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

Telemedicine: New Horizon in Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Rural/Remote Australia (Old ID 22267)
Venkat Vangaveti
01 Aug 2015 - 31 Jul 2022
Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) is a serious complication causing >80% of diabetic lower limb amputations. Compared to Australian major cities, rural/remote areas experience two to three times higher rate of hospitalisation and limb amputation. A program that effectively manages foot ulcers and reduces hospital admissions could substantially reduce the cost of care in diabetes. Supervised care of trained rural nurses with the help of information technology may help solve the scarcity of diabetes would care specialists in the underserved communities. This proposal seeks to assess clinical and economic impact of telemedicine in the management of foot ulcers in rural/remote Australia.
Defining and predicting Healthy Ageing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Populations (HATS) (Old ID 26597)
Rachel Quigley
01 Jul 2019 - 31 May 2025
There is no current model of healthy ageing in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island populations. Although there are many similarities to health related quality of life, there remain fundamental differences to the domains and uses for a model of healthy ageing. In response to worldwide population ageing, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently released a blueprint for Ageing and Health (2015). This document has produced a framework that may be applied to all populations. This blueprint has adopted a life course approach to health determinants and proposed a broad based intrinsic capacity of individuals that interactions with the environment and society. This framework will need to be strengthened with specific cultural and aspects for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island populations. We will apply this approach to our previously studied populations for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples to define healthy ageing. These studies include both longitudinal and cross-sectional studies. Using our previously studied cohorts from the last 15 years, we will then deer
Do genes sensitive to insufficient folate increase the occurrence of cleft lip and palate in humans? (Old ID 31123)
Doris Pierce
01 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2025
Cleft lip +/- palate is the most frequent birth deformity. Although associated with lower socioeconomic status and malnutrition, there is currently no explanation for its occurrence. Folate deficiency (vitamin B9) has been implicated in the occurrence of cleft lip and palate. Using samples from affected persons and their parents, this project will examine the function of specific genes known to require adequate folate and involved in facial development. If altered gene expression is found, personalised preconception folate supplementation may prevent the occurrence of this lifelong deformity.
Comparison of PoCT for salivary cortisol with Salimetrics ELIZA Salivary Cortisol
Beena Suvarna
31 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2025
Salivary cortisol has always been a useful tool for measuring and monitoring stress in individuals particularly in a research setting. This tool is now very much moving into a diagnostic setting with the use of salivary and hair cortisols as a part of routine psychiatric investigation. Methodological validation is important to ensure that the methods employed in research trials are validated to a standard expected in pathology laboratories and recommended by ISO15189 and local guidelines. This project will utilise salivary cortisol samples collected for two ongoing research trials to validate the Salimetrics Salivary Cortisol assay and provide researchers with quality assurance around their results.
Developing culturally appropriate tools to screen for common mental health disorders in older adults aged 45 and over living in the Torres Strait. (Old ID 27232)
Rachel Quigley
10 May 2021 - 30 Oct 2022
The aim of the study is to develop culturally appropriate mental health assessment tools for older adults (e.g. aged 45 and over) living in the Torres Strait. Data from yarning circles with Torres Strait community members and health care staff will be used to identify how mental health disorders are expressed in the Torres Strait. A Delphi process will then be used to identify appropriate tools for assessing these domains of mental ill health for use in older adults in the Torres Strait. These tools will then be piloted to determine acceptability and validated for use in the Torres Strait.
Caregiver Burden in the Torres Strait - are we asking the right questions? (Old ID 27480)
Rachel Quigley
27 Apr 2022 - 27 Apr 2024
The proposed project will investigate the best way to assess carer burden in the Torres Strait. Research suggests that current approaches to assessing carer burden may not accurately capture the Indigenous perspective of caregiver wellbeing. Yarning circles will be used to investigate carer experience in the Torres Strait. Yarning circles will focus on key issues such as the experience of burden, barriers to accessing support and providing care, and the health service response to carer issues. Findings will guide the development of a culturally appropriate framework for the assessment of carer burden, and provision of supports and tailored interventions.
Testing a novel treatment for diabetes-associated ischemic foot ulceration. (Old ID 24978)
Joseph Moxon
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
5000 Australians with diabetes have a leg amputations each year. This project investigates a novel drug therapy approach to reducing the need for leg amputations within an established rodent model. The aim of the study is to assess if administration of a direct activator of adenosine-5'-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) will promote healing within a rat model of diabetes and limb ischaemia-associated foot ulceration.
HART Yarning Circle Training (Old ID 27254)
Rachel Quigley
01 May 2021 - 30 Jul 2021
The aim of this grant is to provide travel assistance to members of the Healthy Ageing Research Team living in the Torres Strait attend yarning circle training in Cairns provided by Professor Yvonne Cadet-James
Effects of Galvus (Vildagliptin) on Markers of Inflammation in Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study (Old ID 21121)
Venkat Vangaveti
01 Aug 2013 - 31 Oct 2018
Interlukin-6 is an established inflammatory marker that has been shown to be increased in individuals with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). Furthermore, DFU has been referred to as an inflammatory state. Therefore, a reduction in inflammatory markers in this high-risk population is likely to correlate with a corresponding improvement of diabetic foot ulcer healing. We aim to study in this pilot clinical trial the effect of Vildagliptin on regulation of IL-6 and its effects on diabetic foot ulcers healing.
Effective PPE waste processing using microwave pyrolysis (Old ID 28926)
Jeffrey Warner
01 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
This project aims to investigate the feasibility of processing the PPE waste materials using a Microwave Assisted Waste processing technology developed at James Cook University. The specific objectives of the project are: i. Identify the processing conditions (e.g. Microwave power, time) suitable to kill pathogens in the waste material ii. Investigate the presence of pathogens in the residual material or by-products iii. Understand the physical and chemical properties of the by-products to identify potential applications

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: Mary Harris Bursary, Society for Health Administration Programs in Education
Reseracher: Nathan Dawes (Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: PhD, University of South Australia
Reseracher: Karla Canuto (Professor, Indigenous Health Promotion)
End Date: 01 Jan 2013
Title: Laura Bassi Scholarship, Editorial Press
Reseracher: Nathan Dawes (Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: Graduate Diploma, Indigenous Health Promotion, University of Sydney
Reseracher: Karla Canuto (Professor, Indigenous Health Promotion)
End Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: Master of Public Health (MPH) - with Distinction
Reseracher: Nathan Dawes (Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: Bachelor of Sports and Exercise Science, James Cook University
Reseracher: Karla Canuto (Professor, Indigenous Health Promotion)
End Date: 01 Jan 2000
Title: Senior Lecturer Biostatistics, James Cook University
Reseracher: Iyke Emeto (Associate Professor, Biostatistics)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
End Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Dean’s Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence
Reseracher: Doris Pierce (Lecturer, Dental Sciences)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Inclusive Practice Award
Reseracher: Doris Pierce (Lecturer, Dental Sciences)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
Title: Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Team award)
Reseracher: Doris Pierce (Lecturer, Dental Sciences)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018