School of Community Health
Dr Jillian Dunphy
Position Lecturer, Biomedical Science
Campus Albury-Wodonga, City
Phone (02) 6051 6837 (with voice mail)
Fax (02) 6051 6727
EMAILJILLIAN DUNPHY 
Jillian Dunphy is a lecturer and subject co–ordinator who teaches human bioscience and physiology. She completed her PhD in molecular endocrinology at Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, through the Medicine Department of Monash University, in 1998. During her time at Monash University Jillian demonstrated genetics to both undergraduate and post–graduate students.
Jillian's first post–doctoral research position was at the University of Melbourne where she studied allergic–type immune reactions. To further develop her research interests Jillian then worked as a research associate at the Cell Biology Department of the University of Virginia (2001–2005). Here she gained invaluable cell biology experience. Upon returning to Australia in 2005, Jillian became a research officer, post–graduate student co–supervisor, and sessional lecturer at the University of Queensland. Whilst at the University of Queensland she studied a protein involved in mRNA trafficking in neurons.
Jillian took up her current lecturing position at CSU in 2006. Her current research interests include the function of a family of carbohydrate–binding proteins called galectins. In particular, using molecular and cell biology techniques Jillian plans to investigate the possible role of galectins in immunology, and in muscle development and regeneration.
Significant papers describing Jillian's previous work include:
J.L. Dunphy, K. Ye, and J.E. Casanova (2007). Nuclear functions of the Arf guanine nucleotide exchange factor BRAG2. Traffic , 8 , 661-672.
Dunphy et al. (2006) The Arf6 GEF GEP100/BRAG2 regulates cell adhesion by controlling endocytosis of β1 integrins. Current Biology, 16, (3), 315–320
Dunphy et al. (2002) Isolation and characterisation of a novel eosinophil–specific galactin released into the lungs in response to allergen challenge. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 227, (17), 14916–14924
Dunphy et al. (2000) Isolation and characterisation of a novel inducible mammalian galactin. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275, (41), 32106–32113
Areas of Research Interest
function of carbohydrate–binding proteins called galectins