Courtney Alice Waugh

Deep breath out: molecular survey of selected pathogens in blow and skin biopsies from North Atlantic cetaceans 2025 BMC Veterinary Research - Helena Costa, Per Ramstedt, Myrthe Bergsma, Eve Marie Jourdain, Zoë Luccia Juliette Morange, Pierre Blévin, Charla J. Basran, Marianne H. Rasmussen, Terence P. Dawson, Harriet Y. Dawson, Seán A. O’Callaghan, Prabhugouda Siriyappagouder, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Audun H. Rikardsen, Courtney Alice Waugh

A whale in a well: Co-exposure of a persistent organic pollutant mixture and cetacean morbillivirus on killer whale (Orcinus orca) primary fibroblasts 2025 Aquatic Toxicology - Helena Costa, Maud Van Essche, Juliane Annemieke Riedel, Akash Gupta, Audun H. Rikardsen, Anders Goksøyr, Pierre Blévin, Mikael Harju, Laura Pirard, Susan Bengtson Nash, Sofie Søderstrøm, Courtney Alice Waugh

Whale exhale: Innovating pathogen surveillance in free-swimming cetaceans through novel field and in vitro experimental techniques 2025 - Helena Costa, Courtney Alice Waugh, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Susan Bengtson Nash

Circulating miRNAome of avian influenza-infected ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres) 2025 Journal of Avian Biology - Anne-Fleur Brand, Courtney Alice Waugh, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira Fernandes, Marcel Klaassen, Michelle Wille, Veerle Leontina B Jaspers, Rune Andreassen

Lead exposure is related to higher infection rate with the gapeworm in Norwegian house sparrows (Passer domesticus) 2024 Environmental Pollution (1987) - Essa Ahsan Khan, Melissa Greve, Isabelle Russell, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Sarah Lundregan, Henrik Jensen, Bernt Rønning, Atle Magnar Bones, Alexandros Asimakopoulos, Courtney Alice Waugh, Veerle Leontina B Jaspers

Metals and other trace elements in plasma and feathers of seabirds breeding in Svalbard 2024 Science of the Total Environment - Silje Strand Lundgren, Naeem A. Abbasi, Courtney Alice Waugh, Megan Marie Lee, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Geir W. Gabrielsen, Sebastien Descamps, Veerle Leontina B Jaspers

Blowing in the Wind: Using a Consumer Drone for the Collection of Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Blow Samples during the Arctic Polar Nights 2022 Drones - Helena Sofia Gomes Costa, Andrew Rogan, Christopher Zadra, Oddbjørn Larsen, Audun H. Rikardsen, Courtney Alice Waugh

Fatty acid profiles of more than 470 marine species from the Southern Hemisphere 2022 Ecology - Peter D. Nichols, Heidi R. Pethybridge, Bowen Zhang, Patti Virtue, Lauren Meyer, Zahirah Dhurmeea, Lara Marcus, Jessica A. Ericson, Nicole Hellessey, Sharon Every, Kathryn Wheatley, Christopher C. Parrish, Pascale Eisenmann, Alastair M. M. Baylis, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Stacy L. Bierwagen, Jock W. Young, Lydie I. E. Couturier, Christoph A. Rohner, Jasmin Groß, Courtney Alice Waugh, Charles F. Phleger, Christine Jackson, George Jackson, Charlie Huveneers, Susan Bengtson Nash, Mina Brock, Peter Mansour

Primary Cell Lines From Feathers and Blood of Free-Living Tawny Owls (Strix aluco): A New In Vitro Tool for Non-Lethal Toxicological Studies 2022 Frontiers in Genetics - Ingvild Buran Kroglund, Sara Kristiane Kjærgård Eide, Jan Eivind Østnes, Rolf Terje Kroglund, Jan-Eirik Frisli, Courtney Alice Waugh

Effects of exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of lead (Pb) on expression of stress and immune-related genes, and microRNAs in shorthorn sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) 2022 Ecotoxicology - Khattapan Jantawongsri, Rasmus Dyrmose Nørregaard, Lis Bach, Rune Dietz, Christian Sonne, Kasper Jørgensen, Syverin Lierhagen, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Courtney Alice Waugh, Ruth Eriksen, Barbara Nowak, Kelli Anderson

Influence of perfluoroalkyl acids and other parameters on circulating thyroid hormones and immune-related microRNA expression in free-ranging nestling peregrine falcons 2021 Science of the Total Environment - Jiachen Sun, Robert J. Letcher, Courtney Waugh, Veerle Jaspers, Adrian Covaci, Kim Fernie

Interannual variability in the lipid and fatty acid profiles of east Australia-migrating humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) across a 10-year timeline 2020 Scientific Reports - Jasmin Groß, Patti Virtue, Peter D. Nichols, Pascale Eisenmann, Courtney Alice Waugh, Susan Bengtson Nash

A proposed roadmap for the control of infections in wildlife using Chlamydia vaccine development in koalas Phascolarctos cinereus as a template 2020 Wildlife Biology - Courtney Alice Waugh, Peter Timms

One Health or Planetary Health for pandemic prevention? 2020 The Lancet - Courtney Alice Waugh, Su Shiung Lam, Christian Sonne

Wildfire puts koalas at risk of extinction 2020 Science - Su Shiung Lam, Courtney Alice Waugh, Wanxi Peng, Christian Sonne

Environmental pollutants modulate RNA and DNA virus-activated miRNA-155 expression and innate immune system responses: Insights into new immunomodulative mechanisms 2020 Journal of Immunotoxicology - Alexander Badry, Veerle Jaspers, Courtney Alice Waugh

Evidence of avian influenza virus inseabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago 2020 BMC Veterinary Research - Megan Marie Lee, Veerle Jaspers, Geir W. Gabrielsen, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Åse-Karen Mortensen, Silje Strand Lundgren, Courtney Alice Waugh

Therapeutic effect of a Chlamydia pecorum recombinant major outer membrane protein vaccine on ocular disease in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) 2019 PLOS ONE - Sharon Nyari, Rosemary Booth, Bonnie L. Quigley, Courtney Waugh, Peter Timms

PFOS mediates immunomodulation in an avian cell line that can be mitigated via a virus infection 2019 BMC Veterinary Research - Jose M. Castano-Ortíz, Veerle Jaspers, Courtney Waugh

No evidence of avian influenza antibodies in two species of raptor nestlings inhabiting Norway 2019 BMC Veterinary Research - Megan Marie Lee, Veerle Jaspers, Mari Engvig Løseth, Nathalie Briels, Torgeir Nygård, Jan Ove Bustnes, Courtney Waugh

Deregulation of microRNA-155 and its transcription factor NF-kB by polychlorinated biphenyls during viral infection 2018 APMIS : Acta pathologica, microbiologica et immunologica Scandinavica. Supplementum - Courtney Waugh, Augustine Arukwe, Veerle Jaspers

Prevalence of Chlamydia pecorum in Juvenile Koalas ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) and Evidence for Protection from Infection via Maternal Immunization 2018 Journal of Wildlife Diseases - Isabelle Russell, Peter Timms, Jonathan Hanger, Joanne Loader, Amber Gillett, Courtney Waugh

Vaccination of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) against Chlamydia pecorum using synthetic peptides derived from the major outer membrane protein 2018 PLOS ONE - Sharon Nyari, Shahneaz Ali Khan, Galit Rawlinson, Courtney Waugh, Andrew Potter, Volker Gertz, Peter Timms

Signals from the south; humpback whales carry messages of Antarctic sea‐ice ecosystem variability 2018 Global Change Biology - Susan M. Bengtson Nash, Juliana Castrillon, Pascale Eisenmann, Brian Fry, Jon D. Shuker, Roger A. Cropp, Amanda Dawson, Anders Bignert, Pernilla Bohlin-Nizzetto, Courtney Waugh, Bradley J. Polkinghorne, Greta Dalle Luche, David McLagan

Infection with koala retrovirus subgroup B (KoRV-B), but not KoRV-A, is associated with chlamydial disease in free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) 2017 Scientific Reports - Courtney Waugh, Jon Hanger, Jo Loader, Andrew King, Mathew Hobbs, Rebecca Johnson, Peter Timms

Systemic Antibody Response to Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection in Patients Either Infected or Reinfected with Different Chlamydia Serovars 2017 Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - Vivek Gupta, Courtney Waugh, Ziklo Noa, Willa Huston, Jane Hocking, Peter Timms

Expanding the 3R principles: More rigour and transparency in research using animals 2017 EMBO Reports - Kim Charles Aske, Courtney Waugh

Epidemiology of chlamydial infection and disease in a free-ranging koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) population 2017 PLOS ONE - Sharon Nyari, Courtney Waugh, Jianbao Dong, Bonnie L. Quigley, Jonathan Hanger, Joanne Loader, Adam Polkinghorne, Peter Timms

Treatment of Chlamydia-associated ocular disease via a recombinant protein based vaccine in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) 2016 Biologicals (Print) - Courtney Alice Waugh, Ray Austin, Adam Polkinghorne, Peter Timms

Antibody and Cytokine Responses of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) Vaccinated with Recombinant Chlamydial Major Outer Membrane Protein (MOMP) with Two Different Adjuvants 2016 PLOS ONE - Shahneaz Ali Khan, Marion Descolzeaux, Courtney Waugh, Jon Hanger, Jo Loader, Volker Gerdts, Andrew Potter, Adam Polkinhorne, Ken Beagley, Peter Timms

Serum antibody response to koala retrovirus (KoRV) antigens varies in free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) in Australia: implications for vaccine design 2016 Journal of Wildlife Diseases - Courtney Waugh, A Gillett, Adam Polkinghorne, Peter Timms

Koala translocations and Chlamydia: Managing risk in the effort to conserve native species 2016 Biological Conservation - Courtney Waugh, Jon Hanger, Peter Timms, Adam Polkinghorne

A Prototype Recombinant-Protein Based Chlamydia pecorum Vaccine Results in Reduced Chlamydial Burden and Less Clinical Disease in Free-Ranging Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) 2016 PLOS ONE - Courtney Waugh, Shahneaz Ali Khan, Scott Carver, Jon Hanger, Jo Loader, Adam Polkinghorne, Ken Beagley, Peter Timms

Humoral immune responses in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) either naturally infected with Chlamydia pecorum or following administration of a recombinant chlamydial major outer membrane protein vaccine 2016 Vaccine - Shahneaz Ali Khan, Adam Polkinghorne, Courtney Waugh, Jon Hanger, Jo Loader, Ken Beagley, Peter Timms

Identification, characterisation and expression analysis of natural killer receptor genes in Chlamydia pecorum infected koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) 2015 BMC Genomics - katrina morris, Marina Matthew, Courtney Waugh, Beata Ujvari, Peter Timms, Adam Polkinghorne, Kathy Belov

Genetic diversity in the plasticity zone and the presence of the chlamydial plasmid differentiates Chlamydia pecorum strains from pigs, sheep, cattle, and koalas 2015 BMC Genomics - Martina Jelocnik, Nathan Bachmann, Bernhard Kaltenboeck, Courtney Waugh, Lucy Woolford, Natasha Speight, A Gillett, D Higgins, C Flanagan, Gary J. Myers, Peter Timms, Adam Polkinghorne

Comparison of subcutaneous versus intranasal immunization of male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) for induction of mucosal and systemic immunity against Chlamydia pecorum 2015 Vaccine - Courtney Waugh, Peter Timms, Dean Andrew, G Rawlinson, J Brumm, K Nilsson, Ken Beagley

Vertical distribution of lipids, fatty acids and organochlorine contaminants in the blubber of southern hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) 2014 Marine Environmental Research - Courtney A. Waugh, Peter D. Nichols, Martin Schlabach, Michael Noad, Susan Bengtson Nash

Interleukin 17A is an immune marker for chlamydial disease severity and pathogenesis in the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) 2014 Developmental and Comparative Immunology - Marina Mathew, Courtney Waugh, Ken Beagley, Peter Timms, Adam Polkinghorne

Vertical distribution of lipids, fatty acids and organochlorine contaminants in the blubber of southern hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) 2014 Marine Environmental Research - Courtney Waugh, Peter D. Nichols, Michael Noad, Martin Schlabach, Susan Bengtson Nash

Detoxification enzyme activites (CYP1A1 and GST) in the skin of humpback whales as a function of organochlorine burdens and migration status 2014 Aquatic Toxicology - Susan Bengtson Nash, A Dawson, Michael Burkard, Courtney Waugh, Willa Huston

Vaccination of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) with a recombinant chlamydial major outer membrane protein adjuvanted with poly I:C, a host defense peptide and polyphosphazine, elicits strong and long lasting cellular and humoral immune responses 2014 Vaccine - Shahneaz Ali Khan, Courtney Waugh, G Rawlinson, J Brumm, Karen Nilsson, Volker Gerdts, Andrew Potter, Adam Polkinghorne, Ken Beagley, Peter Timms

Metabolic Concentration of Lipid Soluble Organochlorine Burdens in the Blubber of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whales Through Migration and Fasting 2013 Environmental Science and Technology - SMB Nash, Courtney A. Waugh, Martin Schlabach

Lipid and fatty acid profiles of migrating Southern Hemisphere humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae 2012 Marine Ecology Progress Series - Courtney Waugh, Peter D. Nichols, Michael Noad, Susan Bengtson Nash

Cytochrome P450 isozyme protein verified in the skin of southern hemisphere humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): Implications for biochemical biomarker assessment 2011 Marine Pollution Bulletin - Courtney Waugh, Willa Huston, Michael Noad, Susan Bengtson Nash

Respiration by buried echidnas Tachyglossus aculeatus 2006 Journal of Experimental Biology - Courtney Waugh, Gordon C. Grigg, David Booth, Lyn A. Beard

Lead exposure is related to higher infection rate with the gapeworm in Norwegian house sparrows (Passer domesticus). 2022 9th Norwegian Environmental Toxicology Symposium: Towards a Clean Ocean - Essa Ahsan Khan, Isabelle Russell, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Sarah Lundregan, Henrik Jensen, Bernt Rønning, Atle M. Bones, Alexandros Asimakopoulos, Courtney Alice Waugh, Veerle Jaspers

Pollution in The Coastal Wetlands of East Asia and The Decline in Migrating Shorebirds – Update on The COAST IMPACT Project 2022 SETAC North America 43rd Annual Meeting (Pittsburgh) - Veerle Jaspers, Junjie Zhang, Tobias Ross, Hebo Peng, Anne-Fleur Brand, Alexandros Asimakopoulos, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Courtney Alice Waugh, Dorte Herzke, Giulia Poma, Govindan Malarvannan, Adrian Covaci, Lei Wang, Michelle Wille, Marcel Klaassen

Blowing in the wind: testing a consumer drone for the collection of humpback whales’ blows during the Arctic polar nights 2022 33rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society - Helena Costa, Andrew Rogan, Chris Zadra, Oddbjørn Larsen, Cesc Gordó-Vilaseca, Charles Patrick Lavin, Anne-Fleur Brand, Audun H. Rikardsen, Courtney Alice Waugh

Pollution in the coastal wetlands of East Asia and the decline in migrating songbirds - First Results of the Coast Impact Project 2022 SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting - Veerle Jaspers, Hebo Peng, Junjie Zhang, Tobias Ross, Anne-Fleur Brand, Alexandros Asimakopoulos, Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Courtney Alice Waugh, Dorte Herzke, Giulia Poma, Govindan Malarvannan, Adrian Covaci, Lei Wang, Michelle Wille, Marcel Klaassen

MicroRNAs: A Link Between Pollution and Disease in Migratory Shorebirds? 2022 SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting - Anne-Fleur Brand, Junjie Zhang, Marcel Klaassen, Courtney Alice Waugh, Veerle Jaspers

MicroRNAs As Biomarkers of Immunomodulation in Migration Champions 2021 SETAC SciCon4 - SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting - Anne-Fleur Brand, Junjie Zhang, Marcel Klaassen, Courtney Alice Waugh, Veerle Jaspers

Size Doesn’t Matter, Fit Does - MicroRNAs as Biomarkers of Immunomodulation in Migratory Shorebirds 2021 69th WDA/14th EWDA Conference - Anne-Fleur Brand, Marcel Klaassen, Artem Nedoluzhko, Aruna Mattanavile Shankregowda, Courtney Alice Waugh, Veerle Jaspers

Size Doesn't Matter, Fit Does: MicroRNAs as Pollution Biomarkers 2021 SETAC Europe 2021 - Anne-Fleur Brand, Tonje Gottenberg Skaalvik, Alexandros Asimakopoulos, Marcel Klaassen, Courtney Waugh, Veerle Jaspers

Assessing the Macro Potential of MicroRNAs As Biomarkers of Pollution 2021 SETAC 10th Young Environmental Scientists Meeting - Anne-Fleur Brand, Marcel Klaassen, Courtney Alice Waugh, Veerle Jaspers

The smoke from autumn burn-offs could make coronavirus symptoms worse. It’s not worth the risk 2020 The Conversation - Don Driscoll, Brian Oliver, Courtney Alice Waugh, Marcel Klaassen, Veerle Jaspers

Proceedings of the Norwegian Environmental Toxicology Symposium, Svalbard, 2018 2018 - Courtney Waugh, Helena Reinardy, Bjørn Munro Jenssen

Effect of Arochlor 1260 on virus-activated signalling pathways in chicken fibroblasts 2017 SETAC 2017 - Courtney Waugh, Augustine Arukwe, Veerle Jaspers

New koala Chlamydia vaccine trialed 2016 - Courtney Waugh

New koala Chlamydia vaccine project trialed at Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital 2016 - Courtney Waugh

Koala given all-clear after new Chlamydia vaccine. 2016 - Courtney Waugh

Opposing lethal wildlife research when nonlethal methods exist: Scientific whaling as a case study 2016 Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management - Courtney Waugh, Vaughan Monamy

The elusive Chlamydia pecorum plasmid: strain-specific virulence factor or harmless accessory? 2015 Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting - Martina Jelocnik, Nathan Bachmann, Bernhard Kaltenboeck, Courtney Waugh, Gary J. Myers, Peter Timms, Adam Polkinghorne

Immunization against Chlamydia pecorum in wild-caught koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) is associated with a reduced chlamydial burden and less progression to pathology 2015 64th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Diseases Association - Courtney Waugh, Shahneaz Ali Khan, Scott Carver, Jon Hanger, Jo Loader, Karen Moody, Adam Polkinghorne, Ken Beagley, Peter Timms

Occurrence of the Koala Retrovirus (KoRV) and Chlamydia pecorum in the Mount Lofty Ranges koala population 2015 64th International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association 2015 - Jessica Fabian, Nishat Sinthia, Gregory Simmons, Courtney Waugh, Adam Polkinghorne, Peter Timms, Wayne Boardman, Farhid Hemmatzadeh, Natasha Speight, Darren Trott

Australia’s koalas are spreading Chlamydia. 2014 - Courtney Waugh

Australia’s koalas have Chlamydia. Now there’s hope for a vaccine 2014 - Courtney Waugh

Comparison of subcutaneous versus intranasal immunization of male koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) for induction of mucosal and systemic immunity against Chlamydia pecorum 2014 Australian Chlamydia Conference - Courtney Waugh, Peter Timms

Towards a therapeutic vaccine for Chlamydia in the koala: an important conservation tool for an iconic species. 2014 University Research Conference: Communicate, Collaborate, Connect, Sunshine Coast, Australia - Courtney Waugh

Mobilisation of persistent organochlorine burdens in migrating southern hemisphere humpback whales. 2014 Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Europe, Switzerland - Susan Bengtson Nash, Courtney Waugh, Martin Schlabach

Infectious diseases in the koala: the combined impact of Chlamydia and KoRV co-infections. 2014 Wildlife Diseases Association Australasian conference - Courtney Waugh, Peter Timms

Glutathione-s-transferase protein expression and activity in epidermal tissue of humpback whale. 2013 Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), Europe, United Kingdon - M Burkhard, Willa Huston, Courtney Waugh, Susan Bengtson Nash

Koala Chlamydia: The STD threatening an Australian icon 2013 - Courtney Waugh

The effect of migration and fasting on fatty acid profiles and organochlorine contaminant burdens in humpback whales. 2011 EnviroTox 2011, Darwin, Australia. - Courtney Waugh, Peter D. Nichols, Martin Schlabach, Michael Noad, Susan Bengtson Nash

Characterisation of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) epidermal detoxification enzymes 2009 SETAC Europe 19th Annual Meeting: Protecting ecosystem health: facing the challenge of a globally changing environment - Courtney Waugh, Michael Noad, A Abu Bakar, Susan Bengtson Nash

Identification and validation of humpback whale (Megaptera novaeanglia) epidermal enzyme biomarkers 2008 SETAC World Congress - Courtney Waugh, Michael Noad, Susan Bengtson Nash

Respiration by buried echidnas. 2006 Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (ANZSCPB), New Zealand. - Courtney Waugh, Gordon C. Grigg, David Booth, Lyn A. Beard