Dr Jamie Gaida an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy, has been awarded a Bridging Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences. This highly-competitive scheme aims to support the career development of promising newly-qualified postdoctoral researchers at Monash University. The Physiotherapy Department is committed to elevating its research profile and are delighted with Dr Gaida’s success.
Jamie’s research ‘Tendon change in early diabetes: testing an innovative and costeffective screening tool for type 2 diabetes mellitus’ will be mentored by Professor Jenny Keating, Head of the Department of Physiotherapy. This research unites the dynamic team including Professor Keating (Physiotherapy, Monash), Dr Andrew Wilson (Consultant Cardiologist, St Vincent’s Hospital), Dr Marno Ryan (Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, St Vincent’s Hospital) and A/Professor Terry Haines (Physiotherapy, Monash) to establish proof of concept in using makers of tendon disease as predictors of insulin resistance - the key metabolic abnormality underlying type 2 diabetes.
