: 9385 7412

Fax: 9313 7401

Email: m.wilcox@unsw.edu.au

Research Description:

Microbiology of the eye, and pathogenic, immunological and ecologivcal mechanisms of infection.

Selected Publications:

Sweeney, DF., Leitch, EC., Stapleton, FJ., *Taylor, J., Holden, BA. & Willcox, MD., 2001, 'Microbial colonization of soft contact lenses over time', in Optometry and Vision Science, vol 78, pp. 100 - 105.
Thakur, A., *Kyd, JM., Xue, ML., Willcox, MD. & *Cripps, AW., 2001, 'Effector mechanisms of protection against Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in immunized rats', in Infection and Immunity, vol 69, pp. 3295 - 3304.
Zhu, H., Thuruthyil, SJ. & Willcox, MD., 2002, 'Determination of quorum-sensing signal molecules and virulence factors of Pseudomons aeruginosa isolates from contact lens-induced microbial keratitis', in Journal of Medical Microbiology, vol 51, pp. 1063 - 1070.
Cole N, Krockenberger M, Stapleton F, Khan S, Hume E, Husband AJ, Willcox M. 2003. Experimental Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis in interleukin-10 gene knockout mice. Infect Immun. 71: 1328-1336

Other Professional Activities:

EDITORIAL BOARD; Current Eye Research 2002–present, CLAO Journal 2002–present, Investigative ophthalmology and Vision Science – Special Request Editor. 1999–present.

REFEREE: Journals; Current Eye Research, FEMS Microbiology Ecology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Microbiology Journal of General Microbiology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Ocular Immunology and Inflammation, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal, Current Eye Research, Experimental Eye Research,Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Biomed central http://www.biomedcentral.com/manuscript/, Medical Mycology, Biomaterials, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Clinical and Experimental Immunology. Granting bodies; Health Research Council of New Zealand, Australian Dental Research Foundation Inc., Macquarie University ARC Small grants scheme, Binational Science Foundation scheme – USA/Israel, New Children's Hospital Small Grants scheme, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation Grants Scheme, Fight for Sight – UK, University of Western Sydney – Honours project reports. The Wellcome Trust. National Health and Medical Research Council. Action Research, UK.

APPOINTMENTS; Vision CRC Executive Committee, Honorary Research Associate, Institute of Dental Research, Sydney, Member, Organising Committee, International Congress for Eye Research, Sydney (2004), Invited to join Opinion Leaders / Experts in the management of Dry Eye, International Pharmaceutical Industry Consultants (2003).

SCIENTIFIC MEMBERSHIPS (Current); Australian Society for Microbiology. 1990 -, American Society for Microbiology. 1992 -, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. 1993 -, Member of Council (Board of Directors) of International Society for Contact Lens Research (http://www.isclr.org/). 1997 – present, Governing Board of Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society (http://www.tearfilm.org/). 2001 – present, Member of Committee of Molecular Pathogenesis on Inflammation and Infectious Eye Research, USA (http://w3.ouhsc.edu/MPEIR/MPIIER/mpiier2004.asp). 2002 – present.

ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS; Vision CRC, Executive Director for Science & Core Capabilities 2003-, UNSW Faculty of Science Research Management Committee 2004-.