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Danny is a Winthrop Professor based in the School of Human Sciences (Sport and Exercise Science). A recent NHMRC Principal Research Fellow and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences, he is a cardiovascular physiologist specialising in the prevention of chronic disease in humans. His research encompasses the lifespan; from exercise training in the prevention of the development of atherosclerosis in obese children and adolescents, to research on the best combination of exercise and medications for the management of patients with obesity, coronary disease, stroke, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes and heart failure patients awaiting transplantation. Danny has established a Cardiovascular Research Group at UWA, where he leads a busy and dedicated laboratory and diverse team of postdoctoral and graduate students and staff from Australia, South East Asia, Europe and North and South America. Many of the studies conducted by the his team benefit from technologies he invented and developed via transdisciplinary partnerships between scientists, engineers and medics. His research utilised novel imaging techniques to detect incipient cardiovascular disease at the earliest possible stage, and develop personalised, targeted and evidence-based interventions to optimise disease prevention. |