Associate Professor Ute Vollmer-Conna

Associate Professor Ute Vollmer-Conna

Honorary Associate Professor
Medicine & Health
School of Clinical Medicine

Ute Vollmer-Conna has extensive training in the rare combination of psychology (learning and behaviour, neuropsychology and statistics) and laboratory immunology; and a doctorate in the cross-disciplinary field of Psychoneuroimmunology. She is a registered psychologist and had has a Germany qualification in physiotherapy. Her current position is as Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the University of NSW.

Ute Vollmer-Conna is an internationally recognized leader in multidisciplinary research examining the acute sickness response to common infections, and post-infective syndromes of chronic fatigue and depression. Her standing in this field has evolved from a dedication to novel research into the functional connections between systems subserving homeostasis and body integrity - particularly the nervous system and the immune system. More recently, this journey has led her to an appreciation of the autonomic nervous system as an important player in maintaining health and wellbeing.  Her recently established Human Autonomic Laboratory enables detailed exploration of the diverse roles of the autonomic nervous system in modulating immune responses, and in supporting physical and mental health.

 

Phone
02 - 9385 2945
  • Book Chapters | 2021
    Cameron B; Bierl C; Davenport T; Vollmer-Conna U; Hickie I; Wakefield D; Lloyd AR, 2021, 'Drought and Q fever: The association between trends in the incidence of infection and rainfall in rural Australia', in The Encyclopedia of Bacteriology Research Developments, pp. 1975 - 1988
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Cameron B; Bierl C; Davenport T; Vollmer-Conna U; Hickie I; Wakefield D; Lloyd AR, 2017, 'Drought and q fever: The association between trends in the incidence of infection and rainfall in rural australia', in The Principles and Practice of Q Fever: The One Health Paradigm, pp. 301 - 315
    Book Chapters | 1997
    Lloyd AR; Hickie IB; Peterson PK, 1997, 'Chronic fatigue syndrome', in Clinical Virology, edn. 4, Churchill Livingstone, New York, pp. 343 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13651500050517948
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Burnham D; Opacic M; Vollmer-Conna U, 2024, 'Vocal Emotion in Pet-Directed and Infant-Directed Speech: Similar Sounds and Functions, but Different Determinants', Anthrozoos, 37, pp. 791 - 810, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2024.2320997
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tavakoli P; Vollmer-Conna U; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vázquez-Campos X; Grimm MC; Vazquez Campos X, 2022, 'The Interplay Between Use of Biological Therapies, Psychological State, and the Microbiome in IBD', Frontiers in Medicine, 9, pp. 788992, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.788992
    Journal articles | 2021
    Li H; Cvejic E; Gu B; Vollmer-Conna U; Hickie I; Wakefield D; Davenport T; Wiley J; Lloyd AR, 2021, 'Regulation of the Acute Sickness Response by the P2RX7 Receptor', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 224, pp. 914 - 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab027
    Journal articles | 2021
    Tavakoli P; Vollmer-Conna U; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Grimm MC, 2021, 'A Review of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Model of Microbial, Immune and Neuropsychological Integration', Public Health Reviews, 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2021.1603990
    Journal articles | 2021
    Valencia BM; Cvejic E; Vollmer-Conna U; Hickie IB; Wakefield D; Li H; Pedergnana V; Rodrigo C; Lloyd AR; Valencia Arroyo BM, 2021, 'The severity of the pathogen-induced acute sickness response is affected by polymorphisms in genes of the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 93, pp. 186 - 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2021.01.005
    Journal articles | 2020
    Beilharz JE; Paterson M; Fatt S; Wilson C; Burton A; Cvejic E; Lloyd A; Vollmer-Conna U, 2020, 'The impact of childhood trauma on psychosocial functioning and physical health in a non-clinical community sample of young adults', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54, pp. 185 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867419881206
    Journal articles | 2020
    Fatt SJ; Beilharz JE; Joubert M; Wilson C; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U; Cvejic E, 2020, 'Parasympathetic activity is reduced during slow-wave sleep, but not resting wakefulness, in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome', Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 16, pp. 19 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/JCSM.8114
    Journal articles | 2020
    Fatt SJ; Beilharz JE; Joubert M; Wilson C; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U; Cvejic E, 2020, 'Parasympathetic activity is reduced during slow-wave sleep, but not resting wakefulness, in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.', J Clin Sleep Med, 16, pp. 19 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.8114
    Journal articles | 2020
    Vollmer-Conna U; Beilharz JE; Cvejic E; Macnamara CL; Doherty M; Steel Z; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Harvey SB; Parker G, 2020, 'The well-being of medical students: A biopsychosocial approach', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 54, pp. 997 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867420924086
    Journal articles | 2019
    Beilharz JE; Fatt SJ; Cvejic E; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2019, 'Response to Commentary: ‘Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and Chronic Fatigue: Three Distinct Entities Requiring Complete Different Approaches’', Current Rheumatology Reports, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11926-019-0824-y
    Journal articles | 2019
    Cvejic E; Li H; Hickie IB; Wakefield D; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2019, 'Contribution of individual psychological and psychosocial factors to symptom severity and time-to-recovery after naturally-occurring acute infective illness: The Dubbo Infection Outcomes Study (DIOS)', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 82, pp. 76 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.07.034
    Journal articles | 2019
    Fatt SJ; Cvejic E; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U; Beilharz JE, 2019, 'The Invisible Burden of Chronic Fatigue in the Community: a Narrative Review', Current Rheumatology Reports, 21, pp. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11926-019-0804-2
    Journal articles | 2019
    Parker GB; Cvejic E; Vollmer-Conna U; McCraw S; Granville Smith I; Walsh WF, 2019, 'Depression and poor outcome after an acute coronary event: Clarification of risk periods and mechanisms', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, pp. 148 - 157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867418763730
    Journal articles | 2019
    Sullivan R; Gaskell C; Lewis CR; Vollmer-Conna U; Post JJ, 2019, 'Infectious disease screening in patients prior to undergoing immunosuppressive therapy', International Journal of Clinical Practice, 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13406
    Journal articles | 2019
    Tan J; Vollmer-Conna U; Tat L; Coroneo M, 2019, 'Dry-eye disease in recurrent pterygium', Ophthalmic Research, 61, pp. 199 - 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000493544
    Journal articles | 2019
    Tan JPH; Beilharz JE; Vollmer-Conna U; Cvejic E, 2019, 'Heart rate variability as a marker of healthy ageing', International Journal of Cardiology, 275, pp. 101 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.08.005
    Journal articles | 2019
    Vollmer-Conna U; Chen M; Donovan B, 2019, 'Regional but not systemic immune parameters relate to neuropsychiatric morbidity in patients with genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection', BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY, 76, pp. E8 - E8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.196
    Journal articles | 2019
    Vollmer-Conna U; Huang S; Macnamara C; Beilharz J; Imants P; Cvejic E; Parker G, 2019, 'The mental health and wellbeing of medical trainees - autonomic, immunological and behavioural considerations', BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY, 76, pp. E8 - E9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2018.11.197
    Journal articles | 2019
    Vollmer-Conna U; Joubert M; Fatt S; Beilharz J; Lloyd A; Cvejic E, 2019, 'Abstract # 3251 You sleep, but your heart is not in it - the importance of nocturnal autonomic signalling', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 81, pp. 12 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.08.045
    Journal articles | 2019
    Vollmer-Conna U; Tan JP; Beilharz J; Cvejic E, 2019, 'Abstract # 3252 Healthy aging – A role for autonomic function?', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 81, pp. 12 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2019.08.046
    Journal articles | 2018
    Cvejic E; Huang S; Vollmer-Conna U, 2018, 'Can you snooze your way to an ‘A’? Exploring the complex relationship between sleep, autonomic activity, wellbeing and performance in medical students', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52, pp. 39 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867417716543
    Journal articles | 2018
    Katz BZ; Collin SM; Murphy G; Moss-Morris R; Wyller VB; Wensaas KA; Hautvast JLA; Bleeker-Rovers CP; Vollmer-Conna U; Buchwald D; Taylor R; Little P; Crawley E; White PD; Lloyd A, 2018, 'The international collaborative on fatigue following infection (COFFI)', Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior, 6, pp. 106 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21641846.2018.1426086
    Journal articles | 2018
    Macnamara CL; Cvejic E; Parker GB; Lloyd AR; Lee G; Beilharz JE; Vollmer-Conna U, 2018, 'Personalised relaxation practice to improve sleep and functioning in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and depression: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, 19, pp. 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-2763-8
    Journal articles | 2017
    Bhardwaj G; Jacobs MB; Martin FJ; Moran KT; Prelog K; Donaldson C; Vollmer-Conna U; Coroneo MT, 2017, 'Photographic assessment of retinal hemorrhages in infant head injury: the Childhood Hemorrhagic Retinopathy Study', Journal of AAPOS, 21, pp. 28 - 33.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2016.11.020
    Journal articles | 2017
    Bopage RI; Vollmer-Conna U; Shand AW; Post JJ, 2017, 'Sex differences in the significance of isolated reactive treponemal chemiluminescence immunoassay results.', Sex Transm Infect, 94, pp. 187 - 191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2017-053284
    Journal articles | 2017
    Cvejic E; Parker G; Harvey SB; Steel Z; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Macnamara CL; Vollmer-Conna U, 2017, 'The health and well-being of Australia's future medical doctors: Protocol for a 5-year observational cohort study of medical trainees', BMJ Open, 7, pp. e016837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016837
    Journal articles | 2017
    Cvejic E; Sandler CX; Keech A; Barry BK; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2017, 'Autonomic nervous system function, activity patterns, and sleep after physical or cognitive challenge in people with chronic fatigue syndrome', Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 103, pp. 91 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2017.10.010
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lynar E; Cvejic E; Schubert E; Vollmer-Conna U, 2017, 'The joy of heartfelt music: An examination of emotional and physiological responses', International Journal of Psychophysiology, 120, pp. 118 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2017.07.012
    Journal articles | 2017
    McBride RL; Horsfield S; Sandler CX; Cassar J; Casson S; Cvejic E; Vollmer-Conna U; Lloyd AR, 2017, 'Cognitive remediation training improves performance in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome', Psychiatry Research, 257, pp. 400 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.08.035
    Journal articles | 2017
    Tennant E; Vollmer-Conna U; Demirkol A; Post JJ, 2017, 'Determining the factors associated with blood-borne virus testing of substance misusers presenting to hospital', Internal Medicine Journal, 47, pp. 907 - 914, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13497
    Journal articles | 2016
    An H; Lim C; Guillemin GJ; Vollmer-Conna U; Rawlinson W; Bryant K; Tedla N, 2016, 'Serum Leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor A3 (LILRA3) is increased in patients with multiple sclerosis and is a strong independent indicator of disease severity; 6.7kbp LILRA3 gene deletion is not associated with diseases susceptibility', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0149200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149200
    Journal articles | 2016
    Cvejic E; Birch RC; Vollmer-Conna U, 2016, 'Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Review of Recent Evidence', Current Rheumatology Reports, 18, pp. 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11926-016-0577-9
    Journal articles | 2016
    Cvejic E; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2016, 'Differential speed of recovery across symptom domains after naturally-occurring viral infections: Preliminary genetic associations', BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY, 57, pp. E9 - E10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2016.07.035
    Journal articles | 2016
    Cvejic E; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2016, 'Neurocognitive improvements after best-practice intervention for chronic fatigue syndrome: Preliminary evidence of divergence between objective indices and subjective perceptions', Comprehensive Psychiatry, 66, pp. 166 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.02.002
    Journal articles | 2016
    Cvejic E; Lynar EC; Chung YM; Vollmer-Conna U, 2016, 'One size does not fit all: Individual differences in cardiac autonomic and subjective responses to brief relaxation activities', International Journal of Cardiology, 223, pp. 265 - 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.08.252
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hopper B; Cameron B; Li H; Graves S; Stenos J; Hickie I; Wakefield D; Vollmer-Conna U; Lloyd AR, 2016, 'The natural history of acute Q fever: A prospective Australian cohort', QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 109, pp. 661 - 668, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcw041
    Journal articles | 2016
    Keech A; Vollmer-Conna U; Barry BK; Lloyd AR, 2016, 'Gene expression in response to exercise in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome: A pilot study', Frontiers in Physiology, 7, pp. 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00421
    Journal articles | 2016
    Mina MM; Cameron B; Luciani F; Vollmer-Conna U; Lloyd AR; Dolan K; Maher L, 2016, 'Natural killer cells in highly exposed hepatitis C-seronegative injecting drug users', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 23, pp. 464 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12511
    Journal articles | 2016
    Sandler CX; Hamilton BA; Horsfield SL; Bennett BK; Vollmer-Conna U; Tzarimas C; Lloyd AR, 2016, 'Outcomes and predictors of response from an optimised, multidisciplinary intervention for chronic fatigue states', Internal Medicine Journal, 46, pp. 1421 - 1429, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.13251
    Journal articles | 2016
    Vollmer-Conna U; Cvejic E; Smith IG; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Parker G, 2016, 'Acute coronary syndrome-associated depression: Immunological, autonomic, nutritional, and psychosocial contributors', BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY, 57, pp. E10 - E10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2016.07.036
    Journal articles | 2015
    Buckett G; Vollmer-Conna U, 2015, 'Clinical practice guidelines for eating disorders - Comments from the front line', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49, pp. 844 - 846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867415598010
    Journal articles | 2015
    Granville Smith I; Parker G; Cvejic E; Vollmer-Conna U, 2015, 'Acute coronary syndrome-associated depression: The salience of a sickness response analogy?', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 49, pp. 18 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2015.02.025
    Journal articles | 2015
    Granville Smith I; Parker G; Rourke P; Cvejic E; Vollmer-Conna U, 2015, 'Acute coronary syndrome and depression: A review of shared pathophysiological pathways', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49, pp. 994 - 1005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867415597304
    Journal articles | 2015
    Keech A; Sandler CX; Vollmer-Conna U; Cvejic E; Lloyd AR; Barry BK, 2015, 'Capturing the post-exertional exacerbation of fatigue following physical and cognitive challenge in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome', Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79, pp. 537 - 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.08.008
    Journal articles | 2015
    Keech A; Vollmer-Conna U; Barry B; Lloyd A, 2015, 'Physical Activity And Sleep Patterns Following Physical And Cognitive Challenge In Patients With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome', MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, 47, pp. 58 - 58, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000476560.85673.81
    Journal articles | 2015
    Sandler C; Hamilton B; Horsfield S; Bennett B; Casson S; Vollmer-Conna U; Tzarimas C; Lloyd A, 2015, 'Development of an optimised, multi-disciplinary intervention for chronic fatigue states', Physiotherapy, 101, pp. e1333 - e1334, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.1262
    Journal articles | 2015
    Vollmer-Conna U; Cvejic E; Smith IG; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Parker G, 2015, 'Characterising acute coronary syndrome-associated depression: Let the data speak', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 48, pp. 19 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2015.03.001
    Journal articles | 2014
    Bennett BK; Goldstein D; Chen M; Davenport TA; Vollmer-Conna U; Scott EM; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2014, 'Characterization of fatigue states in medicine and psychiatry by structured interview', Psychosomatic Medicine, 76, pp. 379 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000061
    Journal articles | 2014
    Bhardwaj G; Jacobs MB; Martin FJ; Donaldson C; Moran KT; Vollmer-Conna U; Mitchell P; Coroneo MT, 2014, 'Grading system for retinal hemorrhages in abusive head trauma: Clinical description and reliability study', Journal of AAPOS, 18, pp. 523 - 528, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2014.09.006
    Journal articles | 2014
    Cvejic E; Lemon J; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2014, 'Neurocognitive disturbances associated with acute infectious mononucleosis, Ross River fever and Q fever: A preliminary investigation of inflammatory and genetic correlates', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 36, pp. 207 - 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2013.11.002
    Journal articles | 2014
    Cvejic E; Lloyd A; Vollmer-Conna U, 2014, '43. Neurocognitive disturbances associated with acute infections: An investigation of inflammatory and genetic correlates', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 40, pp. e13 - e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.063
    Journal articles | 2014
    Vollmer-Conna U; Cvejic E; Gunawardane U; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Cameron B; Lloyd A, 2014, '42. Post-infective fatigue syndrome: Immunological and autonomic findings', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 40, pp. e13 - e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.062
    Journal articles | 2014
    Vollmer-Conna U; Piraino B; Lloyd A, 2014, '41. Immunogenetic and phenotypic explorations of the acute sickness response to common infections', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 40, pp. e12 - e13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2014.06.061
    Journal articles | 2013
    Gunaratne P; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2013, 'Mood disturbance after infection', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47, pp. 1152 - 1164, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867413503718
    Journal articles | 2013
    Handford C; Lemon JA; Grimm M; Vollmer-Conna US, 2013, 'Empathy as a Function of Clinical Exposure - Reading Emotion in the Eyes', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e65159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0065159
    Journal articles | 2013
    Vollmer-Conna U; Gunawardane U; Patel V; Cvejic E; Lloyd AR, 2013, '39. Vagus nerve activity, a good night’s sleep, and recovery from acute infection', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 32, pp. e11 - e12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2013.07.051
    Journal articles | 2013
    Vollmer-Conna U; Piraino B; Lloyd AR, 2013, '26. Polymorphisms in both immune and behavioural genes affect mood as part of the acute sickness response to infection', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 32, pp. e8 - e8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2013.07.038
    Journal articles | 2013
    Xu N; Burnham DK; Kitamura C; Vollmer-Conna US, 2013, 'Vowel hyperarticulation in parrot-, dog- and infant- directed speech', Anthrozoos, 26, pp. 373 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/175303713X13697429463592
    Journal articles | 2012
    Beaumont A; Burton AR; Lemon JA; Bennett BK; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna US, 2012, 'Reduced Cardiac Vagal Modulation Impacts on Cognitive Performance in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome', PLoS One, 7, pp. e49518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049518
    Journal articles | 2012
    Coulston CM; Vollmer-Conna US; Malhi G, 2012, 'Female medical students: Who might make the cut?', Psychiatry Research, 200, pp. 457 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2012.06.019
    Journal articles | 2012
    Hyett M; Rourke P; Vollmer-Conna US; Parker GB, 2012, 'The nature and course of depression related to acute coronary syndrome', Health Issues, Issue 108, pp. 27 - 29
    Journal articles | 2012
    Patel V; Giesebrecht S; Burton AR; Cvejic E; Lemon JA; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Dain SJ; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna US, 2012, 'Reliability revisited: Autonomic responses in the context of everyday well-being', International Journal of Cardiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.177
    Journal articles | 2012
    Peisah C; Vollmer-Conna US; Scott YHK, 2012, 'Capacity to consent to research: the evolution and current concepts', Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 4, pp. 219 - 227
    Journal articles | 2012
    Piraino BF; Vollmer-Conna US; Lloyd AR, 2012, 'Genetic associations of fatigue and other symptom domains of the acute sickness response to infection', Brain Behavior and Immunity, 26, pp. 552 - 558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2011.12.009
    Journal articles | 2011
    Galbraith S; Cameron B; Li H; Lau D; Vollmer-Conna U; Lloyd AR, 2011, 'Peripheral Blood Gene Expression in Postinfective Fatigue Syndrome Following From Three Different Triggering Infections', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 204, pp. 1632 - 1640, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir612
    Journal articles | 2011
    Malhi G; Coulston CM; Parker GB; Cashman EL; Walters G; Lampe LA; Vollmer-Conna US, 2011, 'Who picks psychiatry? Perceptions, preferences and personality of medical students', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46, pp. 861 - 870, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048674.2011.604301
    Journal articles | 2011
    Rahman K; Burton AR; Galbraith SA; Lloyd AR; Vollmer-Conna U, 2011, 'Sleep-wake behaviour in chronic fatigue syndrome', Sleep, 34, pp. 671 - 678
    Journal articles | 2011
    Tedla NT; An H; Borges L; Vollmer-Conna US; Bryant KJ; Geczy C; McNeil HP, 2011, 'Expression of activating and inhibitory leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptors (LILRs) in rheumatoid synovium: correlations with disease activity.', Tissue Antigens, 77, pp. 305 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0039.2011.01633.x
    Journal articles | 2010
    Burton AR; Rahman K; Kadota Y; Lloyd AROLA; Vollmer-Conna US, 2010, 'Reduced heart rate variability predicts poor sleep quality in a case–control study of chronic fatigue syndrome', Experimental Brain Research, 204, pp. 71 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2296-1
    Journal articles | 2010
    Emerson C; Goldberg HF; Vollmer-Conna US; Post JJ, 2010, 'Self-reported HIV testing practice among physicians treating tuberculosis in Australia and New Zealand', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 21, pp. 346 - 350
    Journal articles | 2010
    Kadota Y; Cooper G; Burton AR; Lemon J; Schall U; Lloyd AROLA; Vollmer-Conna US, 2010, 'Autonomic hyper-vigilance in post-infective fatigue syndrome', Biological Psychology, 85, pp. 97 - 103
    Journal articles | 2010
    Vollmer-Conna US, 2010, 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adolescence Where to From Here?', Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, VOL 164
    Journal articles | 2009
    Aslakson E; Vollmer-Conna US; Reeves W; White P, 2009, 'Replication of an empirical approach to delineate the heterogenity of chronic unexplained fatigue', Population Health Metrics, 7, pp. 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1478-7954-7-17
    Journal articles | 2009
    Vollmer-Conna US; Bird KD; Yeo BW; Truskett PG; Westbrook RF; Wakefield D, 2009, 'Psychological factors, immune function and recovery from major surgery', ACTA Neuropsychiatrica, 21, pp. 169 - 178
    Journal articles | 2008
    Vollmer-Conna U ; Piraino B ; Cameron B ; Davenport T ; Hickie I ; Wakefield D ; Lloyd A , 2008, 'Cytokine Polymorphisms Have a Synergistic Effect on Severity of the Acute Sickness Response to Infection', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 47, pp. 1418 - 1425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/592967
    Journal articles | 2008
    Vollmer-Conna US; Chen M; Lloyd A; Donovan BJ, 2008, 'Emotional dysfunction may be linked to immune activation in patients with genital herpes', ACTA Neuropsychiatrica, 20, pp. 145 - 151
    Journal articles | 2007
    Cameron B ; Galbraith S ; Zhang Y ; Davenport T ; Vollmer Conna U ; Wakefield D ; Hickie I ; Dunsmuir WTM; Whistler T ; Vernon S ; Reeves W ; Lloyd A , 2007, 'Gene expression correlates of postinfective fatigue syndrome after infectious mononucleosis', The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 196, pp. 56 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/518614
    Journal articles | 2007
    Everett B ; Cameron B ; Li H ; Vollmer-Conna U ; Davenport T ; Hickie I ; Wakefield D ; Vernon S ; Reeves WC ; Lloyd AR , 2007, 'Polymorphisms in Toll-like receptors-2 and -4 are not associated with disease manifestations in acute Q fever', Genes Immun, 8, pp. 699 - 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.gene.6364428
    Journal articles | 2007
    Ooi J; Sharma N; Mcgarity B; McCluskey P, 2007, 'The length of superficial temporal artery biopsies', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, pp. 437 - 439
    Journal articles | 2007
    Vollmer-Conna U ; Cameron B ; Hadzi-Pavlovic D ; Singletary K ; Davenport T ; Vernon S ; Reeves WC ; Hickie I ; Wakefield D ; Lloyd AR ; Dubbo Infection Outcomes Study Group , 2007, 'Post-infective fatigue syndrome is not associated with altered cytokine production', Clin Infect Dis., 45, pp. 732 - 735
    Journal articles | 2006
    Aslakson E; Vollmer-Conna US; White P, 2006, 'The validity of an empirical delineation of heterogeneity in chronic unexplained fatigue', Pharmacogenomics, 7, pp. 365 - 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/14622416.7.3.365
    Journal articles | 2006
    Carmel L; Efroni S; White P; Aslakson E; Vollmer-Conna US; Rajeevan M, 2006, 'Gene expression profile of empirically delineated classes of unexplained chronic fatigue', Pharmacogenomics, 7, pp. 375 - 386
    Journal articles | 2006
    Hickie I; Davenport TA; Wakefield D; Vollmer-Conna US; Cameron BA; Vernon S; Reeves W; Lloyd AR, 2006, 'Postinfective and chronic fatigue syndromes precipitated by viral and non-viral pathogens: porspective cohort study', British Medical Journal: International, Sep, pp. 1 - 6
    Journal articles | 2006
    McConaghy N; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Stevens C; Manicavasagar VL; Buhrich N; Vollmer-Conna US, 2006, 'Fraternal birth order and ratio of heterosexual/homosexual feelings in women and men', Journal of Homosexuality, 51, pp. 161 - 174
    Journal articles | 2006
    Scott D; Freiman J; Zekry A; Vonthethoff LW; Vollmer-Conner U; Hui JM, 2006, 'A novel noninvasive index for prediction of hepatic fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B virus infection', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 21, pp. A300 - A300, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000247320600105&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a
    Journal articles | 2006
    Smith AK; Aslakson E; Vollmer-Conna US; Rajeevan M; White P, 2006, 'Polymorphisms in genes regulating the HPA axis associated with empirically delineated classes of unexplained chronic fatigue', Pharmacogenomics, 7, pp. 387 - 394
    Journal articles | 2006
    Vollmer-Conna US; Aslakson E; White P, 2006, 'An empirical delineation of the heterogeneity of chronic unexplained fatigue in women', Pharmacogenomics, 7, pp. 355 - 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/14622416.7.3.355
    Journal articles | 2005
    Jagger E; Hettiaratchi A; Carol H; Cameron BA; Vollmer-Conna US; Davenport T; Hickie IB; Wakefield D; Lloyd AR, 2005, 'Polymorphisms in the interleukin-10 gene are associated with duration of illness following primary Epstein-Barr virus infection', Tissue Antigens, 66, pp. 452 - 453
    Journal articles | 2005
    Smith A; Vollmer-Conna US; Geczy A; Dunckley H; Bennett BK; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2005, 'Does genotype mask the relationship between psychological factors and immune function?', Brain Behavior and Immunity, 19, pp. 147 - 152
    Journal articles | 2004
    Smith A; Vollmer-Conna US; Bennett BK; Wakefield D; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2004, 'The relationship between distress and the development of a primary immune response to a novel antigen', Brain Behavior and Immunity, 18, pp. 65 - 75
    Journal articles | 2004
    Smith A; Vollmer-Conna US; Geczy A; Dunckley H; Bennett BK; Hickie IB; Lloyd AROLA, 2004, 'Influences of distress and alcohol consumption on the development of a delayed-type hypersensitivity skin test response.', Psychosomatic Medicine, 66, pp. 614 - 619
    Journal articles | 2004
    Vollmer-Conna U; Fazou C; Cameron B; Li H; Brennan C; Luck L; Davenport T; Wakefield D; Hickie I; Lloyd A, 2004, 'Production of pro-inflammatory cytokines correlates with the symptoms of acute sickness behaviour in humans', Psychol Med, 34, pp. 1289 - 1297
    Journal articles | 2003
    Robertson PW; Beynon S; Whybin R; Brennan CM; Vollmer-Conna US; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2003, 'Measurement of EBV-1gG and t-VCA avidity aids the early and reliable diagnosis of primary EBV infection', Journal of Medical Virology, 70, pp. 617 - 623
    Journal articles | 2003
    Smith AJ; Bennett B; Vollmer-Conna U; Wakefield D; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2003, 'The relationship between distress and the development of a primary immune response', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 55, pp. 92 - 92, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186983200402&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2003
    Smith AJ; Vollmer-Conna U; Bennett B; Wakefield D; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2003, 'The effect of examination stress on the development of a primary immune response', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 55, pp. 28 - 28, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186983200109&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2003
    Vollmer-Conna U; Davenport T; Hickie I; Wakefield D; Lloyd A, 2003, 'Sick, sleepy and sad', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 55, pp. 95 - 95, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186983200420&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2002
    Burnham DK; Kitamura C; Vollmer-Conna US, 2002, 'What`s new pussycat? On talking to babies and animals', Science, 296, pp. 1435 - 1435
    Journal articles | 2001
    Smith AJ; Bennett B; Vollmer-Conna U; Wakefield D; Hickie IB; Lloyd AR, 2001, 'The effect of distress on the development of a primary immune response', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 53, pp. 175 - 175, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000202876001305&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2001
    Vollmer-Conna US, 2001, 'Acute sickness behaviour: an immune system-to-brain communicatiuon?', Psychological Medicine, pp. 761 - 767
    Journal articles | 2001
    Young L; Katrib A; Cuello C; Vollmer-Conna US; Bertouch J; Roberts-Thomson PJ; Ahern MJ; Smith MD; Youssef PP, 2001, 'Effects of intraarticular glucocorticoids on macrophage infiltration and mediators of joint damage in osteoarthritis synovial membranes', Arthritis Care & Research, pp. 343 - 350
    Journal articles | 2000
    Binotto E; Boughton CR; Hawkes R; Robertson PW; Whybin R; Duffy Y; Vollmer-Conna US; Lloyd AR, 2000, 'A serological and epidemiological re-evaluation of acute non-A non-B hepatitis from the early 1970's', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, pp. 668 - 674
    Journal articles | 2000
    Malhi GS; Vollmer-Conna US, 2000, 'Topics in contemporary psychiatric practice: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome', International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 4, pp. 343 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13651500050517948
    Journal articles | 1999
    Verma MJ; Mukaida N; Vollmer-Conna US; Matsushima K; Lloyd AR; Wakefield D, 1999, 'Endotoxin induced uveitis is partially inhibited by AntiIL8 antibody treatment', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, pp. 2465 - 2470
    Journal articles | 1998
    Bennett BK; Hickie IB; Vollmer-Conna US; Quigley B; Brennan CM; Wakefield D; Douglas MP; Hansen GR; Tahmindjis AJ; Lloyd AR, 1998, 'The relationship between fatigue, psychological and immunological variables in acute infectious illness.', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, pp. 180 - 186
    Journal articles | 1998
    Vollmer-Conna US; Lemon J, 1998, 'Spatial configuration and proximal cues', Learning and Motivation, 29, pp. 102 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/lmot.1997.0991
    Journal articles | 1998
    Vollmer-Conna US; Lloyd AR; Hickie IB; Wakefield D, 1998, 'Chronic fatigue syndrome: an immunological perspective', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, pp. 523 - 527
    Journal articles | 1997
    Vollmer-Conna US; Hickie IB; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Tymms K; Wakefield D; Dwyer JM; Lloyd AR, 1997, 'Intravenous immunoglobulin is ineffective in the treatment of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome', American Journal of Medicine, 103, pp. 38 - 43
    Journal articles | 1997
    Vollmer-Conna US; Wakefield D; Lloyd AR; Hickie IB; Lemon J; Bird KD; Westbrook RF, 1997, 'Cognitive deficits in patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, acute infective illness or depression', British Journal of Psychiatry, 171, pp. 377 - 381
  • Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Tavakoli P; Vollmer-Conna U; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Grimm MC; Vazquez-Campos X, 2021, 'Biological therapies and bio-microbial dynamics in inflammatory bowel diseases', in JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, Vol. 15, pp. S468 - S469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab076.602
    Conference Papers | 2020
    Tavakoli P; Vollmer-Conna U; Campos XV; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Grimm M, 2020, 'Biological therapies and the trajectories of biopsychological factors in inflammatory bowel diseases', in JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, pp. S296 - S297, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000518803401188&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2020
    Tavakoli P; Vollmer-Conna U; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vazquez-Campos X; Grimm M, 2020, 'Biological therapies and the trajectories of biopsychological factors in inflammatory bowel diseases', in JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 35, pp. 108 - 108, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000589476200155&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Abstracts | 2020
    Tavakoli P; Vollmer-Conna U; Vazquez Campos X; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Grimm M, 2020, 'P289 Biological therapies and the trajectories of biopsychological factors in inflammatory bowel diseases', in Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 14, pp. S296 - S297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz203.418
    Conference Abstracts | 2019
    Tavakoli P; Vollmer-Conna U; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Vazquez-Campos X; Grimm M, 2019, 'Longitudinal course of inflammatory bowel diseases: A model of microbial, immune, and neuropsychological integration', in JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 34, pp. 140 - 142, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000483843100222&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Conference Posters | 2019
    Tavakoli P; Vollmer-Conna U; Hadzi-Pavlovik D; Vazquez-Campos X; Grimm M, 2019, 'P234 Longitudinal course of inflammatory bowel diseases: a model of microbial, immune, and neuropsychological integration', Vol. 13, pp. S213 - S214, https://academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/article/13/Supplement_1/S213/5300882
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Keech A; Sandler C; Vollmer-Conna U; Lloyd A; Barry B, 2015, 'Capturing the post-exertional exacerbation of fatigue following physical and cognitive challenge in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.', in Physiotherapy, Elsevier, Singapore, pp. e121 - e122, presented at World Congress of Physical Therapy, Singapore, 01 May 2015 - 04 May 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.03.262
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Vollmer-Conna US; Piraino BF; Cameron BA; Lloyd AR, 2008, 'Common polymorphisms in neurobehavioural genes influence the emotional response to acute infectious illness', in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Sage Publications, United Kingdom, pp. A79 - A79, presented at Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
    Conference Papers | 1998
    Burnham D; Francis E; Vollmer-Conna U; Kitamura C; Averkiou V; Olley A; Nguyen M; Paterson C, 1998, 'ARE YOU MY LITTLE PUSSY-CAT? ACOUSTIC, PHONETIC AND AFFECTIVE QUALITIES OF INFANT- AND PET-DIRECTED SPEECH', in 5th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, ICSLP 1998
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 1998
    Burnham DK; Francis E; Vollmer-Conna US; Kitamura C; Averkiou V; Olley AL; Nguyen M; Paterson C, (eds.), 1998, '5th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing', Sydney, presented at 5th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Sydney, 30 November 1998 - 04 December 1998