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Biography
Dr Katrina Mirabito Colafella is a NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow and a Future Leader in the Cardiovascular Disease Program, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University. Katrina completed her PhD in 2015 in Professor Kate Denton’s laboratory at Monash University. She was awarded a Monash Bridging Postdoctoral Fellowship and then obtained an overseas NHMRC CJ Martin Fellowship to continue her postdoctoral studies in Prof Jan Danser’s laboratory at Erasmus Medical Centre, The Netherlands. In December 2018, Katrina returned to Australia to establish her own research group within the Department of Physiology, Monash University. Katrina’s research program focuses on the pathogenesis and therapy of hypertension and cardiovascular disease, with a special emphasis on the renin angiotensin system, sex-specific risk factors (complications of pregnancy, menopause) and cardio-oncology, which is an emerging field aimed at the prevention, management and mitigation of cardiovascular disease in cancer patients.
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External positions
NHMRC CJ Martin Fellow, Erasmus MC (Erasmus University Medical Center)
1 Nov 2016 → 31 Oct 2018
Research area keywords
- Cardiovascular disease
- Hypertension
- Sex Steroids
- Ageing
- Cardio-oncology
- Pregnancy
- Preeclampsia
- Vascular Biology
- Kidney
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Sex-differences in cellular aging and cardiovascular disease: Role of the AngIV/IRAP axis
Denton, K., Walton, S., Colafella, K., Krause, L., Garovic, V., Bertram, J., Combes, A. & Hennessy, A.
1/01/22 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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MediBeacon Transdermal Mini Fluorophore Monitors
Colafella, K., Denton, K., Bubb, K., Cowley, M., Widdop, R., Lyras, D., Samuel, C., Bertram, J. & Parkington, H.
1/10/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Investigating the protective role of C-type natriuretic peptide in preeclampsia and future cardiovascular risk.
Bubb, K., Nicholls, S., Hobbs, A., Colafella, K. & Ashton, A.
1/04/21 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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Unravelling the aetiology of preeclampsia
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/11/16 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
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Cardiovascular toxicity of angiogenesis inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors: Synergistic anti-tumour effects at the cost of increased cardiovascular risk?
Van Dorst, D. C. H., Van Doorn, L., Colafella, K. M. M., Manintveld, O. C., Hassing, H. C., Danser, A. H. J., Mathijssen, R. H. J. & Versmissen, J., Jul 2021, In: Clinical Science. 135, 14, p. 1649-1668 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
In Aged Females, the Enhanced Pressor Response to Angiotensin II Is Attenuated By Estrogen Replacement via an Angiotensin Type 2 Receptor-Mediated Mechanism
Barsha, G., Mirabito Colafella, K. M., Walton, S. L., Gaspari, T. A., Spizzo, I., Pinar, A. A., Hilliard Krause, L. M., Widdop, R. E., Samuel, C. S. & Denton, K. M., Jul 2021, In: Hypertension. 78, 1, p. 128-137 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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No evidence for brain renin–angiotensin system activation during DOCA-salt hypertension
Uijl, E., Ren, L., Mirabito Colafella, K. M., van Veghel, R., Garrelds, I. M., Domenig, O., Poglitsch, M., Zlatev, I., Kim, J. B., Huang, S., Melton, L., Hoorn, E. J., Foster, D. & Jan Danser, A. H., 22 Jan 2021, In: Clinical Science. 135, 2, p. 259-274 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The effect of age on blood pressure response by 4-week treatment perindopril: A pooled sex-specific analysis of the EUROPA, PROGRESS, and ADVANCE trials
Schreuder, M. M., Mirabito Colafella, K. M., Boersma, E., Brugts, J. J., Roeters van Lennep, J. E. & Versmissen, J., Nov 2021, In: Clinical and Translational Science. 14, 6, p. 2193-2199 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Thrombomodulin is upregulated in the kidneys of women with pre-eclampsia
van Aanhold, C. C. L., Bos, M., Mirabito Colafella, K. M., van der Hoorn, M-L. P., Wolterbeek, R., Bruijn, J. A., Bloemenkamp, K. W. M., van den Meiracker, A. H., Danser, A. H. J. & Baelde, H. J., Dec 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 8 p., 5692.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology Paper of the Year 2014
Colafella, Katrina (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Early Career Oral
Colafella, Katrina (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Stephanie Watts Career Development Award Finalist
Colafella, Katrina (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences ECR Symposium
Sri Ramarathinam (Organiser), Donna Buckingham (Organiser), Nicole Kellow (Organiser), Katrina Colafella (Organiser), Kimberley Crawford (Organiser), Sally Richmond (Organiser), Tammie Choi (Organiser), Luke Perraton (Organiser), Melissa Lipscombe (Organiser), Suzanne Kleve (Organiser), Zoe Davidson (Organiser), Margaret Murray (Organiser) & Shapour Jaberzadeh (Organiser)
5 Oct 2020 → 30 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Joint 13th International Symposium on Mechanisms of VasoDilatation and 7th International Symposium on Endothelium-Dependent Hyperpolarisation (MOVD/EDH)
Katrina Mirabito Colafella (Invited speaker)
2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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F1000Research (Journal)
Katrina Mirabito Colafella (Peer reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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International Society of Hypertension
Katrina Mirabito Colafella (Invited speaker)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Biology of Sex Differences (Journal)
Katrina Mirabito Colafella (Editorial board member)
2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility