College of Medicine & Dentistry

Semagn Abate

Semagn Abate

Joseph Kamara

Joseph Kamara

Eric Kalo

Eric Kalo

Erin Waters

Erin Waters

Kannan Maharajan

Kannan Maharajan

Fahmida Begum Mina

Fahmida Begum Mina

Lynsey Brown

Lynsey Brown

Ali Isin

Ali Isin

Muideen Olaiya

Muideen Olaiya

Mila Grinblat

Mila Grinblat

Securing the frontline for health secure communities (Old ID 26522)
Tammy Allen
01 Aug 2020 - 31 Dec 2023
The aim is to build capacity to detect/respond to infectious disease outbreaks through frontline public health (human and animal) workforce which includes community members, volunteers, community health workers, environmental health workers, biosecurity and environmental officers and primary health care staff. This will be achieved through: Strengthened capability at community/primary care levels to anticipate outbreaks; Improved response at early stages of potential outbreaks; A quality timely and thorough response to outbreaks at the frontline level ; An operational learning and feedback process for continued improvement and currency of detection of and response to infectious diseases outbreaks.
Metformin in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysm (MAGIC) (Old ID 25135)
Joseph Moxon
01 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
MAGIC will be the first trial to assess the value of metformin wiuth significant preliminary data to suggest it can slow AAA growth. This trial offers the possibility of identifying a new treatment modality for an increasingly common condition, which would markedly change clinical practice.
Tele-DFD: Remotely providing effective healthcare for diabetic foot disease (Old ID 27644)
Rebecca Evans
01 Jul 2022 - 30 Sep 2026
Current models of care for diabetes-associated foot disease (DFD) management are not sustainable due to the recurring nature of this condition and lead to enormous social and economic burden (~$24 million / year). Models of healthcare that are financially viable and effective at meeting the challenges of the dispersed population of Northern Australia are urgently needed to reduce the rates of DFD-related amputations, and costs associated with preventable hospital admissions and ongoing treatment. This project will test whether a telehealth model of care (Tele-DFD) is more effective at achieving secondary prevention than the current usual face to face consultation model. If effective this model offers the potential of improved health outcomes and substantially reducing geographic disparity and social and economic burden from DFD.
Tele-DFD: Remotely providing effective healthcare for diabetic foot disease (Old ID 27644)
Joseph Moxon
01 Jul 2022 - 30 Sep 2026
Current models of care for diabetes-associated foot disease (DFD) management are not sustainable due to the recurring nature of this condition and lead to enormous social and economic burden (~$24 million / year). Models of healthcare that are financially viable and effective at meeting the challenges of the dispersed population of Northern Australia are urgently needed to reduce the rates of DFD-related amputations, and costs associated with preventable hospital admissions and ongoing treatment. This project will test whether a telehealth model of care (Tele-DFD) is more effective at achieving secondary prevention than the current usual face to face consultation model. If effective this model offers the potential of improved health outcomes and substantially reducing geographic disparity and social and economic burden from DFD.
Sero-prevalence and Genotypic Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus Infections in the ABO Blood Types in Papua New Guinea Blood Donors. (Old ID 31113)
Donna Rudd
02 Feb 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
Donor blood is clinically significant, and yet, transports pathogens such as the hepatitis B virus. This study will explore the risks factors and ABO blood types associated with genotypic sero-prevalence and their influence on blood donor compliance. The results of which will contribute to improving current blood donation practices in Papua New Guinea.
Establishing the North Queensland Liver Tumour Library: Improving HCC detection and treatment. (Old ID 27780)
Craig McFarlane
13 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
The project will provide certain data on the usefulness of using liquid biopsy to diagnose HCC in Rural, regional and Remote patients, identify new liquid biopsy targets and test a new therapeutic approach to treat HCC.
Interaction between parathyroid hormone, sclerostin and the wingless pathway in abdominal aortic aneurysm (Old ID 19349)
Catherine Rush
01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2016
Approximately 5% of men and 1% of women aged over 60 years develop weakening of the main abdominal artery. Currently the management of artery weakening is focused on surgery with no effective medications available. In this study we will assess the role of a novel pathway in artery weakening. Improved understanding of the mechanisms causing artery degeneration is crucial to target the development of better ways to treat this common problem.
Electronic medical record quaity impact (eMEDI-QI) Study (Old ID 27069)
Leanne Hall
17 Dec 2020 - 28 Feb 2022
This study involves application of a daa extraction tool to detect patients at risk for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH). People with FH are at inceased risk of premature death from coronary artery diseases. The dominent genetic natgure means at least one parent of the patient will have FH, and 50% and 25% chance of their siblings and children having FH respectively. It's estimated only 10% of patients are currently identified. The aim is to identify patients with FH and target the 50% of first-degree relatives in families with FH. Identifying patients with FH benefits with patient, siblings, parents and future generations.
Women's Action for Mums and Bubs (WOMB): A pragmatic trial of participatory women's groups to improve Indigenous maternal and child health (Old ID 23276)
Karen Carlisle
01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2023
There is strong evidence elsewhere that involving community women in decision-making about strategies to improve the health of mothers and babies is a cheap and effective way of improving health. The WOMB study tests whether community women's groups improve the quality of maternal and child health care and outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the cost-effectiveness and mechanism of action.
Women's Action for Mums and Bubs (WOMB): A pragmatic trial of participatory women's groups to improve Indigenous maternal and child health (Old ID 23276)
Rebecca Evans
01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2023
There is strong evidence elsewhere that involving community women in decision-making about strategies to improve the health of mothers and babies is a cheap and effective way of improving health. The WOMB study tests whether community women's groups improve the quality of maternal and child health care and outcomes in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, the cost-effectiveness and mechanism of action.

Elevated intra-abdominal pressure limits venous return during exercise in Varanus exanthematicus

Terrestrial locomotion does not constrain venous return in the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

Regenerating lizard tails: A new model for investigating lymphangiogenesis

  • 2003
  • Researchers:Suzy Munns

Exploring the development of an appropriate women's health service for Mt Isa City: report to the Queensland Nursing Council Research Committee

Association of osteoprotegerin with human abdominal aortic aneurysm progression

EST analysis of the cnidarian Acropora millepora reveals extensive gene loss and rapid sequence divergence in the model invertebrates

The evolutionary history of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia, Cnidaria) based on a mitochondrial and a nuclear marker: reticulation, incomplete lineage sorting, or morphological convergence?

A simple plan: cnidarians and the origins of developmental mechanisms

Patterns of coral-dinoflagellate associations in Acropora: significance of local availability and physiology of Symbiodinium strains and host-symbiont selectivity

Maintenance of ancestral complexity and non-metazoan genes in two basal cnidarians

Title: Vaccinator Training Certificate, The Immunisation Advisory Centre, Wellington
Reseracher: Nichole Harvey (Academic Lead, Clinical Skills)
End Date: 01 Jan 1997
Title: Lecturer, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Science, James Cook University
Reseracher: Kris McBain-Rigg (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2016
End Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: Sessional lecturer, College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University
Reseracher: Kris McBain-Rigg (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2014
End Date: 01 Jan 2016
Title: Senior Research Officer, World Safety Organisation Collaborating Center for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
Reseracher: Kris McBain-Rigg (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2014
End Date: 01 Jan 2016
Title: Research Officer, Mount Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health
Reseracher: Kris McBain-Rigg (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2005
End Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: Study links obesity and sleep , James Cook University
Reseracher: Abdul-Aziz Seidu (Lecturer, Public Health)
Start Date: 22 Sep 2023
Title: Female genital mutilation victim care can be improved, James Cook University
Reseracher: Abdul-Aziz Seidu (Lecturer, Public Health)
Start Date: 21 Dec 2021
Title: Child marriage and domestic violence: what we found in 16 African countries, The Conversation
Reseracher: Abdul-Aziz Seidu (Lecturer, Public Health)
Start Date: 02 Jun 2021
Title: Doctor of Philosophy: Implications of male circumcision for women in Papua New Guinea, including for HIV prevention. College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University
Reseracher: Michelle Redman-MacLaren (Associate Professor, Pacific Health)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
End Date: 01 Jan 2015
Title: Reviewer PLOS ONE
Reseracher: Maru Castellanos Reynosa (Senior Lecturer, Epidemiology & Communicable Disease Control)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018