Qualifications 

Doctor of Philosophy - Australian National University 

Bachelor of Science (Honours Class I) - University of Newcastle 

Diploma of Education (Science) - University of Newcastle 

Diploma in Teaching (Physical Education) - Newcastle College of Advanced Education. 

Dr Bon Gray has had extensive experience in education, sport, coaching and exercise
science and completed a PhD in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the Australian
National University (Canberra) whilst undertaking research at the Australian Institute of
Sport. 

Dr Gray has a background in both secondary and tertiary education, being a quaified and
experienced teacher of Science (Physics & Biological Sciences) and Physical Education
within public and independent schools in NSW since 1980. He has taught in the tertiary
sector since 1993 and has a specialisation in the area of Biochemistry and the
Biochemistry of Exercise.

Articles

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Assessment of immune function after short-term administration of recombinant human growth hormone in healthy young males (with Sandra B. Ramos, Ekua W. Brenu, Rhys Christy, Lars McNaughton, Lotti Tajouri, Mieke Van Driel, and Sonya M. Marshall-Gradisnik), European journal of applied physiology (2011)

Growth hormone (GH) is a commonly used drug aimed at improving sport performance. The aim...

 

The effects of short term recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) on blood rheology in healthy young males (with Sandra B. Ramos, J. F. Brun, Shane Rogerson, R. P. Weatherby, Lotti Tajouri, and Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik), Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation (2011)

Introduction: It has been shown that growth hormone (GH) exerts regulatory effects on hemorheology and...

 

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The open window of susceptibility to infection after acute exercise in healthy young male elite athletes (with Michael W. Kakanis, Jonathan Peake, Ekua W. Brenu, Michael Simmonds, Sue L. Hooper, and Sonya M. Marshall-Gradisnik), Exercise immunology review (2010)

The 'open window' theory is characterised by short term suppression of the immune system following...

 

Erythrocyte aggregation and neutrophil function in an aging population (with Rhys M. Christy, Oguz K. Baskurt, Gregory C. Gass, and Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik), Gerontology: International journal of experimental, clinical, behavioural, regenerative and technological gerontology (2009)

There are limited investigations which have examined the relationship between neutrophil activation and erythrocyte aggregation...