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Personal profile
Biography
Stuart is a Principal Investigator of the Monash Trauma Group, and Director of Fluid Biomarker Research in the Department of Neuroscience. Stuart’s research has focused on improving understanding of how the injured brain interacts with peripheral body systems, and how novel blood tests may be used to improve clinical management of traumatic brain injuries. After completing his PhD in 2012, Stuart was appointed to a teaching and research position at La Trobe University. In January 2019, Dr McDonald was recruited to the newly formed Department of Neuroscience at Monash, where he leads a translational research program investigating mild traumatic brain injuries.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, La Trobe University
Award Date: 23 Feb 2012
External positions
Honorary Associate, La Trobe University
Research area keywords
- Concussion
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Trauma
- Biomarkers
- Neuroinflammation
- Neurofilament light
- MicroRNAs
Network
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Brain injury in intimate partner violence: Insight into a silent pandemic
Shultz, S., O'Sullivan, M. J., Fitz-Gibbon, K., Meyer, S., van Donkelaar, P., Mychasiuk, R., McDonald, S., Law, M., Vivash, L., O'Brien, T., Ponsford, J., Jupp, B., Chen, B., Mitra, B. & Marks, J.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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An informatics approach to predict outcomes and monitor intervention efficacy following moderate to severe traumatic brain injury
Fitzgerald, M., Gabbe, B., Lannin, N., Vallmuur, K., Curtis, K., Harrison, J., Young, J. T., Menon, D. K., Cullen, J. C., Armstrong, E., Eades, S., Cameron, P., Cooper, J., Fitzgerald, M., Balogh, Z., Fatovich, D., Honeybul, S., Jeffree, R. L., McNamara, R., Mitchell, G., Delaney, A., Reade, M. C., Wells, A., Williams, J., Ponsford, J., McDonald, S., Kendall, E., Ownsworth , T., Simpson, G., Togher, L., Hassett, L., Fleming, J., Williams, G. P., Collins-Praino, L. E., Reeder, S., Mobbs, R., Vickers, J., Anderson, V., Barlow, K., Holland, A. J. A., Scheinberg, A., Semple, B., Parizel, P. M., O'Brien, T., Law, M., Rose, S. E., Varma, D., Nasrallah, F., Shultz, S., Hellewell, S., Bosio, E., King , K., Parr, M., Udy, A., Hill, A. F., Olver, J., Teague, W. J., Egan, G., Fisher, M., York, L., Bynevelt, M., Maas, A. I., O'Reilly, G., McDonald, S., Capell, J., Gilroy, J., Walsham, J., Newcombe, V., Geraghty, T. J., Joyce, C. J., Rosenfeld, J., Elcock, M., Ross, J., Bragge, P., Meka, S., Chai, K., Cowen, G., Hasseler, L., Ercole, A., Wagland , J., Alexander, T., Babl, F. E., Bidargaddi, N., Mahoney, A. J., Wright, D., Crowe, L. M., Robinson, S., Rushworth, N., Hansen, M., Ellis, D., Zeeman, H., Francis, R., Whiley, L. & Reid, C.
1/07/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Exercise therapy for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) across the lifespan
O'Brien, T., Leddy, J., Willmott, C., Mitra, B., Shultz, S., Chen, B., McDonald, S., Morokoff, A., Caeyenberghs, K., Ponsford, J., Rushworth, N., Akhlaghi, H., Davies, K. & Olver, J.
1/06/21 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Neuroprotective effect of the combination of cannabidiol and isoflurane in mild traumatic brain injury
McDonald, S., Mychasiuk, R. & Shultz, S.
15/02/21 → 15/02/22
Project: Research
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Activation of the Protein Kinase R–Like Endoplasmic Reticulum Kinase (PERK) Pathway of the Unfolded Protein Response after Experimental Traumatic Brain Injury and Treatment with a PERK Inhibitor
Brady, R., Bird, S., Sun, M., Yamakawa, G., Major, B. P., Mychasiuk, R., O'Brien, T. J., McDonald, S. J. & Shultz, S. R., 6 Jul 2021, In: Neurotrauma Reports. 2, 1, p. 330-342 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Behavioral, axonal, and proteomic alterations following repeated mild traumatic brain injury: Novel insights using a clinically relevant rat model
Pham, L., Wright, D. K., O'Brien, W. T., Bain, J., Huang, C., Sun, M., Casillas-Espinosa, P. M., Shah, A. D., Schittenhelm, R. B., Sobey, C. G., Brady, R. D., O'Brien, T. J., Mychasiuk, R., Shultz, S. R. & McDonald, S. J., Jan 2021, In: Neurobiology of Disease. 148, 11 p., 105151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Cognitive ocular motor deficits and white matter damage chronically after sports-related concussion
Fuller Symons, G., Clough, M., Mutimer, S., Major, B. P., O'Brien, W. T., Costello, D. M., McDonald, S., Chen, B., White, O. B., Mychasiuk, R. M., Law, M., Wright, D., O'Brien, T. J., Fielding, J., Kolbe, S. & Shultz, S. R., 14 Sep 2021, In: Brain Communications. 3, 3, 12 p., fcab213.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Depression symptoms mediate the association between workplace stress and interleukin 6 in women, but not men: The Whitehall II study
Piantella, S., Dragano, N., McDonald, S. J. & Wright, B. J., 1 Mar 2021, In: Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health. 12, 7 p., 100215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Diffusion Imaging Reveals Sex Differences in the White Matter following Sports-Related Concussion
Wright, D. K., Symons, G. F., O’Brien, W. T., McDonald, S. J., Zamani, A., Major, B., Chen, Z., Costello, D., Brady, R. D., Sun, M., Law, M., O'Brien, T. J., Mychasiuk, R. & Shultz, S. R., Oct 2021, In: Cerebral Cortex. 31, 10, p. 4411-4419 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Press / Media
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Biomarkers for concussion
Biswadev Mitra, Stuart McDonald, Catherine Willmott, Edmond Sorich & Nicolas Voelcker
9/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research