Peter Timms

Peter Timms is an Australian koala conservationist. He is best known for his scientific contributions relating to infectious disease threats to koalas such as chlamydia and koala retrovirus.

After attending Wavell State High School, Timms studied at the University of Queensland where he graduated with a PhD in molecular microbiology in 1989.

He has published over 240 papers, reviews and chapters in scientific journals such as ''Nature Genetics'', ''PNAS'', ''Scientific Reports'' and the ''Journal of Virology''.

Timms was featured on a ''Catalyst'' episode in 2021, called "Are We Killing Our Koalas", hosted by Tim Flannery.

Timms is currently a professor of microbiology at the University of the Sunshine Coast and the deputy director of the university's GeneCology Research Centre. Prior to joining the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2014, he was a professor at the Queensland University of Technology.

In 2022, Timms was named as a Queensland Great. Provided by Wikipedia
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    In silico characterisation of the two-component system regulators of Streptococcus pyogenes.

    In silico characterisation of the two-component system regulators of Streptococcus pyogenes. by Sean J Buckley, Peter Timms, Mark R Davies, David J McMillan

    Published 2018-01-01
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    Vaccination of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) against Chlamydia pecorum using synthetic peptides derived from the major outer membrane protein.

    Vaccination of koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) against Chlamydia pecorum using synthetic peptides derived from the major outer membrane protein. by Sharon Nyari, Shahneaz Ali Khan, Galit Rawlinson, Courtney A Waugh, Andrew Potter, Volker Gerdts, Peter Timms

    Published 2018-01-01
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    Evaluation of Chlamydia pecorum major outer membrane protein vaccine a management tool in wild koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations

    Evaluation of Chlamydia pecorum major outer membrane protein vaccine a management tool in wild koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) populations by Sarah J. Simpson, Damien P. Higgins, Peter Timms, Alana Kidd, Mathew S. Crowther, Valentina S. A. Mella, Samuel Phillips, Mark B. Krockenberger

    Published 2025-08-01
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    Antibody and Cytokine Responses of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) Vaccinated with Recombinant Chlamydial Major Outer Membrane Protein (MOMP) with Two Different Adjuvants.

    Antibody and Cytokine Responses of Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) Vaccinated with Recombinant Chlamydial Major Outer Membrane Protein (MOMP) with Two Different Adjuvants. by Shahneaz Ali Khan, Marion Desclozeaux, Courtney Waugh, Jon Hanger, Jo Loader, Volker Gerdts, Andrew Potter, Adam Polkinghorne, Adam Polkinghorne, Kenneth Beagley, Peter Timms

    Published 2016-01-01
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    Dominance of Vaccine‐Specific Chlamydia pecorum ompA Genotypes in Koalas From North‐Eastern Australia

    Dominance of Vaccine‐Specific Chlamydia pecorum ompA Genotypes in Koalas From North‐Eastern Australia by Derek S. Sarovich, Martina Jelocnik, Praphaporn Stewart, Nina M. Pollak, Jessie S. F. Wong, Charlotte Kunesh, Chioma Ojiako, Jon Hanger, Amber Gillett, Ludovica Valenza, Timothy Portas, Jodie Wakeman, Peter Timms, Samuel Phillips

    Published 2025-03-01
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