Cardiometabolic

The School has a varied and strong research history into cardiometabolic diseases, covering conditions including diabetes, obesity, heart disease and different cardiac pathologies.  We conduct cutting-edge research, translating into practical outcomes through our strong links and embedding within leading hospitals in Melbourne, with many of our leading researchers also being clinical practitioners allowing them to directly apply their research in their clinical practice.

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Projects Supervisor(s) Department Research Opportunity
AMPK regulation of cholesterol metabolism Prof Bruce Kemp Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
AMPK regulation of lipid metabolism Prof Bruce Kemp Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Cardioprotection with Nano-MDIVI-1 Dr Shiang (Max) Lim Surgery PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Cardiovascular Risk in Nephrotic Syndrome Dr Jonathan Mynard
Dr Catherine Quinlan 		Paediatrics Honours
Characterisation of GLUT12 knockout mice Prof Bruce Kemp Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Characterization of GPR35 in models of cardiovascular disease Dr Michael Zhang
Dr Andrew Kompa 		Medicine and Radiology Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Connecting a macro-vessel to a pre-vascularized scaffold A/Prof Geraldine Mitchell Surgery PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Creating transplantable human capillary networks derived from adult human stem cells A/Prof Geraldine Mitchell Surgery PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Do human T cells recognize hybrid insulin peptides in Type 1 diabetes? A/Prof Stuart Mannering Medicine and Radiology PhD
Do the pancreatic islets select a particular population of T cells in Type 1 diabetes? A/Prof Stuart Mannering Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Effect of uraemic toxins of vascular reactivity Dr Michael Zhang
Dr Andrew Kompa 		Medicine and Radiology Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Exploring Effects of Treatment with Anti-depressants on Insulin Resistance: A Real-world Electronic Medical Records Based Study Professor Sanjoy Paul Medicine and Radiology PhD
Gene signatures of the ‘lymphaticome’ Dr Ramin Shayan
Dr Tara Karnezis 		Surgery PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How do HLA-DQ2 and DQ-8 increase the risk of people developing Type 1 diabetes? A/Prof Stuart Mannering Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How do long noncoding RNAs (IncRNAs) regulate dendritic cell function and prevent autoimmune disease? Dr Tom Brodnicki Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
How does amino acid supply immune cell function and the development of autoimmune disease? Dr Tom Brodnicki Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Identifying IL-17 receptor functions in pancreatic beta cells A/Prof Helen Thomas
Dr Andrew Sutherland 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Inhibiting hypoxia and inflammation-induced damage to improve the outcomes of islet transplantation A/Prof Helen Thomas
Dr Michaela Waibel 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Investigation of inter-arm blood pressure differences during paediatric exercise testing Dr Jonathan Mynard
Dr Michael Cheung 		Paediatrics Honours
Longitudinal analysis of health outcomes in 16-29 year old females Prof Suzanne Garland
Prof John Wark 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Metabolic health of females with Type 1 Diabetes aged 16-25 years Prof Suzanne Garland
Prof John Wark 		Medicine and Radiology Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Modulating fibrosis and myocardial injury in Muscular Dystrophy Dr Adam Piers
A/Professor Salvatore Pepe 		Paediatrics Honours
Modulation of CAMKK-Beta signalling by genetic variants Prof Bruce Kemp Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Molecular mediators of gene:environment interactions underlying early life programming of cardiovascular and metabolic risk. Professor Richard Saffery
Dr David Burgner 		Paediatrics Honours
New inhibitors for mitochondrial fission protein DRP1 Dr Jessica Holien
Dr Shiang (Max) Lim 		Surgery PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – characterising disease features in order to develop new therapies Dr Fay Khong
Dr Amanda Edgley 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Novel therapies for treatment of cardiorenal disease Dr Michael Zhang
Dr Andrew Kompa 		Medicine and Radiology PhD
Peak exercise capacity in patients with a Fontan circulation Professor Yves D'Udekem
Dr Rachael Cordina 		Paediatrics Honours
Post-translational regulation of AMPK Prof Bruce Kemp Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Prevention of autoimmune diabetes by immune tolerance to proinsulin Dr Bala Krishnamurthy
Prof Tom Kay 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Repurposing JAK1/JAK2 inhibitors to treat Type 1 diabetes Prof Tom Kay
A/Prof Helen Thomas 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Targeting inflammation and fibrosis for the treatment of retinal disease Dr Fay Khong
Dr Amanda Edgley 		Medicine and Radiology PhD
Testing the pathogenicity of human islet-infiltrating CD4+ T cells in a humanized mouse model A/Prof Stuart Mannering Medicine and Radiology PhD
The role of nucleic acid sensing in triggering autoimmune diabetes Dr Tom Brodnicki
A/Prof Helen Thomas 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Treating fibrosis and inflammation to prevent end-organ damage in diabetes Dr Fay Khong
Dr Amanda Edgley 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding how interferons are involved in autoimmune diabetes Dr Tom Brodnicki
A/Prof Helen Thomas 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Understanding if islet-infiltrating CTL can be identified in peripheral blood as biomarkers of Type 1 diabetes Dr Bala Krishnamurthy
Prof Tom Kay 		Medicine and Radiology PhD, Masters by Research, Honours, Master of Biomedical Science
Which epitopes do human islet-infiltrating CD8+ T cells ‘see’? A/Prof Stuart Mannering Medicine and Radiology PhD