Robert T. Kinobe, BVM (Hon), PhD, MANZCVS, GCert. Ed.

Robert attained a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery with Honours at Makerere University (1996), following which he worked as a veterinarian and associate lecturer at the same university for three years. In 2004, Robert completed a PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Queensland, and this was followed by two postdoctoral research fellowships (2004-2008) with the Canadian Institute of Health, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queens University in Ontario Canada. In 2008, Robert returned to Australia and was appointed to a teaching and research role at James Cook University where he has taught Pharmacology and aspects of Toxicology in the College of Public Health, Medical & Veterinary Sciences for the last 16 years. Robert also acted as academic head of discipline for Biomedical Sciences & Molecular Biology for parts of 2022/2023. Robert is not in clinical practice presently, but he shares a passion for clinical pharmacology and toxicology and, undergraduate as well as postgraduate teaching. Robert is a qualified member and past president for the Veterinary Pharmacology Chapter of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. 

Teaching

• PP5002: Literature Review (Level 5; TSV)
• PP5055: Special Topics in Pharmacology (Level 5; TSV)
• TV2001: Integrated Animal Structure and Function 1 (Level 2; TSV)
• TV2102: Integrated Animal Structure and Function 2 (Level 2; TSV)
• TV3001: Transitions from Health to Disease 1 (Level 3; TSV)
• TV3002: Transitions from Health to Disease 2 (Level 3; TSV)
• TV5211: Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 1/3 (Level 5; TSV)
• TV5212: Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 2/3 (Level 5; TSV)
• TV5213: Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 3/3 (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Domains of my expertise are experimental therapeutics, nutraceutics-livestock production nexus, and antimicrobial resistance.

Research Disciplines

• Animal production (3003)
• Cardiovascular medicine and haematology (3201)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Livestock raising (1004)
• Expanding knowledge (2801)

Awards

• 2020 - Dean's Certificate of Recognition for Teaching Excellence (TV3002-Transitions from Health to Disease). College of Public Health Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University.
• 2016 - Academic Inclusive Practice Award. In recognition of exceptional support for students with a disability. James Cook University, Townsville Australia.
• 2007 - Pharmacological Society of Canada 2007 Boehringer Ingelheim Postdoctoral Award for significant contribution to Pharmacology research
• 1999 to 2004 - International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) for doctoral studies at the University of Queensland
• 200 to 2004 - The University of Queensland Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UQPRS) for doctoral studies at University of Queensland
• 1997 to 1998 - Research Scholarship for Biomedical Research Training (Graduate course) by World AIDS Foundation and Fogarty International Centre/NIH MIRT programme at Makerere University, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Fellowships

• 2006 to 2009 - Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada).
• 2004 to 2006 - Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology). The Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Memberships

• 2021 - Editorial Board Animals-Open Access MDPI
• 2019 - Editorial Board, Australian Veterinary Journal
• 2016 - American Society for Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics
• 2009 - Australasian Society for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists
• 2004 - Canadian Pharmacological Society

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Journal Articles

• Foyle L, Burnett M, Creaser A, Hens R, Keough J, Madin L, Price R, Smith H, Stone S and Kinobe R (2023) Prevalence and distribution of antimicrobial resistance in effluent wastewater from animal slaughter facilities: A systematic review. Environmental Pollution, 318.
• Mwangi F, Savage D, Gardiner C, Charmley E, Malau-Aduli B, Kinobe R and Malau-Aduli A (2022) Feedlot growth performance and carcass characteristics of steers backgrounded on buffel grass or buffel–Desmanthus mixed pastures. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9.
• Mwangi F, Pewan S, Otto J, Adegboye O, Charmley E, Gardiner C, Malau-Aduli B, Kinobe R and Malau-Aduli A (2022) Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the fatty acid binding protein 4, fatty acid synthase and stearoyl-CoA desaturase genes influence carcass characteristics of tropical crossbred beef steers. Agriculture, 12 (8).
• Mwangi F, Charmley E, Adegboye O, Gardiner C, Malau-Aduli B, Kinobe R and Malau-Aduli A (2022) Chemical composition and in situ degradability of Desmanthus spp. forage harvested at different maturity stages. Fermentation, 8 (8).
• Mwangi F, Pewan S, Otto J, Adegboye O, Charmley E, Gardiner C, Malau-Aduli B, Kinobe R and Malau-Aduli A (2022) Towards sustainable sources of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in Northern Australian tropical crossbred beef steers through single nucleotide polymorphisms in lipogenic genes for meat eating quality. Sustainability, 14 (14).
• Mwangi F, Suybeng B, Gardiner C, Kinobe R, Charmley E, Malau-Aduli B and Malau-Aduli A (2022) Effect of incremental proportions of Desmanthus spp. in isonitrogenous forage diets on growth performance, rumen fermentation and plasma metabolites of pen-fed growing Brahman, Charbray and Droughtmaster crossbred beef steers. PLoS ONE, 17 (1).
• Pewan S, Otto J, Kinobe R, Adegboye O and Malau-Aduli A (2022) Fortification of diets with omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids enhances feedlot performance, intramuscular fat content, fat melting point, and carcass characteristics of Tattykeel Australian White MARGRA lambs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 9.
• Phie J, Thanigaimani S, Huynh P, Anbalagan R, Moran C, Kinobe R, Moxon J, Field M, Krishna S and Golledge J (2022) Colchicine Does Not Reduce Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Growth in a Mouse Model. Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 2022.
• Drane K, Huerlimann R, Power M, Whelan A, Ariel E, Sheehan M and Kinobe R (2021) Testudines as sentinels for monitoring the dissemination of antibiotic resistance in marine environments: an integrative review. Antibiotics, 10 (7).
• Kinobe R and Owens L (2021) A systematic review of experimental evidence for antiviral effects of ivermectin and an in silico analysis of ivermectin's possible mode of action against SARS-CoV-2. Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology, 35 (2). pp. 260-276
• Krishnan A, Chilton E, Raman J, Saxena P, McFarlane C, Trollope A, Kinobe R and Chilton L (2021) Are interactions between epicardial adipose tissue, cardiac fibroblasts and cardiac myocytes instrumental in atrial fibrosis and atrial fibrillation? Cells, 10 (9).
• Mwangi F, Blignaut D, Charmley E, Gardiner C, Malau-Aduli B, Kinobe R and Malau-Aduli A (2021) Lipid metabolism, carcass characteristics and Longissimus dorsi muscle fatty acid composition of tropical crossbred beef cattle in response to Desmanthus spp. forage backgrounding. Metabolites, 11 (12).

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 46+ research outputs authored by Dr Robert Kinobe from 2004 onwards.

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Current

• Assessment of the ecological risk of emerging Antibiotic Resistance released from the Cleveland Bay Purification Plant on marine Testudine species. (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Isolation, Identification and Molecular Characterization of Gram-negative Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria from Captive and Stranding Green Sea Turtles in Thailand (Masters , Primary Advisor)

Completed

• Utilising novel clinically relevant mouse models to test new therapeutic interventions for peripheral artery diseases (2020, PhD , External Advisor)
• Genetic selection for health beneficial long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, intramuscular fat, and fat melting point in Australian White lambs (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Gut bacterial communities in healthy and compromised green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and an alternative treatment for gastrointestinal disorders (2018, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Tropical beef cattle growth performance and meat quality in response to backgrounding on Desmanthus spp. pastures (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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