Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy - University of Wales, Cardiff, UK Bachelor of Science - University of Wales, Cardiff, UK Professor Chess-Williams' research interests and expertise lies in the autonomic innervation of the lower urinary tract and cardiovascular systems. Physiological/pathophysiological studies of these systems with the aim of identifying novel therapeutic targets. Physiology and pharmacology of bladder instability, benign prostatic hyperplasia, cardiac and vascular disease.
Articles
Blood kinetics of four intraperitoneally administered therapeutic candidate bacteriophages in healthy and neutropenic mice (with Jumpei Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Maeda, Iyo Takemura, Hiroshi Wakiguchi, and Shigenobu Matsuzaki), Microbiology and immunology (2009)
Due to multiple-drug resistant bacteria, phage therapy is being revisited. Although most animal experiments focus...
Blood kinetics of four intraperitoneally administered therapeutic candidate bacteriophages in healthy and neutropenic mice (with Jumpei Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Maeda, Iyo Takemura, Hiroshi Wakiguchi, and Shigenobu Matsuzaki), Microbiology and immunology (2009)
Due to multiple-drug resistant bacteria, phage therapy is being revisited. Although most animal experiments focus...
Pharmacologic responses of the mouse urinary bladder (with A. Canda Erdem and Christopher R. Chapple), Central European journal of medicine (2009)
The aim of the study was to determine pathways involved in contraction and relaxation of...
Pharmacologic responses of the mouse urinary bladder (with A. Canda Erdem and Christopher R. Chapple), Central European journal of medicine (2009)
The aim of the study was to determine pathways involved in contraction and relaxation of...
Spontaneous contractions of the pig urinary bladder: The effect of ATP-sensitive potassium channels and the role of the mucosa (with Hironobu Akino, Christopher R. Chapple, Neil McKay, Rebecca L. Cross, Shigetaka Murakami, Osamu Yokoyama, and Donna J. Sellers), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2008)
To investigate the influence of the mucosa on the inhibitory effects of the ATP-sensitive potassium...
Book Chapters
BioSMART: An integrated programme to enhance graduate skills in biomedical science (with Peter J. Johnson, Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Kevin Ashton, John Leggett, and Debra Henly), Innovations in teaching and learning: Approaches to professional development from across the disciplines: Volume 1, Bond University (2010)
The BioSMART (Scientific Methods for Analytical and Reasoning Skills and Critical Thinking) program was developed...