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Dr Vivian Lee

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Sports science and exercise, Cardiovascular medicine and haematology, Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases), Exercise physiology, Health promotion
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)

Women's Health

Keywords:

exercise

physical activity

health belief and behaviour change (e.g. physical activity behaviour)

postpartum

type 2 diabetes

gestational diabetes mellitus

cardiovascular diseases

cardiovascular fitness

cognitive function

Dr Vivian Lee is a research fellow at The George Institute for Global Health and a conjoint lecturer at UNSW

Associate Professor Sean Edward Kennedy

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Paediatrics, Nephrology and Urology, Innate Immunity
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Child Health

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Sean is the Program Authority for UNSW Medicine, Education Lead for the UNSW Randwick Clinical Campus and Head of Paediatric Nephrology at Sydney Children's Hospital.

Professor Jamie Vandenberg

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases), Basic Pharmacology, Medical Biochemistry: Proteins and Peptides, Computational Cardiology
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Expanding Knowledge

Human Pharmaceutical Products not elsewhere classified

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anti-arrhythmic drugs

Research Interests: Biophysics and pharmacology of cardiac ion channels. Genotype-Phenotype relationships in inherited arrhythmia syndromes.

Ms Arlene D'Silva

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Paediatrics, Neurology and neuromuscular diseases, Neurogenetics, Neurosciences, Genomics, Proteomics and intermolecular interactions (excl. medical proteomics)
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Child Health

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Keywords:

translational medical research

molecular

neurosciences & neurology

Associate Professor Nicole Ann Carnt

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Optometry and Ophthalmology, Immunogenetics (incl. Genetic Immunology), Clinical Microbiology
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

I am a Scientia Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Research at School of Optometry a

Dr Jan Peters Lehm

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Anaesthesiology
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Research Interests: Clinical Anaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia, Diving & Hyperbaric Medicine

Dr Daina Louise Sturnieks

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Human Movement and Sports Science, Neurosciences, Public Health and Health Services
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Neurodegenerative Disorders Related to Ageing

Skeletal System and Disorders (incl. Arthritis)

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Allied Health Therapies (excl. Mental Health Services)

Disability and Functional Capacity

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I obtained a PhD in human biomechanics (UWA) and undertook a Post-doctoral Research Fellowship at the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute.

Dr Catherine Toong

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Autoimmunity, Immunological and Bioassay Methods
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Human Diagnostics

Human Pharmaceutical Treatments (e.g. Antibiotics)

Dr Chris Maloney

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Nutrition and dietetics, Endocrinology, Epigenetics (incl. genome methylation and epigenomics), Biochemistry and cell biology not elsewhere classified
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Keywords:

diabetes

obesity

nutrition

Micronutrient supplementation

transgenerational epigenetic inheritance

Can nutritional supplementation prevent a rise in the obesity epidemic?

Dr Deborah Marriott

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Infectious Diseases, Clinical Microbiology
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Infectious Diseases

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Keywords:

microbiology

infectious diseases

australian group on antimicrobial resistance

antimicrobial resistance

therapeutic drug monitoring

pathology

Professor Deborah JE Marriott graduated from UNSW in 1978 with a B.Sc (Med) (Hons class 1) and MB BS (Hons Class 1).

Professor Beng Hock Chong

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

High-impact research history spanning basic science research through to clinical research Prof Chong is a clinician sc

Professor Philip Ward

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology), Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy), Neurosciences
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Behaviour and Health

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Dr Dianne Lauraine Carey

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Clinical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Toxicology (incl. Clinical Toxicology)
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Infectious Diseases

Research Interests: Treatment and adverse effects of antiretroviral therapy, influenza, COVID-19

Dr Nicole Anita Kochan

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology), Neurosciences, Mental Health, Developmental Psychology and Ageing
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

Keywords:

dementia

mild cognitive impairment

cognitive ability

neuropsychological assessment

neuropsychology

neuropsychological tests

Dr Nicole Kochan is a Senior Rese

Professor Glenda Halliday

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Neurosciences, Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences

I am the Professor of Neuroscience at the University of New South Wales with a major reputation in the area of pathology of neurodegenerative diseases.

Associate Professor Darren Roberts

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Nephrology and Urology, Toxicology (incl. Clinical Toxicology), Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Keywords:

clinical pharmacology

clinical toxicology

nephrology

pharmacology & pharmacy

drug addiction

evidence based medicine

pharmacokinetics

poisoning and overdose

chronic kidney disease

chronic renal failure

therapeutic drug monitoring

haemodialysis

Academic appointments

Professor John Myburgh

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Intensive Care
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Professor John A Myburgh

Professor Gail Matthews

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Clinical Sciences, Virology, Public Health and Health Services
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Infectious Diseases

Digestive System Disorders

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

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Professor Gail Matthews is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Program Head, Therapeutic Research and Vaccine Program at The Kirby Institute, She is also Head of Infectious Diseases at St Vin

Professor Christopher Carl Goodnow

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Genetic Immunology, Genomics
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

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Professor Chris Goodnow FAA FRS is Executive Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, holds The

Professor John Kerswell French

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)
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Cardiovascular System and Diseases

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Prof John French has been Director of Cardiovascular Re

Associate Professor Pierre Lafaye de Micheaux

Faculty: Science
Fields of Research (FoR): Applied Statistics, Approximation Theory and Asymptotic Methods, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computer Software, Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks, Neurogenetics, Real and Complex Functions (incl. Several Variables), Statistical Theory, Stochastic Analysis and Modelling, Teacher Education: Higher Education, Time-Series Analysis
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Expanding Knowledge

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

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Switching on Brain Transporters to Switch off Brain Seizures

Field of Research (FoR):

Neurosciences

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Expanding Knowledge

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Brain function is a delicate balance of neuronal excitation and inhibition. The schematic diagram above illustrates inhbitory neuronal responses mediated via the neurotransmitter GABA, and how these are affected by the neuronal Cl- transporters KCC2 and NKCC1.