Lecturer in Human Anatomy
BSc(Hons), PhD
Contact Details
| Contact Campus | Hobart CBD Campuses |
| Building | Medical Science 2 |
| Room Reference | 238-01 (Level 2) |
| Telephone | +61 3 6226 2916 |
| Fax | +61 3 6226 2679 |
| Jamie.Chapman@utas.edu.au |
General Responsibilities
Dr Chapman completed his BSc, BSc (Hons) and PhD (Medicine) at the University of Adelaide. Dr Chapman ran the electron microscopy unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital for 3 years before becoming a lecturer in the School of Medicine in 2004. He has been coordinator of Histology Teaching in the School of Medicine since 2006.
Teaching Responsibilities
Units Coordinated
Units Taught
- CAM101 - Foundations of Medicine 1
- CAM201 - Fundamentals of Clinical Science 1
- CAM202 - Fundamentals of Clinical Science 2
- CHG105 - Human Biology 1A (Science)
- CHG106 - Human Biology 1B (Science)
- CHG111 - Human Biology 1 (Pharmacy)
- CHG112 - Human Biology 2 (Pharmacy)
Publications
- Blizzard, C. A., Chuckowree, J. A., King, A. E., Hosie, K. A., McCormack, G. H., Chapman, J. A., Vickers, J. C., & Dickson, T. C. (2011). Focal damage to the adult rat neocortex induces wound healing accompanied by axonal sprouting and dendritic structural plasticity. Cerebral Cortex, 21(2), 281-291.
- Chapman, J. A., Chuah, M. I., & Breed, W. G. (2010). Glycoconjugates within the oviduct and their functional significance with special reference to marsupials. Histology and Histopathology, 25(1), 121-132.
- Leung, J. Y., Chapman, J. A., Harris, J. A., Hale, D., Chung, R. S., West, A. K., & Chuah, M. I. (2008). Olfactory ensheathing cells are attracted to, and can endocytose, bacteria. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 65(17), 2732-2739.
- Chapman, J. A., & Breed, W. G. (2006). Spermophagy by follicular cumulus cells in the Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula following co-culture of sperm and immature ovarian oocytes. Australian Mammalogy, 28, 111-113.
- Chapman, J. A., Leigh, C. M., & Breed, W. G. (2006). The zona pellucida of the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus): its morphogenesis and thickness. Journal of Anatomy, 209(3), 393-400.
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Achievements
- Member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA)
- Organised the 2010 ANZACA conference in Hobart, 2-3 December 2010
Additional Information
Research Interests
Dr Chapman's research interests have primarily focused on the cell biology of marsupial reproduction and, in particular, the structure and functions of the egg, its surrounding vestments (perivitelline space, zona pellucida, mucoid coat, shell membrane) and the contribution to these from the upper reproductive tracts. He has especially been interested in the glycoconjugate composition of the zona pellucida during oocyte development and its changes during transit through the oviduct. Much of his research involves electron microscopy, his main area of expertise.
Recently, Dr Chapman was involved in describing the innate immunity of the olfactory region. He received an IRGS grant in 2007 to look at the ability of olfactory ensheathing cells to phagocytose bacteria and thereby prevent infection of the CNS through this route, which involved co-supervision of an Honours student with Associate Professor Inn Chuah. He supervised an Honours project in 2009 and obtained an IRGS grant in 2010 which funded another Honours student in 2010 to investigate and characterise the role of mucins in preventing infection within the olfactory region.