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University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2011 to present | Senior Lecturer (Department of Pathology)
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Victoria Lawson

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

1999 | PhD
Education
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Victoria Lawson

University of Melbourne: Melbourne, VIC, AU

1991 | Bachelor of Science (Hon)
Education
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Victoria Lawson

Works (41)

An intact membrane is essential for small extracellular vesicle‐induced modulation of α‐synuclein fibrillization

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Cathryn L. Ugalde; Shane E. Gordon; Mitch Shambrook; Amirmohammad Nasiri Kenari; Bradley M. Coleman; Matthew A. Perugini; Victoria A. Lawson; David I. Finkelstein; Andrew F. Hill
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The role of lipids in α-synuclein misfolding and neurotoxicity

Journal of Biological Chemistry
2019-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Cathryn L. Ugalde; Victoria A. Lawson; David I. Finkelstein; Andrew F. Hill
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Early existence and biochemical evolution characterise acutely synaptotoxic PrPSc

PLOS Pathogens
2019-04-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Simote Totauhelotu Foliaki; David Westaway; Victoria Lewis; Abu Mohammed Taufiqual Islam; Laura Jane Ellett; Matteo Senesi; David Isaac Finkelstein; Blaine Roberts; Victoria A. Lawson; Paul Anthony Adlard et al.
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Prion acute synaptotoxicity is largely driven by protease-resistant PrPSc species

PLOS Pathogens
2018-08-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Simote Totauhelotu Foliaki; David Westaway; Victoria Lewis; David Isaac Finkelstein; Victoria Lawson; Harold Arthur Coleman; Matteo Senesi; Abu Mohammed Taufiqual Islam; Feng Chen; Shannon Sarros et al.
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Blood vessel cell death during prion disease: Implications for disease management and infection control

2014 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.exphem.2014.06.009

EID:

2-s2.0-84912142375

Contributors: Haigh, C.L.; Lawson, V.A.; Drew, S.C.
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Pathogenic mutations within the hydrophobic domain of the prion protein lead to the formation of protease-sensitive prion species with increased lethality

2014 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1128/JVI.02720-13

EID:

2-s2.0-84896722245

Contributors: Coleman, B.M.; Harrison, C.F.; Guo, B.; Masters, C.L.; Barnham, K.J.; Lawson, V.A.; Hill, A.F.
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Prion infection impairs cholesterol metabolism in neuronal cells

2014 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1074/jbc.M113.535807

EID:

2-s2.0-84891908669

Contributors: Cui, H.L.; Guo, B.; Scicluna, B.; Coleman, B.M.; Lawson, V.A.; Ellett, L.; Meikle, P.J.; Bukrinsky, M.; Mukhamedova, N.; Sviridov, D. et al.
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Prion subcellular fractionation reveals infectivity spectrum, with a high titre-low PrP res level disparity

2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1186/1750-1326-7-18

EID:

2-s2.0-84860113881

Contributors: Lewis, V.; Haigh, C.L.; Masters, C.L.; Hill, A.F.; Lawson, V.A.; Collins, S.J.
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Prion-infected cells regulate the release of exosomes with distinct ultrastructural features

2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1096/fj.11-202077

EID:

2-s2.0-84868149990

Contributors: Coleman, B.M.; Hanssen, E.; Lawson, V.A.; Hill, A.F.
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The prion protein preference of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease subtypes

2012 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1074/jbc.M112.368803

EID:

2-s2.0-84867768496

Contributors: Klemm, H.M.J.; Welton, J.M.; Masters, C.L.; Klug, G.M.; Boyd, A.; Hill, A.F.; Collins, S.J.; Lawson, V.A.
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Acute exposure to prion infection induces transient oxidative stress progressing to be cumulatively deleterious with chronic propagation in vitro

2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.03.035

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2-s2.0-79959935920

Contributors: Haigh, C.L.; McGlade, A.R.; Lewis, V.; Masters, C.L.; Lawson, V.A.; Collins, S.J.
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Gene knockout of tau expression does not contribute to the pathogenesis of prion disease

2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1097/NEN.0b013e318235b471

EID:

2-s2.0-80054935568

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Klemm, H.M.; Welton, J.M.; Masters, C.L.; Crouch, P.; Cappai, R.; Ciccotosto, G.D.
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Optical imaging detects apoptosis in the brain and peripheral organs of prion-infected mice

2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1097/NEN.0b013e3182084a8c

EID:

2-s2.0-79251594896

Contributors: Drew, S.C.; Haigh, C.L.; Klemm, H.M.J.; Masters, C.L.; Collins, S.J.; Barnham, K.J.; Lawson, V.A.
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Conservation of a glycine-rich region in the prion protein is required for uptake of prion infectivity

2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1074/jbc.M109.093310

EID:

2-s2.0-77953775185

Contributors: Harrison, C.F.; Lawson, V.A.; Coleman, B.M.; Kim, Y.-S.; Masters, C.L.; Cappai, R.; Barnham, K.J.; Hill, A.F.
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Glycosaminoglycan sulphation affects the seeded misfolding of a mutant prion protein

2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1371/journal.pone.0012351

EID:

2-s2.0-77957896276

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Lumicisi, B.; Welton, J.; Machalek, D.; Gouramanis, K.; Klemm, H.M.; Stewart, J.D.; Masters, C.L.; Hoke, D.E.; Collins, S.J. et al.
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Near-infrared fluorescence imaging of apoptotic neuronal cell death in a live animal model of prion disease

2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1021/cn100068x

EID:

2-s2.0-78649486629

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Haigh, C.L.; Roberts, B.; Kenche, V.B.; Klemm, H.M.J.; Masters, C.L.; Collins, S.J.; Barnham, K.J.; Drew, S.C.
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Residues surrounding the glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor attachment site of PrP modulate prion infection: Insight from the resistance of rabbits to prion disease

2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1128/JVI.02709-09

EID:

2-s2.0-77953315370

Contributors: Nisbet, R.M.; Harrison, C.F.; Lawson, V.A.; Masters, C.L.; Cappai, R.; Hill, A.F.
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The brain to gut pathway: A possible route of prion transmission

2010 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1136/gut.2010.222620

EID:

2-s2.0-78649838939

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Furness, J.B.; Klemm, H.M.; Pontell, L.; Chan, E.; Hill, A.F.; Chiocchetti, R.
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Dominant roles of the polybasic proline motif and copper in the PrP23-89-mediated stress protection response

2009 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1242/jcs.043604

EID:

2-s2.0-67649963292

Contributors: Haigh, C.L.; Drew, S.C.; Boland, M.P.; Meaters, C.L.; Barnham, K.J.; Lawson, V.A.; Collins, S.J.
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Increased proportions of c1 truncated prion protein protect against cellular m1000 prion infection

2009 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1097/NEN.0b013e3181b96981

EID:

2-s2.0-70349730047

Contributors: Lewis, V.; Hill, A.F.; Haigh, C.L.; Klug, G.M.; Masters, C.L.; Lawson, V.A.; Collins, S.J.
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PrP C -related signal transduction is influenced by copper, membrane integrity and the alpha cleavage site

2009 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1038/cr.2009.86

EID:

2-s2.0-69949131244

Contributors: Haigh, C.L.; Lewis, V.A.; Vella, L.J.; Masters, C.L.; Hill, A.F.; Lawson, V.A.; Collins, S.J.
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Evidence for prion protein expression in enteroglial cells of the myenteric plexus of mouse intestine

2008 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.autneu.2008.01.008

EID:

2-s2.0-44649184903

Contributors: Albanese, V.; Lawson, V.A.; Hill, A.F.; Cappai, R.; Di Guardo, G.; Staikopoulos, V.; Thacker, M.; Furness, J.B.; Chiocchetti, R.
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Mouse-adapted sporadic human Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease prions propagate in cell culture

2008 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.biocel.2008.05.024

EID:

2-s2.0-51249111719

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Vella, L.J.; Stewart, J.D.; Sharples, R.A.; Klemm, H.; Machalek, D.M.; Masters, C.L.; Cappai, R.; Collins, S.J.; Hill, A.F.
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Quantitative bioassay of surface-bound prion infectivity

2008 | Book
DOI:

10.1007/978-1-59745-234-2-18

EID:

2-s2.0-48849091817

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.
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Understanding the nature of prion diseases using cell-free assays

2008 | Book
DOI:

10.1007/978-1-59745-234-2-7

EID:

2-s2.0-48849096955

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.
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Enzymatic detergent treatment protocol that reduces protease-resistant prion protein load and infectivity from surgical-steel monofilaments contaminated with a human-derived prion strain

2007 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1099/vir.0.82961-0

EID:

2-s2.0-35048854978

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Stewart, J.D.; Masters, C.L.
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Packaging of prions into exosomes is associated with a novel pathway of PrP processing

2007 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1002/path.2145

EID:

2-s2.0-33947709328

Contributors: Vella, L.J.; Sharples, R.A.; Lawson, V.A.; Masters, C.L.; Cappai, R.; Hill, A.F.
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Viral phenotypes and antibody responses in long-term survivors infected with attenuated human immunodeficiency virus type 1 containing deletions in the nef and long terminal repeat regions

2007 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1128/JVI.00650-07

EID:

2-s2.0-34548146738

Contributors: Verity, E.E.; Zotos, D.; Wilson, K.; Chatfield, C.; Lawson, V.A.; Dwyer, D.E.; Cunningham, A.; Learmont, J.; Dyer, W.; Sullivan, J. et al.
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Correlative studies support lipid peroxidation is linked to PrP res propagation as an early primary pathogenic event in prion disease

2006 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.brainresbull.2005.09.010

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2-s2.0-29244449320

Contributors: Brazier, M.W.; Lewis, V.; Ciccotosto, G.D.; Klug, G.M.; Lawson, V.A.; Cappai, R.; Ironside, J.W.; Masters, C.L.; Hill, A.F.; White, A.R. et al.
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Extended period of asymptomatic prion disease after low dose inoculation: Assessment of detection methods and implications for infection control

2005 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.nbd.2005.03.014

EID:

2-s2.0-26944435531

Contributors: Collins, S.J.; Lewis, V.; Brazier, M.W.; Hill, A.F.; Lawson, V.A.; Klug, G.M.; Masters, C.L.
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Prion protein glycosylation

2005 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03104.x

EID:

2-s2.0-18844380428

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Collins, S.J.; Masters, C.L.; Hill, A.F.
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Apoptosis induced in synchronized human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected primary peripheral blood mononuclear cells is detected after the peak of CD4+ T-lymphocyte loss and is dependent on the tropism of the gp120 envelope glycoprotein

2004 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.virol.2004.06.012

EID:

2-s2.0-4344696627

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Silburn, K.A.; Gorry, P.R.; Paukovic, G.; Purcell, D.F.J.; Greenway, A.L.; McPhee, D.A.
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Flexible N-terminal Region of Prion Protein Influences Conformation of Protease-resistant Prion Protein Isoforms Associated with Cross-species Scrapie Infection in Vivo and in Vitro

2004 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1074/jbc.M303697200

EID:

2-s2.0-1842791529

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Priola, S.A.; Meade-White, K.; Lawson, M.; Chesebro, B.
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Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

2004 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/S0140-6736(03)15171-9

EID:

2-s2.0-0347915581

Contributors: Collins, S.J.; Lawson, V.A.; Masters, C.L.
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Adaptive changes after human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission

2002 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1089/088922202753747897

EID:

2-s2.0-0036266750

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Oelrichs, R.; Guillon, C.; Imrie, A.A.; Cooper, D.A.; Deacon, N.J.; McPhee, D.A.
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Glycosylation influences cross-species formation of protease-resistant prion protein

2001 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1093/emboj/20.23.6692

EID:

2-s2.0-0035803405

Contributors: Priola, S.A.; Lawson, V.A.
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N-terminal Truncation of Prion Protein Affects Both Formation and Conformation of Abnormal Protease-resistant Prion Protein Generated in Vitro

2001 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1074/jbc.M103799200

EID:

2-s2.0-0035929635

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Priola, S.A.; Wehrly, K.; Chesebro, B.
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Rapid full-length genomic sequencing of two cytopathically heterogeneous Australian primary HIV-1 isolates

2000 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0034124341

Contributors: Oelrichs, R.B.; Lawson, V.A.; Coates, K.M.; Chatfield, C.; Deacon, N.J.; McPhee, D.A.
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Visualisation of phenotypically mixed HIV-1 and HTLV-I virus particles by electron microscopy

2000 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0033963557

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; Lee, J.-Y.; Doultree, J.C.; Marshall, J.A.; McPhee, D.A.
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Elimination of sequence ambiguities by a single-step modification of a solid-phase, single-stranded sequencing protocol

1996 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0029810989

Contributors: Lawson, V.A.; McPhee, D.A.; Deacon, N.J.
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Genomic structure of an attenuated quasi species of HIV-1 from a blood transfusion donor and recipients

1995 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0028804160

Contributors: Deacon, N.J.; Tsykin, A.; Solomon, A.; Smith, K.; Ludford-Menting, M.; Hooker, D.J.; McPhee, D.A.; Greenway, A.L.; Ellett, A.; Chatfield, C. et al.
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Peer review (6 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Cell and tissue research. (1)
Review activity for Immunogenetics. (1)
Review activity for Molecular neurobiology. (1)
Review activity for Neurobiology of disease. (2)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)