Dr Nicolas Rufaut
Senior Research Fellow
| telephone | +61 3 9288 2211 |
| nicholas.rufaut @ svhm.org.au |
Profile
Dr Nicolas Rufaut is a Senior Research Fellow who contributes to the research program of the Department in the area of Dermatology. Nicolas has a research background in molecular biology, cell culture and stem cellbiology. He was based at AgResearch in New Zealand, working in the wool physiology group, before joining the Department.
Qualifications
BSc MSc D.Phil
Selected Publications
- • RUFAUT, N.W.; GOLDTHORPE, N.T.; CRAVEN, A.J.; WALLACE, O.A.M.; WILDERMOTH, J.E.; PEDERSEN, G.; NIXON, A.J. - Culture of ovine keratinocytes: an experimental model for wool growth. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 67: pp. 326-331 (2007).
- CRAVEN, A.J.; RUFAUT, N.W.; SCOBIE, D.R.; NIXON, A.J. - Expression of the developmental regulators Msx1 and Msx2 in sheep skin varies with body region and wool growth pattern. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 67: pp. 345-350 (2007).
- RUFAUT, N.W.; GOLDTHORPE, N.T.; WILDERMOTH, J.E.; WALLACE, O.A.M. Myogenic differentiation of dermal papilla cells from bovine skin. Journal of Cellular Physiology 209: pp. 959-966 (2006).
- SCOBIE, D.R.; NIXON, A.J.; RUFAUT, N.W. - The biological basis of variation in sheep's fleece cover. Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production 66: pp. 124-129 (2006).
- RUFAUT, N.W.; PEARSON, A.J.; WHEELER, T.T.; WILKINS, R.J. – Differential gene expression in the ovine wool follicle cycle. Experimental Dermatology 8: pp. 332-334 (1999).
- RUFAUT, N.W.; PEARSON, A.J.; NIXON, A.J.; WHEELER, T.T.; WILKINS, R.J. Identification of differentially expressed genes during a wool follicle growth cycle induced by prolactin. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology 113: pp. 865-872 (1999).
- RUFAUT, N.W.; BRENNAN, S.O.; HAKES, D.J.; DIXON, J.E.; BIRCH, N.P. -Purification and characterization of the candidate prohormone-processing enzyme SPC3 produced in a mouse L cell line. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 268: pp. 20291-20298 (1993).