Qualifications: PhD (Biomedical Science), Bond University. Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry), University of Queensland. Bachelor of Education (Chemistry, Biology), University of Queensland. Master of Business (Applied Finance), University of Southern Queensland. Born and bred on the Gold Coast, Christian worked as a Senior Science teacher both locally and in London. He continued studying through a range of courses and qualifications while teaching overseas. Christian has worked in scientific research at the University of Queensland and is a current member of the Bond Urology Group, with an aim to finally understand the mechanisms underlying bladder dysfunction.
Articles
Adrenoceptor function and expression in bladder urothelium and lamina propria (with Lotti Tajouri and Russ Chess-Williams), Urology (2012)
Objective - To investigate the role of adrenoceptor subtypes in regulating the spontaneous contractile activity...
Non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic, non-purinergic contractions of the urothelium/lamina propria of the pig bladder (with Russ Chess-Williams), Autonomic and autacoid pharmacology (2012)
Summary
1. Acetylcholine, and to a lesser extent ATP, mediates neurogenic contractions of bladder smooth muscle....
Contractile activity of the bladder urothelium/lamina propria and its regulation by nitric oxide (with Charlotte Leeds and Russ Chess-Williams), European journal of pharmacology (2012)
In the bladder, nitric oxide (NO) is released from neuronal and non-neuronal sources, but its...
Urothelial/lamina propria spontaneous activity and the role of M3 muscarinic receptors in mediating rate responses to stretch and carbachol (with Jumpei Uchiyama and Russ Chess-Williams), Urology (2011)
Objective: To investigate the effects of tissue stretch and muscarinic receptor stimulation on the spontaneous...
Popular Press
Developing online worksheets that work (with Shelley Kinash), Education technology solutions (2012)
Extract:
In many schools and universities, online portals have become fundamental platforms for the provision of...