University home page

Find an ExpertProfiling the University of Melbourne's Researchers

A/PROF CHRISTOPHER HOVENS



Contact Details

Organization: Surgery - Royal Melbourne and Western Hospital
Position: PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW
Email:
Homepage: http://www.surgeryrmh.unimelb.edu.au/
Work: 93427703
Level: 05
Building: Clinical Sciences
Campus: Royal Melbourne Hospital

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
cancer pharmaceuticals Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
France University Francois Rabelais of Tours Exchange, Research
Canada University of Vancouver Exchange, Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science Adelaide University
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Intracellular signalling pathways in development and tumourigenesis Principal Supervisor NHMRC Medical & Dental Postgraduate Scholarships 01/01/2004
2007 DEVELOPMENT GRANT - (SE015: A DEVELOPMENTAL DRUG FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN TUMOURS) Chief Investigator NHMRC Development Grants 01/01/2007
PRE-CLINICAL STUDY AND PHASE 1 TRIAL OF PI3-KINASE INHIBITORS IN THE TREATMENT OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED GLIOBLASTOMA Chief Investigator VIC CANCER AGENCY Clinical Trials Pilot Study Grant 14/05/2009

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
PRECLINICAL LABORATORY STUDIES OF TEST COMPOUND SE015 FOR CANCER TREATMENT Chief Investigator VELACOR THERAPEUTICS PTY LTD 15/01/2006
BONE MARROW-DERIVED PROGENITOR CELLS AS BIOMARKERS OF PROSTATE CANCER DEVELOPMENT, METASTASIS, AND TREATMENT RESPONSE Chief Investigator VIC PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH CONSORTIUM 30/03/2009

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Circulating endothelial cells as biomarkers of prostate cancer.

     

     


     


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Nature Clinical Practice Urology
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 445-454
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Aurora kinase B is an independent protective factor in superificial bladder tumours with a dysfunctional G1 checkpoint.
    Year: 2008
    Journal: BJU International
    Volume: 102
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 247-252
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Expression of ErbB-1 and 2 in vestibular schwannomas.


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
    Volume: 14
    Issue: 12
    Page numbers: 1199-1206
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • AF6/s-Afadin is a dual residency protein and localizes to a novel subnuclear compartment.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Cellular Physiology
    Volume: 210
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 212-223
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Targeting malignant glioma survival signalling to improve clinical outcomes.
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
    Volume: 14
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 301-308
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Eve-3: A liver enriched suppressor of Ras/MAPK signaling.


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Hepatology
    Volume: 44
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 758-767
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Interfering with cell-survival signalling as a treatment strategy for prostate cancer.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: BJU International
    Volume: 97
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 1149-1153
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Spred-2 steady-state levels are regulated by phosphorylation and Cbl-mediated ubiquitination.
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
    Volume: 351
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 1018-1023
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Distinct requirements for the Sprouty domain for functional activity of Spred proteins
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Biochemical Journal
    Volume: 388
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 445-454
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
  • Genetics of glioblastoma multiforme: mitogenic signalling and cell cycle pathways converge
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
    Volume: 12
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-5
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.

Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • The tumour suppressor protein NF2/merlin: the puzzle continues
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience
    Volume: 8
    Page numbers: 4-7
    Publisher: Churchill Livingstone(Leith Walkedinburgh)
    Author(s):
    Super Search Source this item in the University's Catalouge locate this resource.
top of page