Research

Professor Sarah Larkins

The Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening brings together a multidisciplinary team of medical, nursing, public health and allied health researchers with a focus on rural, remote, Indigenous and tropical health.  This covers translational research with a strong social justice focus addressing priority needs of the communities of northern Australia and around the region.  The research aims to progress health equity in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, rural and remote populations, tropical populations in neighbouring countries and other underserved groups.

Dr Kate Domett

Biological Anthropology involves the study of prehistoric ancestors through their skeletal remains within the discipline of Anatomy.  The remains provide an important source of evidence in rebuilding our prehistory and shed light on the quality of life of prehistoric community’s in mainland Southeast Asia.  Health status is investigated through the analysis of parameters including measures of age-related mortality, growth, growth disturbances, osteoarthritis, trauma, dental health and other skeletal pathologies such as infectious disease.

Professor Jon Golledge

The Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease (QRC-PVD) is dedicated to improving management of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Studies focus on presenting complaints and complications of PVD. Researchers use a broad range of techniques including vivo pre-clinical models, in vitro studies, genomics, genetics, bio-informatics, molecular biology, epidemiology, clinical trials, health economics and complex statistical analyses. Key activities include developing new therapies, identifying new diagnostics, novel risk factors and prognostic models as well as identifying current management deficiencies and testing new management approaches and therapies.

Dr Usman Malabu / Dr Roy Rasalam

The Translational Research in Endocrinology and Diabetes (TREAD) is a joint collaboration between JCU and The Townsville Hospital. Research includes the prevention and management of diabetic foot ulcers, micro and macrovascular complications of diabetes, diabetes management and lipid disorders associated with metabolic syndrome.  The team’s ongoing studies include clinical research, clinical trials, scientific research and the Townsville Tele Diabetes and TeleEndocrinology network.

Professor Geoffrey Dobson

The Heart, Trauma and Sepsis (HTS) Laboratory is located in the College and the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM). The group is developing new drug therapies to address major unmet needs in medicine. Experimental and theoretical studies contribute to the breadth of its scope.  The working hypotheses underpinning much of the work is that treating an injury or sickness involves defending or ‘resetting’ the body’s internal ‘balance’, reducing the impact of the initial ‘stressor’ and secondary ‘hit’ complications.