Consultant, Renal Unit
Associate Professor Peter Mount is an honorary IBAS fellow and Deputy Director of the Department of Nephrology at Austin Health. He has a longstanding involvement with the IBAS Kidney Laboratory. His laboratory research focuses on obesity related chronic kidney disease and mechanisms of regulation of renal fibrosis.
Clinical research interests include clinical trials and studies of haemodialysis vascular access. He is head of the ambulatory haemodialysis program at Austin Health and also has a strong clinical interest in kidney transplantation. He supervises the training of advanced trainees in nephrology and has co-supervised PhD students.
A/Prof Mount is also the Clinical Lead for the Victorian Renal Clinical Network, Safer Care Victoria.
MBBS, B Med Sci, PhD, FRACP
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Kudos to Dr. Lauren Booker & Dr. Jen Cori on their JOEM publication examining fatigue detection alarms in rural truck drivers. Their study explores the alarms' effectiveness, accuracy, and habituation, offering key insights into fatigue management.
HONORING EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
Congratulations to Prof. Anne Holland and A/Prof. Narelle Cox for being featured in the NHMRC's 10 of the Best - 16th Edition. Their work exemplifies groundbreaking research delivering extraordinary outcomes.
Grants Success: The Institute for Breathing and Sleep (IBAS) has received two research grants from the Austin Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) for 2025. Congratulations to Dr Charissa Zaga and Dr Catherine Hill from IBAS.
Congratulations to Professor David Berlowitz, Dr Marnie Graco, and Dr Nicole Sheers who were recognised by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Australia at a Parliament House event sponsored by the Parliamentary Friends of MND in Canberra last week.
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