• Dr Mark Windsor – Clinical Trial Coordinator – Peripheral Artery Disease trials
• Sian Campbell – Project Manager – Peripheral Artery Disease trials
• Damien Kerley – Exercise Physiologist – Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Research Program
• Amanda Moore – Research Assistant – Data Analysis

Current research students

• Andrew Kwintowski – MSc candidate. Topic: Blood flow restriction exercise in cardiovascular disease.
• Jevan Raghoobar - MSc candidate. Topic: Tumour Perfusion: Exploring the Impacts of Exercise on Tumour Blood Flow
• Farzad Nikaein – PhD candidate. Topic: Dietary interventions during cardiac rehabilitation.
• Jacy Hyland – PhD candidate. Topic: Evidence-based behaviour change diet and physical inactivity for people with insomnia.
• Julia Ruiz – PhD candidate. Topic: Lifestyle behaviours and vascular function in young adults.
• Krist Feka - PhD candidate. Topic: Peripheral artery disease and cardiac rehabilitation.
• Lisa Randall – PhD candidate. Topic: Drug discovery: Anti-hypertrophic scarring and Australian stingless bee propolis.
• Renuka Dsanayaka - PhD candidate. Topic: Implementation of community-based cardiac rehabilitation in regional, rural and remote settings 
• Carly Hess - PhD candidate. Topic: Biopsychosocial management of cancer: The influence of well-being and physical activity on chemotherapy outcomes

Past research graduates

• Sam Dugdale (MSc 2024) - The effect of a high-fat meal on markers of vascular function in people with metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD).
• Sarah Latif (MSc 2024) - The relationship between arterial stiffness, Framingham cardiovascular risk score and joint mobility in women transitioning through menopause.
• Grace Young (PhD 2023) - Skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow responsiveness: relationship with myocardial microvascular blood flow in coronary artery disease.
• Soheila Beiranvand (PhD 2022) - Modulatory effects of Australian honeys on inflammation, oxidative stress and wound-healing.
• Digby Krastins (MSc 2021) - Understanding the influence of lower limb revascularisation and exercise training on arterial and microvascular blood flow in peripheral arterial disease.
• Tim Stuckenschneider (PhD, 2020) – Exercise, cognitive function and the risk of dementia.
• Annelise Meneses (PhD 2020) - Skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow as a potential treatment target for exercise intolerance in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
• Timo Klein (PhD 2020) - Influence of age on the cerebrovascular responses to exercise - understanding the role of blood pressure.
• Michael Nam (PhD 2019) – Effect of insulin on coronary microvascular blood flow.
• Lara Mietal (PhD 2019) - Regulation of macrophage antioxidant enzyme activity and inflammatory processes by omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on abdominal aortic aneurysm.
• Meegan Walker (PhD 2019) - Blood flow during passive leg movement: impact of vascular disease and nitrate supplements.
• Kayla Stefanidis (PhD 2019) - The relationship between cerebrovascular hemodynamics and neurocognitive function in non-stroke cardiovascular disease.
• Yuri Kriel (PhD 2018) - The effect of high intensity intermittent exercise on local tissue oxygenation, blood pressure and enjoyment in 18 – 30-year-old sedentary men.
• Mark Windsor (PhD 2018) - Exercise, inflammation and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
• Jessica Stephens (PhD 2018) - Post-exercise cold water immersion and blood flow.
• Maria Perissiou (PhD 2018) - Arterial stiffness and abdominal aortic aneurysm: The effect of acute exercise.
• Brad Stefanovic (PhD 2013) - Muscle fatigue in peripheral arterial disease: The role of blood flow.

Our research is conducted in partnership with a wide range of clinical and industry partners. We thank the following partners for their collaboration and support.

• Actegy Health
• Adem Crosby Cancer Centre, Sunshine Coast University Hospital
• Burns and Reconstructive Surgery Research Group, ANZAC Research Institute
• Comlink Australia
• Heart Research Institute – Centre for Peripheral Artery Disease
• Jill O’Donnell Vascular Surgery
• Keyton Retirement Living
• Pankaj Jha Vascular Surgery
• Sleep Health Foundation
• Sunshine Coast University Hospital
• Sunshine Coast Health Institute
• Sunshine Coast Vascular
• Sunshine Vascular
• The Lundbeck Foundation
• UniSC Clinical Trials Centre
• Queensland Research Centre for Peripheral Vascular Disease

Our team collaborates widely with other research teams locally and globally. If you are interested in working with us, please feel free to contact the project team members directly, or email us: vasoactive@usc.edu.au