Functional genomics and metabolomics advance the ethnobotany of the Samoan traditional medicine “matalafi”

S Molimau-Samasoni, VH Woolner… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
The leaf homogenate of Psychotria insularum is widely used in Samoan traditional medicine
to treat inflammation associated with fever, body aches, swellings, wounds, elephantiasis …

Polyhalogenated Indoles from the Red Alga Rhodophyllis membranacea: The First Isolation of Bromo-Chloro-Iodo Secondary Metabolites

VH Woolner, CM Jones, JJ Field… - Journal of natural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
An unusual tetrahalogenated indole with the exceptionally rare inclusion of the three
halogens bromine, chlorine, and iodine was found using mass spectrometry within a fraction …

Halogenated Meroditerpenoids from a South Pacific Collection of the Red Alga Callophycus serratus

VH Woolner, RMA Gordon, JH Miller… - Journal of natural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A detailed examination of the red alga Callophycus serratus collected in Tonga led to the
isolation of six new halogenated meroditerpenoids: callophycol C (1), callophycoic acid I (2) …

Relational and collective excellence: unfolding the potential of Pacific early career researchers

Pacific Early Career Researchers … - Journal of the Royal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
As Pacific early career researchers (ECRs), relational interconnections and engagement are
at the heart of our collective responsibilities to each other. Although we share a mutual …

Checklist for Head Injury Management Evaluation Study (CHIMES): a quality improvement initiative to reduce imaging utilisation for head injuries in the emergency …

S Masood, V Woolner, JH Yoon… - BMJ open …, 2020 - bmjopenquality.bmj.com
Over 90% of patients with head trauma seen in emergency departments (EDs) are
diagnosed with minor head injuries. Over-utilisation of CT scans results in unnecessary …

Improving timely analgesia administration for musculoskeletal pain in the emergency department

V Woolner, R Ahluwalia, H Lum, K Beane… - BMJ Open …, 2020 - bmjopenquality.bmj.com
Delays to adequate analgesia result in worse patient care, decreased patient and provider
satisfaction and increased patient complaints. The leading presenting symptom to …

Quality improvement initiative for improved patient communication in an ED rapid assessment zone

A Taher, FW Magcalas, V Woolner, S Casey… - Emergency Medicine …, 2020 - emj.bmj.com
Introduction Patient–clinician communication in the Emergency Department (ED) faces
challenges of time and interruptions, resulting in negative effects on patient satisfaction with …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of marine-derived halogenated indoles as ligands of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor

J King, VH Woolner, RA Keyzers, RJ Rosengren - Toxicology reports, 2022 - Elsevier
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a ligand-activated transcription factor thought to
mediate a number of physiological roles in the body, is becoming a target of interest for the …

New Halogenated Secondary Metabolites from Red Algae of the South Pacific

V Woolner - 2017 - researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz
An NMR-and MS-directed study led to the isolation and structure elucidation of several
halogenated secondary metabolites from a New Zealand and a Tongan red alga. An …

The Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Secondary Metabolites from Tongan Marine Invertebrates

VH Woolner - 2012 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
During the course of this study, Tongan marine organisms were investigated for new
secondary metabolites. A combination of reversed-and normal-phase chromatographic …