The Cardiac Membrane Biology Laboratory aims to improve the lives of people suffering cardiac related health issues.
Our research focuses on one of the body’s most crucial molecules – a molecule which is vital for the contraction of heart cells and therefore the pumping of the heart. As we develop a better understanding of this molecule through laboratory-based experiments, we explore treatments for heart failure, irregular heartbeat and heart damage following cancer treatment.
Our laboratory-based research has led to the discovery of a new potential treatment for heart failure. We are about to begin a clinical trial of this approach with our collaborators based in Denmark.
Chair of Cardiology
Medicine, Northern Clinical School
Laboratory Manager
Medicine, Northern Clinical School
Honorary Senior Research Fellow
This project will investigate a new drug combination therapy that has potential benefits in cancer treatment induced heart failure by targeting the sodium/potassium pump function.
This project will investigate a drug combination therapy that has potential benefits in heart failure treatment by targeting the sodium/potassium pump function.
Some recent media:
Posted on: 15 March, 2022
Research from the University of Sydney and Royal North Shore Hospital provides insights into cardiac..... Read more
Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 20 December, 2021
The largest study of its kind in Australia has found patients with a history of heart failure are th..... Read more
Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 27 October, 2021
Researchers and clinicians have welcomed Federal Government funding to improve the diagnosis and tre..... Read more
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