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Prof Sean Mcgee

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Position

Professor, Medical Biology

Faculty

Faculty of Health

Department

School of Medicine

Campus

Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus

Qualifications

Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, Deakin University, 2011
Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University, 2005
Bachelor of Applied Science, Deakin University, 2002

Contact

sean.mcgee@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72519

Biography

Associate Professor McGee obtained his PhD in Molecular Physiology from Deakin University in 2005 and completed postdoctoral training at the Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, and The Welcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee, Scotland. At the beginning of 2009, relocated his research program to the School of Medicine, Deakin University, where he currently heads the Metabolic Reprogramming Laboratory, within the Metabolic Research Unit.

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Research interests

Chronic over-nutrition is driving an epidemic of chronic diseases that includes obesity and type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Cellular metabolic reprogramming underpins the pathogenesis of all of these diseases. Our laboratory aims to understand the mechanisms that mediate metabolic reprogramming in these diseases and seeks to leverage this knowledge to develop therapies to combat the chronic disease epidemic.

Affiliations

Member of the Australian Diabetes Society, the Australian Physiological Society and the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Teaching interests

Associate Professor McGee is coordinator of the Medical Sciences Metabolism and Musculoskeletal block (HME921) within the Doctor of Medicine degree and also supervisors honours and PhD students.

Knowledge areas

Metabolism, cell signalling, transcription, obesity and type 2 diabetes, cancer metabolism, cardiac metabolism

Professional activities

Diabetes Australia Research Advisory Panel - 2019 to present

National Breast Cancer Foundation Peer Review Committee - 2017

Editorial Board Member, Translational Sport Medicine - 2017 to present

Review Editor in Obesity, Frontiers in Endocrinology - 2016 to present

NHMRC Grant Review Panel Member -  2012, 2013, 2015

Treasurer, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine Special Interest Group, The Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - 2014 to present

Awards

Associate Professor McGee has been awarded research funds totalling in excess of $5 million, with the majority from external National Competitive Grant Schemes, such as the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART) and the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Dr McGee has also been awarded prestigious fellowships, including an NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellowship, the DART Viertel Fellowship and an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship. He was also awarded the AK McIntrye Medal from the Australian Physiological Society in 2010.



 

Publications

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2024

Amyloid beta 42 alters cardiac metabolism and impairs cardiac function in male mice with obesity

L Hall, J Czeczor, T Connor, J Botella, K De Jong, M Renton, A Genders, K Venardos, S Martin, S Bond, K Aston-Mourney, K Howlett, J Campbell, G Collier, K Walder, M McKenzie, M Ziemann, S McGee

(2024), Vol. 15, pp. 1-13, Nature Communications, London, Eng., C1

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2023

Biomarkers of Osteoarthritis-A Narrative Review on Causal Links with Metabolic Syndrome

Sam Lynskey, Marc Macaluso, Stephen Gill, Sean Mcgee, Richard Page

(2023), Vol. 13, pp. 730-730, Life, Basel, Switzerland, C1

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Use of a gene expression signature to identify trimetazidine for repurposing to treat bipolar depression

C Bortolasci, S Kidnapillai, B Spolding, T Truong, T Connor, C Swinton, B Panizzutti, Z Liu, A Sanigorski, O Dean, T Crowley, M Richardson, K Bozaoglu, K Vlahos, S Cowdery, B Watmuff, S Steyn, D Wolmarans, B Engelbrecht, C Perry, K Drummond, T Pang, S Jamain, L Gray, S McGee, B Harvey, J Kim, M Leboyer, M Berk, K Walder

(2023), Vol. 25, pp. 661-670, Bipolar Disorders, C1

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Characterisation of the hydrogen sulfide system in early diabetic kidney disease

C Bushell, L Forgan, K Aston-Mourney, T Connor, S McGee, B McNeill

(2023), Vol. 71, Journal of molecular endocrinology, C1

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Class IIa HDACs inhibit cell death pathways and protect muscle integrity in response to lipotoxicity

S Martin, T Connor, A Sanigorski, K McEwen, D Henstridge, B Nijagal, D De Souza, D Tull, P Meikle, G Kowalski, C Bruce, P Gregorevic, M Febbraio, F Collier, K Walder, S McGee

(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 1-13, Cell Death and Disease, Berlin, Germany, C1

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Effects of antipsychotic drugs on energy metabolism

B Panizzutti, C Bortolasci, B Spolding, S Kidnapillai, T Connor, S Martin, T Truong, Z Liu, L Gray, G Kowalski, S McGee, J Kim, M Berk, K Walder

(2023), European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Germany, C1

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2022

Polycystic ovarian syndrome increases prevalence of concentric hypertrophy in normotensive obese women

K de Jong, F Berisha, N Naderpoor, A Appelbe, M Kotowicz, K Cukier, S McGee, V Nikolaev

(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-10, PLoS ONE, San Francisco, Calif., C1

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Cytokine-inducible SH2 domain containing protein contributes to regulation of adiposity, food intake, and glucose metabolism

W Naser, S Maymand, L Rivera, T Connor, C Liongue, C Smith, K Aston-Mourney, D McCulloch, S McGee, A Ward

(2022), Vol. 36, pp. 1-15, FASEB Journal, London, Eng., C1

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Effects of Psychotropic Drugs on Ribosomal Genes and Protein Synthesis

Z Liu, T Truong, C Bortolasci, B Spolding, B Panizzutti, C Swinton, J Kim, S Kidnapillai, M Richardson, L Gray, O Dean, S McGee, M Berk, K Walder

(2022), Vol. 23, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, C1

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2021

Effects of psychoactive drugs on cellular bioenergetic pathways

C Bortolasci, B Spolding, S Kidnapillai, M Richardson, N Vasilijevic, S Martin, L Gray, S McGee, M Berk, K Walder

(2021), Vol. 22, pp. 79-93, World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, England, C1

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Polymorphisms and alterations in gene expression associated with rotator cuff tear and healing following surgical repair: a systematic review

J Mousley, L Hill-Buxton, S Gill, S McGee, R Page

(2021), Vol. 30, pp. 200-215, Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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The role of protein kinase D (PKD) in intracellular nutrient sensing and regulation of adaptive responses to the obese environment

M Renton, S McGee, K Howlett

(2021), Vol. 22, Obesity Reviews, England, C1

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1-Methyl-1 H-pyrazole-5-carboxamide derivatives exhibit unexpected acute mammalian toxicity

S Preston, J Garcia-Bustos, L Hall, S Martin, T Le, A Kundu, A Ghoshal, N Nguyen, Y Jiao, B Ruan, L Xue, F Huang, B Chang, S McGee, T Wells, M Palmer, A Jabbar, R Gasser, J Baell

(2021), Vol. 64, pp. 840-844, Journal of medicinal chemistry, Washington, D.C., C1

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Lithium augmentation of ketamine increases insulin signaling and antidepressant-like active stress coping in a rodent model of treatment-resistant depression

J Price, C Yates, B Morath, S Van De Wakker, N Yates, K Butters, M Frye, S McGee, S Tye

(2021), Vol. 11, Translational Psychiatry, United States, C1

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2020

Intravascular Follistatin gene delivery improves glycemic control in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes

J Davey, E Estevez, R Thomson, M Whitham, K Watt, A Hagg, H Qian, D Henstridge, H Ludlow, M Hedger, S McGee, M Coughlan, M Febbraio, P Gregorevic

(2020), Vol. 34, pp. 5697-5714, FASEB journal, Chichester, Eng., C1

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Transcriptomic analysis of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder

Nima Kamal, Sean Mcgee, Kevin Eng, Graeme Brown, Sally Beattie, Fiona Collier, Stephen Gill, Richard Page

(2020), Vol. 38, pp. 2280-2289, Journal of Orthopaedic Research, Hoboken. N.J., C1

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Integrated analysis of a compendium of RNA-Seq datasets for splicing factors

P Yu, J Li, S Deng, F Zhang, P Grozdanov, E Chin, S Martin, L Vergnes, M Islam, D Sun, J LaSalle, S McGee, E Goh, C MacDonald, P Jin

(2020), Vol. 7, Scientific Data, England, C1

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Exercise and GLUT4

M Flores-Opazo, S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2020), Vol. 48, pp. 110-118, Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, United States, C1

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Exercise adaptations: molecular mechanisms and potential targets for therapeutic benefit

S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2020), Vol. 16, pp. 495-505, Nature Reviews Endocrinology, London, Eng., C1

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Reducing hepatic PKD activity lowers circulating VLDL cholesterol

Amanda Genders, Timothy Connor, Shona Morrison, Simon Bond, Brian Drew, Peter Meikle, Kirsten Howlett, Sean Mcgee

(2020), Vol. 246, pp. 265-276, Journal of Endocrinology, Bristol, Eng., C1

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Loss of protein kinase D activity demonstrates redundancy in cardiac glucose metabolism and preserves cardiac function in obesity

K De Jong, L Hall, M Renton, T Connor, S Martin, G Kowalski, C Shaw, C Bruce, K Howlett, S McGee

(2020), Vol. 42, Molecular Metabolism, Germany, C1

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2019

A physiological drop in ph decreases mitochondrial respiration, and HDAC and Akt signaling, in l6 myocytes

A Genders, S Martin, S McGee, D Bishop

(2019), Vol. 316, pp. C404-C414, American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, United States, C1

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Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: protocol for the adhesive capsulitis biomarker (AdCaB) study

R Page, S McGee, K Eng, G Brown, S Beattie, F Collier, S Gill

(2019), Vol. 20, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, England, C1

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Genetic and epigenetic sex-specific adaptations to endurance exercise

S Landen, S Voisin, J Craig, S McGee, S Lamon, N Eynon

(2019), Vol. 14, pp. 523-535, Epigenetics, United States, C1

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Class IIa HDACs do not influence beta-cell function under normal or high glucose conditions

J McCann, M Ellis, S McGee, K Aston-Mourney

(2019), Vol. 11, pp. 112-118, Islets, United States, C1

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Phosphatidylserine decarboxylase is critical for the maintenance of skeletal muscle mitochondrial integrity and muscle mass

A Selathurai, G Kowalski, S Mason, D Callahan, V Foletta, P Della Gatta, A Lindsay, S Hamley, G Kaur, A Curtis, M Burch, T Ang, S McGee, C Bruce

(2019), Vol. 27, pp. 33-46, Molecular metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Epigenetics and exercise

S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2019), Vol. 30, pp. 636-645, Trends in endocrinology and metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Modulation of high fat diet-induced microbiome changes, but not behaviour, by minocycline

K Hasebe, L Rivera, C Smith, T Allnutt, T Crowley, T Nelson, O Dean, S McGee, K Walder, L Gray

(2019), Vol. 82, pp. 309-318, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Netherlands, C1

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Identification of fromiamycalin and halaminol a from australian marine sponge extracts with anthelmintic activity against haemonchus contortus

H Herath, S Preston, A Jabbar, J Garcia-Bustos, A Taki, R Addison, S Hayes, K Beattie, S McGee, S Martin, M Ekins, J Hooper, B Chang, A Hofmann, R Davis, R Gasser

(2019), Vol. 17, Marine Drugs, Switzerland, C1

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A systematic flux analysis approach to identify metabolic vulnerabilities in human breast cancer cell lines

Sheree Martin, Sean McGee

(2019), Vol. 7, CANCER & METABOLISM, England, C1

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2018

Loss of BIM increases mitochondrial oxygen consumption and lipid oxidation, reduces adiposity and improves insulin sensitivity in mice

J Wali, S Galic, C Tan, E Gurzov, A Frazier, T Connor, J Ge, E Pappas, D Stroud, L Varanasi, C Selck, M Ryan, D Thorburn, B Kemp, B Krishnamurthy, T Kay, S McGee, H Thomas

(2018), Vol. 25, pp. 217-225, Cell Death and Differentiation, England, C1

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Mechanisms underpinning the polypharmacy effects of medications in psychiatry

C Bortolasci, B Spolding, E Callaly, S Martin, B Panizzutti, S Kidnapillai, T Connor, K Hasebe, M Mohebbi, O Dean, S McGee, S Dodd, L Gray, M Berk, K Walder

(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 582-591, International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, England, C1

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Metabolic reprogramming in type 2 diabetes and the development of breast cancer

Sheree Martin, Sean McGee

(2018), Vol. 237, pp. R35-R46, Journal of Endocrinology, Bradley Stok, Eng., C1

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Bioenergetics and synaptic plasticity as potential targets for individualizing treatment for depression

J Price, Carrie Bronars, Sophie Erhardt, Kathyrn Cullen, Lilly Schwieler, Michael Berk, Ken Walder, Sean McGee, Mark Frye, Susannah Tye

(2018), Vol. 90, pp. 212-220, Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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APP deficiency results in resistance to obesity but impairs glucose tolerance upon high fat feeding

J Czeczor, A Genders, K Aston-Mourney, T Connor, L Hall, K Hasebe, M Ellis, K De Jong, D Henstridge, P Meikle, M Febbraio, K Walder, S McGee

(2018), Vol. 237, pp. 311-322, Journal of Endocrinology, England, C1

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Maternal high fat diet induces early cardiac hypertrophy and alters cardiac metabolism in Sprague Dawley rat offspring

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

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Arylpyrrole and fipronil analogues that inhibit the motility and/or development of Haemonchus contortus in vitro

H Dilrukshi Herath, H Song, S Preston, A Jabbar, T Wang, S McGee, A Hofmann, J Garcia-Bustos, B Chang, A Koehler, Y Liu, Q Ma, P Zhang, Q Zhao, Q Wang, R Gasser

(2018), Vol. 8, pp. 379-385, International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, Netherlands, C1

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Exercise and GLUT4 in human subcutaneous adipose tissue

M Flores-Opazo, E Boland, A Garnham, R Murphy, S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2018), Vol. 6, Physiological Reports, United States, C1

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2017

A model of the mitochondrial basis of bipolar disorder

G Morris, K Walder, S McGee, O Dean, S Tye, M Maes, M Berk

(2017), Vol. 74, pp. 1-20, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, United States, C1

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Scriptaid enhances skeletal muscle insulin action and cardiac function in obese mice

V Gaur, T Connor, K Venardos, D Henstridge, S Martin, C Swinton, S Morrison, K Aston-Mourney, S Gehrig, R van Ewijk, G Lynch, M Febbraio, G Steinberg, M Hargreaves, K Walder, S McGee

(2017), Vol. 19, pp. 936-943, Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, England, C1

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Obesity and type 2 diabetes have additive effects on left ventricular remodelling in normotensive patients-a cross sectional study

K Jong, J Czeczor, S Sithara, K McEwen, G Loopaschuk, A Appelbe, K Cukier, M Kotowicz, S McGee

(2017), Vol. 16, Cardiovascular Diabetology, England, C1

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Lysine post-translational modification of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase regulates hepatic and systemic metabolism

S Bond, K Howlett, G Kowalski, S Mason, T Connor, A Cooper, V Streltsov, C Bruce, K Walder, S McGee

(2017), Vol. 31, pp. 2592-2602, FASEB journal, Bethesda, Md., C1

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Exercise and the skeletal muscle epigenome

S McGee, K Walder

(2017), Vol. 7, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, United States, C1

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Emerging roles for the amyloid precursor protein and derived peptides in the regulation of cellular and systemic metabolism

J Czeczor, S McGee

(2017), Vol. 29, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, United States, C1

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Deguelin exerts potent nematocidal activity via the mitochondrial respiratory chain

S Preston, P Korhonen, L Mouchiroud, M Cornaglia, S McGee, N Young, R Davis, S Crawford, C Nowell, B Ansell, G Fisher, K Andrews, B Chang, M Gijs, P Sternberg, J Auwerx, J Baell, A Hofmann, A Jabbar, R Gasser

(2017), Vol. 31, pp. 4515-4532, FASEB Journal, United States, C1

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2016

Deficiency in apoptosis-inducing factor recapitulates chronic kidney disease via aberrant mitochondrial homeostasis

M Coughlan, G Higgins, T Nguyen, S Penfold, V Thallas-Bonke, S Tan, G Ramm, N Van Bergen, D Henstridge, K Sourris, B Harcourt, I Trounce, P Robb, A Laskowski, S McGee, A Genders, K Walder, B Drew, P Gregorevic, H Qian, M Thomas, G Jerums, R Macisaac, A Skene, D Power, E Ekinci, X Wijeyeratne, L Gallo, M Herman-Edelstein, M Ryan, M Cooper, D Thorburn, J Forbes

(2016), Vol. 65, pp. 1085-1098, Diabetes, United States, C1

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A Syntenic Cross Species Aneuploidy Genetic Screen Links RCAN1 Expression to β-Cell Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes

H Peiris, M Duffield, J Fadista, C Jessup, V Kashmir, A Genders, S McGee, A Martin, M Saiedi, N Morton, R Carter, M Cousin, A Kokotos, N Oskolkov, P Volkov, T Hough, E Fisher, V Tybulewicz, J Busciglio, P Coskun, A Becker, P Belichenko, W Mobley, M Ryan, J Chan, D Laybutt, P Coates, S Yang, C Ling, L Groop, M Pritchard, D Keating

(2016), Vol. 12, PLoS Genetics, United States, C1

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Nucleus accumbens deep-brain stimulation efficacy in ACTH-pretreated rats: alterations in mitochondrial function relate to antidepressant-like effects

Y Kim, S McGee, J Czeczor, A Walker, R Kale, A Kouzani, K Walder, M Berk, S Tye

(2016), Vol. 6, pp. e842-, Translational psychiatry, United States, C1

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Epigenetic regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism

K Howlett, S McGee

(2016), Vol. 130, pp. 1051-1063, Clinical Science, England, C1

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Screening of the 'Pathogen Box' identifies an approved pesticide with major anthelmintic activity against the barber's pole worm

S Preston, Y Jiao, A Jabbar, S McGee, B Laleu, P Willis, T Wells, R Gasser

(2016), Vol. 6, pp. 329-334, International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, Netherlands, C1

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α-Melanocyte stimulating hormone promotes muscle glucose uptake via melanocortin 5 receptors

P Enriori, W Chen, M Garcia-Rudaz, B Grayson, A Evans, S Comstock, U Gebhardt, H Müller, T Reinehr, B Henry, R Brown, C Bruce, S Simonds, S Litwak, S McGee, S Luquet, S Martinez, M Jastroch, M Tschöp, M Watt, I Clarke, C Roth, K Grove, M Cowley

(2016), Vol. 5, pp. 807-822, Molecular Metabolism, Germany, C1

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Disruption of the Class IIa HDAC Corepressor Complex Increases Energy Expenditure and Lipid Oxidation

V Gaur, T Connor, A Sanigorski, S Martin, C Bruce, D Henstridge, S Bond, K McEwen, L Kerr-Bayles, T Ashton, C Fleming, M Wu, L Pike Winer, D Chen, G Hudson, J Schwabe, K Baar, M Febbraio, P Gregorevic, F Pfeffer, K Walder, M Hargreaves, S McGee

(2016), Vol. 16, pp. 2802-2810, Cell Reports, United States, C1

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2015

Metabolic remodelling in obesity and type 2 diabetes: pathological or protective mechanisms in response to nutrient excess?

T Connor, S Martin, K Howlett, S McGee

(2015), Vol. 42, pp. 109-115, Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, England, London, C1

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N-Acetylcysteine improves mitochondrial function and ameliorates behavioral deficits in the R6/1 mouse model of Huntington's disease

D Wright, T Renoir, Z Smith, A Frazier, P Francis, D Thorburn, S McGee, A Hannan, L Gray

(2015), Vol. 5, pp. 1-10, Translational psychiatry, New York, N. Y., C1

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Age-related proteostasis and metabolic alterations in Caspase-2-deficient mice.

C Wilson, S Shalini, A Filipovska, T Richman, S Davies, S Martin, S McGee, J Puccini, A Nikolic, L Dorstyn, S Kumar

(2015), Vol. 6, pp. e1597-e1597, Cell Death and Disease, England, C1

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The PKD inhibitor CID755673 enhances cardiac function in diabetic db/db mice

K Venardos, K De Jong, M Elkamie, T Connor, S McGee

(2015), Vol. 10, pp. 1-14, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1

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ATGL-mediated triglyceride turnover and the regulation of mitochondrial capacity in skeletal muscle

R Meex, A Hoy, R Mason, S Martin, S McGee, C Bruce, M Watt

(2015), Vol. 308, pp. E960-E970, AJP - Endocrinology and metabolism, Bethesda, MD, C1

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The CDP-Ethanolamine Pathway Regulates Skeletal Muscle Diacylglycerol Content and Mitochondrial Biogenesis without Altering Insulin Sensitivity.

A Selathurai, G Kowalski, M Burch, P Sepulveda, S Risis, R Lee-Young, S Lamon, P Meikle, A Genders, S McGee, M Watt, A Russell, M Frank, S Jackowski, M Febbraio, C Bruce

(2015), Vol. 21, pp. 718-730, Cell Metabolism, United States, C1

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Lipid abundance in zebrafish embryos is regulated by complementary actions of the endocannabinoid system and retinoic acid pathway

D Fraher, M Ellis, S Morrison, S McGee, A Ward, K Walder, Y Gibert

(2015), Vol. 156, pp. 3596-3609, Endocrinology, Bethesda, Md., C1

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3T3-L1 adipocytes display phenotypic characteristics of multiple adipocyte lineages

S Morrison, S McGee

(2015), Vol. 4, pp. 295-302, Adipocyte, London, Eng., C1

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2014

Activating HSP72 in rodent skeletal muscle increases mitochondrial number and oxidative capacity and decreases insulin resistance

D Henstridge, C Bruce, B Drew, K Tory, A Kolonics, E Estevez, J Chung, N Watson, T Gardner, R Lee-Young, T Connor, M Watt, K Carpenter, M Hargreaves, S McGee, A Hevener, M Febbraio

(2014), pp. 1-1, Diabetes, Alexandria, Virginia, C1

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Improved synthesis and structural reassignment of MC1568 : a class IIa selective HDAC inhibitor

C Fleming, T Ashton, V Gaur, S McGee, F Pfeffer

(2014), Vol. 57, pp. 1132-1135, Journal of medicinal chemistry, Washington, DC, C1

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Mitochondrial dysfunction has divergent, cell type-dependent effects on insulin action

S Martin, S Morrison, N Konstantopoulos, S McGee

(2014), Vol. 3, pp. 408-418, Molecular metabolism, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1

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Abnormal mitochondrial L-arginine transport contributes to the pathogenesis of heart failure and rexoygenation injury

D Williams, K Venardos, M Byrne, M Joshi, D Horlock, N Lam, P Gregorevic, S McGee, D Kaye

(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-11, PLoS one, San Francisco, CA, C1

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Response of BRAF-mutant melanoma to BRAF inhibition is mediated by a network of transcriptional regulators of glycolysis

T Parmenter, M Kleinschmidt, K Kinross, S Bond, J Li, M Kaadige, A Rao, K Sheppard, W Hugo, G Pupo, R Pearson, S McGee, G Long, R Scolyer, H Rizos, R Lo, C Cullinane, D Ayer, A Ribas, R Johnstone, R Hicks, G McArthur

(2014), Vol. 4, pp. 423-433, Cancer Discovery, Philadelphia, PA, C1

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Compensatory regulation of HDAC5 in muscle maintains metabolic adaptive responses and metabolism in response to energetic stress

S McGee, C Swinton, S Morrison, V Gaur, D Campbell, S Jorgensen, B Kemp, K Baar, G Steinberg, M Hargreaves

(2014), Vol. 28, pp. 3384-3395, FASEB journal, Bethesda, MD, C1

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The role of mitochondria in the aetiology of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes

S Martin, S McGee

(2014), Vol. 1840, pp. 1303-1312, Biochimica et biophysica acta, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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2013

Differentiated mTOR but not AMPK signaling after strength vs endurance exercise in training-accustomed individuals

K Vissing, S McGee, J Farup, T Kjolhede, M Vendelbo, N Jessen

(2013), Vol. 23, pp. 355-366, Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports, Malden, Mass., C1

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Chronic adrenocorticotrophic hormone treatment alters tricyclic antidepressant efficacy and prefrontal monoamine tissue levels

A Walker, S Burnett, K Hasebe, J McGillivray, L Gray, S McGee, K Walder, M Berk, S Tye

(2013), Vol. 242, pp. 76-83, Behavioural brain research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

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Effect of DHA and CoenzymeQ10 against Aβ- and zinc-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in human neuronal cells

N Sadli, C Barrow, S McGee, C Suphioglu

(2013), Vol. 32, pp. 243-252, Cellular physiology and biochemistry, Berlin, Germany, C1

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Metabolic profile analysis of zebrafish embryos

Y Gibert, S McGee, A Ward

(2013), Vol. 71, pp. 1-5, Journal of visualized experiments, Cambridge, Mass., C1

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Zinc Finger Nuclease mediated knockout of ADP dependent Glucokinase in Cancer cell lines: Effects on cell survival and Mitochondrial Oxidative Metabolism

S Richter, S Morrison, T Connor, J Su, C Print, R Roniums, S McGee, W Wilson

(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 1-17, PLOS One, San Francisco, CA, C1

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The bone morphogenetic protein axis is a positive regulator of skeletal muscle mass

C Winbanks, J Chen, H Qian, Y Liu, B Bernardo, C Beyer, K Watt, R Thomson, T Connor, B Turner, J McMullen, L Larsson, S McGee, C Harrison, P Gregorevic

(2013), Vol. 203, pp. 345-357, The Journal of Cell Biology, New York, NY, C1

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Dichloroacetate inhibits aerobic glycolysis in multiple myeloma cells and increases sensitivity to bortezomib

W Sanchez, S McGee, T Connor, B Mottram, A Wilkinson, J Whitehead, S Vuckovic, L Catley

(2013), Vol. 108, pp. 1624-1633, British journal of cancer, London, England, C1

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Skeletal muscle fat metabolism after exercise in humans: influence of fat availability

N Kimber, D Cameron-Smith, S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2013), Vol. 114, pp. 1577-1585, Journal of Applied Physiology, Bethesda, Md., C1

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Caveolin-1 Is Necessary for Hepatic Oxidative Lipid Metabolism: Evidence for Crosstalk between Caveolin-1 and Bile Acid Signaling

M Fernandez-Rojo, M Gongora, R Fitzsimmons, N Martel, S Martin, S Nixon, A Brooks, M Ikonomopoulou, S Martin, H Lo, S Myers, C Restall, C Ferguson, P Pilch, S McGee, R Anderson, M Waters, J Hancock, S Grimmond, G Muscat, R Parton

(2013), Vol. 4, pp. 238-247, Cell Reports, Cambridge, MA, C1

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2012

Methazolamide is a new hepatic insulin sensitizer that lowers blood glucose in vivo

N Konstantopoulos, J Molero, S McGee, B Spolding, T Connor, M de Vries, S Wanyonyi, R Fahey, S Morrison, C Swinton, S Jones, A Cooper, L Garcia-Guerra, V Foletta, G Krippner, S Andrikopoulos, K Walder

(2012), Vol. 61, pp. 2146-2154, Diabetes, Alexandria, Va., C1

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Histone deacetylase 5 regulates glucose uptake and insulin action in muscle cells

S Raichur, S Hooi-Teh, K Ohwaki, V Gaur, Y Long, M Hargreaves, S McGee, J Kusunoki

(2012), Vol. 49, pp. 203-211, Journal of molecular endocrinology, Bristol, England, C1

journal article

Hedgehog partial agonism drives warburg-lie metabolism in muscle and brown fat

R Teperino, S Amann, M Bayer, S McGee, A Loipetzberger, T Connor, C Jaeger, B Kammerer, L Winter, G Wiche, K Dalgaard, M Selvaraj, M Gaster, R Lee-Young, M Febbraio, C Knauf, P Cani, F Aberger, J Penniger, J Pospisilik, H Esterbauer

(2012), Vol. 151, pp. 414-426, Cell, Cambridge, Mass., C1

journal article

Caveolin-1 orchestrates the balance between glucose and lipid-dependent energy metabolism : implications for liver regeneration

M Fernandez-Rojo, C Restall, C Ferguson, N Martel, S Martin, M Bosch, A Kassan, G Leong, S Martin, S McGee, G Muscat, R Anderson, C Enrich, A Pol, R Parton

(2012), Vol. 55, pp. 1574-1584, Hepatology, Hoboken, N. J., C1

journal article

Exercise increases skeletal muscle GLUT4 gene expression in patients with type 2 diabetes

S Hussey, S McGee, A Garnham, G McConell, M Hargreaves

(2012), Vol. 14, pp. 768-771, Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, Oxford, England, C1

journal article
2011

DHA protects against zinc mediated alterations in neuronal cellular bioenergetics

S McGee, N Sadli, S Morrison, C Swinton, C Suphioglu

(2011), Vol. 28, pp. 157-162, Cellular physiology and biochemistry, Basel, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Histone modifications and exercise adaptations

S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2011), Vol. 110, pp. 258-263, Journal of applied physiology, Bethesda, Md., C1

journal article

Exercise training increases adipose tissue GLUT4 expression in patients with type 2 diabetes

S Hussey, S McGee, A Garnham, J Wentworth, A Jeukendrup, M Hargreaves

(2011), Vol. 13, pp. 959-962, Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, West Sussex, England, C1-1

journal article
2010

Acute signalling responses to intense endurance training commenced with low or normal muscle glycogen

W Yeo, S McGee, A Carey, C Paton, A Garnham, M Hargreaves, J Hawley

(2010), Vol. 95, pp. 351-358, Experimental physiology, Oxford, England, C1

journal article

AMPK-mediated transcription in skeletal muscle

S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2010), Vol. 118, pp. 507-518, Clinical science, London, England, C1

journal article

Histone modifications and skeletal muscle metabolic gene expression

S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2010), Vol. 37, pp. 392-396, Clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology, Richmond, Vic., C1

journal article
2009

Brief intense interval exercise activates AMPK and p38 MAPK signaling and increases the expression of PGC-1α in human skeletal muscle

M Gibala, S McGee, A Garnham, K Howlett, R Snow, M Hargreaves

(2009), Vol. 106, pp. 929-934, Journal of applied physiology, Bethesda, Md., C1

journal article

Signalling GLUTtony keeps the sugar coming through glucose transporter expression

S McGee

(2009), Vol. 587, pp. 4133-4134, Journal of physiology, Oxford, England, C1

journal article

Comparative structural analyses of purified glycogen particles from rat liver, human skeletal muscle and commercial preparations

J Ryu, J Drain, J Kim, S McGee, A Gray-Weale, L Waddington, G Parker, M Hargreaves, S Yoo, D Stapleton

(2009), Vol. 45, pp. 478-482, International journal of biological macromolecules, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Exercise-induced histone modifications in human skeletal muscle

S McGee, E Fairlie, A Garnham, M Hargreaves

(2009), Vol. 587, pp. 5951-5958, Journal of physiology, Oxford, England, C1

journal article
2008

AMPK and transcriptional regulation

S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2008), Vol. 13, pp. 3022-3033, Frontiers in bioscience, Albertson, NY, C1-1

journal article

Similar metabolic adaptations during exercise after low volume sprint interval and traditional endurance training in humans

K Burgomaster, K Howarth, S Phillips, M Rakobowchuck, M MacDonald, S McGee, M Gibala

(2008), Vol. 586, pp. 151-160, Journal of physiology, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Effect of sex differences on human MEF2 regulation during endurance exercise

K Vissing, S McGee, C Roepstorff, P Scherling, M Hargreaves, B Kiens

(2008), Vol. 294, pp. 408-415, American journal of physiology : endocrinology and metabolism, Bethesada, Md., C1-1

journal article

Metabolic adaptations to short-term high-intensity interval training : a little pain for a lot of gain?

M Gibala, S McGee

(2008), Vol. 36, pp. 58-63, Exercise and sport sciences reviews, Philadelphia, Pa., C1-1

journal article

AMP-activated protein kinase regulates GLUT4 transcription by phosphorylating histone deacetylase 5

S McGee, B van Denderen, K Howlett, J Mollica, J Schertzer, B Kemp, M Hargreaves

(2008), Vol. 57, pp. 860-867, Diabetes, Alexandria, Va., C1-1

journal article

Normal hypertrophy accompanied by phosphoryation and activation of AMP-activated protein kinase α1 following overload in LKB1 knockout mice

S McGee, K Mustard, D Hardie, K Baar

(2008), Vol. 586, pp. 1731-1741, Journal of physiology, Oxford, England, C1-1

journal article

Optimizing training adaptations by manipulating glycogen

K Baar, S McGee

(2008), Vol. 8, pp. 97-106, European journal of sport science, Abingdon, England, C1-1

journal article

Intravenous AICAR administration reduces hepatic glucose output and inhibits whole body lipolysis in type 2 diabetic patients

H Boon, M Bosselaar, S Praet, E Blaak, W Saris, A Wagenmakers, S McGee, C Tack, P Smits, M Hargreaves, L van Loon

(2008), Vol. 51, pp. 1893-1900, Diabetologia, Heidelberg, Germany, C1-1

journal article
2007

Exercise and MEF2-HDAC interactions.

S McGee

(2007), Vol. 32, pp. 852-856, Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism, Ottawa, Ontario, C1-1

journal article
2006

Exercise increases MEF2- and GEF DNA-binding activity in human skeletal muscle

S McGee, D Sparling, A Olson, M Hargreaves

(2006), Vol. 20, pp. 348-349, FASEB journal, Bethesada, Md., C1-1

journal article

Exercise and skeletal muscle glucose transporter 4 expression: molecular mechanisms

S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2006), Vol. 33, pp. 395-399, Clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology, Richmond, Vic., C1-1

journal article

Reduced glycogen availability is associated with increased AMPKα2 activity, nuclear AMPKα2 protein abundance, and GLUT4 mRNA expression in contracting human skeletal muscle

G Steinberg, M Watt, S McGee, S Chan, M Hargreaves, M Febbraio, D Stapleton, B Kemp

(2006), Vol. 31, pp. 302-312, Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism, Ottawa, Ont., C1-1

journal article
2005

Effect of carbohydrate ingestion on exercise-induced alterations in metabolic gene expression

L Cluberton, S McGee, R Murphy, M Hargreaves

(2005), Vol. 99, pp. 1359-1363, Journal of applied physiology, [Bethesda, Md.], C1-1

journal article
2004

Exercise and myocyte enhancer factor 2 regulation in human skeletal muscle

S McGee, M Hargreaves

(2004), Vol. 53, pp. 1208-1214, Diabetes, New York, N.Y., C1

journal article

Altering dietary nutrient intake that reduces glycogen content leads to phosphorylation of nuclear p38 MAP kinase in human skeletal muscle: association with IL-6 gene transcription during contraction

M Chan, S McGee, M Watt, M Hargreaves, M Febbraio

(2004), Vol. September, pp. 1-16, FASEB Journal, Bethesda, MD, C1

journal article
2003

Exercise increases nuclear AMPK α2 in human skeletal muscle

S McGee, K Howlett, R Starkie, D Cameron-Smith, B Kemp, M Hargreaves

(2003), Vol. 52, pp. 926-928, Diabetes, Alexandria, Va., C1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

HDAC inhibition as an exercise mimetic and treatment for obesity and type 2 diabetes

Prof Sean Mcgee

DART Fellowship - Viertel Postdoctoral Fellowship in Diabetes - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust)

  • 2011: $75,000
  • 2010: $150,000
  • 2009: $75,000

Molecular mechanisms regulating contraction-induced metabolic gene expression

Prof Sean Mcgee

NHMRC - Training PD Award - Peter Doherty Fellowship

  • 2009: $71,250

Activation of HSP72 in skeletal muscle as a therapeutic target for obesity

Prof Mark Febbraio, Prof Clinton Bruce, Prof Sean Mcgee, Prof Mark Hargreaves

NHMRC Project Grant

  • 2013: $20,000
  • 2012: $20,000

The role of amyloid beta in insulin resistance

Prof Sean Mcgee, Prof Ken Walder, Prof Mark Hargreaves

NHMRC Project Grant

  • 2014: $125,826
  • 2013: $138,472
  • 2012: $136,023

Understanding the role of class IIa histone deacetylases in metabolic disease

Prof Sean Mcgee, Prof Ken Walder

NHMRC Project Grant

  • 2014: $164,086
  • 2013: $161,714
  • 2012: $143,600

Targeting the class IIa histone deacetylases in metabolic disease

Prof Sean Mcgee

NHMRC CDF - Career Development Fellowship

  • 2015: $104,794
  • 2014: $102,941
  • 2013: $101,220
  • 2012: $99,431

Transforming fat to increase energy expenditure

Prof Sean Mcgee

DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust)

  • 2013: $59,312

Targeting protein kinase D to treat diabetic cardiomyopathy

Prof Sean Mcgee, Dr Kylie Vernados

DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust)

  • 2015: $58,592

Targeting class IIa histone deacetylases to impair breast cancer cell metabolism and survival

Prof Sean Mcgee

National Breast Cancer Foundation Innovator Grant

  • 2016: $97,690
  • 2015: $98,690

The role of GAPDH acetylation in the regulation of liver metabolism

Prof Sean Mcgee

DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust)

  • 2016: $59,983

The role of GAPDH acetylation and HDAC6 in liver metabolism and type 2 diabetes

Prof Sean Mcgee, Prof Clinton Bruce, Prof Forest White, Prof Ken Walder

NHMRC Project Grant

  • 2020: $10,462
  • 2019: $187,097
  • 2018: $181,879
  • 2017: $169,227

The role of the Alzheimer's disease protein amyloid beta 42 in diabetic cardiomyopathy

Prof Sean Mcgee, Prof Clinton Bruce

DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust)

  • 2017: $59,962

Role of protein kinase D in adiposity and the regulation of body weight

Prof Sean Mcgee, A/Prof Zane Andrews, Prof David James

NHMRC Project Grant

  • 2021: $102,831
  • 2020: $94,687
  • 2019: $181,854

A novel approach to target beta-cells to enhance survival and function

A/Prof Kathryn Aston-Mourney, A/Prof Sarah Shigdar, Prof Sean Mcgee

DART Grant - Research - Diabetes Australia - Victoria (Research Trust)

  • 2020: $59,756

Using 'omics to unravel the pathophysiology and repurpose drugs to treat ME/CFS

Prof Ken Walder, Prof Michael Berk, Dr Chiara Bortolasci, Prof Sean Mcgee, Prof Clinton Bruce, Dr Wolf Marx

NHMRC Targeted Call for Research into Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) Grant Opportunity

  • 2024: $117,955
  • 2023: $281,561
  • 2022: $164,314
  • 2021: $152,361
  • 2020: $25,320

Fasting hyperinsulinemia remodels adipose tissue metabolism to drive obesity and insulin resistance

A/Prof Chris Shaw, Prof Clinton Bruce, A/Prof Kirsten Howlett, Prof Sean Mcgee, Dr Greg Kowalski

Diabetes Australia Research Program Grant

  • 2021: $59,895

Other Public Sector Funding

Development of new exercise mimetics for better treatment of metabolic and heart diseases

Prof Sean Mcgee

DHHS - Victorian Medical Research Acceleration Fund

  • 2019: $100,000

Industry and Other Funding

Proliferation and cell cycle arrest by AMP-activated protein kinase and histone deacetylase 5

Prof Sean Mcgee

ANZCT Grant - Medical Research and Technology

  • 2009: $9,370

Mechanistically linking type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease

Prof Sean Mcgee

Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation Grant - Research

  • 2012: $74,290

HDAC Inhibition as a Potential Therapy for Preventing the Progression of Type 2 Diabetes

A/Prof Kathryn Aston-Mourney, Prof Sean Mcgee

CASS Grant - Research - The CASS Foundation Limited

  • 2015: $55,000

Identifying the role of altered mitochondrial metabolism in malignant rhabdoid tumours and evaluating potential epigenetic therapies

Prof David Ashley, Prof Sean Mcgee, Dr Jason Cain

Sarcoma Research Grants

  • 2016: $23,000

Development of new exercise mimetics for better treatment of metabolic and heart diseases

Prof Sean Mcgee

Imitex Pty Ltd

  • 2020: $60,000
  • 2019: $40,000

New therapies for obesity-induced heart disease.

Prof Sean Mcgee

Ambetex Pty Ltd

  • 2020: $83,216

Clinical biomarker shoulder study: transcriptomic differences between osteoarthritis of the shoulder, capsulitis and rotator cuff tears

Prof Richard Page, Dr Stephen Gill, Prof Sean Mcgee

Australian Orthopaedic Association Research Foundation

  • 2021: $50,000

Biomarkers of negative symptoms, cognitive impairment and metabolic abnormalities in schizophrenia

Prof Alison Yung, Prof Sean Mcgee, Dr Luba Sominsky, Prof Ken Walder, Prof Julie Pasco, Prof Lana Williams, Dr Steve Moylan, Dr Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Dr Zoe Liu, Mr Marko Milicevic, Mr Wesley Plange

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Foundation Catalyst Grants

  • 2022: $4,980

Clinical Biomarker Shoulder Study: Transcriptomic differences between inflammatory conditions of the shoulder: osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tears -The SHOaW Study.

Dr Samuel James Lynskey, Prof Richard Page, Dr Stephen Gill, Prof Sean Mcgee, Dr Mark Ziemann, Dr Luba Sominsky

Australian Orthopaedic Association Research Foundation

  • 2023: $14,988

Supervisions

Principal Supervisor
2024

Kevin Allan Hunter McEwen

Thesis entitled: The Role of Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 in Adult Skeletal Muscle Metabolism, Mass, and Exercise Adaptive Responses

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

2021

Liam Hall

Thesis entitled: The Role of Amyloid Beta 42 in Obese Cardiomyopathy

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

2020

Joshua Blair Price

Thesis entitled: Investigating Mechanisms of Stress, Inflammation, and Bioenergetics in Treatment-resistant Depression

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

2018

Juliane Czeczor

Thesis entitled: Functional Role of Amyloid b42 in Systemic Glucose Metabolism

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

Kirstie Anne De Jong

Thesis entitled: Characterisation of the Obese and T2D Heart - Protein Kinase D, a Possible Therapeutic Target

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

2016

Simon Bond

Thesis entitled: The Role of Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Acetylation in Liver Metabolism

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

2014

Vidhi Gaur

Thesis entitled: HDAC inhibition as a therapeutic potential to treat metabolic diseases

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

Associate Supervisor
2023

Mark Renton

Thesis entitled: The role of protein kinase D in obesity

Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

2022

Bianca Tepper

Thesis entitled: Extracellular Matrix Remodelling: Role in Insulin Resistance and Exercise Adaptations

Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

2021

Wasan Abbood Hassoon Naser

Thesis entitled: Role of cytokine-inducible Src homology domain 2-containing protein in myelopoiesis and metabolic regulation

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

Elley Rudebeck

Thesis entitled: Mono- and di-substituted 1,8-naphthalimides for cellular imaging and medicinal chemistry

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2019

Caitlin Murphy

Thesis entitled: Clinical and Molecular Outcomes of a Neo-adjuvant Breast Cancer Trial

MAppSc (Medicine) (High cost), School of Medicine

2018

Shahzad Sadiq

Thesis entitled: Evaluating the Role of Novel microRNAs in Cardiac Hypertrophy

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

2016

Corinna Pade

Thesis entitled: Dissecting the early entry steps of HIV-1 infection

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine

2015

Sivapriya Pavuluri

Thesis entitled: Genomics based biomarker discovery in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine