Centre for Urology Research

Research output

Research output per year 2006 2012 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024

• 5765 Citations
• 30 h-index
• 116 Article
• 44 Meeting Abstract
• 35 Abstract
• 13 Review article
• 20 More
  • 5 Online Resource
  • 3 Chapter
  • 3 Poster
  • 2 Presentation
  • 2 Comment/debate/opinion
  • 2 Editorial
  • 2 Magazine Article
  • 1 Conference contribution

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Capitalizing the power of Gamification analytics to understand learner engagement in undergraduate Medicine

  Lottering, N., Kennedy, S., Rohl, J., Houghton, H. & Gough, S., Aug 2023, p. 1053-1054. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Education › peer-review

  • medicine 100%
  • habits 59%
  • time 48%
  • educator 42%
  • learning behavior 26%

• Enhancing chemistry education through technology-enhanced learning: Impact on student outcomes

  Levonis, S. M. & Schweiker, S. S., 28 Nov 2023, p. 1-2. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Education › peer-review

  Open Access

  • chemistry 100%
  • learning 38%
  • education 34%
  • poster 29%
  • student 27%

• Multimodal teaching via gamified practical activities–The Virtual Scientist software: Bridging the gap in science education

  Levonis, S. M. & Schweiker, S. S., 28 Nov 2023, p. 1-2. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Education › peer-review

  Open Access

  • software 100%
  • Teaching 62%
  • education 44%
  • preschool school 40%
  • student 35%

• Smooth muscle contractions in the urinary bladder: Alterations between juvenile and adult detrusor and the influences of G protein-coupled receptor stimulation

  Phelps, C., Chess-Williams, R. & Moro, C., 27 Nov 2023, p. 26.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  Open Access

  File

  • Muscle Contraction 100%
  • G-Protein-Coupled Receptors 97%
  • Smooth Muscle 85%
  • Urinary Bladder 77%
  • Dinoprostone 46%
  108 Downloads (Pure)

• ‘Getting the Vibe’ in Biochemistry Education

  Lohning, A. E., Hall, S., Folasire, O., Wirth, R. & Anoopkumar-Dukie, S., 24 Aug 2023, p. 50. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • biochemistry 100%
  • education 25%
  • knowledge gap 24%
  • student 20%
  • virtual reality 20%
  37 Downloads (Pure)
• 2022

  Future therapies for the treatment of bladder contractile disorders?

  Phelps, C., Chess-Williams, R. & Moro, C., 14 Oct 2022, (Unpublished) p. 3.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  File

  • bladder 100%
  • therapeutics 70%
  • calcium 50%
  • laminae (animals) 28%
  • receptors 24%
  101 Downloads (Pure)

• Urinary bladder contractions and the influence of extracellular calcium

  Phelps, C., Chess-Williams, R. & Moro, C., 23 Nov 2022, p. 740.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Urinary Bladder 100%
  • Calcium 85%
  • Underactive Urinary Bladder 67%
  • Neurokinin A 59%
  • Serotonin 44%
• 2021

  Identifying novel mediators of contraction within the urinary bladder urothelium and lamina propria tissue layers

  Phelps, C., Chess-Williams, R. & Moro, C., 24 Nov 2021, p. 83.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  Open Access

  File

  • Urothelium 100%
  • Urinary Bladder 62%
  • Mucous Membrane 61%
  27 Downloads (Pure)

• Novel targets for the pharmaceutical management of bladder contractile disorders: Identifying mediators of contraction in the urinary bladder urothelium

  Phelps, C., Chess-Williams, R. & Moro, C., 11 Oct 2021, (Unpublished).

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  • Urothelium 100%
  • Urinary Bladder 62%
  • Mucous Membrane 51%
  • Overactive Urinary Bladder 32%
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations 32%

• Potential targets for underactive bladder treatments: Receptor-mediated contractions of the urinary bladder urothelium

  Phelps, C., Chess-Williams, R. & Moro, C., 13 Jul 2021.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Underactive Urinary Bladder 100%
  • Urothelium 79%
  • Urinary Bladder 49%
  • Nocturia 41%
  • Pathologic Processes 31%

• Using 3D holographic technology (HOLOLENS) for student learning and knowledge retention in disease education

  Veer, V., Moro, C. & Phelps, C., 13 Oct 2021, p. 59-60. 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  Open Access

  File

  • knowledge 100%
  • textbook 58%
  • learning 52%
  • education 47%
  • resources 44%
  112 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  Employing augmented reality for the provision of stroke education

  Moro, C., Phelps, C., Smith, J. & Finch, E., 25 Nov 2020, p. 6. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  • stroke 100%
  • physiology 26%
  • education 26%
  • learning 25%
  • questionnaire 12%

• In Silico Identification and in Vitro Activity of Natural Products as ADP-ribosyl transferase member 8 (ARTD8) Inhibitors

  Kam, C., Tauber, A. L., Schweiker, S. S. & Levonis, S. M., 14 Oct 2020, p. 25.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  Open Access

  File

  • (-)-Epigallocatechin 100%
  • Gallate 88%
  • Occurrence in Nature 61%
  • Quercetin 31%
  • Trans-Resveratrol 22%
  1311 Downloads (Pure)

• The Design, Application and Evaluation of a Gamified Virtual Laboratory to Aid in Distance Learning.

  Tauber, A. L., Schweiker, S. S. (ed.) & Levonis, S. M. (ed.), 27 Nov 2020, p. 79. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Education

  Open Access

  File

  • aid 100%
  • learning 85%
  • laboratory 55%
  • evaluation 49%
  • student 26%
  334 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  In vitro inhibitory evaluation of novel amine and amide compounds against the post-translational modifier enzyme, ARTD8.

  Tauber, A. L., Schweiker, S. S. (ed.) & Levonis, S. M. (ed.), 29 Nov 2019, p. 35. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  Open Access

  File

  • Reductive Amination 100%
  • Double-Stranded DNA 90%
  • Toxin 80%
  • Enzyme Activity 69%
  • Metabolic 68%
  132 Downloads (Pure)

• Selective ARTD8 inhibitors to better the understanding of metastatic cancers

  Schweiker, S., Tauber, A., Kam, C. & Levonis, S., 25 Aug 2019. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Pharmacological Metabolism 100%
  • Cell Viability 64%
  • Protein 26%
• 2018

  Design and Synthesis of Potential ARTD8 inhibitors towards the treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer

  Tauber, A. L., Schweiker, S. S. & Levonis, S. M., 23 Nov 2018, p. 32. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Chemopreventive 100%
  • Androgen 88%
  • Reductive Amination 83%
  • Percent Reduction 82%
  • Nicotinamide 76%
  126 Downloads (Pure)

• Design and Synthesis of Selective Inhibitors for Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase Member 14 (PARP14)

  Kam, C., Levonis, S. M. & Schweiker, S. S., 23 Nov 2018, p. 30. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Poly(ADPribose) 100%
  • Enzyme Inhibition 12%
  • Histone 11%
  • Cell Viability 10%
  • Kd 7%
  70 Downloads (Pure)

• Investigation of salivary sialic acid as a biomarker in obesity: determination of both free and protein-bound sialic acids 5-N-acetylneuraminic (Neu5Ac) and 5-N-glycolylneuraminic (Neu5Gc) acids in human saliva

  Kim, H. J., Schweiker, S. S., O'Neill, H. M. & Levonis, S. M., 23 Nov 2018, p. 17. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • N-glycolylneuraminic acid 100%
  • Sialic Acids 85%
  • N-Acetylneuraminic Acid 67%
  • Saliva 57%
  • Obesity 40%
  114 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  A novel therapeutic bladder target? The influence of serotonin (5-HT) on urothelial and lamina propria contractile activity

  Edwards, E. J., Chess-Williams, R. & Moro, C., 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Serotonin 100%
  • Urinary Bladder 93%
  • Mucous Membrane 93%
  • GR 113808 45%
  • Ketanserin 34%

• The contractile effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine on porcine bladder urothelium and lamina propria

  Edwards, E. J., Chess-Williams, R. & Moro, C., 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  • bladder 100%
  • laminae (animals) 94%
  • serotonin 87%
  • swine 58%
  • antagonists 19%
• 2013

  Capsaicin relaxes arteries via NO-dependent and independent mechanisms

  Fuller, K., Chess-Williams, R. & Johnson, P., 2013, p. 111-111. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Capsaicin 100%
  • Arteries 64%
  • TRPV1 receptor 58%
  • Neuropeptides 44%
  • Blood Vessels 25%

• The effects of DMSO treatment on urothelial/lamina propria activity

  Moro, C., Sellers, D. J. & Chess-Williams, R., 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  • bladder 100%
  • dimethyl sulfoxide 96%
  • methodology 12%
  • cells 7%
• 2012

  Depressed contractile responses of the bladder detrusor and urothelium/lamina propria following luminal administration of the cytotoxic agent gemcitabine

  Farr, S., McDermott, C. & Chess-Williams, R., 2012, p. 205-205. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Intravesical Administration 100%
  • Dysuria 94%
  • Urothelium 93%
  • Cytotoxins 81%
  • gemcitabine 81%

• Effects of acrolein, a metabolite of Cyclophosphamide and Ifosfamide, on cultured human urothelial cells

  Mills, K., McDermott, C. & Chess-Williams, R., 2012, p. 206-206. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Ifosfamide 100%
  • Cyclophosphamide 87%
  • Acrolein 73%
  • Antineoplastic Agent 55%
  • Metabolite 43%

• Mitomycin C alters urothelial ATP, acetylcholine and PGE2 release in vitro

  Kang, S. H., Chess-Williams, R. & McDermott, C., 2012, p. 206-206. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Contact Dermatitis 100%
  • Mitomycin 94%
  • Dinoprostone 82%
  • Acetylcholine 79%
  • Doxorubicin 78%

• Nerve-evoked and phasic contractions of the rat bladder: Effects of low testosterone and treatment with the selective and rogen receptor modulator trenbolone

  Sellers, D. J., Rose'meyer, R., Du Toit, J. & Donner, D., 2012, p. 207-207. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Trenbolone Acetate 100%
  • Testosterone 48%
  • Urinary Bladder 43%
  • Adenosine Triphosphate 14%
  • Androgen Receptors 13%
• 2011

  Characterisation of Muscarinic Receptor Substypes in the Prostate by Radioligand Binding

  Sellers, D. J., Warre, R. & Chess-Williams, R., 2011.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  • Muscarinic Receptors 100%
  • Prostate 76%
  • Cholinergic Agents 28%
  • Cell Line 18%

• Cholinergic modulation of spontaneous contractions in the pig bladder: The role of the mucosa in the different bladder regions

  Nyamwaro, H., Lawson, K., Sellers, D. J., Chapple, C. & McKay, N. G., 2011. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • bladder 100%
  • cholinergic agents 98%
  • mucosa 86%
  • swine 58%
  • acetylcholine 30%

• Increased Phasic Contractions in Isolated Bladder Strips from an Obese Rat Model

  Sellers, D. J., Donner, D., Du Toit, J., Rose'meyer, R. & Farr, S., 2011, p. 71-71. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Urinary Bladder 100%
  • Metabolic Syndrome 19%
  • Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus 18%
  • Obesity 14%

• The Lamina Propria is responsible for the General of the Spontaneous Contractile Activity of the Urothelium/Lamina Propria

  Moro, C., Sellers, D. J. & Chess-Williams, R., 2011, p. 66-66. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Urothelium 100%
  • Mucous Membrane 61%
  • Gap Junctions 44%
  • Muscarinic Receptors 42%
  • Adrenergic Receptors 36%
• 2010

  Adrenoceptor subtypes regulating urothelial spontaneous contraction

  Moro, C., Tajouri, L., Ashton, K. J. & Chess-Williams, R., 2010, p. 107-107. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  • Urothelium 100%
  • Adrenergic Receptors 73%

• Carbachol-induced increases in spontaneous contractile activity are mediated through the M3- muscarinic receptor

  Moro, C. & Chess-Williams, R., 2010.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  • Muscarinic M3 Receptors 100%
  • Urothelium 87%
  • Carbachol 75%
  • Urinary Bladder 18%
  • Muscles 13%

• Characterisation of the muscarinic receptor subtype regulating urothelial spontaneous contractile activity

  Moro, C. & Chess-Williams, R., 2010, p. 105-105. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research

  • Urothelium 100%
  • Muscarinic Receptors 84%
  • Contracts 45%

• Spontaneous activity in isolated bladder strips from the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat: Effect of cholinergic modulation and the mucosa

  Sellers, D. J., McKay, N. G., Lawson, K. & Vahabi, B., 2010, p. 13-13. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › Research › peer-review

  • Streptozocin 100%
  • Cholinergic Agents 93%
  • Urinary Bladder 79%
  • Mucous Membrane 79%
  • Krebs-Ringer solution 33%