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Dr John Michael Power

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Cellular nervous system, Neurosciences, Central nervous system, Learning, motivation and emotion, Cellular Nervous System, Nervous system and disorders
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Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences

Nervous System and Disorders

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My research focuses on understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie the brain’s ability to remodel neural circuits thus enabling learning and memory formation.

Dr Carmen Crespo

Faculty: Medicine & Health
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health services research

sustainability

implementation science

mental health

I am a Research Associate at the School of Clinical Medicine at UNSW.

Dr Anna Kiaos

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Organisational, interpersonal and intercultural communication, Health promotion, Culture, representation and identity, Other psychology, Mental health services
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organisational culture and structure

ideology

ethnography

participant observation

T.A. Kiaos is an organisational ethnographer with a passion for psychiatry, psychology and mental health.

Dr Zaklina Kovacevic

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Cancer cell biology, Oncology and carcinogenesis
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metabolism

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Ms Emily Walker

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Keywords:

allied health

chronic pain

exercise physiology

I undertook my Bachelor's of Exercise Physiology at UNSW, completed my Honours and currently undergoing my PhD with UNSW and NeuRA.

Associate Professor Nadeem Omar Kaakoush

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Medical microbiology, Microbiology, Clinical sciences
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microbiome

host-pathogen inter

intestinal microbiota

microbiota

bacteriology

Scientia Associate Professor leading the Host-Microbiome interactions group

Associate Professor Niamh Stephenson

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology, Sociology, Infectious Diseases, Social and Community Psychology, Public Health and Health Services

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Dr Elizabeth Emma Palmer

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Keywords:

rare diseases

intellectual disability

genomics

epilepsy

inclusive research

Professor Samuel Harvey

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Psychiatry, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Epidemiology
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Behaviour and Health

Nervous System and Disorders

Employment

Changing work patterns

Ability and Disability

Dr Samuel Harvey, MBBS MRCGP MRCPsych FRANZCP PhD, leads the Workplace Mental Health Research Program at the School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales. He is a psychiatrist and epid

Professor Michelle Anne Farrar

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Paediatrics, Neurology and Neuromuscular Diseases, Neurosciences, Public Health and Health Services, Genetics, Genomics
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Child Health

Neurodegenerative Disorders Related to Ageing

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified

Associate Professor Mark Danta

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Health Services
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Cancer and Related Disorders

Digestive system and disorders

Digestive System Disorders

Infectious Diseases

Disease distribution and transmission

Disease Distribution and Transmission (incl. Surveillance and Response)

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gastroenterology

gastroenterology & hepatology

hepatocellular cancer

Dr Mark Danta is an Associate Professor and Clinical Academic gastroenterologist at St Vincents Hospital Sydney.

Associate Professor Holly Seale

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Infectious Diseases, Public Health and Health Services, Health and Community Services
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Infectious Diseases

Behaviour and Health

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

Health Related to Ageing

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Holly Seale is a social scientist and associate professor at the School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health,

Dr Karen Mather

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Genetics, Genomics, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics)
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Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences

Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)

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Dr Shafagh Waters

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Cell development, proliferation and death, Medical biochemistry - proteins and peptides (incl. medical proteomics), Regenerative medicine (incl. stem cells), Paediatrics, Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics), Gene and Molecular Therapy, Regenerative Medicine (incl. Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering), Respiratory Diseases, Infectious Diseases
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Professor Robert Bruce Gilchrist

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Reproduction, Fertility
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Women's Health

Reproductive System and Disorders

Qualifications: B.Rur.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.Agr, D.Sc.Agr.(Gott), FSRB

Scientia Professor Helen Margaret Christensen

Faculty: Medicine & Health

Professor Louisa Jorm

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Health services and systems, Data engineering and data science, Epidemiological methods, Epidemiological modelling, Epidemiology, Public health, Public Health and Health Services
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Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

Evaluation of Health Outcomes

Health and Support Services

Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences

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big data for health

health data linkage

health services and outcomes research

epidemiology

methods: data analysis

electronic health records

evaluation of hospital services

health data science

cardiovascular diseases

chronic diseases

methods: observational

Professor Adrienne Janet Torda

Faculty: Medicine & Health
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Education and Training

Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences

Bioethics

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

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curriculum development

innovation

bioethics

Adrienne Torda is the Interim Dean of UNSW Faculty of Medicine & Health.

Professor Ric Day

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Rheumatology and Arthritis, Endocrinology, Decision Support and Group Support Systems, Toxicology (incl. Clinical Toxicology), Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Cardiovascular System and Diseases

Diabetes

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Health Education and Promotion

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clinical pharmacology

arthritis / rheumatology

clinical toxicology

toxicology

therapeutic drug monitoring

chronic disease

acute and chronic pain management

chronic diseases

clinical research

complementary and alternative medicine (cam)

quality use of medicines

gout

toxicology

clinical pharmacology

pharmacology

drug development

clinical trials

musculoskeletal conditions

musculoskeletal diseases

chronic pain

osteoarthritis

complementary and alternative medicine

complementary and alternative medicine (cam)

Prof Day AM (MBBS, FRACP, MD) is internationally and nationally recognised for his research, leadership and advocacy in support of quality use of medicines (QUM).

Dr Nicole Anita Kochan

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology), Neurosciences, Mental Health, Developmental Psychology and Ageing
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Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)

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dementia

mild cognitive impairment

cognitive ability

neuropsychological assessment

neuropsychology

neuropsychological tests

Dr Nicole Kochan is a Senior Rese

Scientia Professor Perminder Singh Sachdev

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Psychiatry (incl. Psychotherapy), Geriatrics and Gerontology, Neurosciences, Neurogenetics
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Health Related to Ageing

Neurodegenerative Disorders Related to Ageing

Perminder Sachdev AM, MBBS, MD, PhD, FRANZCP, FAAHMS is Scientia Professor of Neuropsychiatry at UNSW Sydney (UNSW), Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Br