Kathy Heel

Research Interests & Areas of Expertise:

Current Projects:

Effects of gene therapy on viability and regenerative capacity of injured neurons - Prof Alan Harvey (School Anatomy and Human Biology, UWA) and Prof Donald Robertson (School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, UWA). Neurotrauma Research Program Grant.

Investigation of Picoplankton Species off Western Australia - Dr Harriet Paterson (School of Environmental Systems Engineering, UWA).

Helicobacter pylori Infection in archival patient peptic ulcer biopsies - Prof Barry Marshall (2005 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine; School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, UWA).

Non-myelinating Schwann cells and Mycobacterium leprae invasion - Ms Judith Blake (Centre for Human Genetics, Edith Cowan University), Dr Mel Ziman (Centre for Human Genetics, Edith Cowan University) and Dr Paul Rigby (CMCA, UWA).

Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA) – Mr Steven Yovich, Mr Christian Ottolini and Dr James Stanger, Pivet Medical Centre.

Recent Publications:

Dessauvagie BF, Zhao W, Heel-Miller KA, Harvey J, Bentel JM.  Characterisation of columnar cell lesions of the breast: Immunophenotypic analysis of columnar alteration with prominent apical snouts and secretions (CAPSS). Human Pathology  2007; 38(2): 284-292

Kulkarni S, Dopheide SM, Yap CL, Ravanat C, Freund M, Mangin P, Heel KA, Street A, Harper IS, Lanza F, Jackson SP. A revised model of platelet aggregation. J Clin Invest 2000; 105: 783-91