Professor Allison Cowin is a leader in wound healing, internationally renowned for her work on the cytoskeletal protein Flightless I and how it negatively impacts on tissue repair. She is an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the Future Industries Institute UniSA, leading a group of 12 research scientists and students investigating all aspects of wound healing and regenerative biology. She is Program 2 Leader of the Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre and project leader in the Cooperative Research Centre for Cell Therapy Manufacturing.
About me
Professor Allison Cowin is a leader in wound healing, internationally renowned for her work on the cytoskeletal protein Flightless I and how it negatively impacts on tissue repair. She is an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the Future Industries Institute UniSA, leading a group of 12 research scientists and students investigating all aspects of wound healing and regenerative biology. She is Program 2 Leader of the Wound Management Innovation Cooperative Research Centre and project leader in the Cooperative Research Centre for Cell Therapy Manufacturing.
About me
Fellow of the Australian Wound Management Association
Past-President Australasion Wound and Tissue Repair Society
Joint Editor Wound Practice and Research
Board Member: Australian Society for Dermatology Research
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Manchester
Bachelor or Science Manchester Polytechnic
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Wound Care: Personalised care strategy for patients with diabetic foot ulcers, MRFF - Health Translation SA, 01/01/2021 - 30/06/2022
New approaches for improving wound repair, NHMRC - Research Fellowship, 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2021
Cell Therapy Manufacturing CRC Scholarship, Cell Therapy Manufacturing CRC, 20/03/2017 - 06/07/2020
Plasma-soft tissue interactions: advancing a new era of plasma technologies, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/04/2016 - 31/12/2019
Development of a systemic antibody therapy for burns, Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation of SA, 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2019
Modulating sphingolipid signalling to enhance wound healing, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2019
CTM 1.24 - Cryopreservation of MSCs on CytoPatch, Cell Therapy Manufacturing CRC, 19/02/2018 - 31/03/2019
Defining the mechanisms regulating tissue mechano-reciprocity in wound healing, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2018
Development of a new pericyte therapy for the treatment of diabetic wounds, DART - General Research Grant, 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2018
2.04 - Development of a stem cell dressing for the treatment of diabetic wounds, Cell Therapy Manufacturing CRC, 01/08/2017 - 31/05/2018
2-03 Preclinical Assessment of MultiStem® polymer patches for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, Cell Therapy Manufacturing CRC, 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2017
Flii nanotechnology (WMI 2-08), Wound Management Innovation CRC, 01/01/2013 - 31/03/2017
Reducing inflammation to improve burn injury repair, Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation of SA, 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2016
Study to determine if improving the skins barrier function reduces susceptibility to blister wound infection, DEBRA Australia, 11/12/2014 - 31/03/2016
Development of new wound treatments, NHMRC - Research Fellowship, 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2015
Dampening inflammation with Flightless, NHMRC - Project Grant, 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2015
Development of new dressings for burn injuries, Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation of SA, 01/01/2014 - 30/09/2015
The role of actin remodeling protein, Flightless I, in tissue regeneration, NHMRC - Project Grant, 03/12/2012 - 28/02/2015
Development of systemic therapy for treatment of blistered areas, DEBRA Australia, 01/02/2014 - 31/12/2014
Function of flightless protein in the development of SCC in children with fragile skin, DEBRA Australia, 21/01/2013 - 31/03/2014
Development of monoclonal antibody therapy for treating wounds, NHMRC - Development Grant, 03/12/2012 - 31/12/2013
1-04 (Cowin) preclinical model development, Wound Management Innovation CRC, 01/01/2013 - 31/12/2013
Function of Flightless I in the skin blistering disorder epidermolysis bullosa, NHMRC - Project Grant, 03/12/2012 - 31/12/2013
1-04 Preclinical model developement, Wound Management Innovation CRC, 09/09/2010 - 30/06/2013
Research
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Research
Research
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Methods and compositions for modulating wound repair Cowin, Allison June; Campbell, Hugh Douglas; Powell, Barry |
AU | Filed |
Methods and compositions for modulating wound repair Cowin, Allison June; Campbell, Hugh Douglas; Powell, Barry |
EP | Filed |
Methods and compositions for modulating wound repair Cowin, Allison June; Campbell, Hugh Douglas; Powell, Barry |
JP | Filed |
Methods and compositions for modulating wound repair Cowin, Allison June; Campbell, Hugh Douglas; Powell, Barry |
US | Filed |
Methods and products for delivering cells Smith, Louise; Michelmore, Andrew Percival; Kirby, Giles Thomas Sipho; Cowin, Allison June; Mills, Stuart James; Short, Robert David |
WO | Filed |
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Athersys Inc | UNITED STATES |
Austin Health | AUSTRALIA |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Brightsky Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Center for cancer biologly | AUSTRALIA |
Central Adelaide Local Health Network Incorporated | AUSTRALIA |
Chang Gung University | TAIWAN |
Childrens Hospital at Westmead | AUSTRALIA |
Curtin University | AUSTRALIA |
Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
Integria Healthcare | AUSTRALIA |
John Curtin School of Medical Research | AUSTRALIA |
Kochi Medical School | JAPAN |
Kochi University of Technology | JAPAN |
Lancaster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Luoda Pharma Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Meijo University | JAPAN |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | AUSTRALIA |
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Queen Elizabeth Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Queen Mary University of London | UNITED KINGDOM |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
ReGenesys | SOUTH AFRICA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children | AUSTRALIA |
SA Pathology | AUSTRALIA |
Southern Cross University | AUSTRALIA |
The Kinghorn Cancer Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Toyohashi University of Technology | JAPAN |
University Medical Centre Freiburg | GERMANY |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Bristol | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of California, Berkeley | UNITED STATES |
University of Dundee | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Freiburg | GERMANY |
University of Liverpool | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of London | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Lubeck | GERMANY |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sheffield | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Turku | FINLAND |
University of Western Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Women and Children's Health Research Institute | CANADA |
Women's & Children's Health Research Institute Inc | AUSTRALIA |
Women's and Children's Health Network | AUSTRALIA |
Women's and Children's Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
Wound Management Innovation CRC | AUSTRALIA |
Xiamen University | CHINA |
Yokohama National University | JAPAN |
External engagement & recognition
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Board Member and Director of MembershipAustralasian Society Dermatology Research |
2019 |
Board Member and Director of MembershipAustralasian Society Dermatology Research |
2018 |
Board Member, Chief Scientific OfficerAbRegen Pty Ltd |
2018 |
Joint EditorWound Practice and Research |
2018 |
Scientific Advisory Board MemberAustralasian Blistering Diseases Foundation |
2018 |
Senior Research FellowNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2018 |
TreasurerAustralasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society |
2018 |
Board Member and Director of MembershipAustralasian Society Dermatology Research |
2017 |
Board Member, Chief Scientific OfficerAbRegen Pty Ltd |
2017 |
Joint EditorWound Practice and Research |
2017 |
Scientific Advisory Board MemberAustralasian Blistering Diseases Foundation |
2017 |
Senior Research FellowNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2017 |
TreasurerAustralasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society |
2017 |
Award for Excellence, Contribution to Clinical or Preclinical ResearchWorld Union of Wound Healing Societies |
2016 |
Award for ScienceWinnovation Awards |
2016 |
Board Member, Chief Scientific OfficerAbRegen Pty Ltd |
2016 |
Life Membership AwardAustralasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society |
2016 |
Scientific Advisory Board MemberAustralasian Blistering Diseases Foundation |
2016 |
Board MemberAustralasian Society Dermatology Research |
2015 |
Board Member, Chief Scientific OfficerAbRegen Pty Ltd |
2015 |
Finalist, Government and Academia, Telstra South Australian Business Women AwardTelstra |
2015 |
International Expert Reference GroupJBI Node for Wound Healing and Management |
2015 |
Invited DelegateDEBRA-International EB Research Conference |
2015 |
Scientific Advisory Board MemberAustralasian Blistering Diseases Foundation |
2015 |
Board MemberAustralasian Society Dermatology Research |
2014 |
Board Member, Chief Scientific OfficerAbRegen Pty Ltd |
2014 |
Executive committee memberAustralasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society |
2014 |
FellowAustralian Wound Management Association |
2014 |
International Expert Reference GroupJBI Node for Wound Healing and Management |
2014 |
Invited Speaker, Development of new antibody therapies for treating woundsWound Healing Society Florida |
2014 |
Invited Speaker, New therapeutic approaches for the treatment of fragile skin conditionsJoint Australian Indian Workshop on Epithelial Development, Function and Disease, New Frontiers and Therapies |
2014 |
Scientific Advisory Board MemberAustralasian Blistering Diseases Foundation |
2014 |
Board Member, Chief Scientific OfficerAbRegen Pty Ltd |
2013 |
Executive committee memberAustralasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society |
2013 |
International Expert Reference GroupJBI Node for Wound Healing and Management |
2013 |
Plenary SpeakerBacteriosafe Koala workshop Singapore |
2013 |
Scientific Advisory Board MemberAustralasian Blistering Diseases Foundation |
2013 |
Board Member, Chief Scientific OfficerAbRegen Pty Ltd |
2012 |
Founder and inaugural PresidentAustralasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society |
2012 |
International Expert Reference GroupJBI Node for Wound Healing and Management |
2012 |
Invited DelegateDEBRA-International EB Research Conference |
2012 |
National Committee MemberAustralian Wound Management Association |
2012 |
Scientific Advisory Board MemberAustralasian Blistering Diseases Foundation |
2012 |
Board Member, Chief Scientific OfficerAbRegen Pty Ltd |
2011 |
Founder and inaugural PresidentAustralasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society |
2011 |
International Expert Reference GroupJBI Node for Wound Healing and Management |
2011 |
Invited Speaker, Function of secreted and cytoplasmic forms of Flightless in wound healing21st European Tissue Repair Society Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
2011 |
MS McLeod Senior Research FellowshipMS McLeod Research Foundation |
2011 |
National Committee MemberAustralian Wound Management Association |
2011 |
Research FellowshipNational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) |
2011 |
Board Member, Chief Scientific OfficerAbRegen Pty Ltd |
2010 |
Founder and inaugural PresidentAustralasian Wound and Tissue Repair Society |
2010 |
International Expert Reference GroupJBI Node for Wound Healing and Management |
2010 |
MS McLeod Senior Research FellowshipMS McLeod Research Foundation |
2010 |
National Committee MemberAustralian Wound Management Association |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Alterations in bone -related gene expression pattern induced by growth and sex hormones in growing and ageing rats | Current |
Development of new approaches for the treatment of infected wounds | Current |
Development of stimuli-responsive silver nanoparticles delivery system for infected wounds | Current |
Evaluation of the role of pH in wound healing and development of buffered preparations to promote regeneration | Current |
Novel approaches for treatment of infected wounds | Current |
Atomic force microscopy and spectroscopic studies of crosslinking induced changes in the extracellular matrix that influence nanomechanical properties | Completed |
Development of stem cell therapies for the treatment of wounds | Completed |
Flightless I regulation of pericyte function in acute and diabetic wound healing | Completed |
Investigating plasma-tissue interactions in the context of wound healing | Completed |
Nanoporous anodic alumina-based biosensors for detection of biomarkers in chronic wound | Completed |
The role of Flightless I (Flii) in the healing of digital flexor tendon adhesions | Completed |
The role of flightless I in epidermal stem cell division, proliferation and differentiation during development, homeostasis, wound healing and epidermolysis bullosa-cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma | Completed |
The role of Flightless I in tissue regeneration | Completed |