Members

Heart Research Institute (NSW)

Director: Professor Philip Barter
Deputy Director: Michael Davies
Business Manager: Darrell Muche
Commercialisation Manager: Michael Davies

Principal Affiliations
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
University of Sydney

Principal Areas of Research
Lipids
Free radicals
Gene regulation
Cell biology
Nutrition & metabolism

Major Current Research:
Mechanistic studies on the oxidation of amino acids, peptides and proteins and its biological consequences.

Atherosclerosis, lipoproteins, cell biology and vascular physiology.

Myeloperoxidase-catalysed damage to arterial extracellular matrix and its consequences.

Mechanisms of oxidised protein accumulation in aeging cells.

Damage to arterial extracellular matrix induced by reactive nitrogen species and its consequences.

Anti-inflammatory and inti-atherogenic properties of HDL in vivo.