Jaquelyne Hughes
Matthew Flinders Professor
College of Medicine and Public Health
Professor Jaquelyne Hughes is a Torres Strait Islander woman (Wagadagam and Panay), and the inaugural Clinical Research Professor, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Advancement within Flinders University College of Medicine and Public Health, Rural and Remote Health, NT. Prof Hughes is a specialist physician (nephrologist), with experience in chronic kidney disease, dialysis and health systems research and health systems innovative transformation. Find out more about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Advancement Clinical Research program here:
https://www.flinders.edu.au/fhmri/research/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health-advancement
Publications from Prof Hughes Research can also be found here: https://researchnow.flinders.edu.au/en/persons/jaquelyne-hughes
BMed FRACP PhD
- Arthur E Mills Medallist and Orator, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2025.
- Lowitja Institute Cranlana Award for Ethical Research Leadership (2023). This award celebrates excellence in research leadership by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researcher who has made a significant contribution to the health and wellbeing of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Advancing Equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and Maori Award, Australia and New Zealand Society of Nephrology Annual Scientific Meeting (2022)
- Matthew Flinders Professor (2022 -)
- Deputy Chair, National Indigenous Kidney Transplant Taskforce (2020- 2023 )
- National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leader (2020 - )
- National Health and Medical Research Council Research Excellence Award for Clinical Trial and Cohort Studies (2019)
- Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, Doctor of the Year (2019-2020).
- Top End Health Service, Service Excellence and Innovation Awards, Doing it First (2018)
Professor Hughes leads existing collaborative research including the eGFR3 Study, and a health systems evaluation called Live Strong COVID-safe Frailty-Free after Starting Dialysis project, and will plan the development of emerging research partnerships that will advance health of NT communities.
Prof Hughes is the leader within the National Indigenous Kidney Transplant Taskforce, and was a non-executive Board Director of Australian Indigenous Doctors Association in 2021-2022. Since 2022, Prof Hughes has been developing a program of research called Kikirriu Dan Walmai project with leaders of near west region of Torres Strait.
- Health management, policy and ethics
- Kidney disease
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
South Australia | Northern Territory
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