Contact Details
| Organization: | Population Health |
| Position: | PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW (A/PROF) (MEGA) |
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Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery | University of Colombo | ||
| Doctor of Medicine | University of Colombo | ||
| Master of Science | University of Colombo | ||
| Doctor of Philosophy | Monash University | 31-Dec-2000 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases) (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321003)
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321006)
- Geriatrics and Gerontology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321007)
- Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321013)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Respiratory Diseases (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321027)
- Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321201)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Health Information Systems (incl. Surveillance) (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321203)
- Preventive Medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321206)
- Primary Health Care (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321208)
- Community Child Health (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321210)
- Health and Community Services (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321214)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Family and Household Studies (DEMOGRAPHY) (370504)
- History: Australian (HISTORICAL STUDIES) (430101)
- Applied Ethics (incl. Bioethics and Environmental Ethics) (PHILOSOPHY) (440104)
- Gene Expression (GENETICS) (270201)
- Genome Structure (GENETICS) (270202)
- Population and Ecological Genetics (GENETICS) (270203)
- Botany not elsewhere classified (BOTANY) (270499)
- Epidemiology (VETERINARY SCIENCES) (300503)
- Allergy (IMMUNOLOGY) (320201)
- Cellular Immunology (IMMUNOLOGY) (320202)
- Medical Mycology (MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY) (320404)
- Anaesthesiology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321001)
- Dermatology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321002)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Immune system and allergy (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730102)
- Nervous system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730104)
- Endocrine organs and diseases (incl. Diabetes) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730105)
- Cardiovascular system and diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730106)
- Cancer and related disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730108)
- Respiratory system and diseases (incl. Asthma) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730110)
- Digestive system and disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730113)
- Skeletal system and disorders (incl. Arthritis) (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730114)
- Women's health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730201)
- Health related to ageing (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730203)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Health related to specific ethnic groups (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730207)
- Occupational health (excl. economic development aspects) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730208)
- Environmental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730210)
- Disease distribution and transmission (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730212)
- Preventive medicine (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730213)
- Health status (e.g. indicators of well-being) (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730217)
- Injury control (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730220)
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Evaluation of health outcomes (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730306)
- Health policy evaluation (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730307)
- Health and support services not elsewhere classified (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730399)
- The aged (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750304)
- Business ethics (RELIGION AND ETHICS) (750406)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
- Studies in human society (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780107)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factors for chronic respiratory diseases in middle age: 36-year follow up of the Tasmanian Asthma Study | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2004 |
| THE ROLE OF DAIRY FOOD CONSUMPTION IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTHMA AND OTHER ALLERGIC DISORDERS IN GENETICALLY PREDISPOSED CHILDREN | Chief Investigator | AUST DAIRY CORP | Postgraduate Awards (DAIRY AUSTRALIA) | 01/03/2004 |
| EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES: 35 YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF THE TASMANIAN ASTHMA STUDY | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Public Health Fellowship (Australia) | 01/01/2005 |
| Genetic modifiers of environmental risk factors for longitudinal changes in asthma | Chief Investigator | L.E.W. CARTY CHARITABLE FUND | Research Grants | 01/05/2006 |
| WHAT GENES AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CAUSE CHANGE IN CHRONIC RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD? | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2007 |
| Is early life growth related to breast density in middle-age women? | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2007 |
| PREDICTORS AND CONSEQUENCES OF ALLERGIES THAT IMPACT ON CHILDREN GETTING A HEALTHY START TO LIFE: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | NHMRC Strategic Award - (A Healthy Start to Life for all Australians) | 01/01/2007 |
| INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS AND LONGITUDINAL CHANGES IN CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES PHENOTYPES | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Public Health Postgraduate Scholarships | 01/01/2007 |
| FOUNDERS AND SURVIVORS: AUSTRALIAN LIFECOURSES IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA | Discovery Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2007 |
| How can we prevent and manage allergies and chronic respiratory diseases more effectively? | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Career Development Awards | 01/01/2008 |
| What increases the reactivity of airways in middle-age? | Chief Investigator | NHMRC | Project Grants | 01/01/2009 |
| What are the causes and consequences of childhood asthma in a high risk birth cohort. | Principal Supervisor | NHMRC | Scholarships | 01/01/2009 |
| A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF WHEEZE, ASTHMA AND LUNG FUNCTION FROM BIRTH TO 10 YEARS IN A HIGH-RISK COHORT | Principal Supervisor | SIDNEY MYER FUND | Sidney Myer Health Scholarship | 01/01/2009 |
| A randomized trial to prevent the development of eczema and asthma in children | Chief Investigator | AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF DERMATOLOGISTS | Fred Bauer Research Grant | 01/07/2009 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG IMMIGRANTS AT A HIGH RISK OF CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) IN AUSTRALIA | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT | 22/04/2009 |
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.