Dr Judy Morona

Senior HTA Analyst

School of Public Health

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Career
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Education

Date Institution name Country Title

2008 - 2010 University of Adelaide Australia Graduate Diploma in Public Health

1995 - 1999 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
Research Interests

Cancer Biology and Clinical Oncology Innovative Therapeutics Translational Health Outcomes Medical and Health Sciences

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2008 - 2010	University of Adelaide	Australia	Graduate Diploma in Public Health
1995 - 1999	University of Adelaide	Australia	PhD

Journals

Year	Citation
2017	Kessels, S. J. M., Newton, S. S., Morona, J. K., & Merlin, T. L. (2017). Safety and Efficacy of Wireless pH Monitoring in Patients Suspected of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 51(9), 777-788. DOI Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC8
2013	Morona, J., Buckley, E., Jones, S., Reddin, E., & Merlin, T. (2013). Comparison of the clinical effectiveness of different off-loading devices for the treatment of neuropathic foot ulcers in patients with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diabetes-Metabolism Research and Reviews, 29(3), 183-193. DOI Scopus89 WoS63 Europe PMC40
2011	Byrne, J., Morona, J., Paton, J., & Morona, R. (2011). Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae Cps2C residues that affect capsular polysaccharide polymerization, cell wall ligation, and Cps2D phosphorylation. Journal of Bacteriology, 193(9), 2341-2346. DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC12
2006	Morona, J., Morona, R., & Paton, J. (2006). Attachment of capsular polysaccharide to the cell wall of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 2 is required for invasive disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103(22), 8505-8510. DOI Scopus110 WoS98 Europe PMC82
2004	Morona, J., Miller, D., Morona, R., & Paton, J. (2004). The effect that mutations in the conserved capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis genes cpsA, cpsB, and cpsD have on virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 189(10), 1905-1913. DOI Scopus109 WoS104 Europe PMC91
2003	Morona, J., Morona, R., Miller, D., & Paton, J. (2003). Mutational analysis of the carboxy-terminal (YGX)4 repeat domain of CpsD, an autophosphorylating tyrosine kinase required for capsule biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Journal of Bacteriology, 185(10), 3009-3019. DOI Scopus78 WoS71 Europe PMC57
2002	Morona, J., Morona, R., Miller, D., & Paton, J. (2002). Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule biosynthesis protein CpsB is a novel manganese-dependent phosphotyrosine-protein phosphatase. Journal of Bacteriology, 184(2), 577-583. DOI Scopus108 WoS95 Europe PMC77
2000	Morona, J., Paton, J., Miller, D., & Morona, R. (2000). Tyrosine phosphorylation of CpsD negatively regulates capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Molecular Microbiology, 35(6), 1431-1442. DOI Scopus187 WoS173 Europe PMC142
1999	Morona, J., Miller, D., Coffey, T., Vindurampulle, C., Spratt, B., Morona, R., & Paton, J. (1999). Molecular and genetic characterization of the capsule biosynthesis locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 23F. Microbiology - UK, 145(4), 781-789. DOI Scopus26 WoS23 Europe PMC17
1999	Morona, J., Morona, R., & Paton, J. (1999). Comparative genetics of capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae types beloning to serogroup 19. Journal of Bacteriology, 181(17), 5355-5364. DOI Scopus54 WoS51 Europe PMC42
1999	Morona, J., Morona, R., & Paton, J. (1999). Analysis of the 5' portion of the type 19A capsule locus identifies two classes of cpsC, cpsD, and cpsE genes in Streptococcus pneumoniae. Journal of Bacteriology, 181(11), 3599-3605. DOI Scopus37 WoS35 Europe PMC25
1998	Coffey, T., Enright, M., Daniels, M., Morona, J., Morona, R., Hryniewicz, W., . . . Spratt, B. (1998). Recombinational exchanges at the capsular polysaccharide biosynthetic locus lead to frequent serotype changes among natural isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae.. Molecular Microbiology, 27(1), 73-83. DOI Scopus274 WoS249 Europe PMC198
1997	Paton, J., Morona, J., & Morona, R. (1997). Characterization of the Capsular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 19F. Microbial Drug Resistance-Mechanisms Epidemiology and Disease, 3(1), 89-99. DOI Scopus3 WoS5 Europe PMC4
1997	Morona, J., Morona, R., & Paton, J. (1997). Molecular and Genetic Characterization of the Capsule Biosynthesis Locus Of Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 19B. Journal of Bacteriology, 179(15), 4953-4958. DOI Scopus36 WoS34 Europe PMC28
1997	Morona, J., Morona, R., & Paton, J. (1997). Characterization of the locus encoding the Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F capsular polysaccharide biuosynthetic pathway. Molecular Microbiology, 23(4), 751-763. DOI Scopus98 WoS97 Europe PMC69
1995	Guildolin, A., Morona, J. K., Morona, R., Hansman, D., & Paton, J. C. (1995). Nucleotide sequence analysis of genes essential for production of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F capsular polysaccharide.. Developments in biological standardization, 85, 267-271. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3
1994	Guidolin, A., Morona, J. K., Morona, R., Hansman, D., & Paton, J. C. (1994). Nucleotide sequence analysis of genes essential for capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F. Infection and Immunity, 62(12), 5384-5396. DOI Scopus114 WoS117 Europe PMC79
1994	Morona, J. K., Guidolin, A., Morona, R., Hansman, D., & Paton, J. C. (1994). Isolation, characterization, and nucleotide sequence of IS1202, an insertion sequence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Journal of Bacteriology, 176(14), 4437-4443. DOI Scopus33 WoS39 Europe PMC24
1994	Morona, R., Morona, J. K., Considine, A., Hackett, J. A., van den Bosch, L., Beyer, L., & Attridge, S. R. (1994). Construction of K88- and K99-expressing clones of Salmonella typhimurium G30: immunogenicity following oral administration to pigs. Vaccine, 12(6), 513-517. DOI Scopus20 WoS14 Europe PMC13
1993	Paton, J. C., Morona, J. K., Harrer, S., Hansman, D., & Morona, R. (1993). Immunization of mice with Salmonella typhimurium C5 aroA expressing a genetically toxoided derivative of the pneumococcal toxin pneumolysin. Microbial Pathogenesis, 14(2), 95-102. DOI Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC3
1991	Morona, R., Yeadon, J., Considine, A., Morona, J. K., & Manning, P. A. (1991). Construction of plasmid vectors with a non-antibiotic selection system based on the Escherichia coli thyA<sup>+</sup> gene: application to cholera vaccine development. Gene, 107(1), 139-144. DOI Scopus38 WoS33 Europe PMC24
1990	Attridge, S. R., Daniels, D., Morona, J. K., & Morona, R. (1990). Surface co-expression of Vibrio cholerae and Salmonella typhi O-antigens on Ty21a clone EX210. Microbial Pathogenesis, 8(3), 177-188. DOI Scopus18 WoS22 Europe PMC15
1990	Morona, R., Matthews, M. S., Morona, J. K., & BrownBrownBrown, M. H. (1990). Regions of the cloned Vibrio cholerae rfb genes needed to determine the Ogawa form of the O-antigen. MGG Molecular & General Genetics, 224(3), 405-412. DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2007	Paton, J., & Morona, J. (2007). Pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides: biosynthesis and regulation. In R. Hakenbeck, C. Hakenbeck, & S. Chhatwal (Eds.), The Molecular Biology of Streptococci (pp. 119-139). UK: Horizon Scientific Press.
2000	Paton, J., & Morona, J. (2000). Streptococcus pneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide. In V. A. Fischetti, R. P. Novick, J. F. Ferretti, D. A. Portnoy, & J. I. Rood (Eds.), Gram-positive pathogens (pp. 201-213). Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology. DOI
2000	Paton, J. C., Morona, J. K., & Morona, R. (2000). Characterization of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F. In A. Tomasz (Ed.), Streptococcus pneumoniae: molecular biology & mechanisms of disease (pp. 129-138). New York, USA: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2018	Methods for Evaluation of medical prediction Models, Tests And Biomarkers (MEMTAB) 2018 Symposium (2018). Poster session presented at the meeting of Diagnostic and Prognostic Research. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. DOI
2015	Morona, J. K., Newton, S., & Merlin, T. L. (2015). Meta-analysis of Two Tests via a Common Reference Standard for Detection of Tuberculosis Infections. Poster session presented at the meeting of 12th Annual Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Conference. Oslo, Norway.
2015	Kessels, S., Morona, J. K., Newton, S. S., & Merlin, T. L. (2015). The impact of an imperfect reference standard. Poster session presented at the meeting of the 12th Annual Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) Conference. Oslo, Norway.
2014	Vogan, A., Schubert, C., Parsons, J., Morona, J., & Merlin, T. (2014). The impact of an imperfect diagnostic reference standard on the cost-effectiveness of HbA1c testing in the diagnosis of Type II diabetes. Poster session presented at the meeting of the 11th Annual Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) Conference. Washington D.C., USA.
2014	Vogan, A., Schubert, C., Parsons, J., Morona, J., & Merlin, T. (2014). Assessing the cost-effectiveness of HbA1c testing in the diagnosis of Type II diabetes and the impact of an imperfect diagnostic reference standard. Poster session presented at the meeting of the 36th Annual North American Meeting Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM). Miami, USA.
2013	Morona, J. K., Buckley, E. S., Reddin, E. A., & Merlin, T. L. (2013). The use of growth factors to promote healing of diabetic foot ulcers: A Systematic Review.. Poster session presented at the meeting of 2013 Australasian Cochrane Symposium. Melbourne, VIC.
2013	Morona, J., Newton, S. S., Ellery, B., & Merlin, T. (2013). Genetic testing for VHL disease: limited benefit to the individual, but reduced surveillance for family members. Poster session presented at the meeting of the 10th Annual Health Technology Assessment international (HTAi) Conference. Seoul, South Korea.
2008	Morona, J. K., Morona, R., & Paton, J. C. (2008). Comparison of Streptococcus pneumoniae Polysaccharide Polymerase Proteins Cps19aI and Cps19fI. Poster session presented at the meeting of FASEB Summer Research Conferences: Microbial Polysaccharides of Medical, Agricultural and Industrial Importance. Carefree, Arizona, USA.
2007	Morona, J. K., Morona, R., & Paton, J. C. (2007). Comparison of Streptococcus pneumoniae Polysaccharide Polymerase Proteins Cps19aI and Cps19fI. Poster session presented at the meeting of Ninth Australian Conference on Molecular Biology of Bacterial Pathogens. Lorne, Victoria, Australia.
2006	Morona, J. K., Morona, R., & Paton, J. C. (2006). Mutation of the Conserved Capsular Polysaccharide Biosynthesis Gene cpsB of Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 results in two distinct CPS phenotypes.. Poster session presented at the meeting of The 5th International Symposium on Pneumococci and Pneumococcal Diseases. Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia.
2000	Morona, J. K., Morona, R., Miller, D. C., & Paton, J.C.. (2000). Mutation analysis of the carboxy-terminal [YGX]4 repeat domain of CpsD, a Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule biosynthesis protein. Poster session presented at the meeting of FASEB Summer Research Conferences: Microbial Polysaccharides of Medical, Agricultural and Industrial Importance. Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA.
1999	Morona, J. K., Morona, R., & Paton, J. C. (1999). Comparative genetics of capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis in Streptococcus pneumoniae types belonging to serogroup 19. Poster session presented at the meeting of Fifth Australian Conference on Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Pathogens. Victor Harbor, SA., Australia.
1998	Paton, J. C., Morona, J. K., & Morona, R. (1998). Characterisation of the capsule biosynthesis loci of pneumococci belonging to serogroup 19. Poster session presented at the meeting of First International symposium on Pneumococci and pneumococcal Diseases. Elsinore, Denmark.
1997	Morona, J. K., Morona, R., & Paton, J. C. (1997). Molecular and genetic characterisation of the capsule biosynthesis locus of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19B. Poster session presented at the meeting of Fourth Australian Conference on Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Pathogens. Jamberoo, NSW. Australia.
1997	Paton, J. C., Morona, J. K., & Morona, R. (1997). Molecular analysis of capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis (cps) loci of Streptococcus pneumoniae.. Poster session presented at the meeting of Microbiology Australia. Adelaide, Australia.
1994	Guidolin, A., Morona, J. K., Morona, R., Hansman, D., & Paton, J. C. (1994). Nucleotide sequence of genes essential for production of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F capsular polysaccharide. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australian Microbiologist. Melbourne, Australia.
1994	Guidolin, A., Morona, J. K., Morona, R., Hansman, D., & Paton, J. C. (1994). Analysis of genes essential for the production of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 19F capsular polysaccharide. Poster session presented at the meeting of Am. Soc. Microbiol. Fourth Int. Conf. Streptoccocal Genet. Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA.
1982	To, L., Haylock, D. N., Jedani, J. K., & Juttner, C. A. (1982). Optimal plating number in the peripheral blood CFUc assay. Poster session presented at the meeting of 19th Congress of the International Soociety of Haematology and the 17th Congress of the International Society of Blood Transfusion. Budapest, Hungary.
1982	Kirkland, M. A., Haylock, D. N., Jedani, J. K., & Juttner, C. A. (1982). The anomalous effects of lithium and some known inhibitors of myelopoiesis on neutropenic bone marrow in culture. Poster session presented at the meeting of Pathology. Adelaide, Australia.
1981	Haylock, D. N., Jedani, J. K., & Juttner, C. A. (1981). Collection of stem cells from peripheral blood in early remission in acute non-lymphoblastic leukaemia (ANLL). Poster session presented at the meeting of The Proceedings of the Australian Society for Medical Research. Canberra, Australia.
1981	Haylock, D. N., Kirkland, M. A., Jedani, J. K., & Juttner, C. A. (1981). High level of circulating progenitor cells in early remission from acute leukaemia. Poster session presented at the meeting of The Proceedings of the Australian Society for Medical Research. Canberra, Australia.

Report for External Bodies

Year	Citation
2018	Kessels, S., Mittal, R., Morona, J., Newton, S., Schubert, C., Milverton, J., & Merlin, T. (2018). Anti-Müllerian hormone testing for female patients preceding or following gonadotoxic treatment (MSAC 1434).
2017	Morona, J., & Mittal, R. (2017). Substitution of 68Ga-DOTA-peptide PET/CT scanning in lieu of Octreotide for patients undergoing somatostatin receptor diagnostic imaging under MBS item 61369: Mini-assessment Report (Mini-assessment Report).
2017	Morona, J., Mittal, R., Newton, S., Salinger, K., Carter, D. A., Schubert, C., & Merlin, T. (2017). Processing and cryopreservation of semen, sperm and testicular tissue prior to or after gonadotoxic treatment to preserve future fertility (MSAC 1435 Part A, Assessment Report). Canberra: Commonwealth of Australia.
2017	Mittal, R., Kessels, S., Newton, S., Milverton, J., Parsons, J., Morona, J., . . . Merlin, T. (2017). Testing for hereditary mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene - Resubmission (MSAC application 1216.1). Canberra: Commenwealth of Australia.
2016	Morona, J., Vogan, A., Kessels, S., Newton, S., Pridham, L., Ellery, B., . . . Merlin, T. (2016). Magnetic resonance imaging of patients with suspected non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies (MSAC 1432). Canberra.
2016	Morona, J., Kessels, S., Vogan, A., Mittal, R., Newton, S., Parsons, J., . . . Merlin, T. (2016). Cardiac MRI for myocardial stress perfusion and viability imaging in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (MSAC application number 1237). Canberra, ACT: Commonwealth of Australia.
2016	Kessels, S., Mittal, R., Morona, J., Newton, S., Ellery, B., Milverton, J., . . . Merlin, T. (2016). Magnetic resonance imaging of patients with suspected (non-ischaemic) dilated cardiomyopathies (MSAC Application no. 1393). Canberra, ACT: Commonwealth of Australia.
2015	Kessels, S., Morona, J., Mittal, R., Vogan, A., Newton, S., Schubert, C., & Merlin, T. (2015). Testing for hereditary mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis conductance Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) gene (1216). http://www.msac.gov.au/internet/msac/publishing.nsf/Content/B1083E11E4A3006BCA257BCB0081849E/$File/1216-MSAC-CA-CFTR.pdf: Commonwealth of Australia.
2014	Ellery, B., Milverton, J., Newton, S., Morona, J. K., Gum, D., Parsons, J., . . . Merlin, T. (2014). Retinal photography with a non-mydriatic retinal camera in people with diabetes (MSAC Application number 1181). Canberra, ACT.: Commonwealth of Australia.
2014	Kessels, S., Schubert, C., Parsons, J., Morona, J. K., & Merlin, T. (2014). Bone mineral density analyses using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) for women in their 50th year (MSAC Application number 1162). Canberra, ACT.: Commonwealth of Australia.
2014	Morona, J. K., Vogan, A., Kessels, S., Gum, D., Milverton, J., Parsons, J., . . . Merlin, T. (2014). Nucleic acid amplification testing for active mycobacterial infection (MSAC Application number 1234). Canberra, ACT.: Commonwealth of Australia.
2014	Parsons, J., Vogan, A., Morona, J. K., Schubert, C., & Merlin, T. (2014). HBA1c test for the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (MSAC Application 1267). Canberra, ACT.: Commonwealth of Australia.
2013	Newton, S., Schubert, C., Morona, J. K., Fitzgerald, P., & Merlin, T. (2013). Genetic testing for hereditary mutations in the RET gene. (MSAC Application 1152). Canberra, ACT.: Commonwealth of Australia.
2012	Morona, J. K., Newton, S., Wang, S., Tamblyn, D., Ellery, B., & Merlin, T. (2012). Genetic testing for hereditary mutations in the VHL gene that cause von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (MSAC Application number 1153,). Canberra, ACT.: Commonwealth of Australia.
2011	Buckley, E., Docter, S., Morona, J., Reddin, E., Mnatzaganian, G., Juneja, V., & Merlin, T. L. (2011). Prevention, Identification and Management of Foot Complications in Diabetes: Technical Report. Canberra, ACT: Commonwealth of Australia.

NHMRC Endorsed Guidelines

Year	Citation
2015	Title: National Evidence-Based Guideline on Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Authors: Morona J, Tamblyn D, Ellery B, Merlin T Author affiliation: A1007279-A1050252-A1068278-A1018746 Publisher: Commonwealth of Australia - Department of Health Place of publication: Australia Publication date: 2015 ISBN-13: 9780980604092 Source URL: http://t2dgr.bakeridi.edu.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=H_EpLXHAX_s=&tabid=172 Verification-status: Verified Record created at source: 15 April 2016
2013	Publication status: Published Title: Australian guidelines for the treatment of Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Authors: Phoenix Australia - Centre for Postraumatic Mental Health Author affiliation: B1065905-B1018746-B1064272-B1032036-B1068278-B1065539-B1007279-B1181052-B1180086 Pagination: 1-177 Publisher: Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health Publisher URL: http://phoenixaustralia.org/resources/ptsd-guidelines/ Place of publication: Melbourne Publication date: 2013 ISBN-13: 9780975224601 Keywords: PTSD, ASD, Traumatic Stress, Pyschological debriefing, Pyschological therapy, Pharmacological therapy Addresses: Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health; National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra, Australia; Adelaide Health Technology Assessment, University of Adelaide, Discipline of Public Health, Adelaide, 5000, Australia Notes: A systematic literature review was commissioned by the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health and undertaken by Adelaide Health Technology Assessment, University of Adelaide. It was published as an Appendix to the guidelines. Members of AHTA included Tracy Merlin, Joanne Milverton, Skye Newton, Judy Morona, Jacqueline PArsons, Stynke Docter, Ben Ellery and Zhaohui Liufu. Dr Alexander McFarlane was on the Working Party and was an expert for Special population and trauma types areas. Verification-status: Verified Record created at source: 4 February 2015
2012	Publication status: Published Title: Update of the Australian guidelines for the treatment of Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Authors: Newton S, Parsons J, Ellery B, Milverton J, Morona J, Docter S, Liufu Z, Merlin TL Author affiliation: (1018746) Merlin, Tracy (1007279) Morona, Judy (1065539) Milverton, Joanne (1064272) Newton, Skye (1068278) Ellery, Benjamin (1032036) Parsons, Jacqueline (1180086) Liufu, Zhaohui Publisher: Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health Place of publication: Melbourne, Victoria Publication date: 2012 Source URL: https://phoenixaustralia.org/ Record created at source: 15 March 2018
2011	Publication status: Published Title: National evidence-based guideline: Prevention, identification and mangement of foot complications in diabetes Authors: Fitridge R, Templeton S, Buckley E, Docter S, Morona J, Reddin E, Juneja V, Merlin T Author affiliation: A1066006-A1066294-B1134193-B1181052-B1007279-B1200662-B1216790-B1050252-B1183605-B1068278-B1177181-B1018746 Pagination: 0 pages Publication date: 2011 Language: en Notes: Migrated record 20140814 Verification-status: Verified Record created at source: 14 August 2014

Theses

Year Citation

1999 Morona, J. K. (1999). Characterisation of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis loci of Streptococcus pneumoniae serogroup 19. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).

Year	Citation
1999	Morona, J. K. (1999). Characterisation of the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis loci of Streptococcus pneumoniae serogroup 19. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide).

Consulting/Advisories

Date	Institution	Department	Organisation Type	Country
2018 - 2023	National Health and Medical Research Council	National Health and Medical Research Council	Health services and related	Australia

Position: Senior HTA Analyst
Phone: 83136548
Email: judy.morona@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Rundle Mall Plaza, floor 4
Org Unit: Adelaide Health Technology Assessment

Dr Judy Morona

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