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Showing posts with label chris moran. Show all posts
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Monday, 17 October 2016
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Monday, 27 June 2016
The Association of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Cerebral Gray Matter Volume Is Independent of Retinal Vascular Architecture and Retinopathy
Chris Moran, Velandai Srikanth et al. published in the Journal of Diabetes Research.Read article here.
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
SCS researcher and Early Career Practitioner Fellow receives VC Commendation
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| Dr Chris Moran |
Congratulations
Dr Chris Moran, recipient of the 2015 Vice-Chancellor’s Commendation for
Doctoral Thesis Excellence.
Under
the supervision of Professor Velandai Srikanth and Professor Thanh Phan from
the Stroke and Ageing Research Group in the School of Clinical Sciences at
Monash Health, Chris investigated the links between type 2 diabetes and
dementia.
“With
our ageing population and obesity epidemic, diabetes and dementia are both very
common diseases,” said Dr Moran, a geriatrician at Monash Health.
“Around 10 to 15 years ago, we started to realise diabetes increases the risk of dementia,” said Dr Moran. “I’m interested in the how and the why that happens.”
Dr Moran hopes that gaining an understanding of these pathways may help explain why dementia is so common, and not just in people with diabetes.
“Around 10 to 15 years ago, we started to realise diabetes increases the risk of dementia,” said Dr Moran. “I’m interested in the how and the why that happens.”
Dr Moran hopes that gaining an understanding of these pathways may help explain why dementia is so common, and not just in people with diabetes.
“This Commendation
is an honour and a testimony to the great support I received from
my supervisors and the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health,”
said Dr Moran. “And my wife deserves
special thanks for putting up with me during thesis writing!”
Having recently received postdoctoral support as an NHMRC-ARC Early
Career Dementia Research Fellow, Dr Moran is continuing his work into exploring
the mechanisms through which type 2 diabetes contributes to an increased risk
of dementia.
“This recognition by the Faculty of Chris' work reflects his
enthusiasm, curiosity, and hard work in a new and exciting field,” said Monash
Health Specialist Geriatrician and Head of Stroke and Ageing Research Professor
Srikanth.
“It is richly deserved and underscores the tremendous value
of young and aspiring clinical academics.”
Dr
Moran is also a recipient of the SCS Early Career Practitioner Fellowship, a
scheme that enables early career practitioners to have protected research time.
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
New fellowship scheme will enable young clinicians to become established investigators of the future
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| Dr Alex Hodge |
The Early Career Practitioner Fellowship will give young
physicians protected time, enabling physician scientists to continue their
clinical duties while remaining active in research.
The first recipients of the fellowship are Monash Health
consultants gastroenterologist Dr Alex Hodge and geriatrician Dr Chris Moran.
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| Dr Chris Moran |
Alex completed his PhD in last month at the School of
Clinical Sciences under the supervision of Director of Gastroenterology and
Hepatology Professor William Sievert. Alex’s
research addressed the two foremost concerns in clinical hepatology today:
finding a treatment for patients with cirrhosis and treating the emerging
epidemic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
“Thanks to this fellowship, I can continue my research in
stem cell-based therapy for potential liver regeneration while continuing my clinical
work,” said Alex.
“Another research area I plan to explore is the association
of coffee consumption and liver disease.”
Meanwhile under the supervision of Associate Professor
Velandai Srikanth and Professor Thanh Phan from the Stroke and Ageing
Research Group, fellowship recipient Dr Chris Moran recently submitted his
PhD thesis, having investigated the links between type 2 diabetes and dementia.
In a study published in the leading journal Diabetes Care
in 2014, Chris reported that the relationship between type 2 diabetes and cognition
was predominantly due to brain shrinkage and not stroke, as previously thought.
“The pattern of this shrinkage was similar to that seen in
Alzheimer’s disease and led to a follow up study, to be published later this
year in Neurology,” said Chris.
“This new fellowship scheme will enable clinical insights to
be the basis for developing new research questions, and early career
practitioners will have dedicated time to devote to answering such questions,
ultimately translating to better patient outcomes,” said Professor Sievert.
“While Alex will be busy clinically seeing patients with
advanced liver disease, he can continue to be actively involved in the lab,
finding out how the cells work in animal models of liver disease and how best
to transform this knowledge into a clinically useful therapy.”
“The Early Career Practitioner Fellowship is an excellent
initiative that allows talented early career researchers to build on their PhD
work,” said Associate Professor Srikanth.
“Combining productive and rewarding post-doctoral research
with a strong clinical career are essential components of future
clinical-academic leaders.”
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