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OUR RESEARCH

FHMRI Our Research

Part of Flinders University, the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) is a dynamic, multidisciplinary research community, that spans the central corridor of Australia. We are renowned for our impactful world-class research, scientific breakthroughs, clinical practice innovation, policy reform, and population health equity.

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Flagship programs

Delivering globally recognised research impacts, improving health care and outcomes across the world, these are substantial programs with multi-disciplinary streams of research.

Sleep Health research

We conduct world-class research and teaching to improve health through the science of sleep.

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Eye and Vision research

We aim to improve outcomes for patients with blinding eye conditions affecting our community.

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Impact programs

Focused on strategic health priorities with the potential for significant community impact, they are broad in scope and geographically dispersed across the Flinders SA and NT footprint.

Cancer research

A cancer-free future is a bold vision, but we believe it’s possible if we work together. We’re looking to create more effective treatments, achieve earlier detection, and prevent cancer from developing in the first place.

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Health Equity Research

We focus on understanding and addressing the health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by identifying gaps between current health services and those specifically designed for their communities.

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Research Centres

Collaborating with a number of externally funded research centres, supporting the development of innovative and high-quality research.

National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)

Professor Jacqueline Bowden (Director)

An internationally recognised research centre that works as a catalyst for change in the alcohol and other drugs field. Our aim is to advance the capacity of health and human services organisations and workers to respond to alcohol and drug-related problems.

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International Centre for Point-of-Care Testing (IPOCT) 

Professor Mark Shephard (Director)

Imagine if you could test a patient for a medical condition, obtain a result within minutes and provide treatment immediately. That's what we do and it's called Point-of-Care Testing. 

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Affiliated Research Centres

Poche SA + NT

Associate Professor Kalinda Griffiths (FRSN) (Director)

Charting a new course through collaboration. The Poche SA & NT centre is focused on building healthy country, healthy communities and health leaders throughout Australia’s central corridor, across the Northern Territory and South Australia.

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Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre

Unlocking ocean innovations - pioneering marine biotechnology by exploring Australia’s unique marine bioresources, with up to 95% found nowhere else. This cutting-edge research is driving advancements in food, health, energy, and sustainable industries for the future.. 

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Research groups

FHMRI has over 600 researchers, organised in over 80 research groups, addressing the wide breadth of health and medical research from molecules to whole populations.

Group Group Lead
Sleep Health Danny Eckert
Circadian Rhythms Sean Cain
Artificial Intelligence for eye disease Stewart Lake
Australian Corneal Grant Registry Keryn Williams
Clinical ocular registry statistics Miriam Keane
Computational ophthalmic genetics Joshua Schmidt
Diabetic retinopathy Katherine Zamora-Vallejo
Genetic counselling for eye disease Emmanuelle Souzeau
Glaucoma genetics Jamie Craig
Ocular gene therapy Mark Hassall
Ocular genomics Owen Siggs
Ophthalmic epidemiology John Landers
Uveitis Mechanisms and Outcomes Justine Smith
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Male Health and Wellbeing Kootsy Canuto
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Public Health Tamara Mackean
Indigenous Health Karla Canuto
Trauma and Injury Courtney Ryder
Migrant and Refugee Public Health Anna Ziersch
Recovery and Lived Experience Studies Noemi Tari-Keresztes
Renal Health Jaquelyne Hughes
Rural and Remote Antimicrobial Stewardship Danny Tsai
Rural and Remote Health and Wellbeing James Smith
Healthcare Access & Equity Jacqueline Stephens
Alternative Splicing in Cancer Simon Conn
Biostatistics and machine learning of medicines Michael Sorich
Bowel Health Erin Symonds
Cancer cell metabolism Janni Petersen
Cancer survivorship Bogda Koczwara
Chromosomal instability and cancer Stephen Gregory
Clinical Cancer Epidemiology Ashley Hopkins
Clinical ocular registry statistics Miriam Keane
CLL Lymphoma and Myeloma Bryone Kuss
Dust Diseases Sonja Klebe
Gene expression Michael Michael
Liver Diseases Alan Wigg
Lymphoedema surveillance, diagnosis, and therapies Neil Piller
Medical oncology Chris Karapetis
NeuroUrology Luke Grundy
Precision Medicine - EV Biomarkers Andrew Rowland
Prostate cancer Luke Selth
Proteins in metabolism and cancer Briony Forbes
Precision Oncology Ganessan Kichenadasse
Lymphoma and Myeloma Giles Best
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) Jacqueline Bowden
Point of Care Testing Mark Shepard / Susan Matthews
Poche SA+NT Kalinda Griffiths
Anaesthesia Fiona Taverner
Gastroenterology Robert Fraser
ENT Surgery Eng Ooi
Health Services, and Clinical Care for Heart Failure and Frailty Yogesh Sharma
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Savio George Barreto
Intensive care Shailesh Bihari
Nephrology Jonathan Gleadle
Oesophageal and gastric disease David Watson
Orthopaedics Greg Bain
Swallowing Pathophysiology Taher Omari
GI Motility Phil Dinning
Gut hormones in Health and Disease Alyce Martin
Gut Sensory Systems Damien Keating
Integrative Neuroscience Yoichiro Otsuka
Microbiome and Host Health Geraint Rogers
Neurogastroenterology Simon Brookes
Visceral Neurophysiology Nick Spencer
Cardiac imaging Joseph Selvanayagam
Cardiac signals analysis Anand Ganesan
Vascular surgery Christopher Delaney
Healthy Aging Maria Crotty
Advanced Marine Biomanufacturing Wei Zhang
Biomedical Nanoengineering Krasimir Vasilev
Glycobiotechnology Vincent Bulone
Medical Biotechnology Munish Puri
Synthetic Physiology Harald Janovjak
Digital Health Niranjan Bidargaddi
Health Economics Hossein Afzali and Billingsley Kaambwa
Health Economics and Health Services Jonathan Karnon
Biostatistics Murthy Mittinty
Chronic Diseases Elke Sokoya
Clinical Immunology and Autoimmunity Tom Gordon/Jing Jing Wang
Immunomodulation Claire Jessup
Molecular Virology Nick Eyre
Rheumatology and Synovial Tissue Translational Mihir D Wechalekar
Systems Immunology David Lynn
Virology Jill Carr
Behavioural Health Anthony Venning
Mental Illness Malcolm Battersby
Schizophrenia and molecular psychopharmacology Tarun Bastiampillai
General Mental Health Sharon Lawn
Health Behaviour Change Billie Bonevski
Neonatology and Paediatrics Kathryn Martinello
Pregnancy Health and Beyond Claire Roberts
Reproductive and Perinatal Pharmacoepidemiology Luke Grzeskowiak
Childhood Dementia Kim Hemsley
Human Neurophysiology and Genetics Cedric Bardy
MND and Neurotrophic Diseases Mary-Louise Rogers
Molecular Memory and Dementia Arne Ittner
Neurodevelopment and Neurodiversity Amy Wyatt
Worm Neuroscience Yee Lian Chew
Bladder Neurobiology Vladimir Zagorodnyuk
Motion Vision Karin Nordstrom
Musculoskeletal Neurobiology Christine Barry
Pain & Sensory Cell Neurobiology Dusan Matusica
Drug discovery and repurposing Arduino Mangoni
Molecular Pharmacology Robyn Meech
General Practice Richard Reed
Prideaux Health Professions Education Lambert Schuwirth
Paramedicine Tim Rayner

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