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Steering committee members and Principal Investigators

Co-director: Professor Peter Jones

Pete Jones thumbDepartment of Physiology

Research expertise

Cellular mechanisms of heart disease: Molecular and cellular cardiovascular biology
Jones Laboratory

Co-director: Dr Kate Thomas

Kate Thomas thumbDepartment of Surgical Sciences

Research expertise

Exercise physiology and prescription, heat therapy, peripheral arterial disease, venous disease, healthy brain ageing, ultrasound.

Dr Chris Baldi

Chris Baldi thumbDepartment of Medicine

Research expertise

Diabetic heart disease:Integrative physiology and intervention

Dr Abby Bland

Abby Bland thumbDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Research expertise

Cancer drug targets and chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity

Dr Sean Coffey

Sean Coffey thumbDepartment of Medicine

Research expertise

Cardiac imaging and clinical trials: Clinical cardiovascular biology

Professor Jim Cotter

Jim Cotter thumbSchool of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences

Research expertise

Exercise and environmental stress: Integrative physiology and intervention

Dr Emily Grey

Emily Grey thumbDepartment of Physiotherapy

Research expertise

Improving access to cardiac rehabilitation and empowering people to engage in physical activity

Dr Regis Lamberts

Regis Lamberts thumbDepartment of Physiology

Research expertise

Ex vivo cardiac function Molecular and cellular cardiovascular biology
Lamberts Laboratory

Professor Daryl Schwenke

Daryl Schwenke thumbDepartment of Physiology

Research expertise

Pulmonary hypertension and hormone signalling: Molecular and cellular cardiovascular biology
Schwenke Laboratory

Dr Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson thumbDepartment of Medicine

Research expertise

Human integrative physiology: Integrative physiology and intervention

Principal Investigators

Associate Professor Azam Ali

Azam Ali thumbDepartment of Food Science and Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine

Research expertise

Biomaterials: Devices and Regeneration - Molecular and cellular cardiovascular biology

Dr Zoe Ashley

Zoe Ashley thumbnailDepartment of Physiology

Research expertise

Vascular biology, particularly atherosclerosis

Associate Professor Jeff Erickson

Jeff Erickson thumbDepartment of Physiology

Research expertise

Cellular mechanisms of heart disease:Molecular and cellular cardiovascular biology
Erickson Laboratory

Associate Professor Martin Fronius

Martin Fronius thumbDepartment of Physiology

Research expertise

Blood vessel biology: Molecular and cellular cardiovascular biology
Fronius Laboratory


Dr Allan Gamble

Allan Gamble thumbSchool of Pharmacy

Research expertise

Drug discovery:Drug discovery and trials

Dr Joanne Harrison

Joanne Harrison thumbDepartment Pharmacology and Toxicology

Research expertise

Cellular mechanisms of heart disease Drug discovery and trials

Professor Alison Heather

Alison Heather thumbDepartment of Physiology

Research expertise

Signalling: Blood vessel disease and hormone signalling
Heather Laboratory

Professor Greg Jones

Greg Jones thumbnailDepartment of Surgical Sciences

Research expertise

Vascular risk factors Epidemiology and public health

Associate Professor Lynnette Jones

Lynnette Jones tnSchool of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences

Research expertise

Exercise oncology Integrative physiology and intervention

Associate Professor Rajesh Katare

Rajesh Katare thumbDepartment of Physiology

Research expertise

Signalling: Cellular mechanisms of heart disease
Katare Laboratory

Associate Professor Niels Kjærgaard

Niels Kjaergaard thumbDepartment of Physics

Research expertise

Optical physicsDevices: Molecular and cellular cardiovascular biology (devices)

Professor David Larsen

David Larsen thumbDepartment of Chemistry

Research expertise

Organic chemistry: Drug discovery and trials

Professor Sally McCormick

Sally McCormick thumbDepartment of Biochemistry

Research expertise

Metabolism and proteomics: Signalling

Professor Rachael McLean

Rachael McLean thumbDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine

Research expertise

Nutrition and public health: Epidemiology and public health

Dr Michelle Munro

Michelle Munro thumbDepartment of Physiology

Research expertise

Cardiac cell ultrastructure: Molecular and cellular cardiovascular biology
Munro Laboratory

Professor Ivan Sammut

Ivan Sammut thumbDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Research expertise

Cellular mechanisms of heart disease: Drug discovery and trials

Professor Gillian Whalley

Gillian Whalley thumbDepartment of Medicine

Research expertise

Cardiovascular risk factors Epidemiology and public health

Professor Gerry Wilkins

Gerry Wilkins thumbDepartment of Medicine

Research expertise

Interventional cardiology and clinical trials: Clinical cardiovascular biology

Professor Michael Williams

Michael Williams thumbDepartment of Medicine

Research expertise

General and interventional cardiology and clinical trials:Clinical cardiovascular biology

Research staff

  • Ingrid Fomison-Nurse – Assistant Research Fellow
  • Jaya Papannarao – Assistant Research Fellow
  • Rachel Wallace – Assistant Research Fellow
  • Willow de Jonge – Assistant Research Fellow
  • Ute Zellhuber-McMillan – Assistant Research Fellow
  • Emily He – Assistant Research Fellow
  • Luke Worthington – Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Hamish Aitken-Buck – Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Helen Waddell – Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Abby Bland – Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Dhananjie Chandrasekera – Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Shubhra Sinha – Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Rachel Augustine – Research Fellow
  • Shane Ohline – Research Fellow
  • Xinhuai Liu – Research Fellow

Postgraduate students

  • Valeria Mereacre, PhD finalist
  • Chris Veich, PhD finalist
  • Steph Thwaite, PhD student
  • Elliot Sibbles, PhD student
  • Rishi Shah, PhD student
  • Fergus Payne, PhD student
  • Shalini Paul, PhD student
  • Matt Reily-Bell, PhD student
  • Kyra Bingham, PhD student
  • Elena Cruz, PhD student
  • Joan Chan, PhD student
  • Lijo Varghese, PhD student
  • Devin Tokin, PhD student
  • Swati Rana, PhD student
  • Kane Cocker, PhD student
  • Jekkhan Khan, PhD student
  • Ariel Pons, MB ChB/PhD student
  • Alisha Dabb, Master's finalist
  • Sam Nie, Master's
  • Parnia Naeimasa, BMedSci
  • Mathew Shuen, BMedSci
  • Alycia Kinns, BSc(Hons)
  • Adeline Chau, BSc(Hons)
  • Amalia Tristao Cruz, BSc(Hons)
  • Lakshmi Thillaikkannan, BSc(Hons)
  • Eknoor Singh, BSc(Hons)
  • Georgia Keelty, BSc(Hons)
  • Hayley Ryan, BSc(Hons)
  • Katie Baxter, BBioMed(Hons)
  • Katya Sewell, BBioMed(Hons)
  • Borson Wong
  • Brenna Leong
  • Laura Woolf
  • Muhammad Mann
  • Sarah Yap
  • Tandia Gooch
  • Dhairya Thakkar
  • Kate O'Reilly
  • Joshua Wypych

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