RMDB - Individual Researchers Report

Researcher:	Dr Kevin Sanderson
School/Unit:	Faculty of Health Science
Commenced with Institution:	1/1/1992
Commenced Current Job:	28/3/2007

Research Funding

Institution	Research Team	Initial Year	Duration (Years)	Funding Body/Client	Award Type	Title of Project	Industry Partners	Total Cash $	Total Inkind $
University of Tasmania	Dr LF Roddam; Dr Kevin Sanderson; Dr R Wood-Baker; Mr SG Tristram; Dr G Haug	2007	1	Clifford Craig Medical Research Trust	Grant	The Acquisition of New Strains of Non-Typeable Haemophilus Influenzae Is The Leading Cause of Acute Exacerbations in Tasmanian COPD Patients		43,467
University of Tasmania	Dr DW Reid; Dr Kevin Sanderson; AssocProf IJ Lamont	2007	1	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia Pty Ltd	Grant-Pilot	ICL670 pilot study Pseudomonas auriginosa in Cystic Fibrosis		100,000
University of Tasmania	Dr SS Bettiol; Dr Kevin Sanderson; Dr DW Reid	2007	1	Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation	Grant-Research	Neutrophil function in patients with cystic fibrosis		12,150
University of Tasmania	Dr Kevin Sanderson	2006	2	Royal Hobart Hospital Research Foundation	Fellowship-Postdoctoral Research	Developing Therapies for Treating Lung Infections in Cystic Fibrosis		127,272
University of Tasmania	Dr DS Nichols; Dr Kevin Sanderson; Professor TA McMeekin	2004	1	University of Tasmania	Grant-Institutional Research Scheme	Safeguarding The Young and Elderly - Design of an Anti-Listeria Biocide for Food Processing Environments		19,500
University of Tasmania	Dr DS Nichols; Dr Kevin Sanderson	2003	1	University of Tasmania	Grant-Institutional Research Scheme	Conversion of Branched-Chain Amino Acids to Fatty Acids: Understanding the Mechanism of Cold Tolerance in Foodborne Bacilli for Future Antimicrobials		18,000
University of Tasmania	AssocProf JP Bowman; Professor K Watson; Dr Kevin Sanderson	2000	1	Antarctic Science Advisory Committee	Grant-Research:Antarctic	Cold Adaption and Functionally of the Antarctic Coastal Benthic Zones		14,660
University of Tasmania	Dr Kevin Sanderson; Dr DS Nichols	1999	1	Australian Research Council	Grant-Small	Genetics of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Prokaryotes		14,400

Graduate Research Supervision (Current)

None

Graduate Research Supervision (Graduands)

Name	Degree	Completed	Supervision	Commenced	Ceased	Title
Heather Gaye Haines	PhD	16/8/2007	Research	1/3/2002	1/4/2004	The Molecular and Physiological Basis of Acid Stress Responses in Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli 0111-H-
Jimmy Twin	PhD	11/7/2008	Supervisor	26/5/2003	19/8/2004	Biodiscovery and Biodiversity of Antarctic Bacteria
Jodie Lee van de Kamp	PhD	26/4/2005	Co-Supervisor	26/3/2001	25/4/2005	Microbial Diversity in Tasmanian Caves

Career Best Publications

Journal Article

Kirov, SM and O'Donovan, LA and Sanderson, K, ‘Functional characterization of type IV pili expressed on diarrhea-associated isolates of Aeromonas species’, Infection and Immunity, 67 (10) pp. 5447-5454. ISSN 0019-9567 (1999) [Refereed Article]

Adlard, PA and Kirov, SM and Sanderson, K and Cox, GE, ‘Pseudomonas aeruginosa as a cause of infectious diarrhoea’, Epidemiology and Infection, 121 (1) pp. 237-241. (1998) [Refereed Article]

Kirov, SM and Sanderson, K and Dickson, TC, ‘Characterisation of a type IV pilus produced by Aeromonas caviae’, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 47 (6) pp. 527-531. (1998) [Refereed Article]

Barnett, TC and Kirov, SM and Strom, MS* and Sanderson, K, ‘Aeromonas spp. possess at least two distinct type IV pilus families’, Microbial Pathogenesis, 23 (4) pp. 241-247. (1997) [Refereed Article]

Kirov, SM and Sanderson, K, ‘Characterization of a type IV bundle-forming pilus (SFP) from a gastroenteritis-associated strain of Aeromonas’, Microbial Pathogenesis, 21 (1) pp. 23-34. (1996) [Refereed Article]

Bowman, JP and Cavanagh, JE and Austin, JJ* and Sanderson, K, ‘Novel Psychrobacter species from Antarctic orthinogenic soils’, International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 46 (4) pp. 841-848. (1996) [Refereed Article]

Chapter in Book

Sanderson, K and Nichols, DS, ‘Genetic techniques: PCR, NASBA, hybridisation and microarrays’, Detecting Pathogens in Food, Woodhead Publishing Ltd, Thomas A McMeekin (ed), Cambridge, England, pp. 259-268. ISBN 1 85573 670 5 (2003) [Edited Book Chapter]

* Not a member of this University.

Research Publications

Journal Article

Reid, DW and O'May, C and Kirov, SM and Roddam, LF and Lamont, IL* and Sanderson, Kevin, ‘Iron chelation directed against biofilms as an adjunct to conventional antibiotics’, American Journal of Physiology: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, 296 (5) pp. 857-858. ISSN 1040-0605 (2009) [Letter or Note in Journal]

O'May, CY and Sanderson, K and Roddam, LF and Kirov, SM and Reid, DW, ‘Iron-binding compounds impair Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation, especially under anaerobic conditions’, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 58 pp. 765-773. ISSN 0022-2615 (2009) [Refereed Article]

Sanderson, K and Wescombe, LE and Kirov, SM and Champion, AC and Reid, DW, ‘Bacterial cyanogenesis occurs in the cystic fibrosis lung’, European Respiratory Journal, 32 (2) pp. 329-333. ISSN 0903-1936 (2008) [Refereed Article] [Full Text]

Martin, A and Sanderson, K and Cocker, FM, ‘Meta-analysis of the effects of health promotion intervention in the workplace on depression and anxiety symptoms’, Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health EJ pp. 1-12. ISSN 0355-3140 (2008) [Refereed Article] [Full Text]

Morley, B* and Pirkis, J* and Sanderson, K and Burgess, P* and Kohn, F* and Naccarella, L* and Blashki, G*, ‘Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care: impact of different models of psychological service provision on patient outcomes’, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41 (2) pp. 142-149. ISSN 0004-8674 (2007) [Refereed Article] [Full Text]

Sanderson, K and Tilse, E* and Nicholson, J* and Oldenburg, B* and Graves, N*, ‘Which presenteeism measures are more sensitive to depression and anxiety?’, Journal of Affective Disorders, 101 (1-3) pp. 65-74. ISSN 0165-0327 (2007) [Refereed Article] [Full Text]

Reid, DW and Kirov, SM and Webb, JS* and Carroll, V and Kjelleberg, S* and Champion, AC and Sanderson, K, ‘Biofilm dispersal and exacerbations of cystic fibrosis lung disease’, Pediatric Pulmonology, 41 (12) pp. 1254. ISSN 8755-6863 (2006) [Letter or Note in Journal]

Nichols, DS and Sanderson, K and Shaw, KN, ‘Strategies for Identifying New Antimicrobial Targets’, Microbiology Australia, 23 (5) pp. 4-7. ISSN 1324-4272 (2002) [Professional, Non Refereed Article]

Nichols, DS and Bowman, JP and Sanderson, K and Mancuso Nichols, CA and Lewis, T and McMeekin, TA and Nichols, PD, ‘Developments with Antarctic microorganisms: culture collections, bioactivity screening, taxonomy, PUFA production and cold-adapted enzymes’, Current Opinions in Biotechnology, 10 (1999) pp. 240-246. ISSN 0958-1669 (1999) [Refereed Article]

Mancuso Nichols, CA and Sanderson, K and Kurtboke, D* and Wildman, HG* and McMeekin, TA, ‘Dues south in the search for novel pharmeceuticals’, Microbiology Australia, 20 (1) pp. 12-13. ISSN 000000 (1999) [Professional, Non Refereed Article]

Kirov, SM and Sanderson, K and Dickson, TC, ‘Characterisation of a type IV pilus produced by Aeromonas caviae’, Journal of Medical Microbiology, 47 (6) pp. 527-531. (1998) [Refereed Article]

Brown, RL and Sanderson, K and Kirov, SM, ‘Plasmids and Aeromonas virulence’, FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology, 17 (4) pp. 217-223. (1997) [Refereed Article]

Sanderson, K and Ghazali, F* and Kirov, SM, ‘Colonization of streptomycin-treated mice by Aeromonas species’, Journal of Diarrhoeal Disease Research, 14 (1) pp. 27-32. (1996) [Refereed Article]

Kirov, SM and Sanderson, K, ‘Aeromonas: Recognising the enemy’, Today's Life Science, 7 (11) pp. 30-35. (1995) [Refereed Article]

Chapter in Book

Nichols, DS and Sanderson, K, ‘The Nomenclature, Structure, and Properties of Food Lipids’, Chemical and Functional Properties of Food Lipids, CRC Press, Zdzislaw E Sikorski and Anna Kolakowska (ed), Florida, USA, pp. 29-59. ISBN 1-58716-105-2 (2002) [Edited Book Chapter]

Review

Kirov, SM and Sanderson, K, ‘Aeromonas cell line adhesion, surface structures and in vivo models of intestinal colonization’, Medical Microbiology Letters, 4 (2) pp. 305-315 (1995) [Review Several Works]

Conference Publication

Martin, A and Sanderson, K, ‘Workplace mental health promotion research: A literature review’, Combined Abstracts of 2007 Australian Psychology Conferences, 25-29 September 2007, Adelaide, pp. 112. ISBN 0004-9530 (2007) [Conference Extract]

O'May, C and Reid, DW and Sanderson, K and Champion, AC and Kirov, SM, ‘Iron chelation inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation’, Abstract, 24-29 March 2006, Canberra, pp. A60. ISBN 1323-7799 (2006) [Conference Extract]

Sanderson, K and Kirov, SM and Pender, KL and Reid, DW, ‘Iron limitation increases antibiotic sensitivity of P. aeruginosa from CF patients’, Abstract, 24-29 March 2006, Canberra, pp. A10. ISBN 1323-7799 (2006) [Conference Extract]

Sanderson, K and Kirov, SM and Pender, KL and Reid, DW, ‘Iron and antibiotic sensitivity of clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from CF patients. (The effect of iron concentration on the MICs of ceftazidime, meropenem, and ciprofloxacin for Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from CF patients.)’, Abstracts of the 6th Australian and New Zealand Cystic Fibrosis conference, August, 2005, Adelaide, pp. O2, P32. ISBN , (2005) [Conference Extract]

O'May, C and Reid, DW and Sanderson, K and Kirov, SM, ‘Iron influences Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm growth’, In abstr. 6th Australian and New Zealand Cystic Fibrosis conference, August, 2005, Adelaide, pp. P1, P66. ISBN , (2005) [Conference Extract]

Kirov, SM and O'May, C and Sanderson, K and Carroll, V and Pender, KL and Bradbury, RS and Champion, AC and Reid, DW, ‘Persistent Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection in cystic fibrosis: new insights from the Tasmanian population, Australia’, Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Pseudomonas, August, 2005, Marseille, France, pp. 155. (2005) [Conference Extract]

Haines, H and Sanderson, K and Ross, T, ‘An unusual pattern of bacterial attrition noted when highly concentrated inocula of E. coli O111:H- are introduced into Nutrient Broth (NB)’, Poster Presentation Vero Toxigenic Ecoli Conference 2003, 6-9 June 2003, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, pp. 1. ISBN 0123-4567 (2003) [Conference Extract]

Nichols, DS and Sanderson, K and Buia, AD and van de Kamp, JL and Holloway, PE and Bowman, JP and Smith, M and Mancuso Nichols, CA and Nichols, PD* and McMeekin, TA, ‘Bioprospecting and biotechnology in Antarctica’, Conference Proceedings - The Antarctic: Past, Present and Future, 22 June 2001, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 85-105. ISBN 1 875796 24X (2002) [Conference Edited]

Nichols, DS and Sanderson, K and McMeekin, TA, ‘Bacterial Production of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Marine Food Webs - A New Challenge for Microbial Ecology’, Joint Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, 8-13 July 2000, Cairns, Australia, pp. A92. ISBN 1324-4272 (2000) [Conference Extract]

van de Kamp, JL and Sanderson, K and Mancuso Nichols, CA and Wilkinson, HJ* and Wildman, HG*, ‘Isolation and Characterisation of Fungi from the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica’, Joint Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, 8-13 July 2000, Cairns, Australia, pp. A92. ISBN 1324-4272 (2000) [Conference Extract]

Mancuso Nichols, CA and Kurtboke, DI* and Wildman, HG* and McMeekin, TA and Sanderson, K, ‘A new direction in the search for novel pharmaceuticals’, 11th ISBA Abstracts, October 24-29,1999,, Crete, Greece, pp. 197. (1999) [Conference Extract]

Sanderson, K and van de Kamp, JL and Kurtboke, DI* and Nichols, PD* and Mancuso Nichols, CA, ‘Isolation of a Novel Couchioplanes from Antarctic Soils’, 11th ISBA Abstracts, October 24-29,1999,, Crete, Greece, pp. 164. (1999) [Conference Extract]

Kurtboke, DI* and Evans-Illidge, L* and Holloway, PE and Hill, R* and Lewis, T and Mancuso Nichols, CA and McMeekin, TA and Sanderson, K and Wildman, HG*, ‘Assessing Australian biodiversity for pharmaceutical purposes-towards an improved detection of actinomycetes.’, 10th International Symposium for Biology of Actinomycetes, Beijing China, pp. 6P1. (1997) [Conference Extract]

Barnett, TC and Sanderson, K and Kirov, SM, ‘Genetic analysis of an Aeromonas type IV pilin gene’, Microbiology Australia, Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. A83. (1996) [Conference Extract]

Sanderson, K and Barnett, TC and Kirov, SM, ‘Type IV pilus adhesins and Aeromonas pathogenesis’, Microbiology Australia, Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. A69. (1996) [Conference Extract]

Kirov, SM and Sanderson, K, ‘Aeromonas veronii biotype sobria : adhesion and surface structures’, 5th International Aeromonas - Plesiomonas Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. No number. (1995) [Conference Extract]

Sanderson, K and Mohd Ghazali, F* and Kirov, SM, ‘Developing models for Aeromonas intestinal colonization’, 5th International Aeromonas-Plesiomonas Symposium, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. No number. (1995) [Conference Extract]

Brown, RL and Sanderson, K and Kirov, SM, ‘Plasmids and Aeromonas virulence’, Australian Microbiologist, Adelaide, South Australia, pp. 12. (1995) [Conference Extract]

Kirov, SM and Sanderson, K, ‘Purification and characterisation of type IV pili intestinal colonization factors from diarrhoea-associated Aeromonas species’, Australian Microbiologist, Adelaide, South Australia, pp. 6.4. (1995) [Conference Extract]

Dickson, TC and Sanderson, K and Kirov, SM, ‘Re-evaluation of Aeromonas caviae as a gastrointestinal pathogen’, Australian Microbiologist, Adelaide, South Australia, pp. No number. (1995) [Conference Extract]

* Not a member of this University.

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