2002 Recipients
Dr Merlin Thomas
NH&MRC Biomedical Scholar
Baker Institute
The role of circulating low molecular weight (LMW) peptides containing advanced
glycation products (AGE–peptides) in the development and progression
of cardiovascular complications in patients with diabetes.
Dr Thomas Yeoh
Post-graduate research fellow
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
Evaluation of echocardiographic parameters of "early disease"in familial
dilated cardiomyopathy.
Dr George Mangos
Senior Lecturer
University of NSW/St George Hospital
Cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes following preeclampsia
Dr Amy Brodtmann
Research Fellow
National Stroke Research Institute
Visuospatial dysfunction after stroke - a functional magnetic resonance study
comparing patients with stroke-related visual pathway damage and healthy
volunteers.
Dr Peter Kistler
Cardiology Fellow
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Electrical & mechanical remodelling of the atria in chronic hypertension:
To determine the substrate for atrial fibrillation.
Dr John Eikelboom
Haematologist & Senior Clinical Lecturer
Royal Perth Hospital
Homocysteine in Stroke (HIS) Study: a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled
trial examining the effect of folate-containing multivitamin therapy on blood
levels of homocysteine and blood markers of the severity of atherosclerosis.
Dr Nat Lenzo
Nuclear Physician
Royal Perth Hospital
A novel non-invasive imaging technique utilising Positron emission tomography
co-registered to CT to diagnose unstable atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid
blood vessels.
Dr Anushka Patel
Senior Research Fellow Lecturer,
University of Sydney
Plasma lipid levels as predictors of the risk of recurrent ischaemic or haemorrhagic
stroke, in Asian and non-Asian populations with prior stroke or transient ischaemic
attack.
Dr Sudhir Wahi
Senior Lecturer
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Assessment of latent left ventricular dysfunction in asymptomatic severe valvular
regurgitation.
Dr Helena Teede
Senior Lecturer
Monash University
Insulin resistance and vascular function in Polycystic ovarian syndrome- a
comparison between different oral contraceptive preparations in addition to
Metformin
Dr Gursharan Dogra
Senior Lecturer
University of WA
Kinetic Defects in Lipoprotein Metabolism in Patients with Renal Failure
Dr Louise Maple-Brown
Masters student & Endocrinology Advanced Trainee
Menzies School of Health Research
Non invasive assessment of vascular function in a remote Indigenous community:
impact of diabetes and dyslipidaemia.
Dr Stuart Turner
PhD Student Adelaide Uni
North Western Adelaide Health Service
Endothelium-dependent Vasodilation in the Coronary and Peripheral Microvasculature
of Patients with the Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon
Dr George Lau
Clinical Associate
Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Minimally-Invasive Detection of Intimal Hyperplasia in Saphenous Vein Grafts
and its Relation to Hyperglycaemia and Risk Factors for Coronary Disease
Dr Nicole Isbel
Full time Nephrologist
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Aggressive risk factor modification reduces cardiovascular disease in renal
transplant recipients
Dr Anne Abbott
Stroke Research Fellow (PhD Student)
National Stroke Research Institute
Transcranial Doppler ultrasound detected microembolism as a risk factor for
ipsilateral stroke or transient ischaemic attack in patients with high-grade
asymptomatic carotid stenosis
Dr Robyn Langham
Post doctoral fellow
St Vincent's Hospital
Effect of combined therapy with atorvastatin and quinapril on progression of
diabetic renal disease in the (mRen-2)27 rat.
Dr Robyn Guymer
Senior Lecturer
Centre for Eye Research Australia
Preventing vision loss in Age-related macular degeneration with statins: A
randomised, controlled clinical trial.
Dr Stephanie Wilson
Staff Specialist
St Vincent's Hospital
The effects of rosiglitazone on coronary artery disease progression and systemic
inflammation in Type 2 diabetes.
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