Dr Joëlle Coumans

Senior Lecturer - School of Rural Medicine

Joëlle Coumans

Phone: +61 2 6773 3939

Email: jmoensco@une.edu.au

Biography

Joëlle Coumans joined UNE in 2004 as a post-doctoral fellow with a strong research interest in expression proteomics, which is the study of the regulation of protein expression in function of cell activity, external stimuli, and diseases. She developed this interest during her PhD at the University of Sydney (1998) and subsequent postdoctoral positions at the Institute of Biochemistry and Cellular Genetics in Bordeaux (France) and the University of Hawaii, where she extended her knowledge of molecular biology techniques. Over the years, she successfully established proteome analysis at UNE. In 2009, she joined the School of Rural Medicine as a Problem-Based Learner (PBL) Facilitator and currently teaches across the first two years of the Joint Medical Program. She has co-supervised PhD and Master's students in the field of proteomics, currently supervising JMP research students in the field of health sciences. She is the HDR Coordinator for the School of Rural Medicine.

Qualifications

BAppSc, MSc (UCL), PhD (USyd)

Teaching Areas

  • PBL tutor
  • Human Biology
  • Proteomics

Research Interests

Dr Coumans' research interests include:

  • Proteomics
  • Rurality
  • Ageing
  • Climate change-related health outcomes
  • Innovation in Teaching and Learning

Research Supervision Experience

Supervisor and Co-supervisor of PhD and Master students.

Publications

Dr Coumans' publications can be found via the rUNE interface.

Memberships

  • Human Proteome Organization (HUPO)
  • Associated editor for "Journal of Integrated OMICS"

Consultancy Interests

  • Protein dynamics
  • Proteome analysis by electrophoresis and mass spectrometry

Further Information

  • Reviewer for "Journal of Proteome Research", "Plant Cell Reports", "Journal of Integrated OMICS" and "African Journal of Biotechnology"
  • Secretary of the "International workshop on Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy in Biological and Biomedical Research" (2004, 2006, 2009, 2012).
  • Organizing committee of "Minds Matter" Conference - Mental Health and Well-being in Rural and Regional Communities (2013)