Cardiometabolic

The School has a varied and strong research history into cardiometabolic diseases, covering conditions including diabetes, obesity, heart disease and different cardiac pathologies. We conduct cutting-edge research, translating into practical outcomes through our strong links and embedding within leading hospitals in Melbourne, with many of our leading researchers also being clinical practitioners allowing them to directly apply their research in their clinical practice.

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Adult Hybrid Closed Loop Study	Project Lead Professor David O'Neal	Medicine
Arterial grafting for coronary artery revascularisation	Co-director Colin Royse	Surgery
Atherothrombosis and Vascular Biology Group	Head of Laboratory Professor Karlheinz Peter Peter	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Research		Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Darren Kelly	Director of Biomedical Research Professor Darren Kelly	Medicine
Cardiac Cellular Systems	Laboratory Head Dr Alexander Pinto	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Research
Cardiac Hypertrophy Group	Head of Laboratory Professor Julie McMullen	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Cardiothoracic Surgery	Professor Alistair Royse	Surgery
Cardiovascular Endocrinology Group	Head of Laboratory Assoc Professor Morag Young	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Cardiovascular Inflammation and Redox Biology	Head of Laboratory Professor Judy de Haan	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Chronic Kidney Disease in the Management of people with Type 2 Diabetes in General Practice	Project Leader Dr Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis	General Practice and Primary Care
Clinical Diabetes and Epidemiology Group	Deputy Director (Clinical and Population Health), Baker Institute Professor Jonathan Shaw	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health Research
Cognitive Health	Project Leader Professor Cassandra Szoeke	Medicine
Developing novel therapies for the treatment of retinal disease	Professor Darren Kelly Project Lead Dr Amanda Edgley	Medicine
Development of novel therapeutics to prevent or treat preeclampsia	Associate Professor Natalie Hannan	Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Diabetes and Cardio-Metabolic Conditions	Professor John Furler	General Practice and Primary Care
Diabetes Discovery - prevalence and outcomes in inpatients with diabetes	Project Leader Dr Elif Ekinci	Medicine
Laima Brazionis	Group Leader Dr Laima Brazionis	Medicine
Chris Ryan	Group Leader Chris Ryan	Medicine
Dyslipidemia Decision Support		Medicine
Emerging Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine	Research Group Leader Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Haematopoesis and Leukocyte Biology Group	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Andrew Murphy	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Human Integrative Physiology	Head of Laboratory Dr Erin Howden	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Imaging	Project Leader Monique Stagnitti	Medicine
Irani Thevarajan	Dr Irani Thevarajan	Infectious Diseases
Lifestyle and Prevention	Project Leader Dr Edward Hill	Medicine
Lipid Metabolism and Cardiometabolic Disease Group	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Anna Calkin	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Management of acute decompensated heart failure in inpatients with diabetes	Project Leader Dr Elif Ekinci	Medicine
Mental Health	Project Leader Professor Lorraine Dennerstein	Medicine
Metabolomics Group	Head of Laboratory Professor Peter Meikle	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Molecular Imaging and Theranostics Group	Head of Laboratory Dr Xiaowei Wang	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Molecular Metabolism and Ageing Group	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Brian Drew	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Multimorbidity in Ageing	Project Leader Dr Kate Gregorevic	Medicine
Multimorbidity and glycaemia in people with type 2 diabetes attending Australian general practice: a cross-sectional study utilising data from NPS MedicineInsight	Principal Investigator A/Prof Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis	General Practice and Primary Care
Musculoskeletal and Bone Health	Project Leader Dr Raquel Pedrero-Chamizo	Medicine
Novel therapies for the treatment of cardiorenal disease	Project Lead Dr Andrew Kompa	Medicine
Novel therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease	Professor Darren Kelly Project Lead Dr Amanda Edgley	Medicine
Priya Sumithran	Dr Priya Sumithran	Medicine
Point of Care Ultrasound Simulation Education	Dr David Canty	Surgery
Preclinical Disease and Prevention	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Melinda Carrington	Baker Department of Cardiometabolic Health
Quality of Life	Project Leader Dr Katherine Campbell	Medicine
Data interoperability for remote patient monitoring		Medicine
Artificial Intelligence-assisted Retinal Photography		Medicine
SMS Diabetes Education		Medicine
The GP-OSMOTIC trial: Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes	Project Leader Associate Professor John Furler	General Practice and Primary Care
Trans Health Research	Dr Ada Cheung	Medicine
Transoesophageal echoardiography in cardiac surgery	Co-director Colin Royse	Surgery
Ultrasound Education Group	Co-director Professor Colin Royse Co-director Professor Alistair Royse	Surgery
Understanding antibiotic prescribing and use of guidelines in general practice – the GP National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (GP NAPS) pilot study	Principal Investigator Dr Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis	General Practice and Primary Care
Vascular Health	Project Leader Professor Philippe Lehert	Medicine