Top researchers recognised in The Australian’s Research 2020 Magazine

Congratulations to SCS researchers Professor Peter Ebeling and Associate Professor Rebecca Lim who have been recognised in The Australian’s Research 2020 magazine. Read more here.

Congratulations to Professor Peter Ebeling AO - newly appointed President-Elect of ASBMR

Congratulations to Professor Peter Ebeling AO, Head of the Department of Medicine in the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, as he was recently announced President-Elect of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR).

This is a massive milestone as Professor Peter Ebeling is the first President to be elected outside of North America.  

Read the full story HERE

$1.39 million MRFF grant for research on falls and fragility fractures

L-R: Prof Peter Ebeling, A/Prof David Scott

Congratulations to Bone and Muscle Health researchers Professor Peter Ebeling and Associate Professor David Scott,  Co-investigators on the TeleFFIT project which received a $1.39 million Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant, that was recently announced by Federal Minister for Health, The Hon. Greg Hunt MP.

NHMRC & MRFF Investigator Grant success for SCS

NHMRC Investigator grants were announced yesterday 20 May 2020 by Federal Health Minister, The Honourable Greg Hunt MP.  Congratulations to the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health (SCS) NHMRC & MRFF Investigator grant recipients! See more about the SCS projects, below. SCS has received over $7.5m across the period 2021-2025.

Professor Peter Ebeling AO presented prestigious Boy Frame Award

Professor Peter Ebeling AO
with Dr Suzanne Jan De Beur

Congratulations to Professor Peter Ebeling AO who was presented the prestigious Boy Frame Award at the recent American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) annual meeting held in Orlando.

Monash University’s Professor Peter Ebeling raises awareness of bone health for World Osteoporosis Day

Michael Clarke, Prof Peter Ebeling,
Sally Pearson

Understanding the prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis is the focus of “Know Your Bones”, an official report launched last week at Capital Hill, Canberra as part of World Osteoporosis Day.

Publications week ending 31 August 2018

MANAGEMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISEASE: Therapeutics of Vitamin D. Peter Ebeling et al. published in the European Journal of Endocrinology.

Heritable methylation marks associated with breast and prostate cancer risk. Melissa Southey et al. published in The Prostate.

Interprofessional education and practice guide No. 9: Sustaining interprofessional simulation using change management principles. Arunaz Kumar et al. published in The Journal of Interprofessional Care.

Behavioral and neurodevelopmental outcome of children after maternal allopurinol administration during suspected fetal hypoxia: 5-year follow up of the ALLO-trial. Ben Mol et al. published in PLoS One.

Fracture risk in young and middle-aged adults with Type 1 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Helena Teede et al. published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Magnetic resonance imaging based assessment of bone microstructure as a non-invasive alternative to histomorphometry in patients with chronic kidney disease

Peter Ebeling et al. published in Bone.

Deterioration of Cortical Bone Microarchitecture: Critical Component of Renal Osteodystrophy Evaluation

Peter Ebeling et al. published in the American Journal of Nephrology.

Vitamin D status and the risk of type 2 diabetes: the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Peter Ebeling et al. published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.

Sex hormone-binding globulin is a biomarker associated with nonvertebral fracture in men on dialysis therapy

Jasna Aleksova et al. published in Kidney International.

Consensus on best practice standards for Fracture Liaison Service in the Asia-Pacific region

Peter Ebeling et al. published in Archives of Osteoporosis.

Aortic vascular calcification is inversely associated with the trabecular bone score in patients receiving dialysis

Jasna Aleksova et al. published in Bone.

Bone geometry is correlated with arterial stiffness in overweight older adults with vitamin D insufficiency

Alexander Rodriguez et al. published in Endocrine Abstracts.

Consensus on best practice standards for Fracture Liaison Service in the Asia-Pacific region

Peter Ebeling et al. published in Archives of Osteoporosis.

Rapid-onset diabetic ketoacidosis secondary to nivolumab therapy

Peter Ebeling et al. published in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports.

Assistive technologies to overcome sarcopenia in ageing

David Scott et al. published in Maturitas.

Transient epigenomic changes during pregnancy and early postpartum in women with and without type 2 diabetes

Peter Ebeling et al. published in Epigenomics.

Cutting edge bone imaging at Monash University - an Australian first

Ms Barbara Yeoh, Chair Monash Health,
Professor Peter Ebeling and
Dr Ayse Zengin in front of the XtremeCT-II scanner at MHTP

In an Australian-first, Monash University’s Bone and Muscle Health Research Group has acquired a new generation scanner that measures bone density and quantifies three dimensional microarchitecture of bones to assess musculoskeletal diseases.  There are only two such scanners in the world—the other in China.

The XtremeCT-II high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography was purchased with funds from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Monash University and the Ian Potter Foundation.

Research fellow Dr Ayse Zengin said the XtremeCT-II measures 3D bone microstructure, tendons, cartilage, joints, muscle, fat and vascular calcification at the highest resolution and precision currently available.

“The XtremeCT-II is the only one of its kind in Australia and will allow cutting edge musculoskeletal research both domestically and internationally,” Dr Zengin said.

The XtremeCT-II will be available as a research platform for researchers, clinicians and surgeons—ensuring collaboration amongst health care professionals.

Professor Peter Ebeling, AO who heads the research group at Monash University anticipates that utilising a low-radiation method for high-resolution imaging of bone, muscle and joints will enhance understanding of musculoskeletal conditions, enabling effective preventative and treatment strategies.