Dr Reza Amanollahi

Research Assistant

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.


Reza is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Early Origins of Adult Health Research Group, with a strong background in veterinary and medical sciences and specialized expertise in physiology and molecular biology. His research focuses on uncovering the early-life origins of diseases that begin during fetal development, with the goal of improving long-term health outcomes, particularly in cardiovascular health.

Language Competency
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
Persian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
2021 - 2025 University of South Australia Australia Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2014 - 2020 Shiraz University Iran Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc)
2008 - 2014 Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman Iran Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

Year Citation
2025 Amanollahi, R., Holman, S. L., Bertossa, M. R., Meakin, A. S., Clifton, V. L., Thornburg, K. L., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). Elevated cortisol concentration in preterm sheep fetuses impacts heart development. Experimental Physiology, 110(12), 1928-1947.
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2025 Amanollahi, R., Holman, S. L., Meakin, A. S., Padhee, M., Botting-Lawford, K. J., Zhang, S., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). In Vitro Embryo Culture Impacts Heart Mitochondria in Male Adolescent Sheep. Journal of Developmental Biology, 13(2), 17-1-17-20.
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2025 Amanollahi, R., Meakin, A. S., Holman, S. L., Clifton, V. L., Thornburg, K. L., Wiese, M. D., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). Antenatal betamethasone impairs markers of cardiac development and function in near-term lambs. Experimental Physiology, 111(3), 988-1007.
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2025 Amanollahi, R., Holman, S. L., Bertossa, M. R., Meakin, A. S., Thornburg, K. L., McMillen, I. C., . . . Morrison, J. L. (2025). Ontogeny of Fetal Cardiometabolic Pathways: The Potential Role of Cortisol and Thyroid Hormones in Driving the Transition from Preterm to Near-Term Heart Development in Sheep. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 12(2), 21 pages.
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2025 Amanollahi, R., Bertossa, M., Thornburg, K., Wiese, M., Lock, M., & Morrison, J. (2025). Programming fetal cardiometabolic pathways: the double-edged role of glucocorticoids in heart development. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 16, 14 pages.
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2023 Al Khallawi, M. (2023). Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Mycoplasma bovis Isolated From Cases of Bovine Respiratory Diseases in Australian Feedlot Cattle. Veterinary Microbiology - Journals | Elsevier, 283, 8 pages.
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2022 Packianathan, R., Hodge, A., Wright, J., Lavidis, L., Ameiss, K., Yip, H. Y. E., . . . Hemmatzadeh, F. (2022). Cross-Neutralization of Vanguard C4 Vaccine Against Australian Isolates of Canine Parvovirus Variants CPV-2a, CPV-2b, and CPV-2c. Viral immunology, 35(8), 553-558.
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2021 Amanollahi, R., Asasi, K., Abdi-Hachesoo, B., Ahmadi, N., & Mohammadi, A. (2021). EFFECT OF INFECTIOUS BRONCHITIS AND NEWCASTLE DISEASE VACCINES ON EXPERIMENTAL AVIAN INFLUENZA INFECTION (H9N2) IN BROILER CHICKENS. Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 24(4), 574-585.
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2020 Ahani Azari, A., Amanollahi, R., Jafari Jozani, R., Trott, D. J., & Hemmatzadeh, F. (2020). High-resolution melting curve analysis: a novel method for identification of Mycoplasma species isolated from clinical cases of bovine and porcine respiratory disease. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 52(3), 1043-1047.
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2020 Al-Farha, A., Wawegama, N., Hemmatzadeh, F., Firestone, S., Moffat, J., Kojouri, G., . . . Petrovski, K. (2020). Application of an indirect MilA ELISA for the detection of Mycoplasma bovis antibodies in bovine milk. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 44(3), 1-4.
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2020 Yip, H. Y. E., Peaston, A., Woolford, L., Khuu, S. J., Wallace, G., Kumar, R. S., . . . Hemmatzadeh, F. (2020). Diagnostic Challenges in Canine Parvovirus 2c in Vaccine Failure Cases. Viruses, 12(9), 1-13.
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2020 Amanollahi, R., Asasi, K., & Abdi-Hachesoo, B. (2020). Effect of Newcastle disease and infectious bronchitis live vaccines on the immune system and production parameters of experimentally infected broiler chickens with H9N2 avian influenza. Comparative Immunology Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 71, 5 pages.
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2016 Tajik, J., Kheirandish, R., Azizi, S., Amanollahi, R., & Mahmoudi, T. (2016). The effects of aqueous extracts of Lippia citriodora, Trachyspermum copticum, Dracocepalum polychaetum on repair of ethanol induced gastric ulcer in rats. Comparative Clinical Pathology, 25(1), 119-123.
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2015 Tajik, J., Kheirandish, R., Amanollahi, R., & Shahabi, A. (2015). Gastroprotective effect of aqueous extracts of Lippia citriodora, ajowan (Trachyspermum copticum), and Dracocepalum polychaetum on induced gastric ulcer in rats. Comparative Clinical Pathology, 24(6), 1605-1610.
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Year Citation
2026 Albetawi, S., Meakin, A. S., Holman, S. L., Amanollahi, R., Gatford, K., Wiese, M. D., & Morrison, J. L. (2026). From Fetus to Adult: Ontogeny of Hepatic Cytochrome P450-Mediated Drug Metabolism in Sheep ​.
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