Contact Details
| Organization: | Medicine - Austin Health and Northern Health |
| Position: | RD WRIGHT FELLOW |
| Email: | |
| Work: | 9496 2403 |
| Fax: | 9497 4554 |
| Building: | No Building |
| Campus: | Repatriation Hospital |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | Insulin secretion, islet beta cell dysfunction, animal models, glucose toxicity, lipotoxicity | Australia, United States of America |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1990 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1996 |
Memberships
| Membership Type | Membership Body | Description | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | European Association for the Study of Diabetes | Full Member | 01-Jan-1993 | |
| Member | American Diabetes Association | Full Member | 01-Jan-1996 | |
| Member | Australian Diabetes Society | Full Member | 01-Jan-1990 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Protein Targeting and Signal Transduction (BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY) (270103)
- Animal Physiology - Systems (PHYSIOLOGY) (270603)
- Gene Therapy (BIOTECHNOLOGY) (270801)
- Transgenesis (BIOTECHNOLOGY) (270803)
- Cell Physiology (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY) (320602)
- Systems Physiology (MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY) (320603)
- Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases) (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321003)
- Endocrinology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321004)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Immune system and allergy (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730102)
- Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730105)
- Cardiovascular system and diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730106)
- Health related to ageing (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730203)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigating insulin secretory dysfunciton in Type 2 diabetes | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Clinical Career Development Award | 01/01/2003 |
| The consequences of islet beta fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase overexpression on insulin secretory function | Chief Investigator | DIABETES AUST RESEARCH TRUST | Research Grants | 01/01/2005 |
| Identification and characterisation of a gene causing insulin hypersecretion in a mouse model of diabetes susceptibility | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2006 |
| INVESTIGATION OF THE FUNCTION OF SEL S A NOVEL SELENOPROTEIN | Chief Investigator | CHEMGENEX PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2006 |
| Study of the Mechanisms of Obesity, and insulin resistance in transgenic rats overexpressing PEPCK | Chief Investigator | DIABETES AUST RESEARCH TRUST | Research Grants | 01/01/2006 |
| INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRST-PHASE INSULIN SECRETION ON GLUCOSE TOLERANCE AND INSULIN RESISTANCE | Chief Investigator | DIABETES AUST RESEARCH TRUST | Research Grants | 01/01/2006 |
| IMPROVEMENT IN HEPATIC INSULIN SENSITIVITY IN LIVER SPECIFIC SOCS KNOCKOUT MICE | Chief Investigator | DIABETES AUST RESEARCH TRUST | Research Grants | 01/01/2006 |
| Insulin secretion in beta-cell FBPase mice | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2007 |
| GENETIC ANALYSIS OF REDUCED INSULIN SECRETION IN DIABETES SUSCEPTIBLE MICE | Chief Investigator | DIABETES AUST RESEARCH TRUST | Research Grants | 01/01/2007 |
| INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF FRUCTOSE-1, 6-BISPHOSPHATASE IN HEPATIC GLUCOSE PRODUCTION AND FOOD INTAKE REGULATION | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Dora Lush Biomedical Postgraduate Scholarship | 01/01/2007 |
| The cause and consequences of reduced insulin secretion in the NZO mouse | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2008 |
| INVESITGATION OF THE ROLE OF NEPRILYSIN IN INSULIN SECRETION AND PANCREATIC BETA-CELL DYSFUNCTION | Chief Investigator | DIABETES AUST RESEARCH TRUST | Research Grants | 01/01/2008 |
| B-CELL MASS AND FUNCTION IN TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS AND ISLET TRANSPLANTATION | Chief Investigator | GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH | Program Grants (NHMRC) | 01/01/2008 |
| The role of a liver enzyme in controlling body weight | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2009 |
| Investigating the novel roles of HERP in Type 2 Diabetes | Chief Investigator | DIABETES AUST RESEARCH TRUST | Research Grants | 01/01/2009 |
| Why too much insulin secretion is bad for diabetes | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Career Development Awards | 01/01/2009 |
| Investigation of the impact of a muscle glucose storage defect on glucose metabolism and exercise capacity | Chief Investigator | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Medical Research and Technology Grants | 01/01/2009 |
| A Novel Role of Herp in Type 2 Diabetes | Chief Investigator | THE CASS FOUNDATION LTD | Science & Medicine Grants | 01/01/2009 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF DICARBA AOD9604 ON BODY WEIGHT REGULATION IN THE NZO MOUSE | Chief Investigator | POLYCHIP PHARMACEUTICALS PTY LTD | 24/10/2006 |
| STARPHARMA CONSULTANCY - DENDRIMER CONJUGATED INSULIN PROJECT | Chief Investigator | STARPHARMA PTY LTD | 01/12/2007 |
| DENDRIMER CONJUGATED INSULIN DOSE EFFECTIVENESS STUDY | Chief Investigator | STARPHARMA PTY LTD | 01/03/2008 |
| STARPHARMA CONSULTANCY - ORAL EFFECTIVENESS OF DENDRIMER CONJUGATED INSULIN | Chief Investigator | STARPHARMA PTY LTD | 22/04/2008 |
| STARPHARMA CONSULTANCY - DENDRIMER CONJUGATED INSULIN DOSE EFFECTIVENESS STUDY - PART 2 | Chief Investigator | STARPHARMA PTY LTD | 24/04/2008 |
| STARPHARMA CONSULTANCY - 5-HOUR STUDY OF DENDRIMER CONJUGATED INSULIN | Chief Investigator | STARPHARMA PTY LTD | 25/06/2008 |
| AUS BIO LTD CONSULTANCY - MD960 EVALUATION | Chief Investigator | AUS BIO LIMITED | 28/07/2008 |
| PHOSPHAGENIC CONSULTANCY - CREAM INSULIN EFFECT IN DIABETES | Chief Investigator | PHOSPHAGENIC LTD | 29/07/2008 |
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.