Book Chapters
Sullivan, Susan M. (2011). Grey matter injury in the hypoxic-ischemic neonate. In Andres Costa and Eugenio Villalba (Ed.), Horizons in neuroscience research (pp. 71-95) Hauppauge, NY, United States: Nova Science Publishers.
Pow, David V., Sullivan, Robert K. P., Williams, Susan M. and WoldeMussie, Elizabeth (2005). Transporters and oxidative stress in AMD. In Philip L. Penfold and Jan M. Provis (Ed.), Macular degeneration (pp. 123-148) Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag.
Journal Articles
Miller, Stephanie M., Sullivan, Susan M., Ireland, Zoe, Chand, Kirat K., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2016) Neonatal seizures are associated with redistribution and loss of GABAA α-subunits in the hypoxic-ischaemic pig. Journal of Neurochemistry, 139 3: 471-484. doi:10.1111/jnc.13746
Sullivan, Susan M. (2014) GFAP variants in health and disease: stars of the brain ... and gut. Journal of Neurochemistry, 130 6: 729-732. doi:10.1111/jnc.12754
Sullivan, Susan M., Sullivan, Robert K. P., Miller, Stephanie M., Ireland, Zoe, Björkman, S. Tracey, Pow, David V. and Colditz, Paul B. (2012) Phosphorylation of GFAP is associated with injury in the neonatal pig hypoxic-ischemic brain. Neurochemical Research, 37 11: 2364-2378. doi:10.1007/s11064-012-0774-5
Sullivan, Susan M., Bjorkman, S. Tracey, Miller, Stephanie M., Colditz, Paul B. and Pow, David V. (2010) Morphological changes in white matter astrocytes in response to hypoxia/ischemia in the neonatal pig. Brain Research, 1319 164-174. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2010.01.010
Sullivan, Susan M., Bjorkman, S.Tracey, Miller, Stephanie M., Colditz, Paul B. and Pow, David V. (2010) Structural remodeling of gray matter astrocytes in the neonatal pig brain after hypoxia/ischemia. GLIA, 58 2: 181-194. doi:10.1002/glia.20911
Lingwood, Barbara E., Healy, Genevieve N., Sullivan, Susan M., Pow, David V. and Colditz, Paul B. (2008) MAP2 provides reliable early assessment of neural injury in the newborn piglet model of birth asphyxia. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 171 1: 140-146. doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.02.011
Sullivan, S. M., Macnab, L. T., Bjorkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2007) GLAST1b, the exon-9 skipping form of the glutamate-aspartate transporter EAAT1 is a sensitive marker of neuronal dysfunction in the hypoxic brain. Neuroscience, 149 2: 434-435. doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.08.011
Sullivan, Susan M., Lee, Aven, Björkman, S. Tracey, Miller, Stephanie M., Sullivan, Robert K. P., Poronnik, Philip, Colditz, Paul B. and Pow, David V. (2007) Cytoskeletal anchoring of GLAST determines susceptibility to brain damage: An identified role for GFAP. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282 40: 29414-29423. doi:10.1074/jbc.M704152200
Diaz, Claudia M., Macnab, Lauren T., Williams, Susan M., Sullivan, Robert K. P. and Pow, David V. (2007) EAAT1 and D-serine expression are early features of human retinal development. Experimental Eye Research, 84 5: 876-885. doi:10.1016/j.exer.2007.01.008
Macnab, Lauren T., Williams, Susan M. and Pow, David V. (2006) Expression of the exon 3 skipping form of GLAST, GLAST1a, in brain and retina. NeuroReport, 17 18: 1867-1870. doi:10.1097/WNR.0b013e328010b898
Buckley, S. Tracey, Foley, Philomena F., Innes, David J., Loh, El-Wui, Shen, Yi, Williams, Susan M., Harper, Clive G., Tannenberg, Anthony E. G. and Dodd, Peter R. (2006) GABA(A) receptor beta isoform protein expression in human alcoholic brain: interaction with genotype. Neurochemistry International, 49 6: 557-567. doi:10.1016/j.neuint.2006.04.008
Williams, Susan M., Macnab, Lauren T. and Pow, David V. (2006) Cryptic expression of functional glutamate transporters in the developing rodent brain. Neuron Glia Biology, 2 3: 199-215. doi:10.1017/S1740925X06000263
Williams, Susan M., Diaz, Claudia M., Macnab, Lauren T., Sullivan, Robert K. P. and Pow, David V. (2006) Immunocytochemical analysis of D-serine distribution in the mammalian brain reveals novel anatomical compartmentalizations in glia and neurons. Glia, 53 4: 401-411. doi:10.1002/glia.20300
Pow, DV, Sullivan, RKP, Williams, SM, Scott, HL, Dodd, PR and Finkelstein, D (2005) Differential expression of the GABA transporters GAT-1 and GAT-3 in brains of rats, cats, monkeys and humans. Cell And Tissue Research, 320 3: 379-392. doi:10.1007/s00441-004-0928-0
Williams, Susan M., Bryan-Lluka, Lesley J. and Pow, David V. (2005) Quantitative analysis of immunolabeling for serotonin and for glutamate transporters after administration of imipramine and citalopram. Brain Research, 1042 2: 224-232. doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2005.02.045
Williams, S. M., Sullivan, R. K. P., Scott, H. L., Finkelstein, D. I., Colditz, P. B., Lingwood, B. E., Dodd, P. R. and Pow, D. V. (2005) Glial glutamate transporter expression patterns in brains from multiple mammalian species. Glia, 49 4: 520-541. doi:10.1002/glia.20139
Pow, David V., Naidoo, Taryn, Lingwood, Barbara E., Healy, Genevieve N., Williams, Susan M., Sullivan, Robert K. P., O'Driscoll, Stephanie and Colditz, Paul B. (2004) Loss of glial glutamate transporters and induction of neuronal expression of GLT-1B in the hypoxic neonatal pig brain. Developmental Brain Research, 153 1: 1-11. doi:10.1016/j.devbrainres.2004.06.019
Foley, P. F., Loh, E. W., Innes, D. J., Williams, S. M., Tannenberg, A. E. G., Harper, C. G. and Dodd, P. R. (2004) Association studies of neurotransmitter gene polymorphisms in alcoholic Caucasians. Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 1025 39-46. doi:10.1196/annals.1316.005
Conference Papers
Sullivan, S. M., Sullivan, R. K. P., Yong, K. and Colditz, P. B. (2012). Expression of GFAP splice variants in the rodent central nervous system. In: Australian Neuroscience Society Meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, (). 30 January - 1 February 2012.
Miller, S. M., Sullivan, S. M., Ireland, Z., Kalanjati, V., Ma, N., Colditz, P. B. and Björkman, S. T. (2012). GABAA receptor alpha subunit expression across development in the piglet brain.. In: Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, (). 8-12 October 2012.
Schleiger, E., Finnigan, S., Björkman, S. T., Miller, S. M., Sullivan, S. M., Ireland, Z. and Colditz, P. B. (2012). Investigating the efficacy of acute physiological measures to predict regional brain injury following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia. In: Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, (). 8-12 October 2012.
Sullivan, S. M., Yong, K., O'Dowd, C. E., Sullivan, R. K. P., Pow, D. V., Miller, S. M., Ireland, Z., Bjorkman, S. T. and Colditz, P. B. (2012). Regulation of GFAP in the neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain. In: Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury, London, United Kingdom, (). 5-8 June 2012.
Miller, S. M., Ireland, Z., Sullivan, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2012). GABAA receptor alpha subunit protein expression after hypoxia in the neonatal piglet. In: 12th International Child Neurology Conference, Brisbane Australia, (). 27 May – 1 June 2012.
Sullivan, S. M., Sullivan, R. K. P. and Colditz, P. B. (2011). Expression of GFAP splice variants in the rodent central nervous system. In: 2nd Brisbane Early Career Researcher Poster Symposium, Brisbane, (). 4th November.
Miller, S. M., Ireland, Z., Sullivan, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2011). GABAA receptor alpha-1 and alpha-3 subunit expression following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia in the newborn piglet. In: Australian Neuroscience Society Meeting 2011, Auckland, New Zealand, (159-159). 31 January - 3 February 2011.
Sullivan, S. M., Bjorkman, S. T., Miller, S. M. and Colditz, P. B. (2010). Changes in GFAP phosphorylation in the hypoxic/ischemic brain. In: 30th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Sydney, Australia, (). 1-3 February 2010.
Sullivan, S. M., Bjorkman, S. T., Miller, S. M., Pow, D. V. and Colditz, P. B. (2010). Astrocyte remodelling and Changes in GFAP phosphorylation in the neonatal hypoxic/ischemic brain. In: 7th Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury, Snowbird, Utah, USA, (). 3-5 June 2010.
Sullivan, S. M., Bjorkman, S. T., Miller, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2009). Astrocyte architecture in the hypoxic/ischemic brain. In: The 29th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society. 29th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS), Canberra, ACT, Australia, (). 27-30 January 2009.
Pow, D. V., Lee, A., Sullivan, S. M. and Poronnik, P. (2009). Excitotoxicity and the glial cytoskeleton. In: Journal of Neurochemistry. Special Issue: Abstracts for the 22nd Biennial Meeting of the ISN/APSN, 23-28 August 2009, Busan, South Korea. 22nd Biennial Meeting of the International-Society of Neurochemistry/Asian Pacific Society for Neurochemistry, Busan, South Korea, (112-112). 23-28 August, 2009. doi:10.1111/%28ISSN%291471-4159
Björkman, S. T., Miller, S. M., Wallis, L. E. D., Sullivan, S. M., Pow, D. V. and Colditz, P. B. (2008). Seizures in the newborn hypoxic-ischemic brain: Silent killers?. In: ANS 2008: 28th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Hobart, Tas, Australia, (). 27-30 January, 2008.
Sullivan S. M., Björkman, S. T., Miller, S. M., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2008). Morphological changes in grey and white matter astrocytes in the neonatal pig brain after hypoxia. In: Neuroscience 2008, Washington D.C., U.S., (). 15-19 November, 2008.
Sullivan, S. M., Björkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2008). Astrocyte remodelling in the hypoxic brain: A consequence of cytoskeletal depolymerisation?. In: Australian Neuroscience Society 28th Annual Meeting, Hobart, Australia, (). 27-30 January, 2008.
Pow, D. V., Sullivan, S. M., Björkman, S. T., Macnab, L. T. and Colditz, P. B. (2008). GLAST1b: A Sensitive Marker Of Dysfunctional Neurons. In: Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. 28th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society. 28th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Hobart, Tasmania, (). 27-30 January 2008.
Sullivan, S. M., Macnab, L. T., Björkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2007). GLAST1b is a marker of neuronal dysfunction in the hypoxic brain. In: Glutamate in the Vineyards: An International Conference on the Neuropharmacology of Glutamate, Hunter Valley, Australia, (). 8-10 July, 2007.
Macnab, L. T., Sullivan, R. K. P., Sullivan,S. M. and Pow, D. V. (2007). Spontaneous microvascular lesions in rat retinae cause delayed focal retinal damage. In: The joint meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS, 27th Annual Meeting) and the 7th International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO) World Congress of Neuroscience, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, (). 12-17 July, 2007.
Sullivan, S. M., Björkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2007). Astrocyte remodelling in the hypoxic brain: A propathogenic event?. In: 7th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Melbourne, Australia, (). 12-17 July, 2007.
Sullivan, S. M., Lee, A., Macnab, L. T., Poronnik, P., Björkman, S. T., Colditz, P. B. and Pow, D. V. (2007). The glial cytoskeleton and glutamate homeostasis. In: Glutamate in the Vineyards: An International Conference on the Neuropharmacology of Glutamate, Hunter Valley, Australia, (). 8-10 July, 2007.
Diaz, C. M., Macnab, L. T., Williams, S. M., Sullivan, R. K. P. and Pow, D. V. (2006). Is the human Maller cell really a late developer? Evidence for early expression of radial glial markers in the foetal retina. In: Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. The 26th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Sydney, Australia, (). 31 January - 3 February 2006.
Diaz, C. M., Williams, S. M., Sullivan, R. K. P. and Pow, D. V. (2005). Localisation of D-Serine in the developing human retina. In: Paul Martin, Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. ANS2005: 25th annual meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society. ANS2005: 25th annual meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, (). 30 January-2 February 2005.
Diaz, C. M., Williams, S. M., Sullivan, R. K. P. and Pow, D. V. (2005). Early expression of glutamate transporters in the developing human retina. In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology Annual Meeting ARVO 2005, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U. S. A., (). 1-5 May 2005.
Foley PF, Loh E-W, Innes DJ, Williams SM, Shen Y, Tannenberg AEG, Harper CG and Dodd PR (2005). Combined influence of neurotransmitter gene polymorphisms in post-mortem alcoholics.. In: Proc Aust Neuroscience Soc. 16.. 25th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS)., Perth, (). 30 January – 2 February.
Pow, D. V., Williams, S. M., Boyce, D., Goldsworthy, B., Sullivan, R. K. P. and Diaz, C. M. (2005). Localisation of the NMDA receptor coagonist D-Serine in the rodent brain. In: Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS). 25th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS), Perth, Western Australia, (). 30 January - 2 February, 2005.
Williams, S. M., Bryan-Lluka, L. J. and Pow, D. V. (2005). Quantitative analysis of serotonin levels in the murine brain following treatment with serotonin reuptake inhibitor drugs. In: Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. 25th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS), Perth, Australia, (). 30 January - 2 February 2005.
Pow, D. V., Williams, S. M. and Sullivan, R. K. P. (2004). D–serine localisation in the human and rat retina. In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.. Association of Research for Vision in Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2004 Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U. S. A., (U103-U103). 25-29 April 2004.
Foley, P. F., Loh, E.- W., Innes, D. J., Williams, S. M., Tannenberg, A. E. G., Harper, C. G. and Dodd, P. R. (2004). Alcohol-associated gene polymorphisms in post-mortem cases. In: Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 27th Annual Meeting of Research Society on Alcoholism, Vancouver, Canada, (50A-50A). 26-30 June, 2004.
Foley, P. F., Loh, E.- W., Innes, D. J., Williams, S. M., Tannenberg, A. E. G., Harper, C. G. and Dodd, P. R. (2004). Genetic polymorphisms in post-mortem alcoholics. In: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism 2004 Congress, Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany, (31A-31A). 29 September - 2 October, 2004. doi:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2004.tb03608.x
Dodd, P. R., Foley, P. F., Harper, C. G., Innes, D. J., Loh, E-W., Tannenberg, A. E. G. and Williams, S. M. (2004). Genetic associations with neurotransmission in post-mortem alcoholics. In: 5th International Meeting on Addictions. Crossing boundaries: Implications of Advances in Basic Sciences for the Management of Addiction, Sunshine Coast, Australia, (). 24-26 September 2004.
Colditz, P., Finkelstein, D., Lingwood, B., Pow, D., Rauen, T., Scott, H., Sullivan, R. K. P. and Williams, S. M. (2004). Glutamate transporter expression patterns vary in mammals with differing levels of cortical complexity. In: Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2004, San Diego, California, (). 23-27 October 2004.
Lingwood, B. E., Healy, G. N., Williams, S. M., Pow, D. V. and Colditz, P. B. (2004). MAP2 as an early predictor of neural injury following neonatal hypoxia in piglets. In: Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Health Care Symposium, Brisbane, (). 19-22 October 2004.
Williams, S. M., Dixon, G. and Pow, D. V. (2004). Is there an abnormality in the expression of glutamate transporters in schizophrenia?. In: Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. 24th Australian Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting 2004, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, (55-55). 27-30 January, 2004.
Foley, P. F., Loh, E-W., Innes, D. J., Williams, S. M., Tannenberg, A. E. G., Harper, C. G. and Dodd, P. R. (2004). Genetic associations in alcoholics studied at post-mortem. In: 4th Australasian Human Gene Mapping Meeting, Perth, Australia, (). 10-11 November 2004.
Lingwood, B. E., Healy, G. N., Williams, S., Pow, D. V. and Colditz, P. B. (2004). MAP2 as an early predictor of neural injury following neonatal hypoxia in piglets. In: Integrating Science and Perinatal Practice: Controversies and Dilemmas. Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand 8th Annual Congress 2004, Sydney, Australia, (10-10). 15-18 March 2004.
Foley, P., Innes, D. J., Williams, S. M., Loh, E.- W., Tannenberg, A. E. and Dodd, P. R. (2003). Genetic polymorphisms in post-mortem alcoholic Caucasians. In: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research: Abstracts of the 2003 Research Society on Alcoholism and the 12th Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism. 2003 Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism and the 12th Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism, Florida, U.S., (7A-7A). 21-25 June, 2003.
Pow, DV, Sullivan, R, Scott, H, Dodd, P and Williams, S (2003). Holes in your cortex and other anomalies! Glutamate and GABA transporters in humans and other species. In: Journal of Neurochemistry. 19th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry: 1st Joint Meeting with the Asian Pacific Society for Neurochemistry, Hong Kong, China, (114-114). 3-8 August 2003.
Pow, D. V., Sullivan, R. K. P. and Williams, S. M. (2003). Visualising CNS glutamate transporters in development, health and disease. In: Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS). 23rd Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, (). 28-31 January, 2003.
Foley, P. F., Innes, D. J., Williams, S. M., Loh, E.-W., Tannenberg, R. K., Tannenberg, A. E. G. and Dodd, P. R. (2003). Genetic polymorphisms in alcoholism in post-mortem cases: Association with brain Reward. In: Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS)., Adelaide, (). 28-31 January 2003.
Williams, S. M. and Pow, D. V. (2003). Unexpectedly early expression of functional glial glutamate transporters in developing rat brains. In: Proceedings of the Australian Neuroscience Society / Australian Neuroscience Society Incorporated, ANS, 23rd Annual Meeting. 23rd Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS), Adelaide, South Australia, (). 28-31 January, 2003.
Foley, P. F., Innes, D. J., Williams, S. M., Loh, E.-W, Tannenberg, A. E. G., Harper, C. G. and Dodd, P. R. (2003). Association studies of neurotransmitter gene polymorphisms in alcoholic Caucasians. In: Ali, SF, Nabeshima, T and Yanagita, T, International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) / Asian-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry (APSN) Satellite Meeting 1: Current Status of Dependence/Abuse Studies: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Drugs of Abuse and Neurotoxicity, Kyoto, Japan, (39-46). 29 July - 1 August 2003. doi:10.1196/annals.1316.005
Foley, P. F., Innes, D. J., Williams, S. M., Loh, E-W., Tannenberg, R. K., Tannenberg, A. E. G. and Dodd, P. R. (2002). Genetic Polymorphisms in Post-Mortem Cases: Associations with Alcoholism and Dementia. In: 3rd Australasian Human Gene Mapping Meeting, Hobart , Tasmania, Australia, (). 4-6 December 2002.
Williams, S. M., Innes, D. J., Scott, H. L., Pow, D. V. and Dodd, P. R. (2002). The Glutamate Transporter EAAT2 and Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Australian and New Zealand Society for Neuropathology (ANZSNP)., Sydney, (). 2-3 June 2002.
Williams, S. M., Scott, H. L., Innes, D. J., Pow, D. V. and Dodd, P. R. (2002). Localisation and Genotyping of Glutamate Transporter EAAT2 in Alzheimer’s Disease. In: Proc Aust Neuroscience Soc. 13. 22nd Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS)., Sydney, (). 4-6 February.
Conference Items
Pow, D. V., Williams, S. M., Macnab, L. T., Sullivan, R. K. P. and Anderson, W. B. (2006). D-serine: Is it a vesicular glial and neuronal transmitter?. In: Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS). 26th Annual Meeting of the Australian Neuroscience Society (ANS), Sydney, NSW, Australia, (). 31 January - 3 February, 2006.
Foley, P., Loh, E.- W., Innes, D. J., Williams, S. M., Tannenberg, A., Harper, C. and Dodd, P. R. (2004). Neurotransmitter gene polymorphisms in alcoholics. In: Proceedings of Australian Neuroscience Society. Australian Neuroscience Society 24th Annual Meeting, Melbourne, Australia, (75-75). 27-30 January, 2004.