Robert Spence

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons)
• Master of Applied Science

Areas of expertise

• Molecular biology and microbiology
• DNA sequencing and
• Pathogen bioassays

Area of research

Signalling mechanisms and tissue pathology associated with equine laminitis.

 

Key Publications

• Melody A. de Laat, Danielle M. Fitzgerald, Martin N. Sillence, Robert J. Spence, Glucagon-like peptide-2: A potential role in equine insulin dysregulation, Equine veterinary journal Mar 2018 doi: 10.1111/evj.12825
• Robert J. Spence, Christopher Noune, and Caroline Hauxwell, Complete Genome Sequences of Four Isolates of Plutella xylostella Granulovirus, Genome Announc. May/June 2016 4:e00633-16; doi:10.1128/genomeA.00633-16
• Robert J. Spence, Ana Pavasovic, James J. Smith, and Peter J. Prentis, Draft Genome Sequence of Enterococcus faecalis Strain PF3, Isolated from Adélie Penguin Feces from Antarctica, Genome Announc. January/February 2014 2:e01209-13; doi:10.1128/genomeA.01209-13

 

Projects

• The Development of a Novel Treatment for Equine Laminitis
• The Measurement of Free IGF-1 Using Spectroscopic Methods