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Email

n.slakeski@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Senior Research Fellow
Melbourne Dental School
Education
Bachelors Degree
La Trobe University
PhD
La Trobe University
ORCID

0000-0001-9776-6018

Dr Nada Slakeski

Senior Research Fellow
Melbourne Dental School

51 Scholarly works
6 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Preclinical Development of a Multidomain Vaccine for Periodontitisassociated Alzheimer's Disease (PAD Vax)
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Metabolic cooperativity between Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola
    DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2020.1808750
  • 2019

    Journal article

    The Role of Treponema denticola Motility in Synergistic Biofilm Formation With Porphyromonas gingivalis
    DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00432
  • 2016

    Journal article

    A therapeutic Porphyromonas gingivalis gingipain vaccine induces neutralising IgG1 antibodies that protect against experimental periodontitis
    DOI: 10.1038/npjvaccines.2016.22
  • 2016

    Journal article

    PG1058 is a novel multidomain protein component of the bacterial type IX secretion system
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164313
  • 2016

    Journal article

    Spheres of influence: Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membrane vesicles
    DOI: 10.1111/omi.12134
  • 2015

    Journal article

    Bacterial interactions in pathogenic subgingival plaque
    DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.10.022
Nada Slakeski

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2020
UoM Service Recognition 25 Year Bronze Medal
2018
Highest ranked research project Australian Dental Industry Association
2001
Oral Biology Award: Award for excellence in research in the field of oral biology (Chiba, Japan 2001) International Association of Dental Research - ANZ Division
2001
Research Travel Award Ian Potter Foundation

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2014

    Journal article

    Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola Exhibit Metabolic Symbioses
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003955
  • 2013

    Journal article

    Porphyromonas gingivalis and Treponema denticola Synergistic Polymicrobial Biofilm Development
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071727
  • 2013

    Journal article

    Propeptide-Mediated Inhibition of Cognate Gingipain Proteinases
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065447
  • 2013

    Journal article

    Reversible redox regulation of specificity of Arg-gingipain B in Porphyromonas gingivalis
    DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.02.051

RECENT PROJECTS

  • Research Grant

    Aid Elispot Reader System - 2004 NHMRC Equipment Grant Allocations
  • Research Grant

    Development of a Defined Porphyromonas Gingivalis Vaccine
  • Research Grant

    Molecular Characterization of the Gingipains of Porphyromonas Gingivalis
  • Research Grant

    Development of a Site-Specific, Predictive Assay for Periodontal Disease Progression Using Mass Spectrometric and Real Time PCR Analyses

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