Dr Daniel Donner is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University and University of Melbourne. Dr Donner is a Senior Research Fellow at the Baker Institute and leads the Translational Cardiology Research Group, a team of senior research staff, undergraduate and post-graduate students. His research leadership is well supported by the Baker Institute and his postgraduate qualifications in research management (Sthrn Cross U) and leadership (Harvard U). 

As of June 2024, Dan has co-authored >30 career papers (including in Circulation, Cardiovascular Research and Nature CVR). He was awarded the ISHR Early Career Investigator Prize (2019) and has received the Annual Baker Institute Values Awards for Responsible Use of Funds (2019); Research Integrity (2020); and Scientific Excellence (2021). He has received prestigious John Funder Early-Mid Career Investigator Award (2022) and the Baker Early-Career Scientist Award (2023).

Since 2019, he has attracted >$7.5M in total research funding from the NHMRC (CI/AI), NHF (CI), and industry partners, and has received various external awards/travel grants.

• The Impact of Biological Sex and Sex Hormones in Cardiovascular Disease and Injury
• The Impact of Immune System Modulation in Cardiac Injury (Heart attack and cardiac arrest)
• Preclinical Cardiology Research Rigour and Reproducibility for Improved Research Translation from Bench to Bedside

• PhD Students
• Masters (by research) Students
• Honours Students

• Preclinical Cardiology Trial Design & Delivery
• Preclinical Cardiology Translation Strategy
• Myocardial Infarction Models
• Cardiac Arrest Models
• Heart Failure Models