Dr Graham Burgess is a Reader in Microbiology and Immunology at James Cook University. He coordinates or actively participates in the teaching of infectious diseases and related subjects in a number of courses and was the coordinator of the third-year veterinary science program at JCU. Major research interest is the study of the pathogenesis of viral diseases of animals and man. From 1991 to 1998 managing director of a biotechnology company owned by James Cook which manufactures products aimed at servicing the requirements of veterinary and medical pathology laboratories. 

Research projects in the past ten years have concentrated on the development of diagnostic assays using contemporary technologies and application of those techniques to study the epidemiology or pathogenesis of viral diseases. 

Recent research projects have concentrated on molecular diagnostics and molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases and the coordination of bioinformatics in several projects. They include the epidemiology of avian influenza in wild birds in North Queensland, molecular epidemiology of Chelonid Herpesvirus 5 in turtles and the molecular characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Papua New Guinea.

Experience

• 1988 to 2013 - Reader, James Cook University (Townsville Qld)
• 1986 to 1988 - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville Qld)
• 1983 to 1986 - Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville Qld)
• 1976 to 1983 - Snr Vet Res Officer, Vic Dept Ag (Benalla Victoria)
• 1973 to 1976 - Senior Lecturer, Massey University (New Zealand)
• 1970 to 1973 - PhD Student, University of Queensland (Brisbane Qld)

Research Disciplines

• Veterinary sciences (3009)
• Medical microbiology (3207)

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Journal Articles

• Wille M, Grillo V, de Gouvea Pedroso S, Burgess G, Crawley A, Dickason C, Hansbro P, Hoque M, Horwood P, Kirkland P, Kung N, Lynch S, Martin S, McArthur M, O'Riley K, Read A, Warner S, Hoye B, Lisovski S, Leen T, Hurt A, Butler J, Broz I, Davies K, Mileto P, Neave M, Stevens V, Breed A, Lam T, Holmes E, Klaassen M and Wong F (2022) Australia as a global sink for the genetic diversity of avian influenza A virus. PLoS Pathogens, 18 (5).
• Mashkour N, Jones K, Wirth W, Burgess G and Ariel E (2021) The concurrent detection of chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 and Chelonia mydas papillomavirus 1 in tumoured and non-tumoured green turtles. Animals, 11 (3).
• Mulvey P, Duong V, Boyer S, Burgess G, Williams D, Dussart P and Horwood P (2021) The ecology and evolution of Japanese encephalitis virus. Pathogens, 10 (12).
• Jones K, Burgess G, Budd A, Huerlimann R, Mashkour N and Ariel E (2020) Molecular evidence for horizontal transmission of chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 at green turtle (Chelonia mydas) foraging grounds in Queensland, Australia. PLoS ONE, 15 (1).
• Maclaine A, Wirth W, McKnight D, Burgess G and Ariel E (2020) Ranaviruses in captive and wild Australian lizards. Facets, 5 (1). pp. 758-768
• Diefenbach-Elstob T, Guernier V, Burgess G, Pelowa D, Dowi R, Gula B, Puri M, Pomat W, McBryde E, Plummer D, Rush C and Warner J (2019) Molecular evidence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the Balimo region of Papua New Guinea. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 4 (1).
• Guernier-Cambert V, Diefenbach-Elstob T, Klotoe B, Burgess G, Pelowa D, Dowi R, Gula B, McBryde E, Refrégier G, Rush C, Sola C and Warner J (2019) Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Middle Fly District of Western Province, Papua New Guinea: microbead-based spoligotyping using DNA from Ziehl-Neelsen-stained microscopy preparations. Scientific Reports, 9.
• Guernier V, Diefenbach-Elstob T, Pelowa D, Pollard S, Burgess G, McBryde E and Warner J (2018) Molecular diagnosis of suspected tuberculosis from archived smear slides from the Balimo region, Papua New Guinea. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 67. pp. 75-81
• Gummow B, Tan R, Joice R, Burgess G and Picard J (2018) Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of mosquito-borne alphaviruses in horses in northern Queensland. Australian Veterinary Journal, 96 (7). pp. 243-251
• Jones K, Jensen M, Burgess G, Leonhardt J, van Herwerden L, Hazel J, Hamann M, Bell I and Ariel E (2018) Closing the gap: mixed stock analysis of three foraging populations of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on the Great Barrier Reef. PeerJ, 6.
• Mashkour N, Maclaine A, Burgess G and Ariel E (2018) Discovery of an Australian Chelonia mydas papillomavirus via green turtle primary cell culture and qPCR. Journal of Virological Methods, 258. pp. 13-23
• Ariel E, Nainu F, Jones K, Juntunen K, Bell I, Gaston J, Scott J and Burgess G (2017) Phylogenetic variation of chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5 (ChHV5) in populations of green turtles Chelonia mydas along the Queensland Coast, Australia. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 29 (3). pp. 150-157

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Completed

• Studies in the development and evaluation of in-house molecular tools to identify and characterise the Mycobacterium tuberculosis in resource limited settings (2022, Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Characterisation of ranaviral infection and its management in Australian lizards (2019, PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Environmental influences on the epidemiology of fibropapillomatosis in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and consequences for management of inshore areas of the Great Barrier Reef (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Investigating potential co-factors of Fibropapillomatosis development in Chelonia mydas of the Great Barrier Reef (2021, PhD , Advisor Mentor)

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