Overview
Availability
- Professor James Fraser is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Melbourne
- Doctor of Philosophy, unknown
Works
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2013
Journal Article
Reactive oxygen species homeostasis and virulence of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans requires an intact proline catabolism pathway
Lee, I. Russel, Lui, Edmund Y. L., Chow, Eve W. L., Arras, Samantha D. M., Morrow, Carl A. and Fraser, James A. (2013). Reactive oxygen species homeostasis and virulence of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans requires an intact proline catabolism pathway. Genetics, 194 (2), 421-U199. doi: 10.1534/genetics.113.150326
2013
Journal Article
Characterization of the complete uric acid degradation pathway in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Lee, I. Russel, Yang, Liting, Sebetso, Gaseene, Allen, Rebecca, Doan, Thi H. N., Blundell, Ross, Lui, Edmund Y. L., Morrow, Carl A. and Fraser, James A. (2013). Characterization of the complete uric acid degradation pathway in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. PLoS ONE, 8 (5) e64292, e64292.1-e64292.13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064292
2013
Journal Article
Comparative Genomics of Serial Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans Reveals Gene Associated With Carbon Utilization and Virulence
Ormerod, Kate L., Morrow, Carl A., Chow, Eve W. L., Lee, I. Russel, Arras, Samantha D. M., Schirra, Horst Joachim, Cox, Gary M., Fries, Bettina C. and Fraser, James A. (2013). Comparative Genomics of Serial Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans Reveals Gene Associated With Carbon Utilization and Virulence. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 3 (4), 675-686. doi: 10.1534/g3.113.005660
2013
Journal Article
Ploidy variation as an adaptive mechanism in human pathogenic fungi
Morrow, Carl A. and Fraser, James A. (2013). Ploidy variation as an adaptive mechanism in human pathogenic fungi. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 24 (4), 339-346. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2013.01.008
2013
Journal Article
Sulfonylureas have antifungal activity and are potent inhibitors of Candida albicans acetohydroxyacid synthase
Lee, Yu-Ting, Cui, Chang-Jun, Chow, Eve W. L., Pue, Nason, Lonhienne, Thierry, Wang, Jian-Guo, Fraser, James A. and Guddat, Luke W. (2013). Sulfonylureas have antifungal activity and are potent inhibitors of Candida albicans acetohydroxyacid synthase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 56 (1), 210-219. doi: 10.1021/jm301501k
2012
Journal Article
De novo GTP biosynthesis is critical for virulence of the fungal pathogen cryptococcus neoformans
Morrow, Carl A., Valkov, Eugene, Stamp, Anna, Chow, Eve W. L., Lee, I. Russel, Wronski, Ania, Williams, Simon J., Hill, Justine M., Djordjevic, Julianne T., Kappler, Ulrke, Kobe, Bostjan and Fraser, James A. (2012). De novo GTP biosynthesis is critical for virulence of the fungal pathogen cryptococcus neoformans. PLoS Pathogens, 8 (10) e1002957, e1002957. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002957
2012
Journal Article
Characterization of an Nmr homolog that modulates gata factor-mediated nitrogen metabolite repression in Cryptococcus neoformans
Lee, I. Russel, Lim, Jonathan W. C., Ormerod, Kate L., Morrow, Carl A. and Fraser, James A. (2012). Characterization of an Nmr homolog that modulates gata factor-mediated nitrogen metabolite repression in Cryptococcus neoformans. PLoS One, 7 (3) e32585, e32585.1-e32585.15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032585
2012
Journal Article
A unique chromosomal rearrangement in the Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii type strain enhances key phenotypes associated with virulence
Morrow, Carl A., Lee, I. Russell, Chow, Eve W. L., Ormerod, Kate L., Goldinger, Anita, Byrnes III, Edmond J., Nielsen, Kirsten, Heitman, Joseph, Schirra, Horst Joachim and Fraser, James A. (2012). A unique chromosomal rearrangement in the Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii type strain enhances key phenotypes associated with virulence. mBio, 3 (2) e00310-11, e00310.1-e00310.11. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00310-11
2012
Journal Article
Discovery of a Modified Tetrapolar Sexual Cycle in Cryptococcus amylolentus and the Evolution of MAT in the Cryptococcus Species Complex
Findley, Keisha, Sun, Sheng, Fraser, James A., Hsueh, Yen-Ping, Averette, Anna Floyd, Li, Wenjun, Dietrich, Fred S. and Heitman, Joseph (2012). Discovery of a Modified Tetrapolar Sexual Cycle in Cryptococcus amylolentus and the Evolution of MAT in the Cryptococcus Species Complex. PLoS Genetics, 8 (2) e1002528, e1002528-1-e1002528-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002528
2012
Journal Article
Microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans driven by massive tandem gene amplification
Chow, Eve W. L., Morrow, Carl A., Djordjevic, Julianne T., Wood, Ian A. and Fraser, James A. (2012). Microevolution of Cryptococcus neoformans driven by massive tandem gene amplification. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 29 (8), 1987-2000. doi: 10.1093/molbev/mss066
2011
Journal Article
A diverse population of Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGIII in Southern Californian HIV/AIDS patients
Byrnes, Edmond J., Li, Wenjun, Ren, Ping, Lewit, Yonathan, Voelz, Kerstin, Fraser, James A., Dietrich, Fred S., May, Robin C., Chatuverdi, Sudha, Chatuverdi, Vishnu and Heitman, Joseph (2011). A diverse population of Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGIII in Southern Californian HIV/AIDS patients. PLoS Pathogens, 7 (9) e1002205, 134-1. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002205
2011
Journal Article
Nitrogen Metabolite Repression of Metabolism and Virulence in the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Lee, I. Russel, Chow, Eve W. L., Morrow, Carl A., Djordjevic, Julianne T. and Fraser, James A. (2011). Nitrogen Metabolite Repression of Metabolism and Virulence in the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Genetics, 188 (2), 309-323. doi: 10.1534/genetics.111.128538
2011
Journal Article
Genome Variation in Cryptococcus gattii, an Emerging Pathogen of Immunocompetent Hosts
D'Souza, C.A., Kronstad, J.W., Taylor, G., Warrne, R., Yuen, M., Hu, G., Jung, W.H., Sham, A., Kidd, S.E., Tangen, K., Lee, N., Zeilmaker, T., Sawkins, J., McVicker, G., Shah, S., Gnerre, S., Griggs, A., Zeng, Q., Bartlett, K., Li, W., Wang, X., Heitman, J., Stajich, J.E., Fraser, J.A., Meyer, W., Carter, D., Schein, J., Krzywinski, M., Kwon-Chung, K.J. ... Cuomo, C.A. (2011). Genome Variation in Cryptococcus gattii, an Emerging Pathogen of Immunocompetent Hosts. mBio, 2 (1) e00342-10, e00342-1-e00342-10. doi: 10.1128/mBio.00342-10
2011
Conference Publication
Secondary metabolites from saltwater culture of the sponge-derived fungus Acremonium persicinum
Suciati, Fraser, James A. and Garson, Mary J. (2011). Secondary metabolites from saltwater culture of the sponge-derived fungus Acremonium persicinum. International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products (27th, ISCNP, 2011) and the 7th International Conference on Biodiversity (7th, ICOB, 2011), South Bank, QLD, Australia, 10-15 July 2011.
2010
Journal Article
Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of mycophenolic acid-resistant and mycophenolic acid-sensitive forms of IMP dehydrogenase from the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus
Morrow, CA, Stamp, A, Valkov, E, Kobe, B and Fraser, JA (2010). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of mycophenolic acid-resistant and mycophenolic acid-sensitive forms of IMP dehydrogenase from the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, 66 (9), 1104-1107. doi: 10.1107/S1744309110031659
2009
Journal Article
Sexual reproduction and dimorphism in the pathogenic basidiomycetes
Morrow, Carl A. and Fraser, James A. (2009). Sexual reproduction and dimorphism in the pathogenic basidiomycetes. FEMS Yeast Research, 9 (2), 161-177. doi: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2008.00475.x
2008
Journal Article
Transitions in sexuality: recapitulation of an ancestral tri- and tetrapolar mating system in Cryptococcus neoformans
Hsueh, Yen-Ping, Fraser, James A. and Heitman, Joseph (2008). Transitions in sexuality: recapitulation of an ancestral tri- and tetrapolar mating system in Cryptococcus neoformans. Eukaryotic Cell, 7 (10), 1847-1855. doi: 10.1128/EC.00271-08
2007
Journal Article
First contemporary case of human infection with Cryptococcus gattii in Puget Sound: Evidence for spread of the Vancouver Island outbreak
Upton, A., Fraser, J., Kidd, S., Bretz, C., Bartlett, K., Heitman, J. and Marr, K. (2007). First contemporary case of human infection with Cryptococcus gattii in Puget Sound: Evidence for spread of the Vancouver Island outbreak. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 45 (9), 3086-3088. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00593-07
2007
Journal Article
Evolution of the mating type locus: Insights gained from the dimorphic primary fungal pathogens Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, and Coccidioides posadasii
Fraser, James A., Stajich, Jason E., Tarcha, Eric J., Cole, Garry T., Inglis, Diane O., Sil, Anita and Heitman, Joseph (2007). Evolution of the mating type locus: Insights gained from the dimorphic primary fungal pathogens Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, and Coccidioides posadasii. Eukaryotic Cell, 6 (4), 622-629. doi: 10.1128/EC.00018-07
2007
Book Chapter
Evolution of the Mating-Type Locus: The Basidiomycetes
Fraser, J., Hsueh, Y., Findley, K. and Heitman, J. (2007). Evolution of the Mating-Type Locus: The Basidiomycetes. Sex in Fungi: Molecular Determination and Evolutionary Implications. (pp. 19-34) edited by Heitman, J., Kronstad, J., Taylor, J. and Casselton, L.. Washington, DC: ASM Press. doi: 10.1037/11499-002
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of the cotranscriptional activator complex SAGA in virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Schulz
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Doctor Philosophy
Advanced Genetic Toolkit for Cryptococcus neoformans: Iterating Upon Currently Used Techniques in the WHO¿s Top-Ranked Fungal Pathogen
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Nick West
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Doctor Philosophy
Resolving a Dichotomy: A Journey between the Laboratory and the Classroom
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bostjan Kobe
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Doctor Philosophy
The Cryptococcus neoformans SAGA: Investigating the SAGA associated Histone acetyltransferase and Deubiquitinase modules opposing influence on virulence
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Schulz
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Doctor Philosophy
Antifungal agents to target disseminated mycoses
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kylie Agnew-Francis, Professor Avril Robertson
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Doctor Philosophy
Purine biosynthesis as an anti fungal target
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bostjan Kobe
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Doctor Philosophy
Targetting Candida Auris
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kylie Agnew-Francis, Professor Avril Robertson
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing a cell-free, structural model of fungal cell walls
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Evelyne Deplazes
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Doctor Philosophy
Targeting Deadly Mycotic Infection
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kylie Agnew-Francis, Professor Avril Robertson
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Doctor Philosophy
Characterising the membrane interactions and cytotoxic activity of the anti-fungal peptide Lactofungin
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Evelyne Deplazes
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Purine metabolism as an antifungal target
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Schulz, Professor Bostjan Kobe
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Targeting metabolic pathways for new antifungals: Purine biosynthesis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bostjan Kobe
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The Identification and Characterisation of Short Open Reading Frame-Encoded Polypeptides in Cryptococcus neoformans
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Schulz
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Classical and rational approaches to antifungal drug design
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bostjan Kobe
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Epigenetic regulation of virulence in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Benjamin Schulz
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Disruption of de novo ATP biosynthesis abolishes virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bostjan Kobe
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Moving targets: Microevolution of pathogenic species within the laboratory and the human host
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Phil Hugenholtz
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism in Fungi: The Impact of Nitrogen Catabolism on Virulence in the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bernard Carroll
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Subtelomeric Microevolution in the Human Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bernard Carroll
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
New strategies for antifungal development in Cryptococcus neoformans exploiting purine metabolism and microevolution during infection
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bernard Carroll
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Structure and function of plant and fungal acetohydroxyacid synthases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Luke Guddat
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Novel antifungals selectively targeting the purine metabolic pathway
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Avril Robertson, Professor Bostjan Kobe
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Characterization of Caenorhabditis elegans phosphine resistant mutant alh-6(wr3)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Paul Ebert
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
From the Sea to the Jungle: The Search for Bioactive Metabolites from Marine Samples and a Terrestrial Fungus
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ben Ross
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of the DEFECTIVE EMBRYO and MERISTEMS(DEM) genes of plants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bernard Carroll
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