Medicine

Erin Waters

JCU Associate Professor
erin.waters@jcu.edu.au

Shiv Thanigaimani

Senior Research Fellow, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
shiv.thanigaimani@jcu.edu.au

Alkira Deren

Clinical Research Officer
alkira.venn@jcu.edu.au

Michael Robinson

JCU Lecturer
michael.robinson@jcu.edu.au

Nalita Turner

Research Officer
nalita.turner@jcu.edu.au

Bunmi Malau-Aduli

JCU Professor
bunmi.malauaduli@jcu.edu.au

Jenna Graffini

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

Mel Muscat

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

Yvonne Hornby-Turner

Adjunct Research Fellow
yvonne.hornbyturner@jcu.edu.au

Geoffrey Dobson

Professor
geoffrey.dobson@jcu.edu.au

ALM Drug Therapy to reduce inflammation and scar formation after ACL reconstruction surgery: Targeting earlier return to active duty. (Old ID 26666)

Jodie Morris

30 Sep 2020 - 29 Sep 2024

Two complications of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery are cartilage degenerat...

Community led development, climate resilience and conservation in East Malaita - Phase 2 (Old ID 27912)

Michelle Redman-MacLaren

14 Dec 2022 - 30 Dec 2023

Baru Conservation Alliance (BCA) was established a registered Non-Government Organisation in 2019 by...

The effect of Isotretinoin on mood in patients with severe acne - a feasibility study and dermatologists perception (Old ID 22245)

Ronny Gunnarsson

01 Mar 2015 - 30 Jun 2016

Part A - Triple blind RCT using Isotretinoin/Doxycyline for 2 weeks in patients with severe acne. M...

Using portable long-read sequencing to diagnose Chronic Kidney Disease in regional North QLD Using portable long-read sequencing to diagnose Chronic Kidney Disease in regional North Using portable long-read sequencing to diagnose Chronic Kidney Disease (Old ID 27478)

Andrew Mallett

21 Jan 2022 - 28 Jul 2024

This project addresses the early diagnosis of genetic predispositions for Chronic Kidney Disease (CK...

METformin for treating peripheral artery disease Related walking Impairment Trial (MERIT) (Old ID 27507)

Joseph Moxon

01 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2028

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a very common chronic cardiovascular disease of ageing affecting ...

Improving clinical pathways for abdominal aortic aneurysm through incorporating biomarkers (Old ID 27513)

Joseph Moxon

01 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2028

MRF2015999 20 million people worldwide have weakening of their main abdominal artery (abdominal aor...

Trauma Care in the Tropics: A Multi-centre Retrospective Analysis. (Old ID 26855)

Hayley Letson

01 Jul 2020 - 31 Dec 2021

High quality pre-hospital trauma care and timely access to emergency aeromedical retrieval services ...

Carrier Rates of Group A Streptococci (GAS) in Australian Wet Tropics (Old ID 24783)

Ronny Gunnarsson

01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018

It is now possible to do a cheap rapid PCR analysis directly in the GP clinic for presence of Group ...

Working it Out Together! Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led co-design for a strong and deadly health workforce (Old ID 27074)

Karen Carlisle

01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2026

Building a stable, well-trained and culturally safe health workforce is a crucial part of delivering...

Working it Out Together! Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led co-design for a strong and deadly health workforce (Old ID 27074)

Michelle Redman-MacLaren

01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2026

Building a stable, well-trained and culturally safe health workforce is a crucial part of delivering...

Comparison of peak wall stress and peak wall rupture index in ruptured and asymptomatic intact abdominal aortic aneurysms

2021
John Wiley & Sons
Researchers:Joseph MoxonJonathan Golledge

A randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of peri-operative fenofibrate administration on abdominal aortic aneurysm pathology: outcomes from the FAME trial

2020
Elsevier
Researchers:Joseph MoxonJenna GraffiniJonathan Golledge

Association between guidelines and medical practitioners' perception of best management for patients attending with an apparently uncomplicated acute sire throat: a cross-sectional survey in five countries

2020
BMJ Group
Researchers:Ronny Gunnarsson

Primary prevention implantable cardiac defibrillators: a Townsville district perspective

2020
Frontiers
Researchers:Hayley Letson

Vitamin D deficiency promotes large rupture-prone abdominal aortic aneurysms and cholecalciferol supplementation limits progression of aneurysms in a mouse model

2020
Portland Press
Researchers:Joseph MoxonJonathan Golledge

Pre-operative clinical predictors for cardiology referral prior to total joint arthroplasty: the 'asymptomatic' patient

2020
BioMed Central
Researchers:Kenji DomaHayley Letson

“From the technology came the idea”: safe implementation and operation of a high quality teleradiology model increasing access to timely breast cancer assessment services for women in rural Australia

2020
BioMed Central
Researchers:Karen JohnstonDeb SmithRebecca EvansKaren CarlisleSarah Larkins

Evaluating the quality and safety of the BreastScreen remote radiology assessment model of service delivery in Australia

2023
Sage Publications
Researchers:Karen JohnstonKaren CarlisleDeb SmithRebecca EvansSarah Larkins

Factors impacting the solo remote placement experiences of undergraduate James Cook University medical students: a mixed‐methods pilot study

2020
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Tarun Sen GuptaAaron HollinsJane Harte