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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 244 1036
Email
lynley.lewis@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Research Fellow
Department
Department of Medicine (Christchurch)
Qualifications
BSc(Hons)(Cant) MapplSc(Linc) PhD(Otago)
Research summary
Cardioendocrinology

Research

Current Roles:

  • Method development and validation of analytical methods in the CCERG Biochemistry Laboratory
  • Maintenance of quality standards and documentation to ISO15189 specifications

Research Interests:

  • Actions and interactions of vasoactive peptides in vascular cells
  • Development of immunoassays for measurement of vasoactive peptides
  • Metabolism of vasoactive peptides in vivo and in vitro

Publications

Pearson, A. G., Pearson, J. F., Lewis, L. K., Fa'atoese, A., Poppe, K. K., Pemberton, C., … Richards, A. M., Troughton, R., & Doughty, R. N. (2025). Lower NT-proBNP plasma concentrations in Pacific peoples with heart failure. ESC Heart Failure, 12(4), 2976-2984. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.15314 Journal - Research Article

Prickett, T. C. R., Lewis, L. K., Pearson, J. F., & Espiner, E. A. (2025). Metabolism of natriuretic peptides and impact on insulin resistance and fat mass in healthy subjects. Clinical Biochemistry, 136, 110893. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2025.110893 Journal - Research Article

Pearson, A., Lewis, L., Pemberton, C., Troughton, R., Richards, M., Devlin, G., … Fa'atoese, A. (2024). Lower levels of NT-proBNP in Pacific peoples with heart failure. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 33(Suppl. 2), (pp. S80). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2024.04.269 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Appleby, S., Frampton, C., Holdaway, M., Chew-Harris, J., Liew, O. W., Chong, J. P. C., Lewis, L., Troughton, R., … Richards, A. M., & Pemberton, C. J. (2023). Circulating erythroferrone has diagnostic utility for acute decompensated heart failure in patients presenting with acute or worsening dyspnea. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 10, 1195082. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1195082 Journal - Research Article

Lewis, L. (2022, August). Assays specific for BNP1-32 and NT-proBNP exhibit a similar performance to two widely used assays in the diagnosis of heart failure. Poster session presented at the Metabolic & Cardiovascular Disease Satellite Meeting: Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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