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Contact Details

Phone
64 3 364 1210
Email
anna.pilbrow@otago.ac.nz
Position
Deputy Head of Department and Research Associate Professor
Department
Department of Medicine (Christchurch)
Qualifications
BSc(Otago) PhD(Otago)
Research summary
Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics

Research

Dr Pilbrow’s research explores how genetic variation contributes to susceptibility to heart disease.

Her research investigates genes and proteins within the heart and blood vessels that are altered in people genetically predisposed to heart disease and aims to identify new biomarkers that will help identify people at risk of having a heart attack.

She is also working to identify genetic variants that increase the risk of heart disease in New Zealand families who have a strong family history of premature heart disease.

Awards

  • University of Otago Christchurch Four Year Fellowship, 2023
  • Heart Foundation of New Zealand Foundation100 Fellowship, 2021
  • Finalist, Division of Health Sciences, Otago University Students’ Association Supervisor of the Year Award, 2020
  • ThermoFisher Scientific Award for Excellence in Molecular Biology, Queenstown Research Week, 2017
  • Heart Foundation of New Zealand Senior Fellowship, 2014
  • University of Otago Early Career Award for Distinction in Research, 2014
  • Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship, 2011

Publications

Lau, H. J., Pilbrow, A. P., Thompson, J., Sulit, A., Pearson, J., Frampton, C. M. A., Lewis, L., Pearson, A., Fa'atoese, A., Pitama, S., Troughton, R., & Cameron, V. A. (2026). The Family Heart Study: Rationale, design and methodology. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1639), 35-45. doi: 10.26635/6965.7409 Journal - Research Article

Pilbrow, A. (2026, February). Can we use genetics to improve cardiovascular risk prediction? Verbal presentation at the Genetics Otago (GO) Annual Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pickering, J. W., Pilbrow, A. P., Fa'atoese, A., & Joyce, L. (2026). Addressing significant inequity. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1631), 110-115. doi: 10.26635/6965.7313 Journal - Research Other

Deane, A. R., Myall, D. J., Pilbrow, A., Shoorangiz, R., Grenfell, S., Nolan, R., Livingston, L., … Keenan, R. J., … Dalrymple-Alford, J. C., Anderson, T. J., … Melzer, T. R. (2026). Altered cerebrovascular haemodynamics in Parkinson's disease: Insights from 4D flow MRI. npj Parkinson's Disease. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1038/s41531-026-01276-0 Journal - Research Article

Rolleston, A., Jones, G. T., Earle, N. J., Gibbs, S., Pilbrow, A., Faatoese, A., … Cameron, V. A., … Doughty, R. N. (2026). Considerations for study design and analysis for ethically and culturally safe DNA methylation research in Aotearoa New Zealand. SSM Population Health, 33, 101889. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101889 Journal - Research Article

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