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Dr Julia Beatty

Associate Professor Julia Beatty

Associate Professor in Small Animal Medicine
Feline Medicine Specialist
University Veterinary Centre, Sydney
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Evelyn Williams (B10)
University of Sydney NSW 2006
Ph: +61 2 9351 3437
Fax: +61 2 9351 4261
Email: jbeatty@vetsci.usyd.edu.au

Qualifications

BSc(Hons) BVetMed PhD FACVSc (Feline Medicine) MRCVS

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate teaching: Small animal medicine, year III, IV and V BVSc students

Postgraduate teaching: Clinical training of postgraduate interns and residents; Supervision of PhD, Masters and Graduate Diploma students

Administration

  • Acting Clinic Director
  • Unit of study coordinator for VETS4112
  • Faculty research advisory committee member

Research

  • Infectious diseases of cats.
  • Neoplastic, genetic and endocrine diseases of small animals

Contribution to the Profession and the Community

  • Provision of Specialist referral services in feline medicine;
  • Editorial Board member JFMS, External examiner (ACVSc and University of Queensland);
  • Continuing professional development for veterinarians internationally

Selected Publications

  1. Hosie MJ, Beatty JA. Vaccine protection against feline immunodeficiency virus – Setting the challenge. Australian Veterinary Journal 85 (1-2): 5-12 Jan-Feb (2007)
  2. Beatty JA, Swift N, Foster DJ, Barrs VR (2006) Suspected clindamycin-associated oesophageal injury in cats: five cases Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 8:412-419
  3. Barrs VR, Martin P, Beatty JA (2006) Antemortem Diagnosis and Treatment of Toxoplasmosis in Two Cats on Cyclosporin Therapy. Australian Veterinary Journal 84:30-35
  4. Beatty JA, Terry A, MacDonald J, Gault E, Cevario S, O’Brien SJ, Cameron E, Neil JC (2002) Feline immunodeficiency virus integration and loss of expression of a novel WD-repeat gene in B cell lymphoma. Cancer Res. 62:7175-7180
  5. Beatty JA, Barrs VR, Martin PA, Nichol RG, France MP, Foster SF, Lamb WA, Malik R (2002) Spontaneous hepatic rupture in six cats with systemic amyloidosis. Journal of Small Animal Practice. 43 (8):355-363
  6. Beatty JA, Lawrence CE, Callanan JJ, Grant CK, Gault EA, Neil JC, Jarrett O (1998) Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-associated lymphoma: A potential role for immune dysfunction in tumourigenesis. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 65 (2-4):309-322
  7. Beatty JA, Callanan JJ, Terry A, Jarrett O, Neil JC (1998) Molecular and immunophenotypical characterisation of a feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-associated lymphoma: A direct role for FIV in B-lymphocyte transformation? Journal of Virology. 72 (1):767-771
  8. Beatty JA, Willett B, Dalgleish A, Jarrett O (1997) Evaluation of commercially available assays of neopterin and ß2-microglobulin for the assessment of disease progression in FIV-infected cats. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 56 (1-2): 185-189
  9. Beatty JA, Gault EA and Jarrett O (1996) A longitudinal study of feline immunodeficiency virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes in experimentally infected cats using antigen-specific induction. Journal of Virology. 70 (9):6199-6206
  10. Beatty J, Gabella G (1988) Ureteric ganglia in the guinea pig. Acta Anatomica. 133:255-259
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