Posted on: 12 September, 2023
For many years we’ve understood that heart disease is linked to unhealthy habits and underlying health issues, but our researchers at the Kolling Institute are pioneering a new approach to identify and treat those with the disease without the traditional risk factors.
In Australia, a heart attack occurs every nine minutes, often with a tragic outcome or lifelong consequences.
Many of the.....
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Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 22 August, 2023
We would like to congratulate Kolling Institute researcher Amanda Purcell who has received a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation scholarship.
Amanda is part of our Renal Research Laboratory, working to improve treatment for those with diabetes and kidney disease.
She has been awarded a top-up scholarship aimed at supporting PhD students pursuing type 1 diabetes research in line with th.....
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Category: Awards, Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 26 July, 2023
With a concerning rise in the number of people developing Type 2 diabetes, our researchers at the Kolling Institute are offering hope and an effective way forward to reduce the impact of the serious disease.
Type 2 diabetes is the fastest growing chronic disease in the world, and if the current trend continues, it’s anticipated close to three million Australians will have the disease by .....
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Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, New Treatment, Research Excellence
Posted on: 10 July, 2023
Check out our Kolling Institute Year in Review 2022 celebrating our research success. It highlights our world-leading translational research and our impact across our priority research areas. Click on the link here.
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Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Musculoskeletal Research, Neuroscience and Pain Research
Posted on: 14 February, 2023
We are pleased to announce the successful recipients of our annual Kolling Institute awards program.
Launched in 2021, the program has been expanded to acknowledge a greater number of researchers and their individual contribution to the Kolling.
The awards aim to recognise the many outstanding achievements across education, clinical practice and service, publications, research, as well a.....
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Category: Awards, Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Musculoskeletal Research, Neuroscience and Pain Research
Posted on: 13 February, 2023
We would like to congratulate Professor Carol Pollock who has received a highly prestigious award for her extraordinary commitment to research.
The International Society of Nephrology has announced Professor Pollock is the 2023 recipient of the Alfred Newton Richards award for outstanding research in the field of nephrology.
Carol has welcomed the news.
“I am extremely honoured to be rec.....
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Category: Awards, Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 20 December, 2022
Congratulations to Kolling Institute researcher and Royal North Shore Hospital cardiologist Dr Steve Vernon who’s been awarded a highly sought-after postdoctoral fellowship by the Heart Foundation.
The fellowship is designed to support talented early career researchers and emerging leaders.
Dr Vernon has welcomed the award.
“I am delighted to receive this postdoctoral funding from the He.....
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Category: Awards, Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Research Excellence
Posted on: 07 December, 2022
Generous funding provided through the Douglas and Lola Douglas scholarship is strengthening evidence around the long term impacts on children born to mothers with obesity and gestational diabetes.
Endocrinologist and Kolling Institute researcher Dr Tessa Weir has been able to continue her valuable research as a result of being awarded the scholarship.
“I am incredibly grateful for t.....
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Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, New Treatment, Research Excellence
Posted on: 11 November, 2022
Kolling researcher and Royal North Shore Hospital endocrinologist Associate Professor Sarah Glastras will have a key role in a national effort to improve long-term outcomes for those with diabetes.
The initiative has brought dozens of experts from across the country together under the banner of the Australian Centre for Accelerating Diabetes Innovations Research.
International collaborat.....
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Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, New Treatment, Research Excellence
Posted on: 19 October, 2022
Kolling Institute researcher and RNSH Senior Hospital Scientist Dr Anastasia Mihailidou says she was delighted to showcase the district’s work in blood pressure management on the world stage.
Dr Mihailidou, who is head of the Kolling’s Cardiovascular and Hormonal Research Lab, presented at the recent International Society of Hypertension Scientific Meeting in Japan.
Globally renowned aca.....
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Category: Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Research Excellence