College of Medicine & Dentistry

Jenna Graffini

Research Project Manager
jenna.graffini@jcu.edu.au

Nathan Dawes

Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching
nathan.dawes@jcu.edu.au

Daniel Browne

Lecturer, Microbiology and Immunology
daniel.browne@jcu.edu.au

Asmita Mudholkar

Adjunct Research Fellow
asmita.mudholkar@jcu.edu.au

Alex Dancyger

Senior Lecturer, Clinical Dentistry
alex.dancyger@jcu.edu.au

Leesa Grier

Lecturer, Anatomy and Pathology
leesa.grier@jcu.edu.au

Donald Whaleboat

Associate Dean, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
donald.whaleboat@jcu.edu.au

David Whitmore

Professor, Biomedicine
david.whitmore@jcu.edu.au

Mel Muscat

Adjunct Research Fellow
melody.muscat@jcu.edu.au

Sharron Long

Lecturer, Medical Education
sharron.long1@jcu.edu.au

The anti-inflammatory effects of Australian box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) venom peptides on the complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis

Haleagrahara Nagaraja - General Practice & Rural Medicine

- 30 Nov 2023

The novel project aims to investigate the anti-inflammatory and therapeutic potential of proteins extracted from Chironex fleckeri (box jellyfish) venom in experimental arthritis using DBA/J1 mice. Collagen Type II-induced arthritis will be established in DBA/J1 mice, and after three weeks, the mice will be treated with 20 µg of venom proteins. The anti-arthritis effects will be evaluated through knee joint histology, arthritis clinical scoring, and inflammatory cytokine assays.

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Recurrence: A Pilot Study

Haleagrahara Nagaraja - General Practice & Rural Medicine

01 Jun 2022 - 01 Dec 2023

The study's main objective was to compare the healing parameters of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) between patients undergoing the standard of care (SOC) alone and Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) with SOC

Extended extracorporeal shockwave and electromagnetic stimulation therapies for effective treatment and prevention of diabeteic foot ulcers

Haleagrahara Nagaraja - General Practice & Rural Medicine

01 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2023

This project aimed to develop extended extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and electromagnetic stimulation therapy (EMST) for the management of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). It also seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of combining EMST and ESWT in treating DFUs and to determine the potential of these therapies in preventing the recurrence of DFUs after complete healing.

Matching the mismatch - Evaluation of Learning Styles and Teaching Strategies

Haleagrahara Nagaraja - General Practice & Rural Medicine

01 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2018

Evaluating the impact of mobile integrated learning resources on medical student learning outcomes

Haleagrahara Nagaraja - General Practice & Rural Medicine

01 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2018

Mindfulness training to improve student wellbeing in MBBS and Dentistry: Pilot Study

Kimberley Owens - Medicine

01 Jun 2015 - 01 Jun 2016

Cross discipline self-care training for undergraduate, postgraduate and work integrated learning students

Kimberley Owens - Medicine

01 Oct 2018 - 01 Oct 2019

Let's CHAT (Community Health Approaches To) Dementia in Indigenous Communities (Old ID 26413)

Rachel Quigley - Cairns Clinical School

01 Jun 2019 - 01 Jun 2023

This is an extension to an existing 3-year NHMRC funded Dementia Boosting Grant (APP1137425 - Improving Detection and management of dementia in older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders attending Primary Care [IDEA-PC]) stud which now received two more years funding extending the project beyond 2020 to 2021-2022 (APP1150337 - Let's CHAT). wwwww The aim of the study is to work with 12 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service (ACCHS) co-researching agencies (3 in each of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia). We will work collaboratively with staff at the ACCHSs and with the community to build skills in assessing and looking after older people.

Evaluation of student-led community rehabilitation and lifestyle service and Implementation of Nasal High Flow (Old ID 27090)

Sally West - CQCRRH Nursing & Allied Health

17 Dec 2020 - 30 Jun 2022

This research grant is to support two studies conducted in Weipa, Cape York. The first project is the “Evaluation and Implementation of a Student-led Community Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Service”, the second project is the “Implementation of Nasal High Flow (NHF): A remote context”. Both projects explore the effectiveness of service delivery to remote and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Both projects explore the effectiveness of the delivery of novel health care interventions. The community rehabilitation project evaluates an innovative health workforce model that is providing a service for people experiencing the impact of non-communicable diseases (chronic disease) that previously didn’t have access to community rehabilitation.

A new Ultra-Small Volume Fluid for Far-Forward, Noncompressible Hemorrhage and Traumatic Brain Injury (Old ID 21867)

Hayley Letson - Medicine

01 Dec 2014 - 31 Jan 2016

To provide USSOCOM with a new small-volume hypotensive fluid and drip to treat the critically wounded in austere, remote locations. The hypothesis to be tested is that small-volume 3% NaCI ALM will show a unique set of resuscitative and restorative properties that will maintain MAP in the hypotensive range with sufficient cardiac output and oxygen delivery to protect the brain and other organs during uncoltrolled bleeding with or without TBI.