Contact Details
| Organization: | Medicine - St Vincent's Hospital |
| Position: | Honorary (Fellow) |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | www.medstv.unimelb.edu.au |
| Work: | 03 9288 2582 |
| Fax: | 03 9288 2581 |
| Room: | 309 |
| Level: | 03 |
| Building: | Clinical Sciences Block |
| Campus: | St Vincents Hospital |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Mammalian glucose transporter proteins | Australia |
| Glucose Transport and Metabolism | Australia |
| Type 2 Diabetes | Australia |
| Breast and Prostate Cancer | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | University of Alberta | Research |
| United States | Ohio University | Research |
| United States | University of Virginia | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | University of Westminister | 31-Dec-1981 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Westminister | 31-Dec-1987 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | American Society of Cell Biology | Member | 01-Jan-2006 | |
| Member | Australian Diabetes Society | Member | 31-Dec-2004 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prize | he Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology | Best poster award: FASEB Summer Research Conference on Glucose Transporter Biology | 01-Aug-2007 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Cell Metabolism (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270102)
- Protein Targeting and Signal Transduction (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270103)
- Membrane Biology (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270104)
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology not elsewhere classified (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270199)
- Animal Physiology - Systems (PHYSIOLOGY) (270603)
- Medical Biochemistry: Carbohydrates (MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND CLINICAL CHEMISTRY) (320302)
- Cell Physiology (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY) (320602)
- Systems Physiology (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY) (320603)
- Endocrinology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321004)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321014)
- Oncology and Carcinogenesis (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321015)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730105)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Reproductive system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730116)
- Health related to ageing (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730203)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular and cellular regulation of the novel glucose transporter GLUT12 in breast and prostate cancer | Chief Investigator | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Medical Research and Technology Grants | 01/01/2005 |
| CELLULAR MECHANISMS AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES OF GLUT12 MEDIATED GLUCOSE TRANSPORT IN GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2005 |
| MECHANISMS THAT LINK TYPE 2 DIABETES TO INCREASED CANCER RISK | Chief Investigator | DIABETES AUST RESEARCH TRUST | Research Grants | 01/01/2007 |
| MECHANISMS THAT LINK TYPE 2 DIABETES TO INCREASED CANCER RISK | Chief Investigator | PERPETUAL TRUSTEES AUST LTD | Project Grants | 01/07/2007 |
| Characterisation and functional activation of the novel glucose transporter protein GLUT12 | Principal Supervisor | GLAXOSMITHKLINE AUSTRALIA | GSK Post Graduate Support Grant | 03/10/2007 |
| Linking diabetes to an increased risk of breast and prostate cancer | Chief Investigator | CANCER AND BOWEL RESEARCH TRUST | Research Grants | 01/01/2008 |
| LINKING NUTRIENT OVERLOAD, OBESITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES. | Chief Investigator | MBF FOUNDATION | Project Funding | 15/08/2008 |
| Linking diet to diabetes | Chief Investigator | L.E.W. CARTY CHARITABLE FUND | Research Grants | 17/07/2009 |
| TARGETING THE NOVEL GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER GLUT12 FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER | Chief Investigator | FRIENDS FOR AN EARLIER BREAST CANCER TEST | SMALL GRANTS IN BREAST CANCER DETECTION/SCREENING |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
1) University of Melbourne Collaborative Research Award 2008: $8,500 ‘Kinetics of a novel glucose transport mechanism’.
2) Perpetual Trustees 2008: $3,500 ‘Linking diabetes to breast cancer risk’.
3) St. Vincent’s Hospital Research Trust 2006: $6,000 ‘Using Leishmania mexicana in a novel glucose transport assay’.
4) Eli Lilly Endocrine Research Grants 2005: $30,000 ‘Glucose transporter protein GLUT12 – Mechanisms and role in glucose homeostasis and Type 2 diabetes’.
5) University of Melbourne Award for Joint Research Projects 2005: $14,956 ‘Expression and regulation of the novel glucose transporter protein GLUT12 in
prostate cancer’.
6) St. Vincent’s Hospital Research Trust 2005: $5,000 GLUT12 – Potential role in the progression of diabetic nephropathy’.
7) Diabetes Australia Research Trust 2002: $40,000 'The role of a novel glucose transporter GLUT12 in muscle’.
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.