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Ross Vlahos

Honorary
Biochemistry and Pharmacology
asthma
COPD
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
animals
mice
male
humans
inflammation
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Ross Vlahos

 
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Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
 
Primary Interest
Lung Diseases
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Ross Vlahos.

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ANTICALINS: INHALABLE BIOLOGICALS FOR SEVERE ASTHMA

This grant aims to develop a new class of medicines called 'anticalins'. Anticalins behave like a successful class of medicines called monoc..

2015 - 2017
Completed
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The Role of SAA and macrophages in smoke-related susceptibility to lung infection

Direct or second hand exposure to tobacco smoke significantly increases your risk of acquiring a chest infection. Infants and elderly smoker..

2012 - 2015
Completed
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Role of interleukin-17A in cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation

Emphysema is a major global health problem and has been predicted to become the third largest cause of death in the world by 2020. Cigarette..

2012 - 2014
Completed
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Local SAA drives steriod resistant airway inflammation

We have recently identified a blood marker termed SAA that is highly elevated during an acute attack of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseas..

2010 - 2013
Completed
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Cigarette smoke blocks the early response of the immune system to infection

Long term cigarette smoke exposure is a major risk factor for cancer, heart disease and emphysema. A less known fact about smoke exposure is..

2008 - 2010
Completed
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Cigarette smoke exposure chemically modifies and inactivates lung innate immunity mediated by the bacterial recognition receptor, TLR4.

2007 - 2008
Completed
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Role of GM-CSF in COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health problem and has been predicted to become the third largest cause of de..

2007 - 2010
Completed
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ROLE OF GM-CSF IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF COPD

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Protein and gene profiling of intraepithelial lung macrophages from asthmatic children

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Cigarette smoking inactivates lung innate immunity by chemically modifying TLR4

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Projects

Project Types

9

Research Grant

2

Internal Research Grant

Additional Information

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Ross Vlahos.

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Novel Therapies for Pneumonia-Associated Severe Asthma Phenotypes

Angelica Papanicolaou, Hao Wang, Catherine Satzke, Ross Vlahos, Nick Wilson, Steven Bozinovski

Journal article  |  2020  |  Trends in Molecular Medicine

Distinct asthma phenotypes are emerging from well-defined cohort studies and appear to be associated with a history of pneumonia. ..

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Cigarette smoking blocks the benefit from reduced weight gain for insulin action by shifting lipids deposition to muscle.

Anwar Khan, Sherouk Fouda, Ali Mahzari, Stanley MH Chan, Xiu Zhou, Cherubina Ratnam, Ross Vlahos, Ji-Ming Ye

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Science

Cigarette smoking (CS) is known to reduce body weight and this often masks its real effect on insulin action. The present study te..

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Ambulatory Oxygen in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease A Pilot, Randomized, Triple-Blinded, Sham-Controlled Trial

Yet H Khor, Anne E Holland, Nicole SL Goh, Belinda R Miller, Ross Vlahos, Steven Bozinovski, Aroub Lahham, Ian Glaspole, Christine F McDonald

Journal article  |  2020  |  CHEST Journal

BACKGROUND: Despite a lack of evidence, ambulatory oxygen therapy is frequently prescribed for patients with interstitial lung dis..

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Targeting Evolutionary Conserved Oxidative Stress and Immunometabolic Pathways for the Treatment of Respiratory Infectious Diseases.

Jonathan R Erlich, Eunice E To, Stella Liong, Robert Brooks, Ross Vlahos, John J O'Leary, Doug A Brooks, Stavros Selemidis

Journal article  |  2020  |  Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Significance: Up until recently, metabolism has scarcely been referenced in terms of immunology. However, eme..

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Spatial Properties of Reactive Oxygen Species Govern Pathogen-Specific Immune System Responses

Eunice E To, John J O'Leary, Luke AJ O'Neill, Ross Vlahos, Steven Bozinovski, Christopher JH Porter, Robert D Brooks, Doug A Brooks, Stavros Selemidis

Journal article  |  2020  |  Antioxidants and Redox Signaling

Significance: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are often considered to be undesirable toxic molecules that are g..

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FSTL-1: A New Player in the Prevention of Emphysema.

Ross Vlahos

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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Cigarette Smoking Exacerbates Skeletal Muscle Injury without Compromising Its Regenerative Capacity.

Stanley MH Chan, Claudia Cerni, Samantha Passey, Huei Jiunn Seow, Ivan Bernardo, Chris van der Poel, Aleksandar Dobric, Kurt Brassington, Stavros Selemidis, Steven Bozinovski, Ross Vlahos

Journal article  |  2020  |  American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Skeletal muscle dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease negatively impacts quality of life and survival..

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Ambulatory oxygen for treatment of exertional hypoxaemia in pulmonary fibrosis (PFOX trial): a randomised controlled trial

Anne E Holland, Tamera Corte, Daniel C Chambers, Andrew J Palmer, Magnus Per Ekstrom, Ian Glaspole, Nicole SL Goh, Graham Hepworth, Yet H Khor, Mariana Hoffman, Ross Vlahos, Magnus Skold, Leona Dowman, Lauren K Troy, Jyotika D Prasad, James Walsh, Christine F McDonald

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION: Interstitial lung diseases are characterised by scarring of lung tissue that leads to reduced transfer of oxygen int..

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Excessive Reactive Oxygen Species Inhibit IL-17A( ) gamma delta T Cells and Innate Cellular Responses to Bacterial Lung Infection

Desiree Anthony, Angelica Papanicolaou, Hao Wang, Huei Jiunn Seow, Eunice E To, Selcuk Yatmaz, Gary P Anderson, Odilia Wijburg, Stavros Selemidis, Ross Vlahos, Steven Bozinovski

Journal article  |  2019  |  Antioxidants & Redox Signaling

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CSF3R/CD114 mediates infection-dependent transition to severe asthma

Hao Wang, Meaghan FitzPatrick, Nicholas J Wilson, Desiree Anthony, Patrick C Reading, Catherine Satzke, Eileen M Dunne, Paul V Licciardi, Huei Jiunn Seow, Kristy Nichol, Ian M Adcock, Kian Fan Chung, Gary P Anderson, Ross Vlahos, Peter Wark, Steven Bozinovski

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Expanding Knowledge
Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Clinical Sciences
Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
Immunology
Other Health
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Non-Oriented Research

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2010

Best oral communication at TSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting “Tobacco & Related Substances SIG”.

Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ)
2006

To attend Annual Meeting of the European Respiratory Society (Munich, Germany)

AstraZeneca
2005

ERS Young Scientist Sponsorship Award - to attend Annual Meeting of the European Respiratory Society (Copenhagen, Denmark)

ERS
1999

ASCEPT New Investigator Award

ASCEPT
1999

ASCEPT New Investigator Travel Award - to attend American Thoracic Society Conference (San Diego, California, U.S.A.)

ASCEPT
1998

To attend Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A)

Allan Hanbury's Travelling Fellowship
1992

University of Melbourne
1992

Higher Education Contribution Scheme Exemption Scholarship

University of Melbourne

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Biochemistry and Pharmacology

Member

American Thoracic Society

Member

The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

Member

The Australian Lung Foundation

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

University of Melbourne

International Linkages

Goteborg University

Sweden

University of New South Wales

Australia

The University of Queensland

Australia

University of California - San Diego

United States