Dr Jennifer Charles
Staff Profile:
Dr Jennifer Charles BVSc (Hons) (Sydney) MVS (Melbourne) Dip ACVP
Associate Professor in Veterinary Pathology
Contact details:
Telephone: +613 9731 2282
Facsimile: +613 9731 2366
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Appointments:
Associate Dean Students - Clinical (Third Year)
Associate Dean – Learning and Teaching
Teaching Responsibilities:
250-203 Veterinary Pathology
250-309 Body Systems 1 (Subject Co-ordinator)
250-310 Body Systems 2
250-308 Clinical Medicine and Surgery
250-418 Dogs, Cats and Miscellaneous Pets 2
250-422 Birds and Non-Domestic Animals
250-424 Professional Practice 3 (Electives)
Field of Expertise:
Anatomic pathology of domestic animals
Research Interests:
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders of dogs and cats
Dermatopathology of domestic animals
Haematology of domestic animals
Endocrine disorders of domestic animals
Anatomic and clinical pathology of alpacas
Current Research Projects:
International revision of histopathological criteria for the diagnosis of hepatobiliary disorders of dogs and cats
In vivo assessment of a ventricular assist device implant in sheep
Interleukin 5 in pigs
Equine racetrack mortality
Committee Memberships:
Member of the Faculty of Veterinary Science's Course and Assessment Committee, the Planning and Resources Committee, the Selection Committee and the Library Committee
Member of Research Groups:
Anatomic Pathology
Selected Publications:
LA Abraham, RW Mitten, C Beck, JA Charles, SA Holloway. Diagnosis of sciatic nerve tumour in two dogs by electromyography and magnetic resonance imaging. Aust Vet J 81:42-46, 2003.
JP Grummet, AJ Costello, GA Edwards, JA Charles, C Medeiros. Could biological glue replace sutures for anastomosis in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy? Urological Society of Australasia Annual Scientific Meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand, March 2003.
LA Abraham, SE Helmond, RW Mitten, JA Charles, SA Holloway. Treatment of an acromegalic cat with the dopamine agonist L-deprenyl. Aust Vet J 80:479-483, 2002.
GA Edwards, C Beck, JA Charles. Evaluation of a gelatin-sealed ePTFE vascular prosthesis in a dog model. Proceedings of the 25th Anniversary Meeting of European Society for Biomaterials, September 2001, London, United Kingdom.
CT Holland, JA Charles, SH Smith, PE Cortaville. Hemihyperaesthesia and hyperresponsiveness resembling central pain syndrome in a dog with a forebrain oligodendroglioma. Aust Vet J 2000; 78:676-680.
SF Foster, JA Charles, G Parker, M Krockenberger, RM Churcher, R Malik. Cerebral cryptococcal granuloma in a cat. J Fel Med Surg 2000; 2:201-206.
JA Charles, P Martin, DI Wigney, R Malik, DN Love. Cytology and histopathology of canine leproid granuloma syndrome. Aust Vet J 1999; 77:799-803.
JL Vaughan, JA Charles, JC Boray. Fasciola hepatica infection in farmed emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae). Aust Vet J 1997; 75:811-813.
JA Charles. Lymph nodes and thymus. In: LD Sims, JRW Glastonbury (ed.). Pathology of the Pig - A Diagnostic Guide. Pig Research and Development Corporation and Agriculture Victoria, Bendigo, Victoria, 1996: 185-210.
JA Charles. Akabane virus. Vet Clin North Am: Food Anim Prac 1994; 10:525-546.
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