By Associate Professor Ute Vollmer-Conna

Journal articles

Vollmer-Conna U; Piraino B; Lloyd A, 2014, '41. Immunogenetic and phenotypic explorations of the acute sickness response to common infections', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 40, pp. e12 - e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.061

Vollmer-Conna U; Cvejic E; Gunawardane U; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Cameron B; Lloyd A, 2014, '42. Post-infective fatigue syndrome: Immunological and autonomic findings', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 40, pp. e13 - e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.062

Cvejic E; Lloyd A; Vollmer-Conna U, 2014, '43. Neurocognitive disturbances associated with acute infections: An investigation of inflammatory and genetic correlates', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 40, pp. e13 - e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.063

Gunaratne P; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2013, 'Mood disturbance after infection', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, pp. 1152 - 1164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867413503718

Vollmer-Conna U; Piraino B; Lloyd AR, 2013, '26. Polymorphisms in both immune and behavioural genes affect mood as part of the acute sickness response to infection', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 32, pp. e8 - e8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2013.07.038

Vollmer-Conna U; Gunawardane U; Patel V; Cvejic E; Lloyd AR, 2013, '39. Vagus nerve activity, a good night’s sleep, and recovery from acute infection', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 32, pp. e11 - e12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2013.07.051

Handford C; Lemon JA; Grimm M; Vollmer-Conna US, 2013, 'Empathy as a Function of Clinical Exposure - Reading Emotion in the Eyes', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e65159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065159

Xu N; Burnham DK; Kitamura C; Vollmer-Conna US, 2013, 'Vowel hyperarticulation in parrot-, dog- and infant- directed speech', Anthrozoos, 26, pp. 373 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/175303713X13697429463592

Peisah C; Vollmer-Conna US; Scott YHK, 2012, 'Capacity to consent to research: the evolution and current concepts', Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 4, pp. 219 - 227

Coulston CM; Vollmer-Conna US; Malhi G, 2012, 'Female medical students: Who might make the cut?', Psychiatry Research, 200, pp. 457 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2012.06.019

Piraino BF; Vollmer-Conna US; Lloyd AR, 2012, 'Genetic associations of fatigue and other symptom domains of the acute sickness response to infection', Brain Behavior and Immunity, 26, pp. 552 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2011.12.009

Beaumont A; Burton AR; Lemon JA; Bennett BK; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna US, 2012, 'Reduced Cardiac Vagal Modulation Impacts on Cognitive Performance in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome', PLoS One, 7, pp. e49518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049518

Patel V; Giesebrecht S; Burton AR; Cvejic E; Lemon JA; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Dain SJ; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna US, 2012, 'Reliability revisited: Autonomic responses in the context of everyday well-being', International Journal of Cardiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.177

Hyett M; Rourke P; Vollmer-Conna US; Parker GB, 2012, 'The nature and course of depression related to acute coronary syndrome', Health Issues, Issue 108, pp. 27 - 29

Tedla NT; An H; Borges L; Vollmer-Conna US; Bryant KJ; Geczy C; McNeil HP, 2011, 'Expression of activating and inhibitory leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors (LILRs) in rheumatoid synovium: correlations with disease activity.', Tissue Antigens, 77, pp. 305 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0039.2011.01633.x

Galbraith S; Cameron B; Li H; Lau D; Vollmer-Conna U; Lloyd AR, 2011, 'Peripheral Blood Gene Expression in Postinfective Fatigue Syndrome Following From Three Different Triggering Infections', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 204, pp. 1632 - 1640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir612

Rahman K; Burton AR; Galbraith SA; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2011, 'Sleep-wake behaviour in chronic fatigue syndrome', Sleep, 34, pp. 671 - 678

Malhi G; Coulston CM; Parker GB; Cashman EL; Walters G; Lampe LA; Vollmer-Conna US, 2011, 'Who picks psychiatry? Perceptions, preferences and personality of medical students', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46, pp. 861 - 870, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048674.2011.604301

Kadota Y; Cooper G; Burton AR; Lemon J; Schall U; Lloyd AROLA; Vollmer-Conna US, 2010, 'Autonomic hyper-vigilance in post-infective fatigue syndrome', Biological Psychology, 85, pp. 97 - 103

Vollmer-Conna US, 2010, 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adolescence Where to From Here?', Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, VOL 164

Burton AR; Rahman K; Kadota Y; Lloyd AROLA; Vollmer-Conna US, 2010, 'Reduced heart rate variability predicts poor sleep quality in a case–control study of chronic fatigue syndrome', Experimental Brain Research, 204, pp. 71 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2296-1

Emerson C; Goldberg HF; Vollmer-Conna US; Post JJ, 2010, 'Self-reported HIV testing practice among physicians treating tuberculosis in Australia and New Zealand', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 21, pp. 346 - 350

Vollmer-Conna US; Bird KD; Yeo BW; Truskett PG; Westbrook RF; Wakefield D, 2009, 'Psychological factors, immune function and recovery from major surgery', ACTA Neuropsychiatrica, 21, pp. 169 - 178

Aslakson E; Vollmer-Conna US; Reeves W; White P, 2009, 'Replication of an empirical approach to delineate the heterogenity of chronic unexplained fatigue', Population Health Metrics, 7, pp. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-7-17

Vollmer-Conna U ; Piraino B ; Cameron B ; Davenport T ; Hickie I ; Wakefield D ; Lloyd A , 2008, 'Cytokine Polymorphisms Have a Synergistic Effect on Severity of the Acute Sickness Response to Infection', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 47, pp. 1418 - 1425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/592967

Vollmer-Conna US; Chen M; Lloyd A; Donovan BJ, 2008, 'Emotional dysfunction may be linked to immune activation in patients with genital herpes', ACTA Neuropsychiatrica, 20, pp. 145 - 151

Cameron B ; Galbraith S ; Zhang Y ; Davenport T ; Vollmer Conna U ; Wakefield D ; Hickie I ; Dunsmuir WTM; Whistler T ; Vernon S ; Reeves W ; Lloyd A , 2007, 'Gene expression correlates of postinfective fatigue syndrome after infectious mononucleosis', The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 196, pp. 56 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/518614

Everett B ; Cameron B ; Li H ; Vollmer-Conna U ; Davenport T ; Hickie I ; Wakefield D ; Vernon S ; Reeves WC ; Lloyd AR , 2007, 'Polymorphisms in Toll-like receptors-2 and -4 are not associated with disease manifestations in acute Q fever', Genes Immun, 8, pp. 699 - 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.gene.6364428

Vollmer-Conna U ; Cameron B ; Hadzi-Pavlovic D ; Singletary K ; Davenport T ; Vernon S ; Reeves WC ; Hickie I ; Wakefield D ; Lloyd AR ; Dubbo Infection Outcomes Study Group , 2007, 'Post-infective fatigue syndrome is not associated with altered cytokine production', Clin Infect Dis., 45, pp. 732 - 735

Ooi J; Sharma N; Mcgarity B; McCluskey P, 2007, 'The length of superficial temporal artery biopsies', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, pp. 437 - 439

Scott D; Freiman J; Zekry A; Vonthethoff LW; Vollmer-Conner U; Hui JM, 2006, 'A novel noninvasive index for prediction of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B virus infection', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 21, pp. A300 - A300, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000247320600105&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Vollmer-Conna US; Aslakson E; White P, 2006, 'An empirical delineation of the heterogeneity of chronic unexplained fatigue in women', Pharmacogenomics, 7, pp. 355 - 364

McConaghy N; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Stevens C; Manicavasagar VL; Buhrich N; Vollmer-Conna US, 2006, 'Fraternal birth order and ratio of heterosexual/homosexual feelings in women and men', Journal of Homosexuality, 51, pp. 161 - 174

Carmel L; Efroni S; White P; Aslakson E; Vollmer-Conna US; Rajeevan M, 2006, 'Gene expression profile of empirically delineated classes of unexplained chronic fatigue', Pharmacogenomics, 7, pp. 375 - 386

Smith AK; Aslakson E; Vollmer-Conna US; Rajeevan M; White P, 2006, 'Polymorphisms in genes regulating the HPA axis associated with empirically delineated classes of unexplained chronic fatigue', Pharmacogenomics, 7, pp. 387 - 394

Hickie I; Davenport TA; Wakefield D; Vollmer-Conna US; Cameron BA; Vernon S; Reeves W; Lloyd AR, 2006, 'Postinfective and chronic fatigue syndromes precipitated by viral and non-viral pathogens: porspective cohort study', British Medical Journal: International, Sep, pp. 1 - 6

Aslakson E; Vollmer-Conna US; White P, 2006, 'The validity of an empirical delineation of heterogeneity in chronic unexplained fatigue', Pharmacogenomics, 7, pp. 365 - 373

Jagger E; Hettiaratchi A; Carol H; Cameron BA; Vollmer-Conna US; Davenport T; Hickie IB; Wakefield D; Lloyd AR, 2005, 'Polymorphisms in the interleukin-10 gene are associated with duration of illness following primary Epstein-Barr virus infection', Tissue Antigens, 66, pp. 452 - 453, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000233542700302&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Smith A; Vollmer-Conna US; Geczy A; Dunckley H; Bennett BK; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2005, 'Does genotype mask the relationship between psychological factors and immune function?', Brain Behavior and Immunity, 19, pp. 147 - 152

Smith A; Vollmer-Conna US; Geczy A; Dunckley H; Bennett BK; Hickie IB; Lloyd AROLA, 2004, 'Influences of distress and alcohol consumption on the development of a delayed-type hypersensitivity skin test response.', Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, pp. 614 - 619

Vollmer-Conna U; Fazou C; Cameron B; Li H; Brennan C; Luck L; Davenport T; Wakefield D; Hickie I; Lloyd A, 2004, 'Production of pro-inflammatory cytokines correlates with the symptoms of acute sickness behaviour in humans', Psychol Med, 34, pp. 1289 - 1297

Smith A; Vollmer-Conna US; Bennett BK; Wakefield D; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2004, 'The relationship between distress and the development of a primary immune response to a novel antigen', Brain Behavior and Immunity, 18, pp. 65 - 75

Vollmer-Conna U; Davenport T; Hickie I; Wakefield D; Lloyd A, 2003, 'Sick, sleepy and sad', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 55, pp. 95 - 95, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186983200420&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Smith AJ; Vollmer-Conna U; Bennett B; Wakefield D; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2003, 'The effect of examination stress on the development of a primary immune response', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 55, pp. 28 - 28, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186983200109&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Smith AJ; Bennett B; Vollmer-Conna U; Wakefield D; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2003, 'The relationship between distress and the development of a primary immune response', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 55, pp. 92 - 92, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186983200402&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Robertson PW; Beynon S; Whybin R; Brennan CM; Vollmer-Conna US; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2003, 'Measurement of EBV-1gG and t-VCA avidity aids the early and reliable diagnosis of primary EBV infection', Journal of Medical Virology, 70, pp. 617 - 623

Burnham DK; Kitamura C; Vollmer-Conna US, 2002, 'What`s new pussycat? On talking to babies and animals', Science, 296, pp. 1435 - 1435

Smith AJ; Bennett B; Vollmer-Conna U; Wakefield D; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2001, 'The effect of distress on the development of a primary immune response', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 53, pp. 175 - 175, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000202876001305&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Vollmer-Conna US, 2001, 'Acute sickness behaviour: an immune system-to-brain communicatiuon?', Psychological Medicine, pp. 761 - 767

Young L; Katrib A; Cuello C; Vollmer-Conna US; Bertouch J; Roberts-Thomson PJ; Ahern MJ; Smith MD; Youssef PP, 2001, 'Effects of intraarticular glucocorticoids on macrophage infiltration and mediators of joint damage in osteoarthritis synovial membranes', Arthritis Care & Research, pp. 343 - 350

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