By Professor Mark Duncan Willcox

Conference Papers

Willcox MD; Thakur A, 1997, 'Streptococci expressing the albumin binding region of Protein G only aggregate platelets', in Berns KI (ed.), American Society for Microbiology, Miami, Florida, USA, pp. 107, presented at American Society for Microbiology, Miami, Florida, USA

SANKARIDURG PR; SHARMA S; GOPINATHAN U; JANAKIRAMAN D; VUPPALA N; SWEENEY DF; WILLCOX MDP; HOLDEN BA; RAO GN, 1995, 'HAEMOPHILUS-INFLUENZAE - A CAUSATIVE ORGANISM IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF CONTACT-LENS INDUCED ACUTE RED EYE', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, LIPPINCOTT-RAVEN PUBL, pp. S630 - S630, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1995QM91502884&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

WEBB BC; WILLCOX MDP; THOMAS CJ; HARTY DWS; KNOX KW, 1995, 'AGGREGATION OF HUMAN PLATELETS BY CANDIDA SPECIES', in JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCH, pp. 754 - 754, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1995QX16200174&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

ZHU H; WILLCOX MDP; KNOX KW, 1995, 'EFFECT OF DIETS ON ORAL FLORA AND CARIES OF SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS', in JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCH, pp. 754 - 754, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1995QX16200175&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

ZHU H; WILLCOX MDP; HARTY DWS; KNOX KW, 1995, 'EFFECT OF GROWTH CONDITION ON THE PRODUCTION OF EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDE AND PROTEIN OF ACTINOMYCES-NAESLUNDII RD1308', in JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCH, pp. 504 - 504, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1995QT08100828&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

WEBB BC; THOMAS CJ; WILLCOX MDP, 1995, 'EFFECTIVENESS OF 2 METHODS OF DENTURE STERILIZATION', in JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH, AMER ASSOC DENTAL RESEARCH, pp. 571 - 571, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1995QT08101368&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Proceedings (Editor of)

Baveja JK; Hume EB; Kumar N; Willcox MD; Poole-Warren LA, (eds.), 2003, 'Australian Society for Biomaterials', Brisbane, Qld, presented at Australian Society for Biomaterials, Brisbane, Qld

Baveja JK; Rice SA; Poole-Warren LA; Willcox MD; Hume EB; Kumar N; Kjelleberg S; Hunt J, (eds.), 2003, 'Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting (2005)', presented at Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting (2005)

Conference Posters

willcox M; Masoudi S, 2017, 'In vitro lipid deposition and extraction from two silicone hydrogels contact lenses', presented at American Academy of Optometry conference, 11 October 2017 - 14 October 2017

Masoudi S; Mitchell T; Willcox M, 2017, 'Variation of human tear lipid profile with and without contact lenses during the day', presented at ARVO-Asia Annual Meeting, 05 February 2017 - 08 February 2017

Masoudi S; Mitchell T; Willcox M, 2016, 'In vitro lipid deposition and extraction from two silicone hydrogel contact lenses', presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 01 May 2016 - 05 May 2016

Willcox M; Saville JT; Rohit A; Masoudi S; Mitchell T; Blanksby SJ, 2015, 'The Effect of Contact Lens Wear on Concentration of Phospholipids in the Tear Film', presented at British Contact Lens Association Conference, 29 May 2015 - 31 May 2015

Willcox M; Masoudi S; Rohit A; Brown S; Mitchell T, 2014, 'The effect of tear collection and processing on the tear film lipidome', presented at American Academy of Optometry conference, 12 November 2014 - 15 November 2014

MAsoudi S; Zhong L; Raftery M; willcox M, 2013, 'Method development for analysis of tear proteins using Multiple Reaction Monitoring', presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 05 May 2013 - 09 May 2013

Masoudi S; Zhao Z; Ariyavidana A; willcox M, 2012, 'Contact lens wear-induced ocular discomfort and changes to inflammatory mediators in human tears.', presented at British Contact Lens Association, 25 May 2012 - 27 May 2012

Conference Presentations

Ozkan J; Majzoub M; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2022, 'The effect of face mask wear on the ocular surface and contact lens microbiome', presented at 21st International Society for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR) Symposium,, 22 August 2022

Ozkan J; Majzoub M; Coroneo M; Thomas T; Willcox M, 2022, 'The comparative ocular surface tissue microbiome in human, mouse, rabbit and guinea pig', presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 02 May 2022

Bhattacharjee S; Joshi R; Yasir M; Adhikari A; Chughtai A; Heslop D; Bull R; Willcox M; MacIntyre R, 2021, 'Next-generation PPE: synergistic antimicrobial activity and low-cytotoxicity of graphene-derivative and nanoparticles on cotton/silk fabrics', presented at MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit 2021, 06 December 2021 - 08 December 2021

Ozkan J; Willcox M; Sandbach J; Coroneo M; Thomas T, 2020, 'Contamination of intravitreal needles by the ocular surface microbiome', presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, 03 May 2020

Subedi D; Vijay A; Rice S; Willcox M; Kohli G, (ed.), 2017, 'Association between pathogenic factors and antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa', presented at BacPath 14, Adelaide, 25 September 2017 - 28 September 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204936

Richdale K; Chao C; Gokhale M; Duong K; Madigan M; Jalbert I; Golebiowski B; Willcox M, 2016, 'Sex, Tears and Contact Lenses', presented at 8th International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance, Montpellier, France, 07 September 2016 - 10 September 2016

You J; Fitzgerald A; Schiller S; Cozzi PJ; Walsh B; Willcox MD; Wasinger VC; Li Y, 2010, 'Identification of potential biomarkers for prostate cancer in tears and serum using proteomic approaches', presented at The Inaugural Biomarker Discovery Conference, Port Stephens NSW Australia, 06 December 2010 - 10 December 2010

You J; Fitzgerald A; Cozzi PJ; Zhao Z; Graham PH; Russell PJ; Walsh B; Willcox MD; Wasinger VC; Li Y, 2010, 'Identification of potential biomarkers for prostate cancer in tears and serum using proteomic approaches', presented at HUPO-9th Annual World Congress, Sydney, Australia, 19 September 2010 - 23 September 2010

You J; Fitzgerald A; Cozzi PJ; Zhao Z; Russell PJ; Walsh B; Willcox MD; Graham PH; Li Y, 2010, 'Using proteomic approaches to identify potential biomarkers for prostate cancer in tears and serum', presented at 3rd Annual World Cancer Congress, Singapore, 22 June 2010 - 25 June 2010

Vijay AK; Sankaridurg P; Willcox M; Sweeney D, 2005, 'An animal model for contact lens induced acute red eye', presented at 13th Scientific Meeting of the International Society for Contact Lens Research (ISCLR), Coolum, Australia, 14 August 2005 - 19 August 2005

Conference Abstracts

Peguda HK; Maulvi F; Willcox M; Gu Z; Carnt NA, 2024, 'Mannose conjugated carbon quantum dots synthesis and its ability to label Acanthamoeba trophozoites in vitro.', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, WA, Seattle, Vol. 65, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), WA, Seattle, 05 May 2024 - 09 May 2024

Sara M; Kuppusamy R; Afzal M; Khan M; Yasir M; Kalaiselvan P; Hui A; Kumar N; Willcox M, 2021, 'Synergistic activity of a peptide mimic with quinolones and cephalosporins against Staphylococcus aureus', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, ELECTR NETWORK, Vol. 62, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), ELECTR NETWORK, 01 May 2021 - 07 May 2021

Golebiowski B; Phan M; Bucknall M; Madigan M; Willcox M; Stapleton F, 2021, 'Testosterone and progesterone in human meibomian gland epithelial cells detected using LC-MS', in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, virtual, presented at ARVO, virtual, https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2774452

Ozkan J; Willcox M; Sandbach J; Coroneo M; Thomas T, 2020, 'Bacterial contamination of intravitreal needles by the ocular surface microbiome', in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Baltimore, USA, presented at Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Baltimore, USA, https://iovs.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2766501

Sarwat S; Mara PO; Tilley R; Gooding J; Stapleton F; Willcox M; Roy M, 2019, 'Feasibility of Silicon quantum dots to study dynamics of the tear film lipids', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CANADA, Vancouver, Vol. 60, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CANADA, Vancouver, 28 April 2019 - 02 May 2019

Vijay AK; Yuan J; Chen L; Willcox M, 2019, 'The Antimicrobial Efficacy of Multipurpose Disinfecting Solutions Against Emerging Pathogens', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CANADA, Vancouver, Vol. 60, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CANADA, Vancouver, 28 April 2019 - 02 May 2019

Siddireddy JS; Vijay AK; Tan J; Willcox M, 2018, 'Do the saturation and fatty acid chain length of meibum and tear lipids determine symptoms in contact lens wearers?', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, HI, Honolulu, Vol. 59, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), HI, Honolulu, 21 April 2018 - 03 May 2018

Yerramothu P; Vijay AK; Willcox M, 2018, 'Macrophage polarization in bacterial keratitis: A link with NLRP3 inflammasome', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, HI, Honolulu, Vol. 59, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), HI, Honolulu, 21 April 2018 - 03 May 2018

Vijay AK; Tang A; Pham R; Tan J; Willcox MDP, 2018, 'Transmission of pathogenic bacteria to contact lenses from storage cases', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, HI, Honolulu, Vol. 59, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), HI, Honolulu, 21 April 2018 - 03 May 2018

Mangoni ML; Cappiello F; Casciaro B; Chen C; Dutta D; McDermott A; Willcox MD; Di P, 2018, 'How to control Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced pneumonia and keratitis? A lesson from the amphibian skin-derived peptide Esculentin(1-21) and its diastereomer', in JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE SCIENCE, WILEY, Vol. 24, pp. S137 - S138

Kolanu S; Golebiowski B; Willcox M; Ho A; Jalbert I, 2016, 'Ocular surface, tear film and neuro-markers in subjects with ocular itchiness', Montpellier, France, presented at 8th International Conference on the Tear Film & Ocular Surface: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance, Montpellier, France, 07 September 2016 - 10 September 2016

Taunk A; Iskander G; HO KKK; Willcox MDP; Kumar N, 2016, 'Immobilization of quorum sensing inhibitors to develop antibacterial biomaterials', in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Montreal, Canada, presented at 10th World Biomaterials Congress, Montreal, Canada, 17 May 2016 - 22 May 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/conf.FBIOE.2016.01.02320

Stapleton F; Chao C; Jalbert I; Mandathara P; Kolanu S; Willcox M; Markoulli M; You JJ; Kim J; Lum E; Golebiowski B, 2016, 'Relationships between central corneal nerve parameters and tear neuropeptides', in Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, Seattle, WA, Vol. 57, pp. E - abstract 2796, presented at ARVO Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 01 May 2016 - 05 May 2016

Masoudi S; Mitchell T; Willcox MDP, 2016, 'In vitro lipid deposition and extraction from two silicone hydrogel contact lenses', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, WA, Seattle, Vol. 57, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), WA, Seattle, 01 May 2016 - 05 May 2016, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000394174003304&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Dutta D; Vijay AK; Tong J; Luu W; Zhao T; Cheah KB; Willcox MDP, 2016, 'Performance of cationic peptide Mel4 as an antimicrobial agent and contact lens coating', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, WA, Seattle, Vol. 57, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), WA, Seattle, 01 May 2016 - 05 May 2016, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000394174003281&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Willcox MDP; Konda N; Kaur I; Sudharaman P; Garg P; Chakrabarti S, 2015, 'Association of toll-like receptor gene polymorphisms with bacterial keratitis', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CO, Denver, Vol. 56, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CO, Denver, 03 May 2015 - 07 May 2015, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000362891104176&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Rohit A; Willcox MDP; Mitchell T; Stapleton F, 2015, 'Effect of a lipid emulsion drop on tear film characteristics of habitual contact lens wearers', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CO, Denver, Vol. 56, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CO, Denver, 03 May 2015 - 07 May 2015, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000362891100031&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Gorbet M; Willcox MDP, 2015, 'Interactions of tear-film neutrophils with clinical bacteria', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CO, Denver, Vol. 56, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CO, Denver, 03 May 2015 - 07 May 2015, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000362891102249&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Masoudi S; Stapleton F; Willcox MDP, 2015, 'Tear film in symptomatic and asymptomatic lens wearers', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, CO, Denver, Vol. 56, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO), CO, Denver, 03 May 2015 - 07 May 2015, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000362891100041&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Vijay AK; Tan J; Ho L; Penesyan A; Paulsen I; Willcox MDP, 2015, 'Microbiome of contact lens cases following corneal infiltrative events', in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 56

Hume EB; Cole N; Vijay AK; Willcox M, 2006, 'Effects of topical administration of 12-methyl tetra decanoic acid (12-MTA) during neovascularisation after sodium hydroxide insult to the cornea', Fort Lauderdale, USA, presented at The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Conference, Fort Lauderdale, USA, 30 April 2006 - 04 May 2006

Carnt NA; Sweeney DF; Stern J; Willcox M; Wong R, 2002, 'Factors associated with unusual cases of acute infiltrative keratitis in silicone hydrogel extended wear', in INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, FLORIDA, FT LAUDERDALE, Vol. 43, pp. U866 - U866, presented at Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology, FLORIDA, FT LAUDERDALE, 05 May 2002 - 10 May 2002, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000184606700263&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Patents

Kumar N; Willcox M; Nizalapur S; Black D; Yu TT; Kuppusamy R, 2021, Antimicrobial compounds, Patent No. United States 2021 pat no. 10988444; New Zealand - 754200;

Preprints

Yasir M; Willcox MDP, 2026, Inactivation of Microorganisms in the Complex Regions of Transvaginal Ultrasound Probes By a UVC-LED Light Based Disinfection System, http://dx.doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.23.713795

Kalaiselvan P; Yasir M; Willcox M; Vijay AK, 2021, Efficacy of anti-microbial gel vapours against aerosolised coronavirus, bacteria, and fungi, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.27.466182

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