Postdoctoral 
Research Fellow
Research interests
Evie’s research focusses on the genetics of heart disease. She is currently working to develop new tools to identify patients who will go on to have adverse cardiac remodelling or atrial fibrillation following a heart attack. This research involves identifying new genetic risk markers and using these to build genetic risk scores, and identifying the gene pathways that promote adverse outcomes for patients.
Background
Evie completed her PhD (2021) with the Christchurch Heart Institute at the University of Otago, Christchurch. Her PhD focussed on identifying circulating micro RNA and protein biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury in patients with heart failure, and involved utilising SWATH Mass Spectrometry and large-scale RTqPCR .
Funders
Awards
- Heart Foundation of New Zealand Research Fellowship (2020)
- Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Young Investigator Award (2021)
- Best Poster Presentation at IUBMB-FEBS-PABMB Young Scientists’ Forum (Portugal, 2022)
- International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Travel Award (2022)