Overview
Availability
- Dr Amber Gillett is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Dominance of Vaccine‐Specific <i>Chlamydia pecorum ompA</i> Genotypes in Koalas From North‐Eastern Australia
Sarovich, Derek S., Jelocnik, Martina, Stewart, Praphaporn, Pollak, Nina M., Wong, Jessie S. F., Kunesh, Charlotte, Ojiako, Chioma, Hanger, Jon, Gillett, Amber, Valenza, Ludovica, Portas, Timothy, Wakeman, Jodie, Timms, Peter and Phillips, Samuel (2025). Dominance of Vaccine‐Specific Chlamydia pecorum ompA Genotypes in Koalas From North‐Eastern Australia. Ecology and Evolution, 15 (3). doi: 10.1002/ece3.70973
2025
Journal Article
Patterns of activity and travel by koalas in a disturbed urban landscape in Queensland
Tacla, Philippa Kirsten, Barth, Benjamin James, Fitzgibbon, Sean Ian, Gillett, Amber Kristen and Ellis, William Anthony (2025). Patterns of activity and travel by koalas in a disturbed urban landscape in Queensland. Australian Mammalogy, 47 (1) AM24044. doi: 10.1071/AM24044
2023
Journal Article
Defining putative koala retrovirus-associated disease in koalas. In Proceedings of the Second Koala Retrovirus Workshop, ed. D. E. Alquezar-Planas, D. P. Higgins, C. L. Singleton, and A. D. Greenwood
Gillett, Amber K. (2023). Defining putative koala retrovirus-associated disease in koalas. In Proceedings of the Second Koala Retrovirus Workshop, ed. D. E. Alquezar-Planas, D. P. Higgins, C. L. Singleton, and A. D. Greenwood. Technical Reports of the Australian Museum online, 38, 23-29. doi: 10.3853/j.1835-4211.38.2023.1836
2022
Journal Article
Koalas of the Clarke Connors Range
Ellis, W., Melzer, A., FitzGibbon, S., Hulse, L., Gillett, A. and Barth, B. (2022). Koalas of the Clarke Connors Range. Australian Mammalogy, 45 (2), 160-170. doi: 10.1071/am22026
2022
Journal Article
Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas
Youngman, Nicholas J., Llinas, Joshua, Haworth, Mark, Gillett, Amber, Jones, Lee, Walker, Andrew A. and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Untangling interactions between Bitis vipers and their prey using coagulotoxicity against diverse vertebrate plasmas. Toxicon, 216, 37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2022.06.012
2022
Journal Article
Differential coagulotoxic and neurotoxic venom activity from species of the arboreal viperid snake genus Bothriechis (palm-pitvipers)
Youngman, Nicholas J., Peng, Yin-Hsuan, Harris, Richard J., Jones, Lee, Llinas, Joshua, Haworth, Mark, Gillett, Amber and Fry, Bryan G. (2022). Differential coagulotoxic and neurotoxic venom activity from species of the arboreal viperid snake genus Bothriechis (palm-pitvipers). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part - C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 256 109326, 109326. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109326
2022
Journal Article
Genetic characterisation of Echinocephalus spp. (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) from marine hosts in Australia
Karagiorgis, Christina, Ploeg, Richard J., Ghafar, Abdul, Gauci, Charles G., Sukee, Tanapan, Cutmore, Scott C., Claybrook, Jorja, Loneragan, Neil R., Wee, Nicholas Q-X., Gillett, Amber K., Beveridge, Ian and Jabbar, Abdul (2022). Genetic characterisation of Echinocephalus spp. (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) from marine hosts in Australia. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 17, 161-165. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.12.012
2021
Journal Article
Retroviral integrations contribute to elevated host cancer rates during germline invasion
McEwen, Gayle K., Alquezar-Planas, David E., Dayaram, Anisha, Gillett, Amber, Tarlinton, Rachael, Mongan, Nigel, Chappell, Keith J., Henning, Joerg, Tan, Milton, Timms, Peter, Young, Paul R., Roca, Alfred L. and Greenwood, Alex D. (2021). Retroviral integrations contribute to elevated host cancer rates during germline invasion. Nature Communications, 12 (1) 1316, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21612-7
2020
Journal Article
Differential coagulotoxicity of metalloprotease isoforms from Bothrops neuwiedi snake venom and consequent variations in antivenom efficacy
Sousa, Leijiane F., Bernardoni, Juliana L., Zdenek, Christina N., Dobson, James, Coimbra, Francisco, Gillett, Amber, Lopes-Ferreira, Mônica, Moura-da-Silva, A.M. and Fry, Bryan G. (2020). Differential coagulotoxicity of metalloprotease isoforms from Bothrops neuwiedi snake venom and consequent variations in antivenom efficacy. Toxicology Letters, 333, 211-221. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.08.009
2020
Journal Article
Body temperature of free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in south-east Queensland
Adam, D., Johnston, S. D., Beard, L., Nicolson, V., Gaughan, J. B., Lisle, A. T., FitzGibbon, S., Barth, B. J., Gillett, A., Grigg, G. and Ellis, W. (2020). Body temperature of free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in south-east Queensland. International Journal of Biometeorology, 64 (8), 1305-1318. doi: 10.1007/s00484-020-01907-y
2020
Journal Article
Scattered paddock trees and roadside vegetation can provide important habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in an agricultural landscape
Barth, Benjamin J., Fitzgibbon, Sean I., Gillett, Amber, Wilson, Robbie S., Moffitt, Beth, Pye, Geoffrey W., Adam, Dalene, Preece, Harriet and Ellis, William A. (2020). Scattered paddock trees and roadside vegetation can provide important habitat for koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in an agricultural landscape. Australian Mammalogy, 42 (2), 194-203. doi: 10.1071/AM18031
2020
Journal Article
Coccidiosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Australia: Pathogenesis, spatial and temporal distribution, and climate-related determinants of disease outbreaks
de Gouvea Pedroso, Silvia Ban, Phalen, David N., Terkildsen, Michael, Blyde, David, March, Duane T., Gordon, Anita N., Chapman, Phoebe A., Mills, Paul C., Owen, Helen, Gillett, Amber, Lloyd, Hannah B., Ross, Geoffrey A., Hall, Jane, Scott, Jennifer, Ariel, Ellen, Yang, Rongchang and Rose, Karrie A. (2020). Coccidiosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Australia: Pathogenesis, spatial and temporal distribution, and climate-related determinants of disease outbreaks. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 56 (2), 359-371. doi: 10.7589/2019-05-115
2020
Journal Article
Epidemiology of chlamydia-induced reproductive disease in male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Southeast Queensland, Australia as assessed from penile urethral swabs and semen
Hulse, Lyndal S., Beagley, Kenneth, Ellis, William, Fitzgibbon, Sean, Gillett, Amber, Barth, Ben, Robbins, Amy, Pyne, Michael, Larkin, Rebecca and Johnston, Stephen D. (2020). Epidemiology of chlamydia-induced reproductive disease in male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) from Southeast Queensland, Australia as assessed from penile urethral swabs and semen. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 56 (1) 2019-03-062, 82-92. doi: 10.7589/2019-03-062
2018
Journal Article
Future directions in the research and management of marine snakes
Udyawer, Vinay, Barnes, Peter, Bonnet, Xavier, Brischoux, François, Crowe-Riddell, Jenna M., D'Anastasi, Blanche, Fry, Bryan G., Gillett, Amber, Goiran, Claire, Guinea, Michael L., Heatwole, Harold, Heupel, Michelle R., Hourston, Mathew, Kangas, Mervi, Kendrick, Alan, Koefoed, Inigo, Lillywhite, Harvey B., Lobo, Aaron S., Lukoschek, Vimoksalehi, McAuley, Rory, Nitschke, Charlotte, Rasmussen, Arne R., Sanders, Kate L., Sheehy, Coleman, Shine, Richard, Somaweera, Ruchira, Sweet, Samuel S. and Voris, Harold K. (2018). Future directions in the research and management of marine snakes. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 (NOV) 399. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00399
2018
Journal Article
Coagulotoxicity of Bothrops (Lancehead Pit-Vipers) venoms from Brazil: differential biochemistry and antivenom efficacy resulting from prey-driven venom variation
Sousa, Leijiane F., Zdenek, Christina N., Dobson, James S., Op den Brouw, Bianca, Coimbra, Francisco, Gillett, Amber, Del-Rei, Tiago H M, Chalkidis, Hipócrates de M, Sant'Anna, Sávio, Teixeira-da-Rocha, Marisa M., Grego, Kathleen, Travaglia Cardoso, Silvia R., Moura da Silva, Ana M. and Fry, Bryan G. (2018). Coagulotoxicity of Bothrops (Lancehead Pit-Vipers) venoms from Brazil: differential biochemistry and antivenom efficacy resulting from prey-driven venom variation. Toxins, 10 (10) 411, 411. doi: 10.3390/toxins10100411
2018
Journal Article
Recording body temperature in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus): a comparison of techniques
Adam, D., Beard, L., Johnston, S. D., Nicolson, V., Lisle, A., McKinnon, A., Larkin, R., Theilemann, P., Gillett, A., Brackin, K., FitzGibbon, S., Barth, B. and Ellis, W. (2018). Recording body temperature in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus): a comparison of techniques. Australian Veterinary Journal, 96 (8), 308-311. doi: 10.1111/avj.12719
2018
Journal Article
Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome
Johnson, Rebecca N., O'Meally, Denis, Chen, Zhiliang, Etherington, Graham J., Ho, Simon Y. W., Nash, Will J., Grueber, Catherine E., Cheng, Yuanyuan, Whittington, Camilla M., Dennison, Siobhan, Peel, Emma, Haerty, Wilfried, O'Neill, Rachel J., Colgan, Don, Russell, Tonia L., Alquezar-Planas, David E., Attenbrow, Val, Bragg, Jason G., Brandies, Parice A., Chong, Amanda Yoon-Yee, Deakin, Janine E., Di Palma, Federica, Duda, Zachary, Eldridge, Mark D. B., Ewart, Kyle M., Hogg, Carolyn J., Frankham, Greta J., Georges, Arthur, Gillett, Amber K. ... Belov, Katherine (2018). Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome. Nature Genetics, 50 (8), 1102-1111. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0153-5
2018
Journal Article
Chlamydia pecorum in joint tissue and synovial fluid of a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) with arthritis
Burnard, Delaney, Gillett, Amber and Polkinghorne, Adam (2018). Chlamydia pecorum in joint tissue and synovial fluid of a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) with arthritis. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 54 (3), 646-649. doi: 10.7589/2017-10-248
2017
Journal Article
Catch a tiger snake by its tail: differential toxicity, co-factor dependence and antivenom efficacy in a procoagulant clade of Australian venomous snakes
Lister, Callum, Arbuckle, Kevin, Jackson, Timothy N. W., Debono, Jordan, Zdenek, Christina N., Dashevsky, Daniel, Dunstan, Nathan, Allen, Luke, Hay, Chris, Bush, Brian, Gillett, Amber and Fry, Bryan G. (2017). Catch a tiger snake by its tail: differential toxicity, co-factor dependence and antivenom efficacy in a procoagulant clade of Australian venomous snakes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 202, 39-54. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.07.005
2017
Journal Article
Molecular evidence of Chlamydia pecorum and arthropod-associated Chlamydiae in an expanded range of marsupials
Burnard, Delaney, Huston, Wilhelmina M., Webb, Jonathan K., Jelocnik, Martina, Reiss, Andrea, Gillett, Amber, Fitzgibbon, Sean, Carver, Scott, Carrucan, Janine, Flanagan, Cheyne, Timms, Peter and Polkinghorne, Adam (2017). Molecular evidence of Chlamydia pecorum and arthropod-associated Chlamydiae in an expanded range of marsupials. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 12844, 12844. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-13164-y
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