Biography
I graduated as an Optometrist in 1996 (University of Melbourne) and spent 2 years researching the aetiology of keratoconus (a disease of the cornea) for my MOptom (1998, University of Melbourne). My PhD studies (University of Melbourne 2003) considered the role that essential fatty acids play in modulating visual function and cardiovascular disease. This body of work contributed to the growing notion that fetal and early postnatal malnutrition can program visual function and cardiovascular function in adult life, irrespective of adult nutrition status. Aspects of the work were published Nature Medicine.
Postdoctoral studies at Kings College London (2003-2005) and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute (2005-2007) continued this research theme. In December 2006, I was awarded a National Heart Foundation John Shaw Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, being the highest ranked applicant in Australia and moved to Monash University upon being awarded a Monash Fellowship (2007-2012). I joined Deakin University in 2012 as a Senior Lecturer in Visual Function in Optometry, School of Medicine.
Read more on James's profileKnowledge areas
Developmental Programming of Adult Health and Disease.
The neurogenic basis of obesity related hypertension
Electrophysiological testing of visual function
Retinal Haemodynamics
Publications
R Wood-Bradley, S Henry, R Evans, J Bertram, L Cullen-Mcewen, J Armitage
(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 426-436, Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Aparna Gopalakrishnan, Jameel Hussaindeen, Viswanathan Sivaraman, Meenakshi Swaminathan, Yee Wong, James Armitage, Alex Gentle, Simon Backhouse
(2023), Vol. 100, pp. 105-110, Optometry and Vision Science, C1
Amanda Edgar, James Armitage, Nadeeka Arambewela-Colley, Luke Chong, Anuradha Narayanan
(2023), Vol. 23, pp. 1-12, BMC Medical Education, Berlin, Germany, C1
A guide to optometrists for appraising and using artificial intelligence in clinical practice.
Timothy Murphy, James Armitage, Peter van Wijngaarden, Larry Abel, Amanda Douglass
(2023), pp. 1-11, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, London, Eng., C1
D Almeida, V Moreira, L Cardoso, M Junior, A Pavanelo, T Ribeiro, C da Silva Franco, L Tófolo, M Peres, M Ribeiro, A Ferreira, R Gomes, R Miranda, I Trevenzoli, J Armitage, K Palma-Rigo, P de Freitas Mathias
(2022), Vol. 46, pp. 137-143, International Journal of Obesity, London, Eng., C1
A Gopalakrishnan, J Hussaindeen, V Sivaraman, M Swaminathan, Y Wong, J Armitage, A Gentle, S Backhouse
(2022), Vol. 42, pp. 345-357, Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, London, Eng., C1
Student perspectives of extended clinical placements in optometry: a qualitative study
J Kirkman, S Bentley, J Armitage, R Wood-Bradley, C Woods
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 1-11, BMC Medical Education, London, Eng., C1
A Ferreira, M Ribeiro, M Peres, S Piovan, G Gonçalves, L Saavedra, J Martins, M Junior, K Cavalcante, G Lopes, M Carneiro, D Almeida, R Gomes, J Comar, J Armitage, P Mathias, K Palma-Rigo
(2022), Vol. 13, Frontiers in Physiology, Switzerland, C1
A Edgar, L Ainge, S Backhouse, J Armitage
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Medical Education, England, C1
N Anstice, K Alam, J Armitage, B Biles, J Black, M Boon, T Carlson, H Chinnery, A Collins, A Cochrane, D Duthie, S Hopkins, G Fitzpatrick, L Keay, R Watene, A Yashadhana, S Bentley
(2022), pp. 110-118, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, London, Eng., C1
T Murphy, L Abel, J Armitage, A Douglass
(2022), Behavior Research Methods, United States, C1
A Edgar, S Macfarlane, E Kiddell, J Armitage, R Wood-Bradley
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Medical Education, England, C1
Supervisor experiences of extended clinical placements in optometry: a mixed methods study
J Kirkman, S Bentley, R Wood-Bradley, C Woods, J Armitage
(2022), Vol. 22, BMC Medical Education, England, C1
Impact of in vitro embryo culture and transfer on blood pressure regulation in the adolescent lamb
M Padhee, I McMillen, S Zhang, S Maclaughlin, J Armitage, G Head, J Darby, J Kelly, S Rudiger, D Kleemann, S Walker, J Morrison
(2021), Vol. 12, pp. 731-737, Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, England, C1
A Gopalakrishnan, J Hussaindeen, V Sivaraman, M Swaminathan, Y Wong, J Armitage, A Gentle, S Backhouse
(2021), Vol. 10, pp. 1-10, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Switzerland, C1
K Lim, S Burke, F Marques, K Jackson, C Gueguen, Y Sata, J Armitage, G Head
(2021), Vol. 12, Frontiers in Physiology, Switzerland, C1
The Equivalency of the Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscope Simulator to Peer Practice: A Pilot Study
A Douglass, K Cham, A Jaworski, A Maillet, A Cochrane, J Armitage
(2021), Vol. 98, pp. 1239-1247, Optometry and vision science, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
Podocyte endowment and the impact of adult body size on kidney health
L Cullen-McEwen, J Van Der Wolde, K Haruhara, L Tribolet, J Dowling, M Bertram, R De Matteo, F Haas, J Czogalla, Y Okabayashi, J Armitage, M Black, W Hoy, V Puelles, J Bertram
(2021), Vol. 321, pp. F322-F334, American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, Bethesda, Md., C1
H Khan, A Gentle, J Armitage, C To, A Lam
(2020), Vol. 10, Scientific Reports, England, C1
R Wood-Bradley, S Henry, S Barrand, A Giot, L Eipper, J Bertram, L Cullen-McEwen, J Armitage
(2020), Vol. 303, pp. 2657-2667, Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), United States, C1
Impact of axial eye size on retinal microvasculature density in the Macular region
M Khan, A Lam, J Armitage, L Hanna, C To, A Gentle
(2020), Vol. 9, pp. 1-15, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Switzerland, C1
AmblyopiaVR: immersive game-based virtual reality system for the treatment of amblyopia
S Greuter, A Douglass, R Woodcock, G Sampson, L Torre, L Chong, J Armitage, S Backhouse
(2020), pp. 1-5, ACSW '20 : Proceedings of the Australasian Computer Science Week Multiconference, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Is This Mine to Keep? Three-dimensional Printing Enables Active, Personalized Learning in Anatomy
S Backhouse, D Taylor, J Armitage
(2019), Vol. 12, pp. 518-528, Anatomical Sciences Education, United States, C1
Could adoption of the rural pipeline concept redress Australian optometry workforce issues?
J Kirkman, S Bentley, J Armitage, C Woods
(2019), Vol. 102, pp. 566-570, Clinical and experimental optometry, Chichester, Eng., C1
Implications of updating digital literacy - a case study in an optometric curriculum
J Coldwell-Neilson, J Armitage, R Wood-Bradley, B Kelly, A Gentle
(2019), Vol. 16, pp. 033-049, Issues in informing science and information technology, Santa Rosa, Calif., C1
L Tófolo, W Rinaldi, A Gôngora, C Ianoni Matiusso, A Pavanello, A Malta, D De Almeida, T Ribeiro, A Oliveira, M Chimirri Peres, J Armitage, P De Freitas Mathias, K Palma-Rigo
(2019), Vol. 10, Frontiers in Physiology, Switzerland, C1
Normal foetal kidney volume in offspring of women treated for gestational diabetes
Stacey Hokke, Natasha Zoysa, Bethany Carr, Veronica Abruzzo, Peter Coombs, Carolyn Allan, Christine East, Julie Ingelfinger, Victor Puelles, Mary Black, Danica Ryan, James Armitage, Euan Wallace, John Bertram, Luise Cullen‐McEwen
(2019), Vol. 2, pp. 1-9, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, London, Eng., C1
Mid-to-Late Gestational Changes in Inflammatory Gene Expression in the Rat Placenta
K Vaswani, M Dekker Nitert, H Chan, F B. Almughlliq, H Peiris, R Wood-Bradley, J Armitage, G Rice, M Mitchell
(2018), Vol. 25, pp. 222-229, Reproductive Sciences, United States, C1
K De Jong, S Barrand, R Wood-Bradley, D de Almeida, J Czeczor, G Lopaschuk, J Armitage, S McGee
(2018), Vol. 28, pp. 600-609, Nutrition, metabolism and cardiovascular diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Cross-fostering reduces obesity induced by early exposure to monosodium glutamate in male rats
R Miranda, C da Silva Franco, J de Oliveira, L Barella, L Tófolo, T Ribeiro, A Pavanello, E da Conceição, R Torrezan, J Armitage, P Lisboa, E de Moura, P de Freitas Mathias, E Vieira
(2017), Vol. 55, pp. 101-112, Endocrine, United States, C1
C Ibáñez, R Erthal, F Ogo, M Peres, H Vieira, C Conejo, L Tófolo, F Francisco, S Silveira, A Malta, A Pavanello, I Martins, P da Silva, L Saavedra, G Gonçalves, V Moreira, V Alves, C Franco, C Previate, R Gomes, R Venci, F Dias, J Armitage, E Zambrano, P Mathias, G Fernandes, K Palma-Rigo
(2017), Vol. 8, Frontiers in Physiology, Switzerland, C1
Impact of maternal high fat diet on hypothalamic transcriptome in neonatal sprague dawley rats
S Barrand, T Crowley, R Wood-Bradley, K De Jong, J Armitage
(2017), Vol. 12, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
B Barzel, K Lim, P Davern, S Burke, J Armitage, G Head
(2016), Vol. 34, pp. 464-473, Journal of Hypertension, England, C1
S Hokke, N Arias, J Armitage, V Puelles, K Fong, S Geraci, N Gretz, J Bertram, L Cullen-McEwen
(2016), Vol. 32, pp. 816-826, Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, England, C1
MicroRNA-194 modulates glucose metabolism and its skeletal muscle expression is reduced in diabetes
C Latouche, A Natoli, M Reddy-Luthmoodoo, S Heywood, J Armitage, B Kingwell
(2016), Vol. 11, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
Origin of Aberrant Blood Pressure and Sympathetic Regulation in Diet-Induced Obesity
K Lim, B Barzel, S Burke, J Armitage, G Head
(2016), Vol. 68, pp. 491-500, Hypertension, United States, C1
Maternal fat feeding augments offspring Nephron endowment in mice
S Hokke, V Puelles, J Armitage, K Fong, J Bertram, L Cullen-McEwen
(2016), Vol. 11, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
Chronic intraocular pressure elevation impairs autoregulatory capacity in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat retina
V Wong, J Armitage, Z He, F Hui, A Vingrys, B Bui
(2015), Vol. 35, pp. 125-134, Ophthalmic and physiological optics, London, Eng., C1
R Wood-Bradley, S Barrand, A Giot, J Armitage
(2015), Vol. 7, pp. 1881-1905, Nutrients, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1
Specific role of dietary fat in modifying cardiovascular and locomotor activity 24-h rhythms
B Barzel, K Lim, S Burke, J Armitage, G Head
(2015), Vol. 32, pp. 668-676, Chronobiology international, Oxford, Eng., C1
Gestation related gene expression of the endocannabinoid pathway in rat placenta
K Vaswani, H Chan, H Peiris, M Nitert, R Bradley, J Armitage, G Rice, M Mitchell
(2015), Vol. 2015, pp. 1-9, Mediators of inflammation, Cairo, Egypt, C1
The rat placental renin-angiotensin system - a gestational gene expression study
K Vaswani,, H Chan,, P Verma,, M Dekker Nitert,, H Peiris,, R Wood-Bradley, J Armitage, G Rice,, M Mitchell,
(2015), Vol. 13, pp. 1-10, Reproductive biology and endocrinology, London, Eng., C1
L Prior, P Davern, S Burke, L Kyungjoon, J Armitage, G Head
(2014), Vol. 63, pp. 338-345, Hypertension, Philadelphia, Pa., C1
P Assemat, J Armitage, K Siu, K Contreras, A Dart, J Chin-Dusting, K Hourigan
(2014), Vol. 38, pp. 4175-4185, Applied Mathematical Modelling, New York, United States, C1
Glomerular hypertrophy in subjects with low nephron number: contributions of sex, body size and race
Victor Puelles, Rebecca Douglas-Denton, Monika Zimanyi, James Armitage, Michael Hughson, Peter Kerr, John Bertram
(2014), Vol. 29, pp. 1686-1695, Nephrology dialysis transplantation, Oxford, England, C1
C Latouche, S Heywood, S Henry, M Ziemann, R Lazarus, A El-Osta, J Armitage, B Kingwell
(2014), Vol. 144, pp. 237-244, The Journal of Nutrition, Bethesda, Md, United States, C1
Short term fat feeding rapidly increases plasma insulin but does not result in dyslipidaemia
B Barzel, J Weir, P Meikle, S Burke, J Armitage, G Head
(2014), Vol. 5, pp. 2-19, Frontiers in Physiology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1
MRI-based glomerular morphology and pathology in whole human kidneys
Scott Beeman, Luise Cullen-McEwen, Victor Puelles, Min Zhang, Teresa Wu, Edwin Baldelomar, John Dowling, Jennifer Charlton, Michael Forbes, Amanda Ng, Qi-zhu Wu, James Armitage, Gary Egan, John Bertram, Kevin Bennett
(2014), Vol. 306, pp. F1381-F1390, American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology, Bethesda, Md, United States, C1-1
P Assemat, K Siu, J Armitage, S Hokke, A Dart, J Chin-Dusting, K Hourigan
(2014), Vol. 10, pp. 98-106, Computational and structural biotechnology journal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Chronic hypertension increases susceptibility to acute IOP challenge in rats
Zheng He, Algis Vingrys, James Armitage, Christine Nguyen, Bang Bui
(2014), Vol. 55, pp. 7888-7895, Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, Rockville, MD, C1
Electroretinography in streptozotocin diabetic rats following acute intraocular pressure elevation
K Kohzaki, A Vingrys, J Armitage, B Bui
(2013), Vol. 251, pp. 529-535, Basic science, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1
Altered ureteric branching morphogenesis and nephron endowment in offspring of diabetic and insulin-treated pregnancy
S Hokke, J Armitage, V Puelles, K Short, L Jones, I Smyth, J Bertram, L Cullen-McEwen
(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 1-9, Plos one, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
R Wood-Bradley, S Henry, A Vrselja, V Newman, J Armitage
(2013), Vol. 91, pp. 412-420, Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology, Ottawa, Canada, C1
Progression of cardiovascular and endocrine dysfunction in a rabbit model of obesity
G Eppel, J Armitage, N Eikelis, G Head, R Evans
(2013), Vol. 36, pp. 588-595, Hypertension research, London, England, C1-1
S Burke, L Prior, E Lukoshkova, K Lim, B Barzel, P Davern, J Armitage, G Head
(2013), Vol. 30, pp. 726-738, Chronobiology international, London, England, C1
The effect of gestational age on angiogenic gene expression in the rat placenta
K Vaswani, M Hum, H Chan, J Ryan, R Wood-Bradley, M Nitert, M Mitchell, J Armitage, G Rice
(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 1-11, PLOS one, San Francisco, Ca., C1
N Dekker, K Vaswani, M Hum, H Chan, R Wood-Bradley, S Henry, J Armitage, M Mitchell, G Rice
(2013), Vol. 2, pp. 1-7, Journal of nutrition science, Cambridge, Eng., C1-1
L Cullen-McEwen, J Armitage, J Nyengaard, J Bertram
(2012), pp. 109-119, Kidney development: methods and protocols, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, B1-1
Blood pressure modifies retinal susceptibility to intraocular pressure elevation
Z He, C Nguyen, J Armitage, A Vingrys, B Bui
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-9, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
White adipocytes : more than just fat depots
S Henry, J Bensley, R Wood-Bradley, L Cullen-McEwen, J Bertram, J Armitage
(2012), Vol. 44, pp. 435-440, International journal of biochemistry and cell biology, Oxford, England, C1-1
Developmental origins of obesity-related hypertension
S Henry, B Barzel, R Wood-Bradley, S Burke, G Head, J Armitage
(2012), Vol. 39, pp. 799-806, Clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology, Richmond, Vic., C1-1
X-ray velocimetry within the ex vivo carotid artery
R Jamison, K Siu, S Dubsky, J Armitage, A Fouras
(2012), Vol. 19, pp. 1050-1055, Journal of synchrotron radiation, Malden, Mass., C1-1
C Chan, J Moore, K Budzyn, E Guida, H Diep, A Vinh, E Jones, R Widdop, J Armitage, S Sakkal, S Ricardo, C Sobey, G Drummond
(2012), Vol. 60, pp. 1207-1212, Hypertension, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
R Jamison, J Armitage, J Carberry, M Kitchen, S Hooper, A Fouras
(2012), Vol. 13, pp. 2128-2140, Current pharmaceutical biotechnology, Bussum, Netherlands, C1-1
Rapid onset of renal sympathetic nerve activation in rabbits fed a high-fat diet
J Armitage, S Burke, L Prior, B Barzel, N Eikelis, K Lim, G Head
(2012), Vol. 60, pp. 163-171, Hypertension, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
K Lim, S Burke, J Armitage, G Head
(2012), Vol. 97, pp. 1263-1271, Experimental physiology, West Sussex, England, C1-1
J Hough, P Assemat, K Siu, J Armitage, K Contreras, A Aprico, K Andrews, A Dart, J Chin-Dusting, K Hourigan
(2012), Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2012, E1-1
Effect of red blood cell stiffness on flow profiles in microchannels
K Wong, O Akulshin, J Armitage, A Fouras, G Sheard
(2012), Proceedings of the 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, AFMC 2012, Launceston, Tasmania, E1-1
L Prior, G Head, J Armitage
(2011), pp. 241-259, Obesity before birth: maternam and prenatal influences on the offspring, Berlin, Germany, B1-1
Estimating individual glomerular volume in the human kidney: clinical perspectives
V Puelles, M Zimanyi, T Samuel, M Hughson, R Douglas-Denton, J Bertram, J Armitage
(2011), Vol. 27, pp. 1880-1888, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Oxford, Eng., C1-1
K Lim, J Armitage, A Stefanidis, B Oldfield, M Black
(2011), Vol. 70, pp. 339-344, Pediatric research, New York, N.Y., C1-1
A design-based method for estimating glomerular number in the developing kidney
L Cullen-McEwen, J Armitage, J Nyengaard, K Moritz, J Bertram
(2011), Vol. 300, pp. 1448-1453, Renal physiology, Sheffield, Eng., C1-1
The role of blood pressure in glaucoma
Z He, A Vingrys, J Armitage, B Bui
(2011), Vol. 94, pp. 133-149, Clinical and experimental optometry, London, Eng., C1-1
R Weisinger, J Armitage, N Chen, D Begg, M Mathai, A Jayasooriya, A Sinclair, H Weisinger
(2010), Vol. 55, pp. 393-397, Appetite, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
L Prior, N Eikelis, J Armitage, P Davern, S Burke, J Montani, B Barzel, G Head
(2010), Vol. 55, pp. 862-868, Hypertension, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1
Altered responsiveness of the kidney to activation of the renal nerves in fat-fed rabbits
S Michaels, G Eppel, S Burke, G Head, J Armitage, J Carrol, S Malpas, R Evans
(2009), Vol. 296, pp. 1889-1896, Renal physiology, Sheffield, Eng., C1-1
J Armitage, S Gupta, C Woods, R Jensen, A Samuelsson, W Fuller, M Shattock, L Poston, P Taylor
(2008), Vol. 586, pp. 5013-5022, Journal of physiology, London, Eng., C1-1
Developmental origins of obesity and the metabolic syndrome : the role of maternal obesity
J Armitage, L Poston, P Taylor
(2008), Vol. 36, pp. 73-84, Obesity and metabolism, Zurich, Switzerland, C1-1
D Li, H Weisinger, R Weisinger, M Mathai, J Armitage, A Vingrys, A Sinclair
(2006), Vol. 74, pp. 391-399, Prostaglandins, leukotrienes and essential fatty acids, Edinburgh, Scotland, C1
Increased blood pressure later in life may be associated with perinatal n-3 fatty acid deficiency
J Armitage, A Pearce, A Sinclair, A Vingrys, R Weisinger, H Weisinger
(2003), Vol. 38, pp. 459-464, Lipids, Berlin, Germany, C1-1
Retinal sensitivity loss in third-generation n-3 PUFA-deficient rats
H Weisinger, J Armitage, B Jeffrey, D Mitchell, T Moriguchi, A Sinclair, R Weisinger, N Salem
(2002), Vol. 37, pp. 759-765, Lipids, Champaign, Ill., C1-1
The role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in body fluid and energy homeostasis
R Weisinger, J Armitage, P Burns, A Sinclair, A Vingrys, H Weisinger
(2001), pp. 377-399, Fatty acids: physiological and behavioral functionions, Totowa, N.J., B1-1
The role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in retinal function
A Vingrys, J Armitage, H Weisinger, B Bui, A Sinclair, R Weisinger
(2001), pp. 193-217, Fatty acids: physiological and behavioral functions, Totowa, N.J., B1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Understanding the contribution of sympathetic overactivity to maternally programmed obesity related hypertension
Prof James Armitage, Dr Pamela Davern, Prof Geoffrey Head
NHMRC Project Grant
- 2015: $99,308
- 2014: $18,126
- 2013: $110,272
Age-related impairment of autoregulation: a modifiable risk factor for glaucoma
Dr Bang Bui, Prof James Armitage, Dr Andreas Fouras, Prof Algis Vingrys
NHMRC Project Grant
- 2015: $15,385
- 2014: $8,665
- 2013: $7,680
Birth weight, adult weight and podocyte depletion
Prof John Bertram, Prof Wendy Hoy, Prof James Armitage, A/Prof Mary Jane Black
NHMRC Project Grant
- 2015: $7,500
- 2014: $2,500
Industry and Other Funding
Evaluation of the efficacy of simulation training for the acquisition and maintenance of clinical proficiency in Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy
Prof James Armitage, Dr Kwang Meng Cham, Dr Maria Markoulli, Ms Alex Jaworski
Victorian Optometrists Training and Education Trust
- 2018: $3,318
Evaluation of Intense Pulsed Light Therapy for the management of Dry Eye Disease.
Prof James Armitage
Lumenis (Australia) Pty Ltd
- 2019: $15,000
Using e-learning and simulation-based modules to mitigate risks for optometrists and improve patient outcomes.
Dr Alexandra Jaworski, Mr Luke Arundel, Dr Amanda Douglass, Prof James Armitage, Dr Kwang Meng Cham
Victorian Optometrists Training and Education Trust
- 2021: $9,500
Supervisions
Jacqueline Kirkman
Thesis entitled: Extended Clinical Placements in Optometry: A Model for Rural Training
Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine
Aparna Gopalakrishnan
Thesis entitled: Myopia Prevalence, Risk Factors and Ocular Growth among Children in South India
Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine