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Brain Dementia Oceania Psychiatry RESEARCHER PROFILE

Brain ageing, dementia and psychiatric disorders

By Bench Side Story — 2 days ago

Professor Perminder Sachdev graduated from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, in 1978 and completed his MD in Psychiatry there in 1983. Following time in New Zealand, he relocated to Australia, where he completed psychiatric training and a PhD at UNSW in 1991. His doctoral work examined ethnopsychological concepts in Māori culture. His early research focused on drug-induced movement disorders, including akathisia, tardive dyskinesia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome, while his later work has centred on dementia and pre-dementia syndromes, particularly neuroimaging, biomarkers and risk factors.

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CASE STUDY Clinical Trials Medication Newborn / Neonatal Oceania

CASE STUDY increasing survival, free of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in extremely preterm infants

By Bench Side Story — 5 days ago

The aim of the PLUSS trial was to find out if installation of budesonide (a steroid) with surfactant to the lungs of extremely preterm babies helps to prevent lung disease, or Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).

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Emergency Medicine Oceania Research RESEARCHER PROFILE

Peripheral intravenous catheter management

By Bench Side Story — 1 week ago

Dr Grace Xu is a clinician-researcher, senior nurse practitioner, and emerging implementation scientist with more than 16 years of emergency nursing experience. She is a Fellow of the College of Emergency Nurses Australasia and a Centaur Fellow. She also leads the Early Career Researcher/Clinician Researcher portfolio within the Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research group.

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Brain Oceania Research RESEARCHER PROFILE Stroke care

Post stroke brain recovery targeting blood flow and vessel health

By Bench Side Story — 2 weeks ago

Dr Daniel Beard is a Senior Lecturer and Group Leader of the Neurovascular Research Laboratory at the University of Newcastle, with a distinguished career in stroke research. Dr Beard completed his PhD in Human Physiology in 2015, uncovering the impact of intracranial pressure on collateral vessel failure. He has held prestigious research and teaching roles at the University of Oxford and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, contributing to international collaborations on neurovascular protection. His research has been supported by competitive grants, including an NHMRC Ideas Grant, and he has received numerous awards for innovation, research excellence and teaching excellence.

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Brain Immunotherapy Oceania Research RESEARCHER PROFILE

 Identifying and treating autoimmune neurological disorders

By Bench Side Story — 1 month ago

Associate Professor Sudarshini Ramanathan is a neurologist and clinician scientist whose work focuses on autoimmune neurological disorders. Her research has helped identify new neurological syndromes due to antibody-mediated demyelination and encephalitis, and improve diagnostic tools and treatment guidelines for patients with autoimmune diseases affecting the brain, spinal cord, muscles and nerves. 

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Immunotherapy Oceania Research RESEARCHER PROFILE Vaccines

Vaccine effectiveness against infections triggering autoimmune disease

By Bench Side Story — 1 month ago

Dr Deborah Burnett is a Scientia Senior Lecturer and Laboratory Head at UNSW, where she leads a multidisciplinary research program spanning mechanistic immunology and translational vaccinology. Her work focuses on understanding how immune responses can protect against challenging infectious threats, including bacterial infections and infections associated with autoimmune disease.  

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Kidney Oceania Research RESEARCHER PROFILE

Renal care & data linkage of Tasmanian kidney disease cases

By Bench Side Story — 2 months ago

Professor Matthew Jose is a Renal Physician & Head of the Renal Unit at the Royal Hobart Hospital, and Professor of Medicine for the University of Tasmania.

Winner of the 2021 Rural Science Award from the Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, he has worked in regional, rural and remote Australian locations for nearly 20 years as a Renal Physician, including the Northern Territory.

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Emergency Medicine Oceania Pediatric / Paediatric Research RESEARCHER PROFILE

Paediatric haemorrhage and airway procedures

By Bench Side Story — 2 months ago

Dr Shane George is a paediatric critical care physician working in paediatric emergency medicine and paediatric intensive care at Gold Coast University Hospital. He is the clinical lead for children’s critical care research for Gold Coast Health, and is a Senior Lecturer at The University of Queensland and Griffith University.

Associate Professor George is also an active clinician researcher on topics that span both emergency medicine and PICU practice including safety in emergency intubation, sepsis, haemostatic resuscitation in children and respiratory support therapies.

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Health Workforce Oceania Paramedicine Research RESEARCHER PROFILE

Paramedicine workforce across Australian & New Zealand

By Bench Side Story — 2 months ago

Liz Thyer is an Associate Professor in the Western Sydney University Paramedicine program and is passionate about innovations and excellence in health sciences teaching and learning. 

She was an advanced life support paramedic with Ambulance Victoria for 11 years including roles as a clinical instructor and peer support officer. She has previously worked at Victoria University with the Paramedic programs and at Deakin University in Learning Futures. 

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Clinical Trials Oceania Research RESEARCHER PROFILE

Trials in treating STIs, vaccines and lipid lowering medications

By Bench Side Story — 3 months ago

Since joining Paratus Clinical Research in 2022, Dr Pi Lip Seet has served as both Principal Investigator and Sub-Investigator across Phase I–IV industry-sponsored clinical trials. His research experience spans vaccines, immunology, cardiovascular and endocrine disease, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, pain management, sleep medicine and adult psychiatry. He has been involved in multiple vaccine development programs, including RSV, influenza, COVID-19, herpes zoster and pneumococcal studies.

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