By Professor Murray Killingsworth

Journal articles

Vijay Singh SH; Yeap W; Too LK; Allende A; Hall G; Hunyor A; Madigan MC; Merani R; Ortiz J; Rodriguez M; Wong J; Invernizzi A; Killingsworth M; Pye V; Mehta H; Petsoglou C; Cherepanoff S, 2026, 'A combined ex vivo fundus imaging–histology protocol for clinicopathological validation of human donor eyes with limited medical history', Scientific Reports, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-58078-w

Thadhani R; Hiemstra TF; Vatish M; Stepan H; Cerdeira AS; Brockelsby J; James T; Lia M; Cornelis A; Krause E; Spath MR; Grüttner B; Todorova P; Hagmann H; Yeung KR; Xu B; Heffernan S; Pears S; Waugh R; Thompson J; Iliopoulos J; Sunderland N; Killingsworth M; Makris A; Hennessy A; Lo A; Tan AY; Kussie P; Chang Y; Hanssens L; Miltenyi S; Benzing T; Karumanchi SA, 2026, 'Targeted removal of soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 in very preterm preeclampsia: a pilot trial', Nature Medicine, 32, pp. 2173 - 2181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04333-6

Raja S; Weissert R; Calic Z; Thomas P; Chawla J; Hengstl SM; Smokovski I; Golubnitschaja O; Tanaka T; Spring KJ; Killingsworth MC; Mehndiratta MM; Kalaria RN; Ihara M; Bhaskar SMM, 2026, 'Cognitive Outcomes After Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischaemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis and the PRECISE-ACTION Framework for Transdisciplinary Cognitive Management', Clinical Drug Investigation, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40261-026-01596-2

Tan R; Spring KJ; Killingsworth M; Bhaskar S, 2025, 'Comparative Diagnostic and Prognostic Performance of SWI and T2-Weighted MRI in Cerebral Microbleed Detection Following Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis and SPOT-CMB Study', Medicina Lithuania, 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina61091566

Biswas R; Wijeratne T; Zelenak K; Huasen BB; Iacobucci M; Killingsworth MC; Beran RG; Gebreyohanns M; Sekhar A; Khurana D; Nguyen TN; Jabbour PM; Bhaskar SMM, 2025, 'Disparities in Access to Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke (DARTS): A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Geographical Factors', CNS Drugs, 39, pp. 417 - 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40263-025-01161-z

Rajeswaran P; Huasen BB; Stanwell P; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2025, 'Prevalence and outcomes of mild stroke patients undergoing reperfusion therapy: A meta-analysis and SAFE recommendations for optimal management', Journal of Central Nervous System Disease, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/11795735251314881

Pirrello A; Killingsworth M; Spring K; Rasko JEJ; Yeo D, 2024, 'Cancer-associated macrophage-like cells as a prognostic biomarker in solid tumors', Journal of Liquid Biopsy, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jlb.2024.100275

Chowdhury A; Killingsworth MC; Calic Z; Bhaskar SMM, 2024, 'Meta-analysis of clinical and safety profiles after reperfusion therapy in acute posterior circulation strokes: insights and implications', Acta Radiologica, 65, pp. 982 - 998, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02841851241255313

Shen H; Huasen BB; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2024, 'Introducing the Futile Recanalization Prediction Score (FRPS): A Novel Approach to Predict and Mitigate Ineffective Recanalization after Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke', Neurology International, 16, pp. 605 - 619, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/neurolint16030045

Clarke RA; Govindaraju H; Beretta M; Olzomer E; Lawther AJ; Walker AK; Fang Z; Eapen V; Hyams TC; Killingsworth M; Bridge W; Turner N; Siddiqui KS; Cohen Hyams T, 2024, 'Immp2l Enhances the Structure and Function of Mitochondrial Gpd2 Dehydrogenase', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25, pp. 990, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms25020990

Shen H; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2023, 'Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Futile Recanalization in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Undergoing Endovascular Thrombectomy: Prevalence, Factors, and Clinical Outcomes', Life, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13101965

Evers CD; Chen L; Messinger JD; Killingsworth M; Freund KB; Curcio CA, 2023, 'HISTOLOGY, DIMENSIONS, AND FLUORESCEIN STAINING CHARACTERISTICS OF NODULAR AND CUTICULAR DRUSEN IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION', Retina, 43, pp. 1708 - 1716, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000003871

Lawther AJ; Zieba J; Fang Z; Furlong TM; Conn I; Govindaraju H; Choong LLY; Turner N; Siddiqui KS; Bridge W; Merlin S; Hyams TC; Killingsworth M; Eapen V; Clarke RA; Walker AK; Cohen Hyams T, 2023, 'Antioxidant Behavioural Phenotype in the Immp2l Gene Knock-Out Mouse', Genes, 14, pp. 1717, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/genes14091717

Chen S; Spring KJ; Killingsworth MC; Calic Z; Beran RG; Bhaskar SMM, 2022, 'Association of Lesion Topography with Functional Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Considered for, or Receiving, Reperfusion Therapy: A Meta-Analysis', Neurology International, 14, pp. 903 - 922, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/neurolint14040073

Huang J; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2022, 'Is Composition of Brain Clot Retrieved by Mechanical Thrombectomy Associated with Stroke Aetiology and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke?—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Neurology International, 14, pp. 748 - 770, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/neurolint14040063

Shaban S; Huasen B; Haridas A; Killingsworth M; Worthington J; Jabbour P; Bhaskar SMM, 2022, 'Digital subtraction angiography in cerebrovascular disease: current practice and perspectives on diagnosis, acute treatment and prognosis', Acta Neurologica Belgica, 122, pp. 763 - 780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13760-021-01805-z

Shi C; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2022, 'Prognostic capacity of hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign in anterior circulation acute ischaemic stroke patients receiving reperfusion therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Acta Neurologica Belgica, 122, pp. 423 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13760-021-01720-3

Bradley SA; Spring KJ; Beran RG; Chatzis D; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2022, 'Role of diabetes in stroke: Recent advances in pathophysiology and clinical management', Diabetes Metabolism Research and Reviews, 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3495

Sinha A; Stanwell P; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2022, 'Prognostic accuracy and impact of cerebral collateral status on clinical and safety outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients receiving reperfusion therapy: a systematic meta-analysis', Acta Radiologica, 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02841851221080517

Chowdhury SZ; Wardman D; Cordato DJ; Thomas P; Zagami A; Middleton P; McDougall A; Cheung AK; Manning NW; Wenderoth JD; Beran RG; Spring KJ; Calic Z; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2021, 'Optimising Prehospital Pathways to Improve Acute Stroke Reperfusion Therapy Delivery: Systems-Based Approaches', SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine, 3, pp. 2558 - 2575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42399-021-01069-x

Sinha A; Stanwell P; Beran RG; Calic Z; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar SMM, 2021, 'Stroke aetiology and collateral status in acute ischemic stroke patients receiving reperfusion therapy—a meta-analysis', Neurology International, 13, pp. 608 - 621, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/neurolint13040060

Katyal A; Calic Z; Killingsworth M; Bhaskar SMM, 2021, 'Diagnostic and prognostic utility of computed tomography perfusion imaging in posterior circulation acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis', European Journal of Neurology, 28, pp. 2657 - 2668, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ene.14934

Ravindran AV; Killingsworth MC; Bhaskar S, 2021, 'Cerebral collaterals in acute ischaemia: Implications for acute ischaemic stroke patients receiving reperfusion therapy', European Journal of Neuroscience, 53, pp. 1238 - 1261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejn.14955

Dewi CU; Mason M; Cohen-Hyams T; Killingsworth MC; Harman DG; Gnanasambandapillai V; Liyanage L; O'Connor MD, 2021, 'A simplified method for producing human lens epithelial cells and light-focusing micro-lenses from pluripotent stem cells', Experimental Eye Research, 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2020.108317

Sinha A; Priglinger-Coorey M; Stanwell P; Alvarado N; Killingsworth M; Bhaskar SMM, 2021, 'Diagnostic and prognostic utility of brain collaterals in acute ischaemic stroke: Current knowledge and insights on treatment decision-making', Romanian Journal of Neurology Revista Romana De Neurologie, 20, pp. 424 - 433, http://dx.doi.org/10.37897/RJN.2021.4.3

Cohen Hyams T; Mam K; Killingsworth MC, 2020, 'Scanning electron microscopy as a new tool for diagnostic pathology and cell biology', Micron, 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2019.102797

Santos LD; Lea V; Killingsworth M; Liyanage I; Nguyen L; Harvey S, 2020, '31. Finding human umbilical cords as the true origin of universal face emojis transcending persons of all ages, genders, culture, religion and ethnicity', Pathology, 52, pp. s143 - s144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2020.01.032

Bhaskar S; Saab J; Cappelen-Smith C; Killingsworth M; Wu XJ; Cheung A; Manning N; Aouad P; McDougall A; Hodgkinson S; Cordato D, 2019, 'Clot Histopathology in Ischemic Stroke with Infective Endocarditis', Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 46, pp. 331 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2019.8

Chaicherd S; Killingsworth MC; Pissuwan D, 2019, 'Toxicity of gold nanoparticles in a commercial dietary supplement drink on connective tissue fibroblast cells', SN Applied Sciences, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-0354-2

Santos LD; Gune S; Killingsworth M; Harvery M; Wuhrer R; Nguyen L; Wu XJ; Sabapathy S; Evangelista C; McNamara N; Yong JLC, 2019, '22. Finding live deer placenta stem cells in commercial food supplement capsules using cytology, histology, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, elemental analysis and electron microscopy', Pathology, 51, pp. s154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2018.09.022

Ng YF; Killingsworth MC; Yong JLC; Lee CS, 2019, '54. Immunolabeling of PLA2R in renal tissue using Quantum Dot (QD) nanoparticles for fluorescence light and electron microscopy', Pathology, 51, pp. s165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2018.09.052

Lai K; Matthews S; Wilmott JS; Killingsworth MC; Yong JL; Caixeiro NJ; Wykes J; Samakeh A; Forstner D; Lee M; McGuinness J; Niles N; Hong A; Ebrahimi A; Lee CS, 2018, 'Differences in LC3B expression and prognostic implications in oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma patients', BMC Cancer, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-018-4536-x

Balaratnasingam C; Cherepanoff S; Dolz-Marco R; Killingsworth M; Chen FK; Mendis R; Mrejen S; Too LK; Gal-Or O; Curcio CA; Freund KB; Yannuzzi LA, 2018, 'Cuticular Drusen: Clinical Phenotypes and Natural History Defined Using Multimodal Imaging', Ophthalmology, 125, pp. 100 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.08.033

Murphy P; Kabir MH; Srivastava T; Mason ME; Dewi CU; Lim S; Yang A; Djordjevic D; Killingsworth MC; Ho JWK; Harman DG; O’Connor MD, 2018, 'Light-focusing human micro-lenses generated from pluripotent stem cells model lens development and drug-induced cataract in vitro', Development Cambridge, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dev.155838

Wattanakull P; Killingsworth MC; Pissuwan D, 2017, 'Biological responses of t cells encapsulated with polyelectrolyte-coated gold nanorods and their cellular activities in a co-culture system', Applied Nanoscience Switzerland, 7, pp. 667 - 679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13204-017-0605-8

Lai K; Killingsworth M; Matthews S; Caixeiro N; Evangelista C; Wu X; Wykes J; Samakeh A; Forstner D; Niles N; Hong A; Lee CS, 2017, 'Differences in survival outcome between oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma in relation to HPV status', Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 46, pp. 574 - 582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jop.12535

Lai K; Killingsworth M; Yong J; Matthews S; Ebrahimi A; McGuinness J; Ngo Q; Caixeiro N; Hong A; Lee CS, 2017, 'Specific localization of LC3B in autophagosome: A correlative labelling study with nanoparticle in oral squamous cell carcinoma', Experimental and Molecular Pathology, 102, pp. 422 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yexmp.2017.05.007

Chistiakov DA; Killingsworth MC; Myasoedova VA; Orekhov AN; Bobryshev YV, 2017, 'CD68/macrosialin: Not just a histochemical marker', Laboratory Investigation, 97, pp. 4 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/labinvest.2016.116

Lai K; Matthews S; Wilmott J; Killingsworth M; Caixeiro N; Wykes J; Samakeh A; Forstner D; Niles N; Hong A; Lee CS, 2017, 'High LC3C expression correlates with poor survival in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma patients', Pathology, 49, pp. s141 - s142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2016.09.060

Lai K; Killingsworth M; Caixeiro N; Yong JLC; Hong A; Lee CS, 2017, 'Specific localisation of LC3B in autophagosome: a correlative labelling study with nanoparticle in oral squamous cell carcinoma', Pathology, 49, pp. s141, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2016.09.059

Killingsworth MC; Bobryshev YV, 2016, 'Correlative light- and electron microscopy using quantum dot nanoparticles', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/54307

Killingsworth MC; Bobryshev YV, 2016, 'Correlative Light- and Electron Microscopy Using Quantum Dot Nanoparticles', Journal of Visualized Experiments, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/54307-v

Makris A; Yeung KR; Lim SM; Sunderland N; Heffernan S; Thompson JF; Iliopoulos J; Killingsworth MC; Yong J; Xu B; Ogle RF; Thadhani R; Karumanchi SA; Hennessy A, 2016, 'Placental growth factor reduces blood pressure in a uteroplacental ischemia model of preeclampsia in nonhuman primates', Hypertension, 67, pp. 1263 - 1272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07286

Nikesitch N; Tao C; Lai K; Killingsworth M; Bae S; Wang M; Harrison S; Roberts TL; Ling SCW, 2016, 'Predicting the response of multiple myeloma to the proteasome inhibitor Bortezomib by evaluation of the unfolded protein response', Blood Cancer Journal, 6, pp. e432 - e432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/BCJ.2016.40

Stangenberg S; Nguyen LT; Chen H; Al-Odat I; Killingsworth MC; Gosnell ME; Anwer AG; Goldys EM; Pollock CA; Saad S, 2015, 'Oxidative stress, mitochondrial perturbations and fetal programming of renal disease induced by maternal smoking', International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 64, pp. 81 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2015.03.017

Lai K; Killingsworth MC; Lee CS, 2015, 'Gene of the month: PIK3CA', Journal of Clinical Pathology, 68, pp. 253 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2015-202885

Lai K; Killingsworth MC; Lee CS, 2014, 'The significance of autophagy in colorectal cancer pathogenesis and implications for therapy', Journal of Clinical Pathology, 67, pp. 854 - 858, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2014-202529

Abbineni PS; Wright EP; Rogasevskaia TP; Killingsworth MC; Malladi CS; Coorssen JR, 2014, 'The sea urchin egg and cortical vesicles as model systems to dissect the fast, Ca2+-triggered steps of regulated exocytosis', Neuromethods, 83, pp. 221 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-676-4-11

Abbineni PS; Wright EP; Rogasevskaia TP; Killingsworth MC; Malladi CS; Coorssen JR, 2014, 'The sea urchin egg and cortical vesicles as model systems to dissect the fast, Ca2+-triggered steps of regulated exocytosis', Neuromethods, 83, pp. 221 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-676-4_11

Yong JLC; Killingsworth MC, 2014, 'Ultrastructural study of electron dense deposits in renal tubular basement membrane: Prevalence and relationship to epithelial atrophy', Ultrastructural Pathology, 38, pp. 273 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/01913123.2014.925021

Back to profile page