Dr Megan Vance
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Centre for Horticultural Science
+61 7 344 32456
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Cross University
- Bachelor of Science (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
Researcher biography
Megan is a molecular biologist who has worked in plant and animal research. She completed her PhD studying gene flow and genetic diversity in plantation eucalypt species at Southern Cross University in 2008. Since then she has worked in livestock vaccine development with the Queensland government, UQ School of Veterinary Science and QAAFI Centre for Animal Science. These projects involved research into development of vaccines for cattle, against the cattle tick and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli. She joined QAAFI Centre for Horticultural Science in 2016 and is currently working on development of diagnostic reagents for detection of Banana bunchy top virus.
Book Chapter
Shepherd, M. and Jones, M. E. (2005). Molecular markers in tree improvement: Characterisation and use in Eucalyptus. In (pp. 399-412) Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi:10.1007/b137756
Journal Articles
Schibrowski, Meghan L., Barnes, Tamsin S., Wawegama, Nadeeka K., Vance, Megan E., Markham, Philip F., Mansell, Peter D., Marenda, Marc S., Kanci, Anna, Perez-Casal, José, Browning, Glenn F., Gibson, Justine S. and Mahony, Timothy J. (2018) The performance of three immune assays to assess the serological status of cattle experimentally exposed to mycoplasma bovis. Veterinary Sciences , 5 1: 27. doi:10.3390/vetsci5010027
Piper, Emily K., Jonsson, Nicholas, Gondro, Cedric, Vance, Megan E., Lew-Tabor, Alicja and Jackson, Louise A. (2017) Peripheral cellular and humoral responses to infestation with Rhipicephalus microplus in Santa-Gertrudis cattle. Parasite Immunology, 39 1: . doi:10.1111/pim.12402
Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel, Moolhuijzen, Paula, Piper, Emily K., Weiss, Olivia, Vance, Megan, Bellgard, Matthew and Lew-Tabor, Ala (2013) Rhipicephalus microplus lipocalins (LRMs): genomic identification and analysis of the bovine immune response using in silico predicted B and T cell epitopes. International Journal for Parasitology, 43 9: 739-752. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2013.04.005
Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel, Vance, Megan, Moolhuijzen, Paula M., Tao, Xu and Lew-Tabor, Ala E. (2012) Differential recognition by tick resistant cattle of the recombinant expressed Rhipicephalus microplus serine protease inhibitor-3 (RMS-3). Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 3 3: 159-169. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.03.002
Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel, Lew-Tabor, Ala, Gondro, Cedric, Moolhuijzen, Paula, Vance, Megan, Guerrero, Felix D., Bellgard, Matthew and Jorgensen, Wayne (2010) Comparative microarray analysis of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus expression profiles of larvae pre-attachment and feeding adult female stages on Bos indicus and Bos taurus cattle. BMC Genomics, 11 1: 437-1-43-17. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-11-437
Lew-Tabor, Ala E., Moolhuijzen, Paula M, Vance, Megan E, Kurscheid, Sebastian, Rodriguez Valle, Manuel, Jarrett, Sandra, Minchin, Catherine M, Jackson, Louise A, Jonsson, Nick N, Bellgard, Matthew I and Guerrero, Felix D (2010) Suppressive subtractive hybridization analysis of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus larval and adult transcript expression during attachment and feeding. Veterinary Parasitology, 167 2-4: 304-320. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.09.033
Piper, Emily K., Jonsson, Nicholas N., Gondro, Cedric, Lew-Tabor, Ala E., Moolhuijzen, Paula, Vance, Megan E. and Jackson, Louise A. (2009) Immunological profiles of Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle infested with the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 16 7: 1074-1086. doi:10.1128/CVI.00157-09
Jones, Megan E., Shepherd, Mervyn, Henry, Robert and Delves, Angela (2008) Pollen flow in Eucalyptus grandis determined by paternity analysis using microsatellite markers. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 4 1: 37-47. doi:10.1007/s11295-007-0086-0
Shepherd, Mervyn, Nguyen, Linh, Jones, Megan E., Nichols, J. Doland and Carpenter, F. Lynn (2007) A method for assessing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi group distribution in tree roots by intergenic transcribed sequence variation. Plant and Soil, 290 1-2: 259-268. doi:10.1007/s11104-006-9157-5
Jones, Megan E., Shepherd, Mervyn, Henry, Robert J. and Delves, Angela (2006) Chloroplast DNA variation and population structure in the widespread forest tree, Eucalyptus grandis. Conservation Genetics, 7 5: 691-703. doi:10.1007/s10592-005-9104-7
Shepherd, Mervyn, Cross, Michael, Stokoe, Rhonda L., Scott, Leon J. and Jones, Megan E. (2002) High-throughput DNA extraction from forest trees. Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 20 4: 425a-425j. doi:10.1007/BF02772134
Jones, M. E., Stokoe, R. L., Cross, M. J., Scott, L. J., Maguire, T. L. and Shepherd, M. (2001) Isolation of microsatellite loci from spotted gum (Corymbia variegata), and cross-species amplification in Corymbia and Eucalyptus. Molecular Ecology Notes, 1 4: 276-278. doi:10.1046/j.1471-8278 .2001.00105.x
Jones, M. E., Vickers, J. E., De Jersey, J., Henry, R. J., Symons, M. H. and Marschke, R. J. (1997) Bacterial expression of the bifunctional α-amylase/subtilisin inhibitor from barley. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 103 1: 31-33. doi:10.1002/j.2050-0416.1997.tb00934.x
Conference Papers
Rodriguez-Valle, M., Xu, Tao, Vance, M., Jarrett, S. and Lew-Tabor A. (2011). Cloning and characterization of a recombinant Rmi-serpin expressed in Pichia pastoris yeast.. In: 7th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen International Conference, Zaragoza, Spain, (). 28th August-2nd September,.
Rodriguez-Valle, M.,, Xu, Tao, Vance, M.,, Jarrett, S. and Lew-Tabor, A. (2011). Cloning and characterization of a recombinant Rmi-serpin expressed in Pichia pastoris yeast.. In: Australian Society for Parasitology, Cairns, Qld, Australia., (). 10-13th July, 2011.
Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel, Xu, Tao, Vance, Megan and Lew-Tabor, Ala (2011). Cloning and characterization of a recombinant Rmi-serpin expressed in Pichia pastoris yeast. In: TTP7: 7th Tick and Tick-Borne Pathogen International Conference. Proceedings. Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen International Conference (7th, TTP, 2011), Zaragoza, Spain, (65-65). 28 August-2 September 2011.
Piper, E. K., Jonsson, N. N., Constantinoiu, C. C., Gondro, C., Lew-Tabor, A. E., Vance, M. E. and Jackson, L. A. (2011). Gene expression profiling as a tool for understanding the host response to cattle ticks. In: Luciana Correia Almeida Regitano, Simone Cristina Meo Niciura, Ana Carolina de Souza Chagas, Marcia Cristina de Sena Oliveira, Marcelo Beltrao Molento, Mauricio de Alvarenga Mudadu, Luiz Lehmann Coutinho and Alessandro Francisco Talamini do Amarante, Advances in the Knowledge of Parasite Resistance of Ruminant Hosts and Parasites: Proceedings. Advances in the Knowledge of Parasite Resistance of Ruminant Hosts and Parasites, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (30-33). 26th September - 7th October 2011.
Piper, E.K., Jackson, L.A., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, H., Constantinoiu, C.C., Gondro, C., Jarrett, S.J., Jorgensen, W.K., Lew-Tabor, A.E., Moolhuijzen, P., Vance, M.E., Weiss, O. and Jonsson, N.N. (2009). Resistance to cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) infestation: immunological or physiological?. In: ASP & ARC/NHMRC Network for Parasitology Annual Conference, Sydney , Australia, (). 12th-15th July, 2009.
Piper, E. K., Jackson, L.A.,, Bielefeldt-Ohmann, H.,, Constantinoiu, C.C.,, Gondro, C.,, Jarrett, S.J., Jorgensen, W.K.,, Lew-Tabor, A.E.,, Moolhuijzen, P.,, Vance, M.E.,, Weiss, O., and N.N. Jonsson. (2009). Resistance to cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) infestation: immunological or physiological?. In: 2009 ASP & ARC/NHMRC Network for Parasitology Annual Conference, University of Sydney, NSW., (). 12-15th July,.
Lew, A. E., Jackson, L. A., Rodriguez Valle, M., Kurscheid, S., Bellgard, M., Moolhuijzen, P., Jones, M. E., Piper, E. K., Zhang, B., Jorgensen, W. K., Jonsson, N. N. and Guerrero, F. D. (2008). Reverse vaccinology approach to identify tick vaccine candidates. In: 2nd Australasian Vaccines & Immunotherapeutic Development Meeting, Surfers Paradise, QLD, Australia, (). 14-16 May 2008.
Piper, E. K., Jonsson, N. N., Bruyeres, A., Jarrett, S., Jones, M., Lew-Tabor, A. E. and Jackson, L. A. (2008). Peripheral cellular and antibody responses of tick-resistant and tick-susceptible cattle following infestation with the cattle tick, Rhipipcephalus microplus. In: IV International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (). 21-26 September, 2008.
Lew, A., Jackson, L., Rodriguez Valle, M., Piper, E., Kurscheid, S., Moolhuijzen, P., Constantinoiu, C., Jones, M., Jorgensen, W., Gondro, C., Bruyeres, A., Jarrett, S., Minchin, C., Venus, B., Zhang, B., Bellgard, M., Guerrero, F. and Jonsson, N. (2008). Reverse vaccinology approach for the identification of novel Rhipicephalus (boophilus) microplus vaccine candidates. In: VI International Conference on Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (). 21-26 September, 2008.
Lew, A. E ., Jackson, L. A ., Rodriguez Valle, M ., Kurscheid, S ., Moolhuijzen, P. M ., Jones, M. E ., Piper, E. K ., Constantiniou, C ., Jorgensen, W. K ., Jonsson, N. N ., Bellgard, M. I . and Guerrero, F. D. (2008). Reverse vaccinology approach to identify Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus tick vaccine candidates. In: Australian Society for Parasitology & ARC/NHMRC Research Network for Parasitology Annual Meeting,, Glenelg, SA, Australia, (). 6-9 July 2008.
Jones, M. E., Piper, E. K., Minchin, C. M., Zhang, B,, Moolhuijzen, P. M,, Gondro, C,, Jonsson, N. N., Bellgard, M. I., Lew, A. E. and Jackson, L. A. (2008). Up-regulated expression of Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha in tick resistant cattle. In: ComBio2008, Canberra, ACT, Australia, (). 21-25 September 2008.
Jones, M. E., Zhang, B., Minchin, C. M., Jackson, L. A. and Lew, A. E. (2008). Primary bovine cell culture: gene expression, gene knockdown and in vitro immune response studies. In: International Conference on Ticks and Tick-borne Pathogens, Buenos Aires, Argentina, (). 21-26 September 2008.
Jackson, L. A., Piper, E. K., Moolhuijzen, P., Gondro, C., Jones, M. E., Jarrett, S. J., Lew, A. E. and Jonsson, N. N. (2008). Gene expression and immune studies in Bos Taurus and Bos Indicus cattle infested with Rhipicedphalus Microplus. In: 3rd International Symposium on Animal Functional Genomics (ISAFG), Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, (). 7 – 9 April 2008.
Jones, ME, Vickers, JE, DeJersey, J, Henry, RJ, Symons, MH and Marschke, RJ (1997). Bacterial expression of the bifunctional alpha-amylase/subtilisin inhibitor from barley. In: JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF BREWING. 45th Australian Cereal Chemistry Conference, ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA, (31-33). SEP 10-14, 1995.