Menzies School of Health Research

Visiting Address
John Mathews Building (JMB), Building 58, Royal Darwin Hospital Campus
0810 Tiwi
Australia

Menzies School of Health Research is one of Australia's leading medical research institutes dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, and global and tropical research into life-threatening illnesses across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Menzies' work addresses critical Indigenous health issues such as child and youth health and development, nutrition, mental health, substance abuse as well as chronic diseases such as cancer, kidney, and heart disease. In the Asia-Pacific region, Menzies' research focuses on life-threatening illnesses such as malaria and tuberculosis.

Nicholas Anstey
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20012022
Sarah Auburn
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20082021
Bridget Barber
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20092022
Elizabeth Barr
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20082022
Michael Binks
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20032022
Alan Cass
- Menzies School of Health Research - Director
Person: Research
19992022
Sarah Anne Cassidy-Seyoum
- Menzies School of Health Research
- CDU Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Cohort
Person: PhD
Anne Chang
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20032022
John Condon
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19952022
Victoria Cox
- Menzies School of Health Research
- CDU Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Cohort
Person: PhD
William Gordon Gray Cuningham
- Menzies School of Health Research
- CDU Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Cohort
Person: PhD
20182020
Frances Cunningham
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20092022
Joan Cunningham
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19952022
Bart Currie
- Menzies School of Health Research
Person: PhD
20012022
Abel Dadi
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20142022
Heather D'Antoine
- Menzies School of Health Research - Distinguished Honorary Fellow
Person: Research
20052022
Jane Davies
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20132022
Joshua Davis
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20032022
Kylie Dingwall
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20062022
Megan Ferguson
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20112022

2 Not started
5 Finished
17 Active

NAWCRC: 2019 Rainmaker Readiness-To support a Stage 1 application for a North Australia Water Cooperative Research Centre
Gibb, K., Kaestli, M. & Duvert, C.
1/11/19 → 30/04/21
Project: Research
2020 Rainmaker Readiness - Enhancing health communication with people who primarily speak an Aboriginal language – learning from COVID19 to improve communication in primary health care services.
Lowell, A., Maypilama, E., Wanambi, G., Bulkanhawuy, J., Hayashi, Y., Spencer, M., Taylor, S., Mitchell, A. G. & Armstrong, E.
29/07/20 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
Anything they dagat': food provisioning in a remote Aboriginal community
Aquino, D.
16/07/13 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children under 5 years of age at Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares, Dili, Timor-Leste
Sarmento, N. D. C.
26/03/19 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
Determining the costs and benefits of dialysis services in urban, rural and remote settings – does place matter?
Gorham, G.
27/05/13 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
Develop and test new approaches to measuring the experiences of care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer, for use in hospitals or health centres.
Green, M.
18/02/19 → …
Project: Research
EFFORT clinical trial: Effectiveness of tafenoquine and primaquine
Cassidy-Seyoum, S. A.
Project: HDR Project › PhD
Evidence-based policy change for more effective radical cure
Ruwanpura, V. S. H.
12/08/19 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
FRDC Toxigenic vibrio baselines and optimum storage, transport and shelf-life conditions to inform cold supply chains in the north Australian Tropical Rock Oyster industry
Gibb, K., Padovan, A., Tinning, Z., Kaestli, M., Lambrinidis, D., Turnbull, A., Pahl, S., Osbourne, M., Knowland, S. & Seymour, J.
31/03/21 → 29/09/23
Project: Research
GNT1181932 Manipulating T follicular helper cells to improve human malaria vaccines
Minigo, G., Boyle, M. & Jagannathan, P.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
IAS Rainmaker Leverage grant - Phil Giffard - Ian Potter project
Giffard, P.
1/05/20 → 31/10/20
Project: Research
Implementation of tuberculosis contact investigation and preventive treatment in Papua, Indonesia
Lestari, T.
1/08/17 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
Investigating gambling behaviours in non-English speaking populations in the NT: A scoping study.
Golebiowska, K., Gupta, H. & Stevens, M.
7/01/20 → 13/08/21
Project: Research
Nephrotoxicity of antibiotics in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: incidence, mechanisms and outcomes
Legg, A. T.
Project: HDR Project › PhD
Planned early relocation of pregnant women who live in geographically isolated areas to near major birthing centres - a review of literature
Klessa, B. A.
30/03/17 → …
Project: HDR Project › Masters by Research
Plasmodium knowlesi and other zoonotic malaria species in Sabah, Malaysia: Molecular detection, red blood cell interactions, and exposure trends within a longitudinal cohort
Tan, A. F.
31/03/19 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
Project Sea Dragon – Vibrio Community Baseline Assessment 2020-2021
Gibb, K., Padovan, A., Kaestli, M., Tinning, Z. & Lambrinidis, D.
15/01/20 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
Sustaining Health with Traditional Medicine
Thompson, A. T.
30/03/18 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
The barriers to effective communication between Aboriginal patients and hospital-based doctors in Darwin
Kerrigan, V.
31/03/18 → …
Project: HDR Project › PhD
CE4HEAL: The Clean Energy for Healthy Environments and Lives (CE4HEAL)
Vardoulakis, S., Mathew, S., Zander, K., Matthews, V., Nagendra, S., Borah, P. & Ford, L.
1/12/21 → 31/08/23
Project: Research

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health checks: sociodemographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors
Butler, D. C., Agostino, J., Paige, E., Korda, R. J., Douglas, K. A., Wade, V. & Banks, E., 10 Mar 2022, In: Public health research & practice. 32, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's views of cervical screening by self-collection: A qualitative study
Whop, L. J., Butler, T. L., Lee, N., Cunningham, J., Garvey, G., Anderson, K., Condon, J. R., Tong, A., Moore, S., Maher, C. M., Mein, J. K., Warren, E. F. & Brotherton, J. M. L., Apr 2022, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 46, 2, p. 161-169 9 p.
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A call to action: time to recognise melioidosis as a neglected tropical disease
Savelkoel, J., Dance, D. A. B., Currie, B. J., Limmathurotsakul, D. & Wiersinga, W. J., Jun 2022, In: The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 22, 6, p. e176-e182
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
A Clinical Investigation on the Theragnostic Effect of MicroRNA Biomarkers for Survival Outcome in Cervical Cancer: A PRISMA-P Compliant Protocol for Systematic Review and Comprehensive Meta-Analysis
Shaw, P., Senthilnathan, R., Sankar, S., Ilangovan, I., Muthukaliannan, G. K., Baxi, S., Mani, R. R., Rajagopal, M., Chinnappan, S., Balaraman, A. K., Suresh, D., Krishnan, S., Gupta, M., Muthusamy, T., Paranjothy, C. & Jayaraj, R., Mar 2022, In: Genes. 13, 3, p. 1-11 11 p., 463.
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A comparison of arteriovenous fistula failure between Malaysian and Australian and New Zealand participants enrolled in the FAVOURED trial
Hudson, R., Pascoe, E. M., See, Y. P., Cho, Y., Polkinghorne, K. R., Paul-Brent, P. A., Hooi, L. S., Ong, L. M., Mori, T. A., Badve, S. V., Cass, A., Kerr, P. G., Voss, D., Hawley, C. M., Johnson, D. W., Irish, A. B. & Viecelli, A. K., 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Vascular Access. p. 1-10 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A critical review of definitions of rural areas in Indonesia and implications for health workforce policy and research
Putri, L. P., Russell, D. J., O’Sullivan, B. G., Meliala, A. & Kippen, R., Apr 2022, In: Health Research Policy and Systems. 20, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 46.
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Adults with Plasmodium falciparum malaria have higher magnitude and quality of circulating T-follicular helper cells compared to children
Oyong, D. A., Loughland, J. R., Soon, M. S. F., Chan, J. A., Andrew, D., Wines, B. D., Hogarth, P. M., Olver, S. D., Collinge, A. D., Varelias, A., Beeson, J. G., Kenangalem, E., Price, R. N., Anstey, N. M., Minigo, G. & Boyle, M. J., Jan 2022, In: EBioMedicine. 75, 22 p., 103784.
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A fluorometric assay to determine the protective effect of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) against a Plasmodium spp. infection in females heterozygous for the G6PD gene: Proof of concept in Plasmodium falciparum
Rumaseb, A., Marfurt, J., Kho, S., Kahn, M., Price, R. N. & Ley, B., 22 Feb 2022, In: BMC Research Notes. 15, 1, p. 1-4 4 p., 76.
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A framework for operationalising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander data sovereignty in Australia: Results of a systematic literature review of published studies
Trudgett, S., Griffiths, K., Farnbach, S. & Shakeshaft, A., Mar 2022, In: EClinicalMedicine. 45, p. 1-23 23 p., 101302.
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An Observational Study to Assess the Effectiveness of 4CMenB against Meningococcal Disease and Carriage and Gonorrhea in Adolescents in the Northern Territory, Australia—Study Protocol
Marshall, H. S., Andraweera, P. H., Ward, J., Kaldor, J., Andrews, R., Macartney, K., Richmond, P., Krause, V., Koehler, A., Whiley, D., Giles, L., Webby, R., D’antoine, H., Karnon, J., Baird, R., Lawrence, A., Petousis-Harris, H., Wals, P. D., Greenwood-Smith, B., Binks, M. & 1 others, Whop, L., Feb 2022, In: Vaccines. 10, 2, p. 1-13 13 p., 309.
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An outbreak of leptospirosis associated with cattle workers during the wet season, in the Northern Territory of Australia, 2021
Brown, D. R., Peiris, R., Waller, C., Stedman, E. M., Fitzpatrick, S. E., Krause, V. L. & Draper, A. D. K., 26 Apr 2022, In: Communicable diseases intelligence (2018). 46, p. 1-13 13 p.
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Anthropometric cut-points for discriminating diabetes and the metabolic syndrome among Arabs and Asians: The Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program
Oguoma, V. M., Coffee, N. T., Alsharrah, S., Abu-Farha, M., Al-Refaei, F. H., Alkandari, A., Al-Mulla, F. & Daniel, M., 14 Jan 2022, In: British Journal of Nutrition. 127, 1, p. 92-102 11 p.
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A politics of care in urban public housing: Housing precarity amongst Yolŋu renal patients in Darwin
Puszka, S., 2022, In: Housing Studies. 37, 5, p. 769-788 20 p.
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Association of childhood tracheomalacia with bronchiectasis: a case-control study
Thomas, R., Chang, A., Masters, I. B., Grimwood, K., Marchant, J., Yerkovich, S., Chatfield, M., O'Brien, C. & Goyal, V., 1 Jun 2022, In: Archives of Disease in Childhood. 107, 6, p. 565-569 5 p.
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A systems thinking approach for antimicrobial stewardship in primary care
Saha, S. K., Kong, D. C. M., Mazza, D. & Thursky, K., 2022, In: Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy. 20, 6, p. 819-827 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Beyond Vital Signs: The Social Determinants of Indigenous Health
Edmondson, W., Finlay, S. M., Cooper, D. & Williams, R., May 2022, Health Professionals and Indigenous Health: Working at the Interface. Edmondson, W. & Williams, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Victoria: Oxford University Press, p. 143-167 25 p.
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BIGDATA: A Protocol to Create and Extend a 25-Year Clinical Trial and Observational Data Asset to Address Key Knowledge Gaps in Otitis Media and Hearing Loss in Australian Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children
Beissbarth, J., Smith-Vaughan, H. C., Cheng, A. C., Morris, P. S. & Leach, A. J., 14 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10, p. 1-11 11 p., 804373.
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Bioinformatic Challenges Detecting Genetic Variation in Precision Medicine Programs
Field, M. A., 8 Apr 2022, In: Frontiers in Medicine. 9, 806696.
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Breaking Down the Silence: Call for Action to Address Access Disparities to Transplantation in Indigenous Māori Peoples With Kidney Failure
Wong, G., Lim, W. H. & Hughes, J. T., Jul 2022, In: American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 80, 1, p. 4-6 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Breastfeeding and infant growth in offspring of mothers with hyperglycaemia in pregnancy: The pregnancy and neonatal diabetes outcomes in remote Australia study
Longmore, D. K., Titmuss, A., Barr, E., Barzi, F., Simmonds, A., Lee, I. L., Hawthorne, E., Derkenne, R., Connors, C., Boyle, J., Zimmet, P., O'Dea, K., Oats, J., McIntyre, H. D., Brown, A., Shaw, J. & Maple-Brown, L. J., Jun 2022, In: Pediatric Obesity. 17, 6, p. 1-10 10 p., e12891.
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