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Biography
After completing her PhD at Monash University, Connie was trained in the Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases at the University of Calgary in Canada and returned to Monash University as a research fellow at the Department of Immunology (Clayton). Connie has secured continual fellowship and grant support totalling >$14M since the award of her PhD, including ARC Discovery Early Career Research Award, NHMRC Career Development Fellowship levels 1 and 2 (relinquished in favour of other fellowship support), multiple National Heart Foundation (NHF) fellowships, and the highly prestigious CSL Centenary Fellowship ($1.25M for the years of 2019-2023). Connie is the current Level 3 NHF Future Leaders Fellow (2024-2027). Additionally, funding success as lead investigator from diverse sources, including the NHMRC Project (x2), Ideas (x3), Development, NHF Vanguard (x2), MRFF Cardiovascular Mission (x2) and National Critical Research Infrastructure initiative, have enabled her to rapidly grow her team and establish the Stroke and Imaging Inflammation Group in the Department of Medicine. In 2019, Connie was appointed the Deputy Director of Monash Centre for Inflammatory Diseases.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Research area keywords
- Stroke
- Intravital imaging
- Innate immunity
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Neuroinflammation
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A small brain region that regulates host defences
McAllen, R. M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), McKinley, M. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Occhinegro, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wong, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Allen, A. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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MEGA-dose aSCORbatE for Sepsis (MEGASCORES): An interdisciplinary research program to transform management of sepsis in intensive care units
Lankadeva, Y. R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Plummer, M. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cook, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Roquilly, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Booth, L. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Glassford, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wen, S. W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wood, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ow , P. C. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Emery, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bellomo, R. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Shehabi, Y. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Reade, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Saxena, M. K. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Secombe, P. (Associate Investigator (AI)), May, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Wong, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), See, E. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Betrie, A. H. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Melbourne, U. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/02/23 → 31/07/28
Project: Research
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Unravelling the brain-lung communication pathway as a novel way of improving stroke outcome
Wong, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Wen, S. W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ma, H. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Bedo, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Hickey, M. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Discovery of new molecular targets for stroke-associated pneumonia to improve recovery
Wong, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Wen, S. W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ma, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Schittenhelm, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bedo, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Phan, T. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/06/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Heart Foundation's Collaboration & Exchange Grant
Wong, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
10/07/26 → 23/07/26
Project: Research
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Editorial: Community series in intravital microscopy imaging of leukocytes, volume II
Wong, C. H. Y., Jenne, C. N. & Kolaczkowska, E., 2025, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 16, 3 p., 1615392.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Sympathetic-Mediated Intestinal Cell Death Contributes to Gut Barrier Impairment After Stroke
Prame Kumar, K., McKay, L. D., Nguyen, H., Kaur, J., Wilson, J. L., Suthya, A. R., McKeown, S. J., Abud, H. E. & Wong, C. H. Y., Apr 2025, In: Translational Stroke Research. 16, 2, p. 280–298 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A roadmap for research in post-stroke fatigue: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable
English, C., Simpson, D. B., Billinger, S. A., Churilov, L., Coupland, K. G., Drummond, A., Kuppuswamy, A., Kutlubaev, M. A., Lerdal, A., Mahmood, A., Moseley, G. L., Pittman, Q. J., Riley, E. A., Sutherland, B. A., Wong, C. H. Y., Corbett, D. & Mead, G., Feb 2024, In: Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. 38, 1, p. 7-18 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access24 Citations (Scopus) -
A roadmap for research in post-stroke fatigue: Consensus-based core recommendations from the third Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Roundtable
English, C., Simpson, D. B., Billinger, S. A., Churilov, L., Coupland, K. G., Drummond, A., Kuppuswamy, A., Kutlubaev, M. A., Lerdal, A., Mahmood, A., Moseley, G. L., Pittman, Q. J., Riley, E. A., Sutherland, B. A., Wong, C. H. Y., Corbett, D. & Mead, G., Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Stroke. 19, 2, p. 133-144 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Diving head-first into brain intravital microscopy
Suthya, A. R., Wong, C. H. Y. & Bourne, J. H., 2024, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 15, 14 p., 1372996.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2013 Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize Winner
Wong, C. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian New Zealand Microcirculation Society Young Investigator Award (John Casley-Smith Award)
Wong, C. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
Wong, C. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2013
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Australian Vascular Biology Society (AVBS) Achievement and Career Development Award
Wong, C. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australiasian Society of Immunology (ASI) Gordon Ada Travel Award
Wong, C. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Frontiers in Immunology (Journal)
Wong, C. (Guest editor)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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27th Congress of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH)
Wong, C. (Member of programme committee)
2019 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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14th World Congress on Inflammation (WCI)
Wong, C. (Member of programme committee)
2019 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Heart Foundation Fellowships
Wong, C. (Contributor)
2019 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › Grant review responsibilities
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Scientific Reports (Journal)
Wong, C. (Editorial board member)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press/Media
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Herald Sun article "A gut feel on stroke infections"
4/10/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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ABC radio program The World Today "Young scientists struggle to stay in industry"
12/11/13
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment