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PROF PETER HARRIS



Contact Details

Organization: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Position: PROFESSOR - EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
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Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Computational modeling - physiology Simulations; virtual reality; haptics Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science Southampton 31-Dec-1971
Doctor of Philosophy Southampton 31-Dec-1975

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member The Physiological Society Member 01-Jan-1979
Member The American Physiological Society Member 01-Jan-1999
Member The Royal Society of Victoria Member 01-Jan-2007
Member The Australian Physiological Society Member 01-Jan-1976

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
ERESEARCH GRID ENVIRONMENT FOR INTEGRATION OF DITRIBUTED KIDNEY MODELS AND RESOURCES Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL ARC Special Research Initiatives E-Research 01/01/2005

Additional Grant and Contract Information

March 2000: Awarded Universitas 21 Fellowship

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 2009

Journal Articles

  • Discrete network models of interacting nephrons
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena
    Volume: 238
    Issue: 22
    Page numbers: 2166-2176
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  • The Virtual Kidney: an e-Science Interface and Grid Portal
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Royal Society of London Philosophical Transactions. Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
    Volume: 367
    Page numbers: 2141-2159
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • A Service-Oriented Grid Environment for Integration of Distributed Kidney Models and Resources
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Concurrency and Computation-Practice and Experience
    Volume: 20
    Issue: 9
    Page numbers: 1095-1111
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Towards haptic performance analysis using K-Metrics
    Year: 2008
    Event name: Haptic and Audio Interaction Design: Third International Workshop, HAID 2008
    Conference Publication: Haptic and Audio Interaction Design: Third International Workshop, HAID 2008 Proceedings
    Volume: 1
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 50-59
    Publisher: Springer Verlag(Berlin)
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Single cell volume measurement by Quantitative Phase Microscopy (QPM): A case study of Erythrocyte Morphology
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
    Volume: 17
    Page numbers: 193-200
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Conference Publications/Papers

Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Acute effects of candesartan on rat renal haemodynamics and proximal tubular reabsorption
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
    Volume: 32
    Page numbers: 714-720
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia(Carlton)
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  • Refractive index measurement in viable cells using quantitative phase-amplitude microscopy and confocal microscopy
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Cytometry Part A
    Volume: 65a
    Page numbers: 88-92
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  • Towards a web resource for quantitative renal physiology
    Year: 2005
    Journal: The Journal of Physiology
    Volume: 565P
    Page numbers: 98
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Computer Software Products

  • Sleep Health
    Year: 2005
    Publisher: University of Melbourne(Parkville)
    Place: ,
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Audio Visual Recordings

    Publications in 2004

    Journal Articles

    • Effects of rilmenide on proximal tubular fluid absorption in rats
      Year: 2004
      Journal: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
      Volume: 31
      Page numbers: 348-353
      Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia(Carlton)
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    • Quantitative phase amplitude microscopy IV: imaging thick specimens
      Year: 2004
      Journal: Journal of Microscopy - Oxford
      Volume: 214
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 62-69
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    • Quantitative phase microscopy: A new tool for investigating the structure and function of unstained live cells
      Year: 2004
      Journal: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
      Volume: 31
      Page numbers: 896-901
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    • Quantitative phase microscopy: a new tool for measurement of cell culture growth and confluency in situ
      Year: 2004
      Journal: Pflugers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology
      Volume: 448
      Page numbers: 462-468
      Publisher: Springer Verlag(New York)
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    • Regulation of renal proximal fluid uptake by luminal and peritubular angiotensin II
      Year: 2004
      Journal: Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
      Volume: 5
      Issue: 2
      Page numbers: 89-92
      Publisher: Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System(Birmingham)
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    • Role of isoprenoids in cytoskeleton integrity and albumin endocytosis by opossum kidney cells
      Year: 2004
      Journal: Nephron Experimental Nephrology
      Volume: 97
      Issue: 3
      Page numbers: 77-85
      Publisher: Karger(Basel)
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    Publications in 2003

    Book Chapters

    • Using authentic patient encounters to engage medical students in a problem-based learning curriculum
      Year: 2003
      Book: Learning and Teaching with Technology: Principles and Practices
      Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers(London)
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    Computer Software Products

    • Kidney: Glomerular Filtration
      Year: 2003
      Version:: 1
      Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing(Parkville)
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    Audio Visual Recordings

      Publications in 2002

      Journal Articles

      • Changes in mean arterial pressure predict degranulation of renomedullary interstitial cells
        Year: 2002
        Journal: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
        Volume: 29
        Page numbers: 1055-1059
        Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia(Carlton)
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      • Evolution of a Student Model-Building Program
        Year: 2002
        Journal: Advances in Physiology Education
        Volume: 26
        Issue: 4
        Page numbers: 288-298
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      Publications in 2001

      Journal Articles

      • Angiotensin II Binding to Renomedullary Interstitial Cells is Regulated by Osmolality
        Year: 2001
        Journal: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
        Volume: 12
        Page numbers: 450-455
        Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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      • Transforming traditional curricula: Enhancing medical education through problem-based learning, multimedia and web-based resources
        Year: 2001
        Journal: Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning
        Volume: 3
        Issue: 1
        Page numbers: 1-6
        Publisher: Wake Forest University(Winston Salem)
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      Conference Publications/Papers

      • Evolution of a student model building program designed to assist understanding of Biological Control Systems
        Year: 2001
        Event name: Ed-Media 2001 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
        Conference Publication: Proceedings of Ed-Media 2001 World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications
        Page numbers: 2009-2010
        Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education(Virginia)
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      • Supporting students' learning with the personal learning planner
        Year: 2001
        Event name: ED-MEDIA 2001 world conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications
        Conference Publication: Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2001 world conference on educational multimedia, hypermedia and telecommunications
        Page numbers: 937-942
        Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education(Virginia)
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