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ProfessorPhilip O'Connell

Executive Director, Westmead Institude of Medical Research

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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  • Executive Director, Westmead Institude of Medical Research
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

RESEARCH INTERESTs

Precision medicine in kidney transplantation

The use of genomics to predict renal transplant outcomes.

Renal transplant tolerance

Pancreas and islet transplantation

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    PrecisionGO: Advancing Precision Medicine and Enhancing Patient Outcomes
    Department of Health and Aged Care30 Jun 2024 - 29 Jun 2029
    People funded by this grant:
    • Patrick E,
    • Bertram K,
    • Brown D,
    • Wang XM,
    • O'Connell P
  • GRANT
    Precision medicine advancing renal transplantation
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Nankivell (Nankievell) B,
    • Li J,
    • Sharma A,
    • Shingde M,
    • O'Connell P
  • GRANT
    Donor and recipient polygenic risk scores predictive of late graft loss
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal - administered by NHMRC)1 Jun 2023 - 31 May 2027
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Harnessing T cell exhaustion for type 1 diabetes prevention
    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)1 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P,
    • Chong M,
    • Hu M,
    • Groom J,
    • Kay T
  • GRANT
    Intervening in the natural history of type 1 diabetes: an integrated approach.
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P
  • GRANT
    Better Evidence for Selecting Transplant Fluids The BEST-Fluids study
    Department of Health and Aged Care (Federal)1 Jan 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Coates P,
    • O'Connell P,
    • Weinberg L,
    • Mount P,
    • Hawley C
  • GRANT
    Identifying donor and recipient gene pathways in renal transplant fibrosis
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Grey S,
    • Harris D,
    • Yi S,
    • Zheng G,
    • O'Connell P
  • GRANT
    Improving Transplant Outcomes Through Translational Research
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P
  • GRANT
    CONCEPT B - Expanding the criteria for human islet transplantation by the development of a drug-free immunosuppressive protocol
    Breakthrough T1D (Formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - JDRF) Australia1 Jan 2016
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Seahorse XFe24 Analyser
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2016
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Building sustainable collaborations in diabetes and islet transplantation research and practice in Sydney and Shanghai
    DVC International1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Alexander S,
    • Hu M,
    • Dai J-Y,
    • O'Connell P,
    • Wang W
  • GRANT
    Pathogenesis-based treatment of type 1 diabetes
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Kay T,
    • Thomas H,
    • Harrison L,
    • Morahan G,
    • O'Connell P
  • GRANT
    Small Rodent Airlaw Caging System
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2012
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Practitioner Fellowship Level 2
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Feb 2011
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P
  • GRANT
    Objective Measurement of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviou
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2011
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Prevention and Cure of Type 1 Diabetes
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P
  • GRANT
    The Genomics of Chronic Allograft Rejection
    National Institutes of Health (USA)1 Jul 2007
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P,
    • Murphy B
  • GRANT
    A pre-clinical surgical model for clinical islet transplantation
    University of Sydney1 Jan 2007
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P
  • GRANT
    The Development of a National Centre for Clinical Islet Transplantation
    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation1 Jan 2006
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Strategies to prevent islet transplant-induced portal vein thrombosis.
    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)1 Jan 2005
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P,
    • Harris AR
  • GRANT
    Centre of clinical research excellence in renal medicine
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2003
    People funded by this grant:
    • Craig J,
    • Chadban S,
    • O'Connell P,
    • Irwig L,
    • Harris D
  • GRANT
    Non immunological barriers to successful treatment of diabetes by xenotransplantation?
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2003 - 31 Dec 2005
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    The role and function of macrophages in cellular xenograft rejection
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2003
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P,
    • Yi S
  • GRANT
    A preclinical model of pig islet xenotransplantation as treatment for Type 1 diabetes
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2001 - 31 Dec 2006
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P,
    • Lew MF,
    • Moran C,
    • d'Apice AJF,
    • Nottle MB
  • GRANT
    The role of T-cell apoptosis in transplantation tolerance
    National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)1 Jan 2000
    People funded by this grant:
    • O'Connell P