Overview
Background
Trained as a veterinarian, Dr Yuen is a veterinary microbiologist with expertise in pathobiology, host-pathogen interactions, and immunology in infectious diseases. Currently, he is a veterinary virologist at the Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute within the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, and holds an adjunct research fellow position at the School of Veterinary Science at UQ. While his current research focuses on vaccine development and immunology, he has active collaborations with academics in universities and research institutes in the areas of antimicrobial resistance, disease biomarkers discovery, epidemiology of emerging zoonotic diseases, and disease pathogenesis.
Availability
- Dr Nicholas Yuen is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Research interests
Virology; Bacteriology; Immunology; Host-pathogen interactions; Disease pathogenesis; Pathobiology; Vaccinology; Antimicrobial resistance; Multi-omics analysis; Infectious diseases; Zoonoses; Biomarkers discovery
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Distinct cellular and molecular responses to infection in three target cell types from horses, a species naturally susceptible to Ross River virus
Yuen, Nicholas K.Y., Eng, Melodie, Hudson, Nicholas J., Sole-Guitart, Albert, Coyle, Mitchell P. and Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle (2025). Distinct cellular and molecular responses to infection in three target cell types from horses, a species naturally susceptible to Ross River virus. Microbial Pathogenesis, 202 107408, 107408. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2025.107408
2025
Journal Article
Effect of phenylbutazone administration on insulin sensitivity in horses with insulin dysregulation
Kemp, Kate L., Yuen, Nicholas K. Y., Skinner, Jazmine E. and Bertin, Francois-Rene (2025). Effect of phenylbutazone administration on insulin sensitivity in horses with insulin dysregulation. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 39 (2) e70028. doi: 10.1111/jvim.70028
2024
Journal Article
Orthoflavivirus circulation in South-East Queensland, Australia, before and during the 2021–2022 incursion of Japanese encephalitis virus assessed through sero-epidemiological survey of a sentinel equine population
Yuen, Nicholas K.Y., Harrison, Jessica J., Wang, Althea S.W., McMahon, Isabella E., Habarugira, Gervais, Coyle, Mitchell P. and Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle (2024). Orthoflavivirus circulation in South-East Queensland, Australia, before and during the 2021–2022 incursion of Japanese encephalitis virus assessed through sero-epidemiological survey of a sentinel equine population. One Health, 19 100930, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100930
2024
Journal Article
A chimeric vaccine derived from Australian genotype IV Japanese encephalitis virus protects mice from lethal challenge
Harrison, Jessica J., Nguyen, Wilson, Morgan, Mahali S., Tang, Bing, Habarugira, Gervais, de Malmanche, Henry, Freney, Morgan E., Modhiran, Naphak, Watterson, Daniel, Cox, Abigail L., Yan, Kexin, Yuen, Nicholas K. Y., Bowman, Dylan H., Kirkland, Peter D., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Suhrbier, Andreas, Hall, Roy A., Rawle, Daniel J. and Hobson-Peters, Jody (2024). A chimeric vaccine derived from Australian genotype IV Japanese encephalitis virus protects mice from lethal challenge. npj Vaccines, 9 (1) 134, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41541-024-00903-2
2024
Journal Article
Bioenergetic shifts in humpback whale fibroblasts upon chemical exposure
Hosen, Md Hafiz All, Whitworth, Deanne J., Leusch, Frederic D. L., Yuen, Nicholas and Bengtson Nash, Susan M. (2024). Bioenergetic shifts in humpback whale fibroblasts upon chemical exposure. Environmental Science and Technology, 58 (28), 12313-12319. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10595
2024
Journal Article
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of aerobic bacteria isolated from canine urinary samples in South East Queensland, 2013 to 2018
Mack, C., Gibson, J. S., Meler, E., Woldeyohannes, S., Yuen, N. and Herndon, A. (2024). Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of aerobic bacteria isolated from canine urinary samples in South East Queensland, 2013 to 2018. Australian Veterinary Journal, 102 (7), 362-368. doi: 10.1111/avj.13333
2024
Journal Article
Exposure dynamics of Ross River virus in horses – horses as potential sentinels (a One Health approach)
Yuen, Nicholas K. Y., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Coyle, Mitchell P. and Henning, Joerg (2024). Exposure dynamics of Ross River virus in horses – horses as potential sentinels (a One Health approach). Epidemiology and Infection, 152 e67, e67. doi: 10.1017/s0950268824000554
2023
Journal Article
Animal and human dirofilariasis in India and Sri Lanka: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Thilakarathne, Sandani S., Yuen, Nicholas K. Y., Hassan, Mohammad Mahmudul, Yahathugoda, Thishan C. and Abdullah, Swaid (2023). Animal and human dirofilariasis in India and Sri Lanka: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Animals, 13 (9) 1551, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/ani13091551
2022
Journal Article
Epidemiological study of multiple zoonotic mosquito-borne alphaviruses in horses in Queensland, Australia (2018–2020)
Yuen, Ka Y., Henning, Joerg, Eng, Melodie D., Wang, Althea S. W., Lenz, Martin F., Caldwell, Karen M., Coyle, Mitchell P. and Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle (2022). Epidemiological study of multiple zoonotic mosquito-borne alphaviruses in horses in Queensland, Australia (2018–2020). Viruses, 14 (9) 1846, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/v14091846
2022
Journal Article
Successful treatment of a chronic oroantral fistula infected with extensively drug resistant bacteria using long‐term oesophageal tube feeding and several non‐conventional treatments in a horse
Fletcher, J.R., Yuen, K.Y., Stewart, A.J., Young, A.C., Gibson, J.S., James, O.A., Medina‐Torres, C.E., Forde, B.M. and Sole‐Guitart, A. (2022). Successful treatment of a chronic oroantral fistula infected with extensively drug resistant bacteria using long‐term oesophageal tube feeding and several non‐conventional treatments in a horse. Australian Veterinary Journal, 100 (3), 107-113. doi: 10.1111/avj.13136
2022
Journal Article
Short-term effects of temperature and thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation on adrenocorticotropin stability in horses
Hinrichsen, Sophia L., Yuen, Ka Y., Dryburgh, Elizabeth L., Bertin, François-René and Stewart, Allison J. (2022). Short-term effects of temperature and thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation on adrenocorticotropin stability in horses. Animals, 12 (3) 324, 324. doi: 10.3390/ani12030324
2021
Journal Article
Hendra virus: epidemiology dynamics in relation to climate change, diagnostic tests and control measures
Yuen, Ka Y., Fraser, Natalie S., Henning, Joerg, Halpin, Kim, Gibson, Justine S., Betzien, Lily and Stewart, Allison J. (2021). Hendra virus: epidemiology dynamics in relation to climate change, diagnostic tests and control measures. One Health, 12 100207, 100207. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2020.100207
2021
Journal Article
Ross River virus infection: a cross-disciplinary review with a veterinary perspective
Yuen, Ka Y. and Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle (2021). Ross River virus infection: a cross-disciplinary review with a veterinary perspective. Pathogens, 10 (3) 357, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10030357
2020
Journal Article
Cumulative antibiogram and multidrug-resistant organisms in a regional equine referral hospital
Yuen, Ka Y., Gibson, Justine S., Hinrichsen, Sophia, Medina-Torres, Carlos E., Bertin, Francois-Rene and Stewart, Allison J. (2020). Cumulative antibiogram and multidrug-resistant organisms in a regional equine referral hospital. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 33 (1), 149-155. doi: 10.1177/1040638720977478
2020
Journal Article
The effect of freeze-thaw cycles on determination of immunoreactive plasma adrenocorticotrophic hormone concentrations in horses
Hu, Ke, Stewart, Allison J., Yuen, Ka Y., Hinrichsen, Sophia, Dryburgh, Elizabeth L. and Bertin, François-René (2020). The effect of freeze-thaw cycles on determination of immunoreactive plasma adrenocorticotrophic hormone concentrations in horses. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 34 (3), 1350-1356. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15771
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