Prof Alan Nimmo ~ Professor of Medical Science and Head of Dentistry

Teaching

• DS1101: Dental Science Part 1 of 2 (Level 1; CNS)
• DS1102: Dental Science Part 2 of 2 (Level 1; CNS)
• DS2005: Pathophysiology and Therapeutics for Dentistry (Level 2; CNS)
• DS2101: Simulated Clinical Dentistry Part 1 of 2 (Level 2; CNS)
• DS2102: Simulated Clinical Dentistry Part 2 of 2 (Level 2; CNS)
• DS3101: Introduction to Clinical Dentistry (Level 3; CNS)
• DS3102: Clinical Dentistry 1 (Level 3; CNS)
• DS4101: Clinical Dentistry 2 (Level 4; CNS)
• DS5101: Clinical Practice 1 (Comprehensive Oral Care) (Level 5; CNS)
• MH1061: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology (Level 1; CNS)
• MH1062: The Musculoskeletal System for Sports and Exercise Science (Level 1; CNS)

Research Disciplines

• Dentistry (3203)
• Immunology (3204)

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Journal Articles

• Sholapurkar A, Sharma D, Glass B, Miller C, Nimmo A and Jennings E (2021) Professionally delivered local antimicrobials in the treatment of patients with periodontitis— a narrative review. Dentistry Journal, 9 (1), Article: 2, DOI:10.3390/dj9010002.
• Khan A, Goyal A, Somaiya V, Rathesh A, Sathiyamoorthy J, Larkin K, Currell S and Nimmo A (2020) Knowledge of Australian primary education providers towards dental avulsion injuries: a cross-sectional study. Australian Dental Journal, 65 (1), pp. 46-52, DOI:10.1111/adj.12732.
• Piontek M, Seymour J, Wong Y, Gilstrom T, Potriquet J, Jennings E, Nimmo A and Miles J (2020) The pathology of Chironex fleckeri venom and known biological mechanisms. Toxicon, 6, Article: 100026, DOI:10.1016/j.toxcx.2020.100026.
• Currell S, Liaw A, Blackmore Grant P, Esterman A and Nimmo A (2019) Orthodontic mechanotherapies and their influence on external root resorption: a systematic review. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 155 (3), pp. 313-329, DOI:10.1016/j.ajodo.2018.10.015.
• Elhousiny M, Miller K, Ariyawadana A and Nimmo A (2019) Identification of inflammatory mediators associated with metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma in experimental and clinical studies: systematic review. Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, 36, pp. 481-492, DOI:10.1007/s10585-019-09994-x.
• Liaw A, Miller C and Nimmo A (2019) Comparing the periodontal tissue response to non‐surgical scaling and root planing alone, adjunctive azithromycin, or adjunctive amoxicillin plus metronidazole in generalized chronic moderate‐to‐severe periodontitis: a preliminary randomized controlled tr. Australian Dental Journal, 64 (2), pp. 145-152, DOI:10.1111/adj.12674.
• Lewis K, Harford-Wright E, Vink R, Nimmo A and Ghabriel M (2013) Walker 256 tumour cells increase substance P immunoreactivity locally and modify the properties of the blood-brain barrier during extravasation and brain invasion. Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, 30 (1), pp. 1-12, DOI:10.1007/s10585-012-9487-z.
• Donkin J, Nimmo A, Cernak I, Blumbergs P and Vink R (2009) Substance P is associated with the development of brain edema and functional deficits after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, 29 (8), pp. 1388-1398, DOI:10.1038/jcbfm.2009.63.
• Nimmo A and Vink R (2009) Recent patents in CNS drug discovery: the management of inflammation in the central nervous system. Recent patents in CNS drug discovery, 4 (2), pp. 86-95, DOI:10.2174/157488909788452997.
• Vink R and Nimmo A (2009) Multifunctional drugs for head injury. Neurotherapeutics, 6 (1), pp. 28-42.
• Boon V, Glass B and Nimmo A (2006) High-performance liquid chromatographic assay of indomethacin in porcine plasma with applicability to human levels. Journal of Chromatographic Science, 44 (1), pp. 41-44.
• Fromm L, Heath D, Vink R and Nimmo A (2004) Magnesium attenuates post-traumatic depression/anxiety following diffuse traumatic brain injury in rats. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 23 (5), pp. 529S-533S.

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Outcomes of Implementing a Blended Teaching Methodology Into a Regional University Professional Undergraduate Degree (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Comparison of Efficacy of Local and Systemic Antibiotics in Combination with Scaling and Root Planning in Patients with Moderate to Severe Periodontal Disease. A Clinical Study (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• C. Fleckeri Mode of Action Investigation (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Articaine in dentistry: safety, efficacy and evidence-based practice (Masters , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• The effect of substance P (SP) on adhesion of Jurkat leukemia cells and squamous carcinoma cells (SCC) to vascular endothelial cells and role in metastasis (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Straight Cuts’ and HIV Prevention: Translational Research on Conceptual, Methodological and Scientific Challenges in Papua New Guinea (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)