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Biography
Dr Monira Hussain is a clinical epidemiologist (MBBS, MPH, PhD). She was the Unit Coordinator for Introductory Epidemiology (Monash University, 2016-9). Her expertise lies in surveillance projects, nationwide surveys, cohort studies, clinical trials, linkage studies, and systematic reviews.
Monira began her career as a project research physician at icddr,b; one of the leading research institutes of the Global South, working on encephalitis surveillance after the completion of her MBBS. While working on this project, she came across two NIPAH virus outbreaks in Bangladesh, and got involved in the outbreak investigation with the researchers from the Centre for Disease Control USA. She shifted her area of research from infectious to chronic disease later on. Monira joined Mahidol University and completed a Master of Public Health in chronic disease epidemiology in 2007. She developed interests in exploring the cardiovascular disease risk factors in the pathogenesis of musculoskeletal disease. Monira completed her PhD on “Novel and systemic risk factors for knee and hip osteoarthritis” from Monash University in 2015.
Her work on risk factors for osteoarthritis resulted in a paradigm shift in the understanding of the pathogenesis of knee and hip osteoarthritis. The results of her work indicate that the relationship between obesity and knee osteoarthritis is not simply due to increased loading, but that metabolically driven inflammation has a major role; in-utero risk factors (low birth weight, preterm birth) are associated with hip osteoarthritis; and hip and knee osteoarthritis are susceptible to different risk factors. She is continuing her work in this field and extending her area of research in low back pain, determinants of poor patient outcome due to low back pain and osteoarthritis, and exploring in-utero risk factors for osteoarthritis through several collaborative projects.
Monira has been a recipient of Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2011-4), Australian Postgraduate Award (2011-4), Monash University Faculty Excellence Award (2011-4), Arthritis Australia Fellowships (2015), Monash University Faculty Bridging Fellowship (2016), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Early Career Fellowship (2018-21).
She has strong, sustained publication outputs. Her first author paper published in the BMJ in 2019 (BMJ. 2019 Jan 30;364:l42) was the 50th most discussed scientific report (of 2.7 million papers) globally of any field in 2019 (https://www.altmetric.com/top100/2019/). In the JAMA network, a debate based on her paper became the second most viewed articles (Does Skipping Breakfast Lead to Weight Loss or Weight Gain?)
Monira is an Associate Editor for the journal “Arthritis Research and Therapy”, a highly reputed journal in the field of Rheumatology and Orthopaedic. She regularly reviews manuscripts, national/international fellowship and grant applications, and sits on PhD review committees. She is a member of Osteoarthritis Research Society International and Australasian Epidemiological Association.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Novel and Systemic Risk Factors for Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 14 Jul 2015
MPH, Mahidol University
Award Date: 27 Apr 2007
MBBS, University of Rajshahi
Award Date: 1 Sept 2001
External positions
Honorary Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
2013 → 2015
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROID FOR TREATMENT OF HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN AND FUNCTION
Hussain, M., Cicuttini, F., Wang, Y. & Wluka, A.
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Improving outcomes in low back pain: understanding the risk factors and patient subgroups
1/01/18 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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Towards a better understanding of low back pain - risk factors, investigation, and management
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
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Association of plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level with risk of incident dementia: a cohort study of healthy older adults
Hussain, S. M., Robb, C., Tonkin, A. M., Lacaze, P., Chong, T. T. J., Beilin, L. J., Yu, C., Watts, G. F., Ryan, J., Ernst, M. E., Zhou, Z., Neumann, J. T. & McNeil, J. J., Feb 2024, In: The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 43, p. 1-9 9 p., 100963.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Associations Between Blood Concentrations of Sex Hormones and Physical Function in Community-Dwelling Older Women: A Prospective Cohort Study
Wang, Y., Islam, R. M., Hussain, S. M., McNeil, J. J. & Davis, S. R., 1 Apr 2024, In: Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 79, 4, p. 1–8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Concentration and genetic regulation of sex hormone binding globulin and fracture risk in older women
Wang, Y., Yu, C., Islam, R. M., Hussain, S. M., Barker, A. L., Lacaze, P., McNeil, J. J. & Davis, S. R., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Climacteric. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Sex-dependent associations of plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and mortality risk in healthy older men and women: two prospective cohort studies
Hussain, S. M., Tonkin, A. M., Watts, G. F., Lacaze, P., Yu, C., Beilin, L. J., Zhou, Z., Newman, A. B., Neumann, J. T., Tran, C. & McNeil, J. J., Apr 2024, In: GeroScience. 46, 2, p. 1461-1475 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Association between popliteal artery wall thickness and structural progression in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
Wang, Y., Pontoh, E. W., Hussain, S. M., Lim, Y. Z., Jones, G., Hill, C. L., Wluka, A. E., Tonkin, A., Ding, C. & Cicuttini, F. M., 3 Apr 2023, In: Rheumatology. 62, 4, p. 1645-1651 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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1st prize 2024 Krum Education Grant
Hussain, Monira (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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A+ EMCR Best Paper Awards (Public Health/Clinical Research)
Hussain, Monira (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences Fellows Prize for Non-laboratory Sciences (best publication)
Hussain, Monira (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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RACP Congress, trainee poster prize finalist, 2019
Zolio, Luigi (Recipient), Lim, K, Y (Recipient), McKenzie, Joanne (Recipient), Yan, Mabel (Recipient), Estee, Mahnuma (Recipient), Hussain, Monira (Recipient), Cicuttini, Flavia (Recipient) & Wluka, Anita (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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The Lancet Rheumatology (Journal)
Monira Hussain (Peer reviewer)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological-Society-of-America
Monira Hussain (Invited speaker)
2022 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2022
Monira Hussain (Invited speaker)
2022 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Journal)
Monira Hussain (Peer reviewer)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (Journal)
Monira Hussain (Associate editor)
Aug 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility