Staff CV: Nick King

Professor Nicholas J C KING, MB ChB Cape T., PhD

Head of Department

Contact Details
Room 264
Discipline of Pathology
5th Floor, Blackburn Building, D06
University of Sydney, NSW, 2006
Telephone: +61 2 9351 4553
Fax: +61 2 9351 3429
Email: nickk@med.usyd.edu.au

Professional Biography

December 2004	Professor, Department of Pathology
2003 - 2006	Member, Board of Directors, Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Sydney
2002 - present	Head of Department, Department of Pathology, University of Sydney
1999 - 2001	Sub-Dean Curriculum Development, Department of Educational Development and Evaluation, University of Sydney
1998 - 2004	Associate Professor in Pathology
Oct 1994 - May 1995	Visiting Professor, Department of Anatomy, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois, USA
1991 - 1997	Senior Lecturer, Department of Pathology, University of Sydney
1988 - 1990	Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, University of Sydney
1987 - 1988	Research Fellow, Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
1985 - 1988	Visiting Fellow, Department of Microbiology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
1982 - 1985	PhD Student under Dr R.V. Blanden, Department of Microbiology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
1980 - 1982	Temporary Lecturer in Anatomy, Adelaide University, South Australia
1979	Registrar in Otorhinolaryngology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Capetown, RSA
1978 - 1979	Junior Lecturer in Anatomy, University of Capetown, RSA
1976 - 1977	Residency in Medicine and Surgery, State Hospital, Oshakati, SWA/Namibia

Research Interests
Professor King is interested in West Nile virus encephalitis, how our immune response gets rid of virus infection, immune responses to virus infection in specialised organs and sites, such as the brain, the skin, the embryo and the eye

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Collaborations

Alison Keeson, University of Sydney
Dr Guna Karupiah & Dr Geeta Chaudhri, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT

Grants Awarded Last '5 Years'

Sydney University Cancer Research Fund
Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation
National Health and Medical Research Council, Project Grant; Infrastructure Precinct Grant
Watson Munroe Fund, Grant-In-Aid
University of Sydney Equipment Grant
University of Sydney Medical Foundation Fellowship
Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development (CUTSD)

'Top 10' Publications

The Induction of Class I Major Histocompatibility Complex Antigen Expression by West Nile Virus on g-interferon-refractory, Early Murine Trophoblast cells. N.J.C. King, L.E. Maxwell and A.M. Kesson. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, 86, 911-915 (1989).
Influenza virus inhibits amiloride-sensitive Na+ Channels in Respiratory Epithelia. K. Kunzelmann, A.H. Beesley, N.J.C. King, G. Karupiah, J.A. Young, and D.I. Cook. Proceedings of the National Academcy of Science (New York), 97, 10282-10287 (2000).
Induction of Cell Surface Expression of HLA Antigens by Human Interferon Encoded by Recombinant Vaccinia Virus. M.R.J. Kohonen-Corish, R.V. Blanden and N.J.C. King, Journal of Immunology, 143, 623-627 (1989)
Alloreactive Cytotoxic T Cells Recognise MHC Class I Antigen Without Peptide Specificity. A. Mullbacher, A.B. Hill, R.V. Blanden, W.B. Cowden, N.J.C. King, and R. Tha Hla. Journal of Immunology, 147, 1765-1772 (1991)
Inflammatory Activity of a Novel Chemotactic Lymphokine. J.M. Devery, N.J.C. King and C.L. Geczy. Journal of Immunology, 152, 1888-1898 (1994)
Migration of Lymphoid Cells from Vaginal Epithelium to the Iliac Lymph Nodes in Relation to Vaginal Infection by Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2. N.J.C. King, E.L. Parr and M.B. Parr. Journal of Immunology, 160, 1173-1180 (1998)
Phenotypic Changes in Epidermal Langerhans' Cells Following Infection with Arthropod-borne Viruses. A Role in the Immune Response to Epidermally-acquired Viral Infection? L.J. Johnston, G.M. Halliday and N.J.C. King. Journal of Virology, 70, 4761-4766 (1996)
Early E-selectin, VCAM-1, ICAM-1 and late MHC induction on Human Endothelial cells by Flavivirus and co-modulation of adhesion molecule expression by immune cytokines. J. Shen, J.M. Devery, T. To, L. Schreiber and N.J.C. King. Journal of Virology, 71, 9323-9332 (1997)
Sertoli and germ cell development in hypogonadal (hpg) mice expressing transgenic follicle-stimulating hormone alone or in combination with testosterone. M. Haywood, J. Spaliviero, M. Jimemez, N.J.C. King, D.J. Handelsman, and C.M. Allan. Endocrinology, 144, 509-517 (2003)
Immunodeficient Mice Recover from Infection with Vaccinia Virus Expressing Interferon-g. M.R.J. Kohonen-Corish, N.J.C. King, C. Woodhams, and I.A. Ramshaw. European Journal of Immunology, 20, 157-161 (1990).

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Prizes & Awards Received

2002	Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
1982-1985	ANU Medical Scholarship
1976	Surgical Research Prize, University of Capetown
1974	Mike Farquahson Essay Prize, University of Capetown
1971-1976	Entrance Scholarship, University of Capetown

Research Student Supervision to date

31 Honours students
1 Masters students
12 PhD students

Current Students
Postgraduate

Ms Rozlin Abdul Rahman
Mr Luis Munoz-Erazo
Mr Zheng Lung Ling
Ms Rachel Terry
Ms Amanda Yeung

Professional Memberships

Present	Vice President of FIMSA Chair, College of Health Sciences Postgraduate Research Scholarships Awards Committee Member, University Postgraduate Awards Sub-Committee Chair, Faculty of Medicine Postgraduate Research Scholarship Awards Committee Member, Faculty of Medicine Education Committee Member, Board of Directors, Institute for Biomedical Research
2000 - present	Australian Representative on Federation of Immunological Societies of Asia-Oceania (FIMSA)
1999	Invited Facilitator, Graduate Immunology Programme, New Zealand
1997 - present	Editor, Australian Society for Immunology Newsletter
1988 - present	Australian Society for Reproductive Biology
1988 - present	Australian Society for Medical Research
1987 - present	Australasian Flow Cytometry Group
1982 - present	Australian Society for Immunology