Associate Professor Julie Old

Associate Professor Julie Old

Associate Professor,
Life Sciences

Biography

Associate Professor Julie Old joined Western Sydney University in 2006. She has expertise in comparative and developmental immunology, native mammal biology, wildlife management, conservation and citizen science. She completed her PhD in 2002 in marsupial immunology and worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at Macquarie University prior to commencing her position at WSU. Julie’s research combines immunology, developmental biology, molecular biology, anatomy, microscopy, ecological techniques and citizen science to solve important issues in wildlife health and disease, especially marsupials. She established the School of Science and Health Small Native Mammal Teaching and Research Facility in 2009 and continued to manage it for teaching and research until 2018, and is the Chief Investigator of the Citizen Science project, WomSAT. Since 1998, her research has resulted in over 110 research publications in high impact journals including PLoS One and DCI, and a regular reviewer of national and international journals and research grant applications. Julie is a Director on The Wombat Foundation Board, and a member of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Advisory Council, Audit and Compliance Committee, and Metro Regional Advisory Committee, Environmental Trust Invasive Species Technical Review Committee, and formerly a Director and the President of the Australian Wildlife Society (2018-2023). Julie has also been recognised internationally as a Senior Fellow by the Higher Education Academy for her excellence in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, and support of those new to teaching in Higher Education. 

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Qualifications

  • MHighEd Macquarie University
  • PGCertEd Macquarie University
  • PhD University of Western Sydney
  • BSc (Hons) University of Western Sydney,Nepean
  • BSc University of Western Sydney,Nepean

Professional Memberships

  • International Society for Developmental and Comparative Immunology (2000)
  • Australian Mammal Society (1999)
  • Australian Wildlife Society (2017)
  • Australian Wildlife Management Society (2002)
  • Australian Citizen Science Association (2022)
  • The Wombat Foundation (2022)
  • Wombat Protection Society of Australia, Inc (2017)
  • Australian Collaborative Education Network (2011)

Interests

  • Comparative Immunology
  • Wildlife and Wildlife Management

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Life Sciences

Contact

Email: J.Old@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 4570 1283
Mobile:
Location: M15.G.60
Hawkesbury

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Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

  • 300627 Toxicology, 2022
  • 300801 Animal Science, 2006
  • 300834 Animal Health and Welfare, 2011
  • AGRI1002 Animal Science, 2022
  • BIOS1002 Biodiversity, 2022
  • BIOS1002 Biodiversity, 2023
  • ENVL2008 Australian Ecosystems: Threats and Solutions, 2022
  • NATS1019 Scientific Literacy, 2022
  • NATS3016 Field Project 1, 2023
  • NATS3044 Complex Case Studies in Science, 2022

Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Old, J. (2023), 'Our growing knowledge of thylacine pouch young development', Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger, CSIRO Publishing 9781486315536.

Journal Articles

  • Mayadunnage, S., Stannard, H., West, P. and Old, J. (2023), 'Identification of roadkill hotspots and the factors affecting wombat vehicle collisions using the citizen science tool, WomSAT', Australian Mammalogy, vol 45, no 1 , pp 53 - 61.
  • Casey, F., Old, J. and Stannard, H. (2023), 'Assessment of the diet of the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) using DNA metabarcoding', Ecology and Evolution, vol 13, no 9 .
  • Mayadunnage, S., Stannard, H., West, P. and Old, J. (2023), '[In Press] Spatial and temporal patterns of sarcoptic mange in wombats using the citizen science tool, WomSAT', Integrative Zoology, .
  • Mounsey, K., Harvey, R., Wilkinson, V., Takano, K., Old, J., Stannard, H., Wicker, L., Phalen, D. and Carver, S. (2022), 'Drug dose and animal welfare : important considerations in the treatment of wildlife', Parasitology Research, vol 121, no 3 , pp 1065 - 1071.
  • Casey, F., Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2021), 'A review of wombat diet and nutrition', Australian Mammalogy, vol 43, no 1 , pp 1 - 9.
  • Stannard, H., Wolfenden, J., Hermsen, E., Vallin, B., Hunter, N. and Old, J. (2021), 'Incidence of sarcoptic mange in bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 43, no 1 , pp 85 - 95.
  • Old, J., Ong, O. and Stannard, H. (2021), 'Red-tailed phascogales : a review of their biology and importance as model marsupial species', Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology, vol 335, no 2 , pp 217 - 227.
  • Old, J., Skelton, C. and Stannard, H. (2021), 'The use of Cydectin? by wildlife carers to treat sarcoptic mange in free-ranging bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus)', Parasitology Research, vol 120, no 3 , pp 1077 - 1090.
  • Stannard, H., Purdy, K. and Old, J. (2021), 'A survey and critical review of wombat diets in captivity', Australian Mammalogy, vol 43, no 1 , pp 66 - 71.
  • Old, J. and Stannard, H. (2021), 'Conservation of quolls (Dasyurus spp.) in captivity : a review', Australian Mammalogy, vol 43, no 3 , pp 277 - 289.
  • Beard, D., Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2021), 'Parasites of wombats (family Vombatidae), with a focus on ticks and tick-borne pathogens', Parasitology Research, vol 120, no 2 , pp 395 - 409.
  • Beard, D., Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2021), 'Morphological identification of ticks and molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens from bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus)', Parasites and Vectors, vol 14, no 1 .
  • Ong, O., Skinner, E., Johnson, B. and Old, J. (2021), 'Mosquito-borne viruses and non-human vertebrates in Australia : a review', Viruses, vol 13, no 2 .
  • Schraven, A., Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2021), 'A systematic review of moxidectin as a treatment for parasitic infections in mammalian species', Parasitology Research, vol 120, no 4 , pp 1167 - 1181.
  • Stannard, H., Wynan, M., Wynan, R., Dixon, B., Mayadunnage , S. and Old, J. (2021), 'Can virtual fences reduce wombat road mortalities?', Ecological Engineering, vol 172 .
  • Schraven, A., Hansen, V., Morrissey, K., Stannard, H., Ong, O., Douek, D., Miller, R. and Old, J. (2021), 'Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the B-cell repertoire reveals the usage of immunoglobulins in the gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica)', Developmental and Comparative Immunology, vol 123 .
  • Old, J., Parsons, C. and Tulk, M. (2020), 'Hearing thresholds of small native Australian mammals : red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura), kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) and spinifex hopping-mouse (Notomys alexis)', Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol 190, no 1 , pp 342 - 351.
  • Schraven, A., Stannard, H., Ong, O. and Old, J. (2020), 'Immunogenetics of marsupial B-cells', Molecular Immunology, vol 117 , pp 1 - 11.
  • Thorley, R. and Old, J. (2020), 'Distribution, abundance and threats to bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 42, no 3 , pp 249 - 256.
  • Fabian, M., Cook, A. and Old, J. (2020), 'Attitudes towards wildlife conservation', Australian Zoologist, vol 40, no 4 , pp 585 - 604.
  • Stannard, H., Miller, R. and Old, J. (2020), 'Marsupial and monotreme milk : a review of its nutrient and immune properties', PeerJ, vol 8 .
  • Fabian, M., Cook, A. and Old, J. (2020), 'Do Australians have the willingness to participate in wildlife conservation?', Australian Zoologist, vol 40, no 4 , pp 575 - 584.
  • Flies, A., Le Nours, J., Pye, R., Skerratt, L., Grogan, L., Short, K., Fountain-Jones, N., Old, J., Waddle, A., Peters, A., Espejo, C., Patchett, A., Pinfold, T., Shigdar, S., Rossjohn, J., Ong, O., Power, M. and Baker, M. (2020), 'Rewilding immunology : integrating comparative immunology can improve human, animal, and ecosystem health', Science, vol 369, no 6499 , pp 37 - 38.
  • Old, J., Hermsen, E. and Young, L. (2020), 'MHC Class II variability in bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 42, no 2 , pp 135 - 143.
  • Stannard, H., Dennington, K. and Old, J. (2020), 'The external ear morphology and presence of tragi in Australian marsupials', Ecology and Evolution, vol 10, no 18 , pp 9853 - 9866.
  • Skelton, C., Cook, A., West, P., Spencer, R. and Old, J. (2019), 'Building an army of wombat warriors : developing and sustaining a citizen science project', Australian Mammalogy, vol 41, no 2 , pp 186 - 195.
  • Borthwick, C., Young, L. and Old, J. (2019), 'An examination of the development and localisation of key immune cells in developing pouch young of the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)', Anatomical Record, vol 302, no 11 , pp 1985 - 2002.
  • Old, J., Lin, S. and Franklin, M. (2019), 'Mapping out bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus) burrows with the use of a drone', BMC Ecology, vol 19, no 1 .
  • Green-Barber, J. and Old, J. (2019), 'What influences road mortality rates of eastern grey kangaroos in a semi-rural area?', BMC Zoology, vol 4, no 1 .
  • Old, J., Sengupta, C., Narayan, E. and Wolfenden, J. (2018), 'Sarcoptic mange in wombats : a review and future research directions', Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, vol 65, no 2 , pp 399 - 407.
  • Green-Barber, J., Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2018), 'A suspected case of myopathy in a free-ranging eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 40, no 1 , pp 122 - 126.
  • Stannard, H., Tulk, M., Bortolazzo, M. and Old, J. (2018), 'Go with your gut : digestibility and digestive function of two arid-zone Australian murids, Pseudomys australis and Notomys alexis', Zoology, vol 128 , pp 55 - 61.
  • Borthwick, C., Young, L. and Old, J. (2018), 'Molecular identification and gene expression profiles of the T cell receptors and co-receptors in developing red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura) pouch young', Molecular Immunology, vol 101 , pp 268 - 275.
  • Green-Barber, J. and Old, J. (2018), 'Is camera trap videography suitable for assessing activity patterns in eastern grey kangaroos?', Pacific Conservation Biology, vol 24, no 2 , pp 134 - 141.
  • Letendre, C., Young, L. and Old, J. (2018), 'Limitations in the isolation and stimulation of splenic mononuclear cells in a dasyurid marsupial, Phascogale calura', BMC Research Notes, vol 11 .
  • Letendre, C., Sawyer, E., Young, L. and Old, J. (2018), 'Immunosenescence in a captive semelparous marsupial, the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)', BMC Zoology, vol 3 .
  • Green-Barber, J. and Old, J. (2018), 'The genetic relatedness of a peri-urban population of eastern grey kangaroos', BMC Research Notes, vol 11, no 1 .
  • Green-Barber, J. and Old, J. (2018), 'Town roo, country roo : a comparison of behaviour in eastern grey kangaroos Macropus giganteus in developed and natural landscapes', Australian Zoologist, vol 39, no 3 , pp 520 - 533.
  • Green-Barber, J., Ong, O., Kanuri, A., Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2018), 'Blood constituents of free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 40, no 2 , pp 136 - 145.
  • Old, J., Hunter, N. and Wolfenden, J. (2018), 'Who utilises bare-nosed wombat burrows?', Australian Zoologist, vol 39, no 3 , pp 409 - 413.
  • Stannard, H., Bekkers, J., Old, J., McAllan, B. and Shaw, M. (2017), 'Digestibility of a new diet for captive short-beaked echidnas (Tachyglossus aculeatus)', Zoo Biology, vol 36, no 1 , pp 56 - 61.
  • Stannard, H., Tulk, M. and Old, J. (2017), 'Dead mouse hopping : Tyzzer's disease in spinifex hopping-mice (Notomys alexis)', Veterinary Microbiology, vol 201 , pp 201 - 207.
  • Ong, O., Green-Barber, J., Kanuri, A., Young, L. and Old, J. (2017), 'Antimicrobial activity of red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura) serum', Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, vol 51 , pp 41 - 48.
  • Hermsen, E., Young, L. and Old, J. (2017), 'Major histocompatibility complex class II in the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 39, no 1 , pp 28 - 32.
  • Vilcins, I. and Old, J. (2017), 'New reptilian host for the reptile tick Amblyomma limbatum Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae), from Alice Springs, Northern Territory', Herptofauna, vol 44, no 1-2 , pp 24 - 26.
  • Hermsen, E., Kerle, A. and Old, J. (2016), 'Diet of an inland population of the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 38, no 1 , pp 130 - 134.
  • Ong, O., Young, L. and Old, J. (2016), 'Preliminary genomic survey and sequence analysis of the complement system in non-eutherian mammals', Australian Mammalogy, vol 38, no 1 , pp 80 - 90.
  • Old, J. and Price, M. (2016), 'A case of melanoma in a native Australian murid, the spinifex hopping-mouse (Notomys alexis)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 38, no 1 , pp 117 - 119.
  • Old, J. (2016), 'Haematopoiesis in marsupials', Developmental and Comparative Immunology, vol 58 , pp 40 - 46.
  • Borthwick, C. and Old, J. (2016), 'Histological development of the immune tissues of a marsupial, the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)', Anatomical Record, vol 299, no 2 , pp 207 - 219.
  • Suthers, A., Old, J. and Young, L. (2016), 'The common gamma chain cytokine interleukin-21 is expressed by activated lymphocytes from two macropod marsupials, Macropus eugenii and Onychogalea fraenata', International Journal of Immunogenetics, vol 43, no 4 , pp 209 - 217.
  • Borthwick, C., Young, L., McAllan, B. and Old, J. (2016), 'Identification of the mRNA encoding interleukin-6 and its receptor, interleukin-6 receptor a, in five marsupial species', Developmental and Comparative Immunology, vol 65 , pp 211 - 217.
  • Ong, O., Young, L. and Old, J. (2016), 'Sequences and expression of pathway-specific complement components in developing red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)', Developmental and Comparative Immunology, vol 65 , pp 314 - 320.
  • Alsemgeest, J., Old, J. and Young, L. (2016), 'Further characterisation of cytokines in macropod marsupials : IL-10 and IL-10-3', Cytokine, vol 88 , pp 37 - 44.
  • Dormer, J., Old, J., Van Dyke, J. and Spencer, R. (2016), 'Incubation temperature affects development order of morphological features and staging criteria in turtle embryos', Journal of Zoology, vol 299, no 4 , pp 284 - 294.
  • Ong, O., Young, L. and Old, J. (2016), 'Evaluation of reference genes for gene expression in red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura) liver, lung, small intestine and spleen', PeerJ, vol 4 .
  • Tulk, M., Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2016), 'Haematology and serum biochemistry in captive Australian native murids : black-footed tree-rat (Mesembriomys gouldii) and greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor)', SpringerPlus, vol 5 .
  • Alsemgeest, J., Old, J. and Young, L. (2015), 'The macropod type 2 interferon gene shares important regulatory and functionally relevant regions with eutherian IFN-y', Molecular Immunology, vol 63, no 2 , pp 297 - 304.
  • Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2015), 'Changes to food intake and nutrition of female red-tailed phascogales (Phascogale calura) during late lactation', Physiology and Behavior, vol 151 , pp 398 - 403.
  • Murialdo, G., Kleisner, K., Wolfenden, J. and Old, J. (2015), 'Habitat preferences of an endangered species in developing landscapes : the bush stone-curlew on the central coast of New South Wales, Australia', Australian Zoologist, vol 37, no 3 , pp 294 - 301.
  • Stannard, H., Fabian, M. and Old, J. (2015), 'To bask or not to bask : behavioural thermoregulation in two species of dasyurid, Phascogale calura and Antechinomys laniger', Journal of Thermal Biology, vol 53 , pp 66 - 71.
  • Gurovich, Y., Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2015), 'The presence of the marsupial Dromiciops gliroides in Parque Nacional Los Alerces, Chubut, Southern Argentina, after the synchronous maturation and flowering of native bamboo and subsequent rodent irruption', Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, vol 88 .
  • Ong, O., Young, L. and Old, J. (2015), 'Detection of an active complement system in red-tailed phascogales (Phascogale calura)', Comparative Clinical Pathology, vol 24, no 6 , pp 1527 - 1534.
  • Old, J. (2015), 'Immunological insights into the life and times of the extinct Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus)', PLoS One, vol 10, no 12 .
  • Borthwick, C., Young, L. and Old, J. (2014), 'The development of the immune tissues in marsupial pouch young', Journal of Morphology, vol 275, no 7 , pp 822 - 839.
  • Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2014), 'Biology, life history, and captive management of the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger)', Zoo Biology, vol 33, no 3 , pp 157 - 165.
  • Stannard, H., McAllan, B. and Old, J. (2014), 'Dietary composition and nutritional outcomes in two marsupials, Sminthopsis macroura and S. crassicaudata', Journal of Mammalogy, vol 95, no 3 , pp 503 - 515.
  • Old, J., Spencer, R. and Wolfenden, J. (2014), 'The Common Myna (Sturnus tristis) in urban, rural and semi-rural areas in Greater Sydney and its surrounds', Emu, vol 114, no 3 , pp 241 - 248.
  • Chuck, J. and Old, J. (2014), 'Education of undergraduate Animal Science and Zoology students in professional practice : can we ensure ethical compliance and educational outcomes?', Australian Zoologist, vol 37, no 2 , pp 193 - 200.
  • Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2013), 'Description of the gastrointestinal tract and associated organs of the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 35, no 1 , pp 39 - 42.
  • Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2013), 'Digestibility of two diet items by captive eastern quolls (Dasyurus viverrinus)', Zoo Biology, vol 32, no 4 , pp 417 - 422.
  • Belov, K., Miller, R., Old, J. and Young, L. (2013), 'Marsupial immunology bounding ahead', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol 61, no 1 , pp 24 - 40.
  • Kerle, A., Kimmorley, C. and Old, J. (2013), 'An inland population of the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) at Black Rock Ridge, New South Wales : a preliminary ecological assessment', Australian Mammalogy, vol 35, no 2 , pp 236 - 240.
  • Stannard, H., Borthwick, C., Ong, O. and Old, J. (2013), 'Longevity and breeding in the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 35, no 2 , pp 217 - 219.
  • Alsemgeest, J., Old, J. and Young, L. (2013), 'Molecular characterisation and expression of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-6?2 in the Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)', Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol 155, no 1-2 , pp 139 - 145.
  • Stannard, H., Young, L. and Old, J. (2013), 'Further investigation of the blood characteristics of Australian quoll (Dasyurus spp.) species', Veterinary Clinical Pathology, vol 42, no 4 , pp 476 - 482.
  • McGlashan, J., Spencer, R. and Old, J. (2012), 'Embryonic communication in the nest : metabolic responses of reptilian embryos to developmental rates of siblings', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol 279, no 1734 , pp 1709 - 1715.
  • Old, J. and Spencer, R. (2011), 'Development of online learning activities to enhance student knowledge of animal behaviour prior to engaging in live animal handling practical sessions', Open Journal of Animal Sciences, vol 1, no 2 , pp 65 - 76.
  • Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2011), 'Rate of passage through the digestive tract of the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger)', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol 59, no 4 , pp 273 - 276.
  • Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2011), 'Digestibility of feeding regimes of the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura) and the kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) in captivity', Australian Journal of Zoology, vol 59, no 4 , pp 257 - 263.
  • Stannard, H., Wolfenden, J. and Old, J. (2010), 'Evaluating the capacity of constructed wetlands to sustain a captive population of Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)', Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, vol 17, no 1 , pp 27 - 34.
  • Stannard, H. and Old, J. (2010), 'Observation of reproductive strategies of captive kultarrs (Antechinomys laniger)', Australian Mammalogy, vol 32, no 2 , pp 179 - 182.
  • Stannard, H., Caton, W. and Old, J. (2010), 'The diet of red-tailed phascogales in a trial translocation at Alice Springs Desert Park, Northern Territory, Australia', Journal of Zoology, vol 280, no 4 , pp 326 - 331.
  • Vilcins, I., Fournier, P., Parola, P., Raoult, D., Old, J. and Deane, E. (2009), 'Evidence for the presence of Francisella and spotted fever group Rickettsia DNA in the Tick Amblyomma fimbriatum (Acari: Ixodidae), Northern Territory, Australia', Journal of Medical Entomology, vol 46, no 4 , pp 926 - 933.
  • Vilcins, I., Old, J. and Deane, E. (2009), 'Detection of a Hepatozoon and spotted fever group Rickettsia species in the common marsupial tick (Ixodes tasmani) collected from wild Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii), Tasmania', Veterinary Parasitology, vol 162, no 1-2 , pp 23 - 31.
  • Vilcins, I., Old, J. and Deane, E. (2009), 'Molecular detection of Rickettsia, Coxiella and Rickettsiella DNA in three native Australian tick species', Experimental and Applied Acarology, vol 49, no 3 , pp 229 - 242.
  • Duncan, L. and Old, J. (2009), 'Characterisation of CD5 cDNA in the Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)', Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol 131 , pp 117 - 121.
  • Old, J., Lowry, J. and Young, L. (2009), 'Scrub-itch mite infestation in the endangered bridled nailtail wallaby', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol 87, no 8 , pp 338 - 341.
  • Vilcins, I., Kosoy, M., Old, J. and Deane, E. (2009), 'Bartonella-like DNA detected in Ixodes tasmani ticks (Acari: Ixodida) infesting Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Victoria, Australia', Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, vol 9, no 5 , pp 499 - 503.
  • Vilcins, I., Ujvari, B., Old, J. and Deane, E. (2009), 'Molecular and morphological description of a Hepatozoon species in reptiles and their tricks in the Northern Territory, Australia', Journal of Parasitology, vol 95, no 2 , pp 434 - 442.
  • Carman, R., Old, J., Baker, M., Jacques, N. and Deane, E. (2009), 'Identification and expression of a marsupial cathelicidin from the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)', Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol 127, no 3-4 , pp 269 - 276.
  • Vilcins, I., Old, J., Kortner, G. and Deane, E. (2008), 'Ectoparasites and skin lesions in wild-caught Spotted-Tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae)', Comparative Parasitology, vol 75, no 2 , pp 271 - 277.
  • Vilcins, I., Old, J. and Deane, E. (2008), 'Detection of a spotted fever group Rickettsia in the tick Ixodes tasmani infesting koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Port Macquarie, Australia', Journal of Medical Entomology, vol 45 , pp 745 - 750.
  • Carman, R., Simonian, M., Old, J., Jacques, N. and Deane, E. (2008), 'Immunohistochemistry using antibodies to the Cathelicidin LL37/hCAP18 in the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii)', Tissue and Cell, vol 40 , pp 459 - 466.
  • Old, J., Connelly, L., Francis, J. and Gogler, J. (2007), 'Haematology and serum biochemistry of the Carpentarian Rock-rat (Zyzomys palatalis)', Comparative Clinical Pathology, vol 16, no 4 , pp 249 - 252.
  • Hill, N., Rose, K., Deane, E. and Old, J. (2007), 'Rodentolepis fraterna: the cause of mortality in a new host, the Spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis)', Australian Veterinary Journal, vol 85, no 40575 , pp 62 - 64.
  • Old, J., Hill, N. and Deane, E. (2007), 'Isolation of the mite Mycoptes musculinus Koch from the Spinifex Hopping-mouse (Notomys alexis)', Laboratory Animals, vol 41 , pp 292 - 295.
  • Old, J. and Huveneers, C. (2006), 'Morphology of the blood cells from three species of wobbegong sharks (Orectolobus species) on the East Coast of N. S. W', Zoo Biology, vol 25, no 1 , pp 72 - 83.
  • Old, J., Carman, R., Fry, G. and Deane, E. (2006), 'The immune tissues of the endangered Red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)', Journal of Anatomy, vol 208, no 3 , pp 381 - 387.
  • Ambatipudi, K., Old, J., Guilhaus, M., Raftery, M., Hinds, L. and Deane, E. (2006), 'Proteomic analysis of the neutrophil proteins of the tammar wallaby(Macropus eugenii)', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, vol 1, no 3 , pp 283 - 291.
  • Old, J., Irving, M. and Deane, E. (2005), 'Histology of the pouch epithelium and the mammary glands during chemically induced oestrus in the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)', Journal of Anatomy, vol 207, no 1 , pp 97 - 102.
  • Waite, R., Giraud, A., Old, J., Howlett, M., Shaw, G. and Nicholas, K. (2005), 'Cross fostering in Macropus eugenii leads to increased weight but not accelerated gastrointestinal maturation', Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology, vol 303 , pp 331 - 334.
  • Old, J. and Deane, E. (2005), 'Antibodies to the Ross River virus in captive marsupials in urban areas of eastern New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol 41 , pp 64 - 67.
  • Vilcins, I., Old, J. and Deane, E. (2005), 'The impact of ticks and tick-borne diseases on native animal species in Australia', Microbiology Australia, , pp 75 - 77.
  • Old, J., Connelly, L., Francis, J., Branch, K., Fry, G. and Deane, E. (2005), 'Haematology and serum biochemistry of three Australian desert murids, the Plains Rat (Pseudomys australis), the Spinifex Hopping-mouse (Notomys alexis) and the Central Rock-rat, (Zyzomys pedunculatus)', Comparative Clinical Pathology, vol 14 , pp 130 - 137.
  • Old, J., Selwood, L. and Deane, E. (2004), 'A developmental investigation of the liver, bone marrow and spleen of the stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura).', Developmental and Comparative Immunology, vol 28, no 4 , pp 347 - 355.
  • Old, J., Selwood, L. and Deane, E. (2004), 'The appearance and distribution of mature T and B cells in the developing immune tissues of the stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura).', Journal of Anatomy, vol 205 , pp 25 - 33.
  • Old, J., Selwood, L. and Deane, E. (2003), 'A histological investigation of the lymphoid and immunohaematopoietic tissues of the adult stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura).', Cells, Tissues, Organs: in vivo, in vitro, vol 173 , pp 115 - 121.
  • Old, J., Selwood, L. and Deane, E. (2003), 'Development of the lymphoid tissues of the stripe-faced dunnart (Sminthopsis macroura).', Cells, Tissues, Organs: in vivo, in vitro, vol 175, no 4 , pp 192 - 201.
  • Old, J. and Deane, E. (2003), 'The lymphoid and immunohaematopoietic tissues of the embryonic brushtail possum, (Trichosurus vulpecula).', Anatomy and Embryology, vol 206 , pp 193 - 197.
  • Old, J. and Deane, E. (2003), 'The detection of mature T and B-cells during development of the lymphoid tissues of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii).', Journal of Anatomy, vol 203 , pp 123 - 131.
  • Old, J. and Deane, E. (2002), 'The gut-associated lymphoid tissues of the northern brown bandicoot Isoodon macrourus', Developmental and Comparative Immunology, vol 26, no 9 , pp 841 - 844.
  • Old, J. and Deane, E. (2002), 'Immunohistochemistry of the lymphoid tissues of the tammar wallaby Macropus eugenii', Journal of Anatomy, vol 201 , pp 257 - 266.
  • Old, J., Deane, E. and Harrison, G. (2001), 'Molecular characterisation of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) CD3 epsilon chain cDNA', Molecular Immunology, vol 38, no 5 , pp 359 - 364.
  • Old, J. and Deane, E. (2001), 'Histology and immunohistochemistry of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue of the Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Macropus giganteus', Journal of Anatomy, vol 199, no 6 , pp 657 - 662.
  • Old, J. and Deane, E. (2000), 'Development of the immune system and immunological protection in marsupial pouch young', Developmental and Comparative Immunology, vol 24, no 5 , pp 445 - 454.
  • Old, J. and Deane, E. (1998), 'The effect of oestrus and the presence of pouch young on aerobic bacteria isolated from the pouch of the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii', Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, vol 21, no 4 , pp 237 - 245.

Conference Papers

  • Wright, I., Wallwood, N., Wolfenden, J. and Old, J. (2012), 'Are Australian Chironomids tolerant of water pollution?', Australian Stream Management Conference, Canberra, A.C.T..

During her PhD studies Julie investigated how the marsupial immune system developments. The marsupial immune tissues develop in a non-sterile pouch environment, and they are therefore unable to mount specific immune responses to pathogens themselves until they are more developed. How the young marsupial survives the pathogenic onslaughts whilst in this supposedly vulnerable state in a microbial-rich pouch continues to be one of Julie's main research focuses. She also studies wildlife health and disease, wildlife managment and is Director of the citizen science project, WomSAT.

This information has been contributed by Associate Professor Old.

Current Projects

Title: Understanding Wombat Mange
Funder:
  • Wombat Research Donations
Western Researchers: Julie Old
Years: 2015-08-14 - 2024-08-30
ID: P00022983

Previous Projects

Title: Molecular markers of protective immunity in dasyurid mammals
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Julie Old and Lauren Young
Years: 2013-12-09 - 2016-07-09
ID: P00021826
Title: Which species are present and what numbers are they in? An investigation of the impact of pest species on the distribution and abundance of native fauna in the Gosford City Council Area
Funder:
  • Gosford City Council
Western Researchers: Julie Old and Jack Wolfenden
Years: 2008-04-29 - 2010-04-28
ID: P0016004
Title: Development of an Ixodes barcode database
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Julie Old
Years: 2006-09-30 - 2007-09-30
ID: P0015259
Title: Investigation of antibiotic properties of Tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) pouch lipid secretions
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Julie Old and Jo-Anne Chuck
Years: 2006-12-20 - 2008-06-30
ID: P0015429
Title: Survey of sarcopotic mange treatment
Funder:
  • Wombat Protection Society of Australia
Western Researchers: Julie Old
Years: 2019-05-31 - 2019-11-29
ID: P00025919
Title: Biodiversity Assessment of Proposed Helipad Site
Funder:
  • Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa
Western Researchers: Julie Old
Years: 2017-11-22 - 2017-12-01
ID: P00024655
Title: Assessing the impact of foxes on ground nesting shorebirds using new technologies
Funder:
  • Gosford City Council
Western Researchers: Julie Old, Ricky Spencer and Jack Wolfenden
Years: 2009-06-23 - 2011-06-22
ID: P00016663
Title: Assessing distribution, abundance and habitat preferences of feral Indian Mynas in an urban landscape
Funder:
  • Blacktown City Council
Western Researchers: Ricky Spencer and Julie Old
Years: 2008-11-27 - 2016-09-30
ID: P00016468
Title: Success of the re-introduction of platypus to an enclosed/protected wetland system in South Australia: a review after 19 years (Honours Project)
Funder:
  • Australian Geographic Society
Western Researchers: Hayley Stannard and Julie Old
Years: 2007-03-01 - 2007-11-30
ID: P0015745
Title: Wolgan Valley Biodiversity
Funder:
  • Emirates Hotels (Australia) Pty Ltd
Western Researchers: Julie Old, Ricky Spencer and Jack Wolfenden
Years: 2008-09-09 - 2014-12-31
ID: P00016359
Title: The haematology and blood chemistry of spotted-tailed and eastern quolls
Funder:
  • Australian Geographic Society
Western Researchers: Hayley Stannard and Julie Old
Years: 2010-01-01 - 2011-03-01
ID: P00017017
Title: Immunocompetence of the Dasyurid Marsupials
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Julie Old
Years: 2010-11-30 - 2013-07-15
ID: P00019613
Title: Taking action to improve Wombat health on the Emirates Estates Wolgan Resort Conservation Reserve
Funder:
  • Emirates Hotels (Australia) Pty Ltd
Western Researchers: Julie Old and Jack Wolfenden
Years: 2010-11-12 - 2014-12-31
ID: P00019173
Title: Identification of key sites for protection and habitat enhancement for the endangered Bush Stone-curlew
Funder:
  • Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority
Western Researchers: Julie Old, Ricky Spencer and Jack Wolfenden
Years: 2010-03-31 - 2011-08-31
ID: P00018055
Title: Assessing the distribution and impact of Indian Mynas in Wollongong LGA
Funder:
  • Wollongong City Council
Western Researchers: Ricky Spencer and Julie Old
Years: 2011-11-14 - 2016-06-30
ID: P00020639

Supervision

Associate Professor Old is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Previous Supervision

Thesis Title: Evaluating the Role of Stress and Parasite Load in Sarcoptic Mange Incidence in Bare-Nosed Wombats (<em>Vombatus ursinus</em>) in NSW, Australia
Field of Research: Zoology; Biological Sciences, N.e.c.
Thesis Title: Complement Function and Expression in the Red-Tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura)
Field of Research: Microbiology; Biological Sciences, N.e.c.; Genetics
Thesis Title: <p>An Investigation of Bare-Nosed Wombat (<em>Vombatus ursinus</em>) Diet Using Next-Generation Sequencing</p>
Field of Research: Natural And Physical Sciences
Thesis Title: Attitudes towards Wildlife Conservation NSW, Australia
Field of Research: Environmental Studies, N.e.c.
Thesis Title: Behaviour, group dynamics, and health of free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)
Field of Research: Ecology And Evolution; Zoology
Thesis Title: Identification of Key Sites and Habitat Preferences of the Endangered Bush Stone-curlew in the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Area
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Identifying the Presence of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ticks from Bare-nosed Wombats (Vombatus Ursinus)
Field of Research: Natural And Physical Sciences
Thesis Title: Marsupial Immunology
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Seasonal Nurtition and Sarcoptic Mange in Free-Ranging Wombats
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Transcriptomic Analysis of the Gray Short-Tailed Opossum (Monodelphis domestica) B-cell Genes
Field of Research: Other Health
Thesis Title: Development of immune tissues and T cell immunology in the red-tailed phascogale <i>(Phascogale calura)</i>
Field of Research: Veterinary Science; Other Natural And Physical Sciences; Genetics
Thesis Title: Diet, Nutrition and Haematology of Dasyurid Marsupials
Field of Research: Biological Sciences
Thesis Title: Life History Evolution of Long and Short Lived Organisms.
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Influence of Temperature on the Life History of Turtles: An exploration of the embryonic and maternal adaptions to incubation temperature
Field of Research: Biological Sciences
Thesis Title: Diet, Nutrition and Haematology of Dasyurid Marsupials
Field of Research: Biological Sciences
Thesis Title: Behaviour, group dynamics, and health of free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus)
Field of Research: Ecology And Evolution; Zoology; Other Natural And Physical Sciences
Thesis Title: Development of immune tissues and T cell immunology in the red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura)
Field of Research: Veterinary Science; Other Natural And Physical Sciences; Genetics
Thesis Title: Influence of Temperature on the Life History of Turtles: An Exploration of the Embryonic and Maternal Adaptions to Incubation Temperature
Field of Research: Biological Sciences
Thesis Title: Complement Function and Expression in the Red-Tailed Phascogale (Phascogale calura)
Field of Research: Other Health; Microbiology; Biological Sciences, N.e.c.; Genetics
Thesis Title: Attitudes towards Wildlife Conservation NSW, Australia
Field of Research: Environmental Studies, N.e.c.
Thesis Title: The Evolution of Ecological Immunity in Decorated Crickets (Gryllodes sigillatus)
Field of Research: Natural And Physical Sciences
Thesis Title: Evaluating the role of stress and parasite load in sarcoptic mange incidence in bare-nosed wombats (Vombatus ursinus) in N.S.W., Australia
Field of Research: Other Health; Zoology; Biological Sciences, N.e.c.

Media

Title: Can you spot a quoll?
Description: Australian Wildlife, Summer, 2019
Title: Crazy for Curlews: The Masters of Disguise
Description: Australian Wildlife, Autumn 2021
Title: Do Australians have the willingness to participate in wildlife conservation
Description: Australian Wildlife, Summer 2020
Title: Fungi: Often an underestimated group of organisms
Description: Australia Wildlife, Winter 2022
Title: Ground Parrots: The Society???s Wildlife of the Year
Description: Australian Wildlife, Winter 2021
Title: Have you ever heard of a kultarr?
Description: Australian Wildlife, Summer 2020
Title: Red-tailed phascogales
Description: Australian Wildlife, Winter 2022
Title: The role of Australian wildlife in mosquito-borne diseases
Description: Australian Wildlife, Winter 2022
Title: Watch out! Wildlife about!
Description: Australian Wildlife Summer 2022
Title: WomSAT- Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool
Description: Australian Wildlife, Summer 2017
Title: How do newborn marsupials survive?
Description: Open Forum, Nov 4th 2022
Title: Thieves hindering road trial
Description: The Monaro Post, Oct 4th 2022
Title: GrunerLuxus
Description: Wombat Magazin, 15th Feb 2010
Title: Mangy marsupials: wombats are catching a deadly disease, and we urgently need a plan to help them
Description: The Conversation, September 4th 2015
Title: School of Natural Sciences, Native Mammal Facility
Description: TVS, May 31st 2011
Title: The farmer wants a life
Description: Sydney Morning Herald, 16th Feb 2009
Title: WomSAT
Description: Weekend Sunrise, Channel 9, August 30th, 2015
Title: Wombats and WomSAT
Description: The 7.30 Report, ABC Television, Aug 25th 2015
Title: Wombats woes
Description: Blue Mountains Local Gazette, 7th Jul 2010
Title: I've always wondered: Why don't hippos get cholera?
Description: The Conversation, October 2nd 2017
Title: I???ve always wondered: Why did mammals go the fur route, rather than developing feathers?
Description: The Conversation, October 1st 2018
Title: Wombats not herding animals into their burrows during Australia fires
Description: Associated Press, Jan 17th 2020
Title: Wombats not herding animals into their burrows during Australia fires
Description: Associated Press, Jan 17th 2020

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