Professor Steve Wilton
Professor Steve Wilton, along with colleague Professor Sue Fletcher, were early pioneers in the use of antisense oligomers to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Three exon-skipping compounds from his group have now been approved by the US FDA to restore functional dystrophin expression in the most common mutations causing DMD. His research team is currently […]
Professor Asha Bowen
In remote Australia, 45% of Aboriginal children have skin sores, the highest rate in the world. Professor Asha Bowen has generated new knowledge to improve skin health, including being first in describing the heavy burden for remote Aboriginal children. She led the first trial to show short course oral antibiotics effectiveness for treatment of skin sore […]
Professor Livia Hool
Professor Livia Hool is an international leader in the study of excitation and contraction of the heart. Having identified a novel pathway that regulates energetics in the heart, she is developing therapy to reduce sudden death and improve the lives of patients with inherited heart disease. Professor Hool has received numerous awards, including the first […]
Professor Daniel Green
After establishing a world-first clinical exercise physiology service in a cardiac transplant unit, Professor Daniel Green’s research provided a compelling evidence-base for disease prevention by quantifying the mechanisms and benefits of novel interventions to prevent and manage cardiovascular (CV) diseases. Central to his discoveries was development of novel imaging techniques, now used worldwide, that directly […]
Professor Dawn Bessarab
Professor Dawn Bessarab has shown exceptional Indigenous leadership, knowledge, expertise and contribution through research in Indigenous health and social work. Through development and application of clinical yarning in healthcare, clinicians and health practitioners are better equipped to engage more effectively with Aboriginal patients towards better health outcomes. Professor Bessarab’s leadership in the discipline of social […]
Professor Robert Newton
Professor Robert Newton, an exercise oncology expert, has published 542 journal articles with over 30,800 citations for a 96 h-Index. His work focuses on exercise medicine as neoadjuvant, adjuvant and rehabilitative cancer therapy to reduce side-effects and enhance effectiveness of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. In 2018 he received the career achievement award from the […]