Endocrinology & Diabetes research

The Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes performs clinical research in the areas of diabetes and thyroid cancer as well as basic research in diabetic complications and regulation of growth factor activity.

Achievements

Professor Leon Bach (CIF) is part of a team led by Professor Mark Cooper (Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute), who were awarded $2.5 million for the JDRF/NHMRC Diabetes Complications Centre of Research Excellence for 2014-2019.

Dr Kathryn Hackman and James Lee completed PhDs on their respective topics of ‘Diabetes and lung transplantation’ and ‘Thyroid cancer and microRNA’.

Postgraduate students

  • 2 PhD students

Our partners

Publications

Medical and Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease

Hall AJ, Topliss DJ

(2022), Intern Med J, 52(1), 14-20

DOI: 10.1111/imj.15067

Treating menopause - MHT and beyond

Davis SR, Baber R

(2022), NAT REV ENDOCRINOL, 18(8), 490-502

DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00685-4

A qualitative analysis of the needs and wishes of people with type 2 diabetes and healthcare professionals for optimal diabetes care

Silva C, Catapan S, Bird D, Clemensen J, Janda M, Fatehi F, Menon A , Russell A

(2022), DIABETIC MED, 39(9), e14886

DOI: 10.1111/dme.14886

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