Overview
Availability
- Professor Wally Thomas is:
- Available for supervision
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Targeting Cardiomyocytes with Adeno Associated Viruses to Protect Hearts from Trastuzumab-induced Cardiotoxicity
Reichelt, Melissa, Ho, Uda, Bunt, Kelsey, Watson, Sophie, Patel, Kinjal, Bradford, Julia and Thomas, Walter G. (2024). Targeting Cardiomyocytes with Adeno Associated Viruses to Protect Hearts from Trastuzumab-induced Cardiotoxicity. American Physiology Summit 2024, Long Beach, CA United States, 4-7 April 2024. Rockville, MD United States: American Physiological Society. doi: 10.1152/physiol.2024.39.s1.2480
2024
Journal Article
Acid-sensing ion channel 1a blockade reduces myocardial injury in rodent models of myocardial infarction
Redd, Meredith A, Yoshikawa, Yusuke, Khan, Nemat, Waqar, Maleeha, Saez, Natalie J, Outhwaite, Jennifer E, Russell, Jake S, Hanna, Amy D, Chiu, Han S, Er, Sing Yan, Butcher, Neville J, Mardon, Karine, Fraser, John F, Smythe, Mark L, Rash, Lachlan D, Thomas, Walter G, King, Glenn F, Reichelt, Melissa E and Palpant, Nathan J (2024). Acid-sensing ion channel 1a blockade reduces myocardial injury in rodent models of myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal, 45 (17), 1571-1574. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad793
2024
Journal Article
Cardiac human bitter taste receptors contain naturally occurring variants that alter function
Bloxham, Conor J., Hulme, Katina D., Fierro, Fabrizio, Fercher, Christian, Pegg, Cassandra L., O'Brien, Shannon L., Foster, Simon R., Short, Kirsty R., Furness, Sebastian G. B., Reichelt, Melissa E., Niv, Masha Y. and Thomas, Walter G. (2024). Cardiac human bitter taste receptors contain naturally occurring variants that alter function. Biochemical Pharmacology, 219 115932, 115932. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115932
2023
Journal Article
Angiotensin receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1
Alexander, Wayne, Bernstein, Kenneth E., Catt, Kevin J., De Gasparo, Marc, Dhanachandra Singh, Khuraijam, Eguchi, Satoru, Escher, Emanuel, Goodfriend, Theodore L., Horiuchi, Mastgugu, Hunyady, László, Husain, Ahsan, Inagami, Tadashi, Karnik, Sadashiva, Kemp, Jacqueline, Thomas, Walter G., Timmermans, Pieter B. M. W. M., Tirupula, Kalyan, Unal, Hamiyet, Unger, Thomas and Vanderheyden, Patrick (2023). Angiotensin receptors in GtoPdb v.2023.1. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 2023 (1), 1-21. doi: 10.2218/gtopdb/f6/2023.1
2023
Journal Article
Early cardiac aging linked to impaired stress-resistance and transcriptional control of stress response, quality control and mitochondrial pathways
Ashton, Kevin J., Kiessling, Can J., Thompson, Jamie-Lee M., Aziz, Aliah Y., Thomas, Walter G., Headrick, John P. and Reichelt, Melissa E. (2023). Early cardiac aging linked to impaired stress-resistance and transcriptional control of stress response, quality control and mitochondrial pathways. Experimental Gerontology, 171 112011, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2022.112011
2023
Conference Publication
A bitter taste in your heart: cardiac cells expressing T2Rs and polymorhpisms that affect cardiac function
Thomas, Walter G., Bloxham, Conor J., Dashwood, Alexander, Cheesman, Elizabeth, Hulme, Katina D., Khoo, Hui Y., Russell, Jake D., Yoshikawa, Yusuke, Reichelt, Melissa E., Short, Kirsty R., Furness, Sebastian B. G., Foster, Simon R. and Molenaar, Peter (2023). A bitter taste in your heart: cardiac cells expressing T2Rs and polymorhpisms that affect cardiac function. 45th Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Chemoreception-Sciences, Bonita Springs, FL, United States, 19-22 April 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2022
Journal Article
Akt acts as a switch for GPCR transactivation of the TGF‐β receptor type 1
Mohamed, Raafat, Shajimoon, Aravindra, Afroz, Rizwana, Gabr, Mai, Thomas, Wally, Little, Peter J. and Kamato, Danielle (2022). Akt acts as a switch for GPCR transactivation of the TGF‐β receptor type 1. The FEBS Journal, 289 (9), 2642-2656. doi: 10.1111/febs.16297
2022
Journal Article
A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals
Eagles, David A., Saez, Natalie J., Krishnarjuna, Bankala, Bradford, Julia J., Chin, Yanni K.-Y., Starobova, Hana, Mueller, Alexander, Reichelt, Melissa E., Undheim, Eivind A. B., Norton, Raymond S., Thomas, Walter G., Vetter, Irina, King, Glenn F. and Robinson, Samuel D. (2022). A peptide toxin in ant venom mimics vertebrate EGF-like hormones to cause long-lasting hypersensitivity in mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (7) e2112630119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2112630119
2021
Journal Article
Corrigendum to “BRET-based assay to monitor EGFR transactivation by the AT1R reveals Gq/11 protein-independent activation and AT1R-EGFR complexes” [Biochem. Pharmacol. 158 (2108) 232–242] (Biochemical Pharmacology (2018) 158 (232–242), (S0006295218304386), (10.1016/j.bcp.2018.10.017))
O'Brien, Shannon L., Johnstone, Elizabeth K.M., Devost, Dominic, Conroy, Jacinta, Reichelt, Melissa E., Purdue, Brooke W., Ayoub, Mohammed A., Kawai, Tatsuo, Inoue, Asuka, Eguchi, Satoru, Hébert, Terence E., Pfleger, Kevin D.G. and Thomas, Walter G. (2021). Corrigendum to “BRET-based assay to monitor EGFR transactivation by the AT1R reveals Gq/11 protein-independent activation and AT1R-EGFR complexes” [Biochem. Pharmacol. 158 (2108) 232–242] (Biochemical Pharmacology (2018) 158 (232–242), (S0006295218304386), (10.1016/j.bcp.2018.10.017)). Biochemical Pharmacology, 192 114756, 114756. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114756
2021
Journal Article
Therapeutic inhibition of acid sensing ion channel 1a recovers heart function after ischemia-reperfusion injury
Redd, Meredith A., Scheuer, Sarah E., Saez, Natalie J., Yoshikawa, Yusuke, Chiu, Han Sheng, Gao, Ling, Hicks, Mark, Villanueva, Jeanette E., Joshi, Yashutosh, Chow, Chun Yuen, Cuellar-Partida, Gabriel, Peart, Jason N., See Hoe, Louise E., Chen, Xiaoli, Sun, Yuliangzi, Suen, Jacky Y., Hatch, Robert J., Rollo, Ben, Xiao, Di, Alzubaidi, Mubarak A.H., Maljevic, Snezana, Quaife-Ryan, Gregory A., Hudson, James E., Porrello, Enzo R., White, Melanie Y., Cordwell, Stuart J., Fraser, John F., Petrou, Steven, Reichelt, Melissa E. ... Palpant, Nathan J. (2021). Therapeutic inhibition of acid sensing ion channel 1a recovers heart function after ischemia-reperfusion injury. Circulation, 144 (12), 947-960. doi: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.054360
2021
Journal Article
The concise guide to pharmacology 2021/22: G protein‐coupled receptors
Alexander, Stephen PH, Christopoulos, Arthur, Davenport, Anthony P, Kelly, Eamonn, Mathie, Alistair, Peters, John A, Veale, Emma L, Armstrong, Jane F, Faccenda, Elena, Harding, Simon D, Pawson, Adam J, Southan, Christopher, Davies, Jamie A, Abbracchio, Maria Pia, Alexander, Wayne, Al‐hosaini, Khaled, Bäck, Magnus, Barnes, Nicholas M., Bathgate, Ross, Beaulieu, Jean‐Martin, Bernstein, Kenneth E., Bettler, Bernhard, Birdsall, Nigel J.M., Blaho, Victoria, Boulay, Francois, Bousquet, Corinne, Bräuner‐Osborne, Hans, Burnstock, Geoffrey, Caló, Girolamo ... Ye, Richard D. (2021). The concise guide to pharmacology 2021/22: G protein‐coupled receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology, 178 (S1), S27-S156. doi: 10.1111/bph.15538
2021
Journal Article
Type I diabetes mellitus increases the cardiovascular complications of influenza virus infection
Sinclair, Jane E., Bloxham, Conor J., Chiu, Han, Chew, Keng Yih, Russell, Jake, Yoshikawa, Yusuke, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Steele, Lauren E., Hulme, Katina D., Verzele, Nathalie A. J., Noye, Ellesandra C., Wu, Melanie, Reichelt, Melissa E., Thomas, Walter G., Gallo, Linda A., Redd, Meredith A. and Short, Kirsty R. (2021). Type I diabetes mellitus increases the cardiovascular complications of influenza virus infection. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 11 714440, 714440. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.714440
2021
Journal Article
Stimulation of the four isoforms of receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB4, but not ErbB1, confers cardiomyocyte hypertrophy
Wang, Zhen, Chan, Hsiu‐Wen, Gambarotta, Giovanna, Smith, Nicola J., Purdue, Brooke W., Pennisi, David J., Porrello, Enzo R., O'Brien, Shannon L., Reichelt, Melissa E., Thomas, Walter G. and Paravicini, Tamara M. (2021). Stimulation of the four isoforms of receptor tyrosine kinase ErbB4, but not ErbB1, confers cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 236 (12) jcp.30487, 8160-8170. doi: 10.1002/jcp.30487
2021
Journal Article
Complex interactions between the angiotensin II type 1 receptor, the epidermal growth factor receptor and TRIO-dependent signaling partners
Johnstone, Elizabeth K.M., Abhayawardana, Rekhati S., See, Heng B., Seeber, Ruth M., O'Brien, Shannon L., Thomas, Walter G. and Pfleger, Kevin D.G. (2021). Complex interactions between the angiotensin II type 1 receptor, the epidermal growth factor receptor and TRIO-dependent signaling partners. Biochemical Pharmacology, 188 114521, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2021.114521
2020
Journal Article
Modular transient nanoclustering of activated β2-adrenergic receptors revealed by single-molecule tracking of conformation-specific nanobodies
Gormal, Rachel S., Padmanabhan, Pranesh, Kasula, Ravikiran, Bademosi, Adekunle T., Coakley, Sean, Giacomotto, Jean, Blum, Ailisa, Joensuu, Merja, Wallis, Tristan P., Lo, Harriet P., Budnar, Srikanth, Rae, James, Ferguson, Charles, Bastiani, Michele, Thomas, Walter G., Pardon, Els, Steyaert, Jan, Yap, Alpha S., Goodhill, Geoffrey J., Hilliard, Massimo A., Parton, Robert G. and Meunier, Frédéric A. (2020). Modular transient nanoclustering of activated β2-adrenergic receptors revealed by single-molecule tracking of conformation-specific nanobodies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117 (48), 30476-30487. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2007443117
2020
Journal Article
A high fat diet increases influenza A virus-associated cardiovascular damage
Siegers, Jurre Y., Novakovic, Boris, Hulme, Katina D., Marshall, Rebecca, Bloxham, Conor J., Thomas, Walter G., Reichelt, Mellissa E., Leijten, Lonneke, van Run, Peter, Knox, Karen, Sokolowski, Kamil A., Tse, Brian W. C., Chew, Keng Yih, Christ, Angelika N., Howe, Greg, Bruxner, Timothy J. C., Karolyi, Mario, Pawelka, Erich, Koch, Rebecca M., Bellmann-Weiler, Rosa, Burkert, Francesco, Weiss, Günter, Samanta, Romit J., Openshaw, Peter J. M., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, van Riel, Debby and Short, Kirsty R. (2020). A high fat diet increases influenza A virus-associated cardiovascular damage. The Journal of infectious diseases, 222 (5), 820-831. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa159
2020
Journal Article
A bitter taste in your heart
Bloxham, Conor J., Foster, Simon R. and Thomas, Walter G. (2020). A bitter taste in your heart. Frontiers in Physiology, 11 431, 431. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00431
2020
Conference Publication
Naturally occurring, non-functional polymorphisms in cardiac T2R (bitter taste) receptors
Bloxham, Conor, Foster, Simon and Thomas, Walter (2020). Naturally occurring, non-functional polymorphisms in cardiac T2R (bitter taste) receptors. 29th Annual Meeting of the European-Chemoreception-Research-Organization (ECRO), Trieste, Italy, 11-14 September 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2019
Journal Article
The Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2019/20: G protein‐coupled receptors
Alexander, Stephen P. H., Christopoulos, Arthur, Davenport, Anthony P., Kelly, Eamonn, Mathie, Alistair, Peters, John A., Veale, Emma L., Armstrong, Jane F., Faccenda, Elena, Harding, Simon D., Pawson, Adam J., Sharman, Joanna L., Southan, Christopher, Davies, Jamie A., Abbracchio, Maria P., Alexander, Wayne, Al-hosaini, Khaled, Bäck, Magnus, Beaulieu, Jean‐Martin, Bernstein, Kenneth E., Bettler, Bernhard, Birdsall, Nigel J.M., Blaho, Victoria, Bousquet, Corinne, Bräuner-Osborne, Hans, Burnstock, Geoffrey, Caló, Girolamo, Castaño, Justo P., Catt, Kevin J. ... Yao, Chengcan (2019). The Concise Guide to Pharmacology 2019/20: G protein‐coupled receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology, 176 (S1), S21-S141. doi: 10.1111/bph.14748
2019
Conference Publication
Cardiomyocyte ErbB4 receptors are essential for developmental cardiac hypertrophy and cardiac function in adult hearts
Reichelt, M., Wang, Z., Thorn, C., Paravicini, T. and Thomas, W. G. (2019). Cardiomyocyte ErbB4 receptors are essential for developmental cardiac hypertrophy and cardiac function in adult hearts. ESC Congress / World Congress of Cardiology, Paris, France, 31 August - 4 September 2019. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of neuregulin in cardiac function and failure
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melissa Reichelt
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidermal growth factor receptors in cardiac function and disease
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melissa Reichelt
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the role of HER2 in cardiac function.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Fiona Simpson, Dr Melissa Reichelt
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Doctor Philosophy
Deciphering the Role of Immune Signalling in Cardiac Dysfunction
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the role of WD40-Repeat Protein 62 (WDR62) in the regulation of heart function.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Dominic Ng, Dr Melissa Reichelt
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of C5a and ß-1 adrenergic receptors on cardiovascular function in cats
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Trent Woodruff, Professor Paul Mills
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding how an old heart gets stiff
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melissa Reichelt
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Local regulation of cardiac pathophysiology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melissa Reichelt
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
A bitter taste in your heart: the role of T2Rs in cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Walker, Professor Mark Schembri
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Investigation into the role of the ErbB4 receptor in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and adult cardiac function
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Odorant and taste receptor systems in the heart: investigation of novel cardiac biology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Key, Professor Eugeni Roura
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Phenotypic and Genotypic Associations between Food Allergy and Taste
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eugeni Roura
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Studies on in vitro and in vivo mechanisms of atherosclerosis involving proteoglycans.
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
DNA methylation and chromatin dynamics during postnatal cardiomyocyte maturation
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Analysis of the Role of Crim1 in Heart Development
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Piper
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The effect of hexarelin in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced rat model through protective actions on islet beta cells and cardiomyocytes
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Stimulus Secretion Coupling in Exocrine and Endocrine Cells
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Prenatal glucocorticoid exposure and the programming of cardiovascular disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Moritz
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