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Biography
Dr. Ekinci (MBBS FRACP PhD) is a clinician researcher. In April 2015, she commenced her role as the Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation Senior Fellow in Metabolic Medicine at the University of Melbourne, Austin Health, relinquishing her NHMRC Early Career Fellowship. She is the Director of Diabetes at Austin Health where she co-ordinates the clinical care of inpatients and outpatients with diabetes.
She heads Diabetes and Obesity clinical trials at Austin Health and The University of Melbourne where she is Chief Investigator in numerous clinical trials. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research and Consultant Physician and a Research Fellow at BakerIDI. Dr Ekinci has been productive with 48 publications in the following journals: Diabetes Care, Diabetes, Diabetologia, Clinical Science, Diabetic Medicine, AJKD, Kidney International, MJA. She has co-authored more than 90 abstracts at various national and international meetings. She is currently supervising 4 PhD students and has supervised 16 Scholarly Selective students to completion at the University of Melbourne.
She is also responsible for mentoring endocrinologists, endocrine registrars, residents, interns, medical students and 10 clinical trials staff. She has obtained a total of $1.8 million of research funding including NHMRC Scholarship and an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship, Royal Australasian College of Physicians Fellowship, Australian Diabetes Society (ADS), Viertel Charitable Foundation Clinical Investigatorship, The University of Melbourne Early Career Research Grant, Sir Edward Weary Dunlop Medical Research Foundation and Diabetes Australia Research Trust project grants.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Austin Health
Charles Darwin University
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
University of Melbourne
Research area keywords
- Endocrinology
- Metabolic medicine
- Obesity & Diabetes
Network
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Point of care detection of early kidney disease using infrared spectroscopy
Jandeleit-Dahm, K., Shaw, J., Brown, A. & Ekinci, E.
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Point of care detection of early kidney disease using infrared spectroscopy
Jandeleit-Dahm, K., Wood, B., Cooper, M., Shaw, J., Brown, A. & Ekinci, E.
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Using dietary therapy to slow the progression of diabetic kidney disease
Snelson, M., Coughlan, M., Ekinci, E., Baqar, S., Muir, J. & Kellow, N.
3/05/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Post-stroke hyperglycaemia - Treatment with Exenatide in Acute Ischaemic Stroke (TEXAIS) trial
Bladin, C., Cheung, N. W., Dewey, H., Churilov, L., Middleton, S., Thijs, V. & Ekinci, E.
1/01/17 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Independent of Renox, NOX5 Promotes Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis in Diabetes by Activating ROS-Sensitive Pathways
Jha, J. C., Dai, A., Garzarella, J., Charlton, A., Urner, S., Østergaard, J. A., Okabe, J., Holterman, C. E., Skene, A., Power, D. A., Ekinci, E. I., Coughlan, M. T., Schmidt, H. H. H. W., Cooper, M. E., Touyz, R. M., Kennedy, C. R. & Jandeleit-Dahm, K., Jun 2022, In: Diabetes. 71, 6, p. 1282-1298 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Novel Therapies for Kidney Disease in People With Diabetes
Khurana, N., James, S., Coughlan, M. T., MacIsaac, R. J. & Ekinci, E. I., Jan 2022, In: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 107, 1, p. e1-e24 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Review of potential biomarkers of inflammation and kidney injury in diabetic kidney disease
Khanijou, V., Zafari, N., Coughlan, M. T., MacIsaac, R. J. & Ekinci, E. I., Sep 2022, In: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 38, 6, 40 p., e3556.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Role of the adaptive immune system in diabetic kidney disease
Kong, L., Andrikopoulos, S., MacIsaac, R. J., Mackay, L. K., Nikolic-Paterson, D. J., Torkamani, N., Zafari, N., Marin, E. C. S. & Ekinci, E. I., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 13, 2, p. 213-226 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access10 Citations (Scopus) -
Gut microbiome, prebiotics, intestinal permeability and diabetes complications
Snelson, M., de Pasquale, C., Ekinci, E. I. & Coughlan, M. T., May 2021, In: Best Practice & Research: Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 35, 3, 13 p., 101507.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
36 Citations (Scopus)