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  1. Keratin-Alginate Sponges Support Healing of Partial-Thickness Burns

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  2. Vascular and Collagen Target: A Rational Approach to Hypertrophic Scar Management

    Article • Advances in Wound Care, August 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  3. Partial Epithelial‐Mesenchymal Transition: Reduced miR‐4792 and miR‐146b‐5p Inversely Correlated with SIAH2 in Migrating Keratinocytes in Vitro

    Article • Experimental Dermatology, July 2021, Wiley

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  4. A flexible multiplexed immunosensor for point-of-care in situ wound monitoring

    Article • Science Advances, May 2021, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  5. Recent Advances in the Design of Three-Dimensional and Bioprinted Scaffolds for Full-Thickness Wound Healing

    Article • Tissue Engineering Part B Reviews, February 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  6. Arrays of Biocompatible and Mechanically Robust Microchambers Made of Protein–Polyphenol–Clay Multilayer Films

    Article • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, September 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  7. In Vitro Model of Human Cutaneous Hypertrophic Scarring using Macromolecular Crowding

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, May 2020, MyJove Corporation

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  8. Identification of Malassezia furfur Secreted Aspartyl Protease 1 (MfSAP1) and Its Role in Extracellular Matrix Degradation

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, April 2020, Frontiers

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  9. Investigating the Effects of Shikonin, Deoxyshikonin, and (β,β-Dimethylacryl)Shikonin on Melanoma Cell Lines

    Article • Natural Product Communications, April 2020, SAGE Publications

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  10. Deep Sequencing MicroRNAs from Extracellular Membrane Vesicles Revealed the Association of the Vesicle Cargo with Cellular Origin

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  11. Wound Healing and the Use of Medicinal Plants

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, September 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  12. Characteristics and roles of extracellular vesicles released by epidermal keratinocytes

    Article • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, September 2019, Wiley

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  13. Application of “macromolecular crowding” in vitro to investigate the naphthoquinones shikonin, naphthazarin and related analogues for the treatment of dermal scars

    Article • Chemico-Biological Interactions, September 2019, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  14. Menstrual fluid factors facilitate tissue repair: identification and functional action in endometrial and skin repair

    Article • The FASEB Journal, January 2019, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley, Liz Milla

  15. Differential Expression of Keratinocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicle Mirnas Discriminate Exosomes From Apoptotic Bodies and Microvesicles

    Article • Frontiers in Endocrinology, September 2018, Frontiers

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  16. Xanthine Oxidoreductase: A Novel Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds?

    Article • Advances in Wound Care, March 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  17. Investigating the potential of Oxymatrine as a psoriasis therapy

    Article • Chemico-Biological Interactions, June 2017, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  18. Association of Extracellular Membrane Vesicles with Cutaneous Wound Healing

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2017, MDPI AG

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  19. A fence barrier method of leading edge cell capture for explorative biochemical research

    Article • Cell Adhesion & Migration, February 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  20. Down-Regulation of PER2 Increases Apoptosis of Gliomas after X-Ray Irradiation

    Article • Chemotherapy Open access, January 2017, OMICS Publishing Group

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  21. 6.20 Skin Tissue Engineering ☆

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  22. Antagonists of IGF:Vitronectin Interactions Inhibit IGF-I–Induced Breast Cancer Cell Functions

    Article • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, May 2016, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Tristan Croll, Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  23. Temporal Tracking of Mineralization and Transcriptional Events Associated with Shell Formation During the Early Life History of Pearl Oyster Pinctada maxima

    Article • Current Biotechnology, December 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  24. Shikonin reduces TGF-β1-induced collagen production and contraction in hypertrophic scar-derived human skin fibroblasts

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Medicine, July 2015, Spandidos Publications

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  25. Functional and mechanistic investigation of Shikonin in scarring

    Article • Chemico-Biological Interactions, February 2015, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  26. An Analysis of Exosomes from Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  27. Differential subcellular and extracellular localisations of proteins required for insulin-like growth factor- and extracellular matrix-induced signalling events in breast cancer progression

    Article • BMC Cancer, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  28. Vitronectin-Master controller or micromanager?

    Article • IUBMB Life, August 2013, Wiley

    Tristan Croll, Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  29. Quantifying the roles of cell motility and cell proliferation in a circular barrier assay

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, February 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  30. RE: A Chimeric Vitronectin: IGF-1 Protein Supports Feeder-Cell-Free and Serum-Free Culture of Human Embryonic Stem Cells, by Manton KJ, S Richards, D Van Lonkhuyzen, L Cormack, D Leavesley, and Z Upton. Stem Cells Dev 19:1298–1305

    Article • Stem Cells and Development, February 2013, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  31. Multiple types of data are required to identify the mechanisms influencing the spatial expansion of melanoma cell colonies

    Article • BMC Systems Biology, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ruth Baker, Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  32. P01-14 IGF-I: Vitronectin interactions modulate changes in expression of genes which induce breast cancer cell survival and migration

    Article • Growth Hormone & IGF Research, October 2012, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  33. Effects of Oxygen on Zonal Marker Expression in Human Articular Chondrocytes

    Article • Tissue Engineering Part A, May 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  34. A Fragment of the LG3 Peptide of Endorepellin Is Present in the Urine of Physically Active Mining Workers: A Potential Marker of Physical Activity

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2012, PLOS

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  35. Spatial analysis of biomineralization associated gene expression from the mantle organ of the pearl oyster Pinctada maxima

    Article • BMC Genomics, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  36. Human pilot studies reveal the potential of a vitronectin: growth factor complex as a treatment for chronic wounds

    Article • International Wound Journal, September 2011, Wiley

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  37. Hyaluronic acid: Evaluation as a potential delivery vehicle for vitronectin:growth factor complexes in wound healing applications

    Article • Journal of Controlled Release, August 2011, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  38. Effects of oxygen and culture system on in vitro propagation and redifferentiation of osteoarthritic human articular chondrocytes

    Article • Cell and Tissue Research, June 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  39. Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I:Vitronectin Complex-Induced Changes in Gene Expression Effect Breast Cell Survival and Migration

    Article • Endocrinology, April 2011, Endocrine Society

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  40. Adult human articular chondrocytes in a microcarrier-based culture system: expansion and redifferentiation

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, October 2010, Wiley

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  41. Development of a Three-Dimensional Human Skin Equivalent Wound Model for Investigating Novel Wound Healing Therapies

    Article • Tissue Engineering Part C Methods, October 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  42. A Chimeric Vitronectin: IGF-I Protein Supports Feeder-Cell-Free and Serum-Free Culture of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    Article • Stem Cells and Development, September 2010, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  43. The effect of amphiphilic siloxane oligomers on fibroblast and keratinocyte proliferation and apoptosis

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, August 2010, Wiley

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  44. Mechanistic investigations into interactions between IGF-I and IGFBPs and their impact on facilitating cell migration on vitronectin

    Article • Growth Factors, June 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  45. OR8,47 IGF-I:Vitronectin interactions modulate breast cancer cell survival, migration and epithelial to mesenchymal transition

    Article • Growth Hormone & IGF Research, January 2010, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  46. Vitronectin Modulates Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Response to Insulin-like Growth Factor-I and Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 in a Serum-free Environment

    Article • Tissue Engineering Part A, June 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  47. Multilineage Differentiation Potential of Bone and Cartilage Cells Derived from Explant Culture

    Article • The Open Stem Cell Journal, January 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  48. Functional and phenotypic characterization of human keratinocytes expanded in microcarrier culture

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, January 2009, Wiley

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  49. Development of Defined Media for the Serum-Free Expansion of Primary Keratinocytes and Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    Article • Tissue Engineering Part C Methods, September 2008, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  50. OR8,5 The molecular mechanism underlying enhanced breast cell migration stimulated by IGF-I:IGFBP-5:VN complexes

    Article • Growth Hormone & IGF Research, September 2008, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  51. Vitronectin: Growth Factor Complexes Hold Potential as a Wound Therapy Approach

    Article • Journal of Investigative Dermatology, June 2008, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  52. Substrate-Bound Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-I-IGF Binding Protein-Vitronectin-Stimulated Breast Cell Migration Is Enhanced by Coactivation of the Phosphatidylinositide 3-Kinase/AKT Pathway by αv-Integrins and the IGF-I Receptor

    Article • Endocrinology, March 2008, Endocrine Society

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  53. Chimeric vitronectin:insulin-like growth factor proteins enhance cell growth and migration through co-activation of receptors

    Article • Growth Factors, January 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  54. OR11-2 THE FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS OF VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF VITRONECTIN, IGFBP-3 OR -5 AND IGF-I OR TGF-BETA 1 ON SAOS-2 CELLS AND HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS IN SERUM FREE CONDITIONS

    Article • Growth Hormone & IGF Research, November 2006, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  55. P-21 IGF-I:IGFBP:VN COMPLEX ENHANCED CELL MIGRATION INVOLVES BOTH VN-BINDING INTEGRINS AND THE IGF-1R THROUGH ACTIVATION OF THE AKT/PI3-K SIGNALLING PATHWAY

    Article • Growth Hormone & IGF Research, November 2006, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  56. Surface Modification by Complexes of Vitronectin and Growth Factors for Serum-Free Culture of Human Osteoblasts

    Article • Tissue Engineering, November 2005, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  57. In vitro bioactivity of MOEP grafted ePTFE membranes for craniofacial applications

    Article • Biomaterials, September 2005, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  58. Erratum to “Responses of keratinocytes to substrate-bound vitronectin: Growth factor complexes” [Exp. Cell Res. 305 (2004) 221–232]

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, August 2005, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  59. QUT Eyes Scarless Healing

    Article • Asia-Pacific Biotech News, July 2005, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  60. Responses of keratinocytes to substrate-bound vitronectin:growth factor complexes

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, April 2005, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  61. Potential pitfalls of radiolabel adsorption to ceramic biomaterials

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, March 2005, Wiley

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  62. Mediation of Biomaterial–Cell Interactions by Adsorbed Proteins: A Review

    Article • Tissue Engineering, January 2005, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  63. Timing of pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation does not affect the promotion of bone cell development

    Article • Bioelectromagnetics, January 2005, Wiley

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  64. Travelling waves in a wound healing assay

    Article • Applied Mathematics Letters, May 2004, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  65. Traveling Wave Model to Interpret a Wound-Healing Cell Migration Assay for Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells

    Article • Tissue Engineering, March 2004, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  66. Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II Bound to Vitronectin Enhances MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Migration

    Article • Endocrinology, June 2003, Endocrine Society

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  67. Cell Attachment and Proliferation on Hydroxyapatite and Ion Substituted Hydroxyapatites

    Article • Key Engineering Materials, May 2003, Trans Tech Publications

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  68. HB-EGF is produced in the peritoneal cavity and enhances mesothelial cell adhesion and migration

    Article • Kidney International, February 2001, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  69. Microfibril-associated Glycoprotein-2 Specifically Interacts with a Range of Bovine and Human Cell Types via αVβ3Integrin

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, May 1999, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  70. Epidermal growth factor modifies the expression and function of extracellular matrix adhesion receptors expressed by peritoneal mesothelial cells from patients on CAPD

    Article • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  71. Specificity and Functional Effects of Antibodies to Human Stem Cell Factor

    Article • Growth Factors, January 1997, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  72. A Novel Activating Anti-β1 Integrin Monoclonal Antibody Binds to the Cysteine-rich Repeats in the β1 Chain

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, October 1996, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  73. Cytokines increase human hemopoietic cell adhesiveness by activation of very late antigen (VLA)-4 and VLA-5 integrins.

    Article • The Journal of Experimental Medicine, May 1995, Rockefeller University Press

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  74. Potential Adhesion Mechanisms for Localisation of Haemopoietic Progenitors to Bone Marrow Stroma

    Article • Leukemia & Lymphoma, January 1994, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  75. Integrin beta 1- and beta 3-mediated endothelial cell migration is triggered through distinct signaling mechanisms

    Article • The Journal of Cell Biology, April 1993, Rockefeller University Press

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  76. Requirement of the integrin beta 3 subunit for carcinoma cell spreading or migration on vitronectin and fibrinogen

    Article • The Journal of Cell Biology, June 1992, Rockefeller University Press

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  77. Purification of the 25-kDa Vibrio cholerae major outer-membrane protein and the molecular cloning of its gene: ompV

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, April 1985, Wiley

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley

  78. Molecular cloning using immune sera of a 22-kDal minor outer membrane protein of Vibrio cholerae

    Article • Gene, January 1985, Elsevier

    Associate Professor David Ian Leavesley