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Overview

Colin I. Johnston is affiliated with the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on venomous animal envenomation and related studies.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Australian snakebite myotoxicity (ASP-23), 2020, Clinical Toxicology
  • Australian Sea Snake Envenoming Causes Myotoxicity and Non-Specific Systemic Symptoms - Australian Snakebite Project (ASP-24), 2022, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • A rare case of tularemic meningitis in the United States from aerosolized Francisella tularensis, 2020, Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
  • Investigating skeletal muscle biomarkers for the early detection of Australian myotoxic snake envenoming: an animal model pilot study, 2024, Clinical Toxicology

Frequent co-authors in their published work include Geoffrey K. Isbister, Theo Tasoulis, Sriram Venkatesan, Masoud Zarezadeh Mehrizi, and Anjana Silva.

Johnston's research appears often in the following scientific venues:

  • Clinical Toxicology
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open

Their work spans several subfields of study such as genetics, virology, molecular biology, paleontology, and pharmacology. The most prominent subfield contributions are in genetics and virology.

Key topics explored in Johnston's research include:

  • Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
  • Rabies epidemiology and control
  • Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
  • Healthcare and Venom Research
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Best Publications

  • A Comparison of Outcomes With Angiotensin-Converting--Enzyme Inhibitors and Diuretics for Hypertension in the Elderly

    Lindon M H Wing;Christopher M Reid;Philip Ryan;Lawrence J Beilin

  • Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly

    John J. McNeil;Rory Wolfe;Robyn L. Woods;Andrew M. Tonkin

  • Effect of aspirin on all-cause mortality in the healthy elderly

    John J. McNeil;Mark R. Nelson;Robyn L. Woods;Jessica E. Lockery

  • Myocardial infarction increases ACE2 expression in rat and humans.

    Louise M. Burrell;John Risvanis;Eiji Kubota;Rachael G. Dean

  • Effect of Aspirin on Disability-free Survival in the Healthy Elderly

    John J. McNeil;Robyn L. Woods;Mark R. Nelson;Christopher M. Reid

  • The relevance of tissue angiotensin-converting enzyme: Manifestations in mechanistic and endpoint data

    Victor J. Dzau;Kenneth Bernstein;David Celermajer;Jerome Cohen;Jerome Cohen

  • Characterization of Renal Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in Diabetic Nephropathy

    Chris Tikellis;Colin Ivor Johnston;Colin Ivor Johnston;Josephine Maree Forbes;Josephine Maree Forbes;Wendy C Burns;Wendy C Burns;Wendy C Burns

  • Salt Induces Myocardial and Renal Fibrosis in Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats

    Henry C. M. Yu;Louise M. Burrell;M. Jane Black;Leonard L. Wu

  • Why blockade of the renin-angiotensin system reduces the incidence of new-onset diabetes.

    Karin A M Jandeleit-Dahm;Christos Tikellis;Christopher M Reid;Colin I Johnston

  • ACE2, a new regulator of the renin-angiotensin system.

    Louise M Burrell;Colin Ivor Johnston;Chris Tikellis;Mark Emmauel Cooper

  • Angiotensin receptors: distribution, signalling and function.

    Diem T. Dinh;Albert G. Frauman;Colin I. Johnston;Maurice E. Fabiani

  • Angiotensin receptor antagonists: focus on losartan

    C.I Johnston

  • Study design of ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE): A randomized, controlled trial

    R. Grimm;J. J. McNeil;W. Applegate;L. Beilin

  • Brachial Blood Pressure But Not Carotid Arterial Waveforms Predict Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Female Hypertensives

    Anthony M Dart;Christoph D Gatzka;Bronwyn A Kingwell;Kristyn Willson

  • Localization of angiotensin converting enzyme in rat heart.

    H Yamada;Bruno Fabris;A M Allen;B Jackson

  • Long-term effects of captopril (SQ14 225) on blood-pressure and hormone levels in essential hypertension.

    C.I Johnston;B.P Mcgrath;J.A Millar;P.G Matthews

  • Tissue angiotensin converting enzyme in cardiac and vascular hypertrophy, repair, and remodeling.

    Colin I Johnston

  • Reduced osmotic thirst in healthy elderly men.

    P A Phillips;M Bretherton;Colin I Johnston;L Gray

  • Renin-angiotensin system : a dual tissue and hormonal system for cardiovascular control

    Colin I. Johnston

  • ACE2 Deficiency Modifies Renoprotection Afforded by ACE Inhibition in Experimental Diabetes

    Chris Tikellis;Katarzyna Bialkowski;Josepha Pete;Karen Sheehy

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederick A.O. Mendelsohn
Frederick A.O. Mendelsohn University of Melbourne
Christopher M. Reid
Christopher M. Reid Monash University
Mark E. Cooper
Mark E. Cooper Monash University
John J McNeil
John J McNeil Monash University
Andrew Tonkin
Andrew Tonkin Monash University
Garry L. Jennings
Garry L. Jennings University of Sydney
Geoffrey A. Donnan
Geoffrey A. Donnan University of Melbourne
Rory Wolfe
Rory Wolfe Monash University
Karen L. Margolis
Karen L. Margolis HealthPartners
Siew Yeen Chai
Siew Yeen Chai Monash University

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