Dr Simon Swift

BSc (Hons, First Class), 1987, Applied Biochemistry, University of Nottingham, UK. PhD, 1991, University of Nottingham, UK

Associate Professor

In: Molecular Medicine and Pathology » Medical Science » Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Research | Current

Rapid detection of microbes
Biocides and Antimicrobial surfaces
Biofilms in infection
Extracellular vesicles

Teaching | Current

Medsci 202
Medsci 707
MBChB 321
Biosci 349
Nursing 105
Nursing 201

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Watters, G. A., Turnbull, P. R., Swift, S., Petty, A., & Craig, J. P. (2017). Ocular surface microbiome in meibomian gland dysfunction. Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 45 (2), 105-111. 10.1111/ceo.12810
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/33319
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Jennifer Craig, Phil Turnbull, Grant Watters
Dalton, J., Uy, B., Okuda, K., Hall, C., Denny, W., Crosier, P., ... Wiles, S. (2017). Screening of anti-mycobacterial compounds in a naturally infected zebrafish larvae model. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 72 (2), 421-427. 10.1093/jac/dkw421
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/33389
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Benedict Uy, Christopher Hall, Bill Denny, Siouxsie Wiles
Robertson, J., Dalton, J., Wiles, S., Gizdavic-Nikolaidis, M., & Swift, S. (2016). The tuberculocidal activity of polyaniline and functionalised polyanilines. PeerJ, 410.7717/peerj.2795
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/32608
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Siouxsie Wiles, Marija Gizdavic Nikolaidis, Julia Robertson
Blenkiron, C., Simonov, D., Muthukaruppan, A., Tsai, P., Dauros, P., Green, S., ... Phillips, A. (2016). Uropathogenic Escherichia coli releases extracellular vesicles that are associated with RNA. PLoS One, 11 (8).10.1371/journal.pone.0160440
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/30645
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Cristin Print, Jiwon Hong, Anita Muthukaruppan, Cherie Blenkiron, Peter Tsai, Anthony Phillips, Priscila Dauros Singorenko
Gargiulo, D. A., Mitchell, S. J., Sheridan, J., Short, T. G., Swift, S., Torrie, J., ... Merry, A. F. (2016). Microbiological contamination of drugs during their administration for anesthesia in the operating room. Anesthesiology, 124 (4), 785-794. 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001041
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/28390
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Derryn Gargiulo, Janie Sheridan, Jane Torrie, Craig Webster, Alan Merry, Simon Mitchell
Duxfield, L., Sultana, R., Wang, R., Englebretsen, V., Deo, S., Swift, S., ... Al-Kassas, R. (2016). Development of gatifloxacin-loaded cationic polymeric nanoparticles for ocular drug delivery. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 21 (2), 172-179. 10.3109/10837450.2015.1091839
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Ilva Rupenthal
Marasini, S., Swift, S., Dean, S. J., Ormonde, S. E., & Craig, J. P. (2016). Spectrum and Sensitivity of Bacterial Keratitis Isolates in Auckland. Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016.10.1155/2016/3769341
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/32625
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Jennifer Craig, Sue Ormonde, Sanjay Marasini
Vanhoecke, B. W., De Ryck, T. R., De boel, K., Wiles, S., Boterberg, T., Van de Wiele, T., & Swift, S. (2016). Low-dose irradiation affects the functional behavior of oral microbiota in the context of mucositis. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 241 (1), 60-70. 10.1177/1535370215595467
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Siouxsie Wiles