Members

Kolling Institute of Medical Research (NSW)

Director: Professor Robert Baxter
Executive Officer: Dr Paula Mohacsi
Operations Manager: Dr Victor Danis

Principal Affiliations
University of Sydney
Royal North Shore Hospital

Principal Areas of Research
Cancer
Neurogenetics
Growth factors
Perinatal medicince and immunology
Bone and joint disease
Cardiovascular disease
Renal medicine
Pain management

Major Current Research
Genetics of brain and endocrine cancers.

Breast and pancreatic cancer biomarker discovery.

Growth regulatory proteins in cancer cells.

Immune modulators in pregnancy.

Vascular biology of pre-eclampsia.

Molecular mechanisms of diabetic nephropathy.

Pathogenetic mechanisms in mitochondrial neurogenetic disorders.

Neuropharmacology of pain.

Injury and the peripheral nervous system.

Development of mechanical heart assist devices.

Heart injury and repair.

Mechanisms of bone and cartilage turnover in osteoarthritis.

Inflammatory modulators in rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes