Associate Professor Jamie Seymour or the “Jelly Dude from Nemo land” has been researching and working with venomous and dangerous animals for over 20 yrs with his present interest being “Why do animals have venom?” Based in Cairns, in Northern Australia, an area that has an over abundance of venomous animals, he is uniquely placed to study the ecology and biology of Australia’s venomous species. He teaches at all levels at James Cook University, one of the top 5% of research universities in the world with his favourite subject being “Venomous Australian Animals”, a subject designed and taught by this effervescent academic.

He has been successfully involved in programs designed to decrease the envenomings of humans by jellyfish, namely in Australia, Timor Leste (for the United Nations), Thailand and Hawaii. His research has been directly responsible for changes in the present treatment protocol for Australian jellyfish stings. He established and is the director of the Tropical Australian Venom Research Unit (TASRU) which is now recognised as one of the premier research groups in the world for the studies of the ecology and biology of box jellyfish and research into medical treatment of box jellyfish envenomings.

Experience

• 1996 to present - Associate Professor, James Cook University (Cairns)
• 1995 to 1996 - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 1982 to 1996 - Chemist, Tooheys (Grafton)
• 1994 to 1995 - Research Director, Stahmann Farms (Moree)
• 1991 to 1994 - Research Scientist, CSIRO (Brisbane)
• 1986 to 1991 - Tutor, James Cook University (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

• Ecology (0602)
• Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences (1115)
• Clinical Sciences (1103)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)
• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity (9608)
• Public Health (9204)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Lau M, Manion J, Littleboy J, Oyston L, Khuong T, Wang Q, Nguyen D, Hesselson D, Seymour J and Neely G (2019) Molecular dissection of box jellyfish venom cytotoxicity highlights an effective venom antidote. Nature Communications, 10, Article: 1655, DOI:10.1038/s41467-019-09681-1.
• Andreosso A, Bansal P, Smout M, Wilson D, Seymour J and Daly N (2018) Structural characterisation of predicted helical regions in the Chironex fleckeri CfTX-1 toxin. Marine Drugs, 16 (6), Article: 201, pp. 1-12, DOI:10.3390/md16060201.
• Gangur A, Seymour J, Liddell M, Wilson D, Smout M and Northfield T (2018) When is overkill optimal? Tritrophic interactions reveal new insights into venom evolution. Theoretical Ecology, 11 (2), pp. 141-149, DOI:10.1007/s12080-017-0354-z.
• Miller T, Barnett S, Seymour J, Jenkins T, McNamara M and Adlard R (2018) Biliary tract-infecting myxosporeans from estuarine and reef stonefish (Scorpaeniformes: Synanceiidae) off eastern Australia, with descriptions of Sphaeromyxa horrida n. sp. and Myxidium lapipiscis n. sp. (Myxosporea: Bivalvulida). Journal of Parasitology, 104 (3), pp. 254-261, DOI:10.1645/17-79.
• Neale V, Smout M and Seymour J (2018) Spine-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis curtus) venom shows greater skeletal myotoxicity compared with cardiac myotoxicity. Toxicon, 143, pp. 108-117, DOI:10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.01.009.
• Underwood A, Straehler-Pohl I, Carrette T, Sleeman J and Seymour J (2018) Early life history and metamorphosis in Malo maxima Gershwin, 2005 (carukiidae, cubozoa, cnidaria). Plankton & Benthos Research, 13 (4), pp. 143-153, DOI:10.3800/pbr.13.143.
• Barnett S, Saggiomo S, Smout M and Seymour J (2017) Heat deactivation of the stonefish Synanceia horrida venom – implications for first-aid management. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 47 (3), pp. 155-158.
• Gangur A, Smout M, Liddell M, Seymour J, Wilson D and Northfield T (2017) Changes in predator exposure, but not diet induce phenotypic plasticity in scorpion venom. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 284 (1863), DOI:10.1098/rspb.2017.1364.
• Neale V, Sotillo J, Seymour J and Wilson D (2017) The venom of the spine-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis curtus): proteome, toxin diversity and intraspecific variation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 18 (12), DOI:10.3390/ijms18122695.
• Saggiomo S, Zelenka C and Seymour J (2017) Relationship between food and venom production in the estuarine stonefish Synanceia horrida. Toxicon, 125, pp. 19-23, DOI:10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.11.250.
• Courtney R, Browning S, Northfield T and Seymour J (2016) Thermal and osmotic tolerance of 'Irukandji' polyps: Cubozoa; Carukia barnesi. PLoS ONE, 11 (7), Article: e0159380, pp. 1-14, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0159380.
• Courtney R, Browning S and Seymour J (2016) Early life history of the 'Irukandji' jellyfish Carukia barnesi. PLoS ONE, 11 (3), Article: e0151197, pp. 1-13, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0151197.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 120+ research outputs authored by Prof Jamie Seymour from 1991 onwards.

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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

• Identify Factors Influencing the Variability of Survivorship of Juvenile Red Claw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• The population genetics, distribution and thermal tolerance of the peppermint stick insect (Megacrania batesli) (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Physiology and Ecology of Cubozoa (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Venomic Ecology in Cubozoans (Box Jellyfish) (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Adaptive Venom Plasticity in Australian Elapids (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

• Molecular and structural insights into Chironex fleckeri venom (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Life cycle, prey capture ecology, and physiological tolerances of Medusae and polyps of the 'Irukandji' jellyfish: Carukia barnesi (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Quantifying ecological aspects of the seasonally abundant box jellyfish Chironex fleckeri within coastal and estuarine waters of Far North Queensland (2015, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Etiology of Irukandji Syndrome with particular focus on the venom ecology and life history of one medically significant carybdeid box jellyfish Alatina moseri (2015, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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• Seymour, J. (2014) Behaviour and Ecology Video Library of Indo Pacific Flora and Fauna. James Cook University

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