Dr Hasthi Dissanayake

Position:

Research Fellow in Indigenous Health

Theme(s):

Viral Infectious Diseases

Discipline(s):

Global Health, Indigenous Health

Unit(s):

The University of Melbourne, Department of Infectious Diseases

Lab Group(s):

Biggs Group

Hasthi is a Research Fellow in Indigenous Health and the trial coordinator for the Elcho Health and Wellbeing project. She has significant expertise in developmental origins of health and disease, specifically in cardiovascular physiology and non-invasive techniques for assessing vascular health. She was awarded a PhD from the University of Sydney in 2019 for her work in identifying newborns at risk of later cardiovascular disease. Her current work focuses on finding sustainable long term, culturally acceptable programs for the prevention of chronic diseases in remote Australian communities.

Key Achievements
Publications
Research Groups

Key Achievements
- Hasthi is an early career researcher and have received a number of domestic and international grants as an associate or chief investigator. After completing her PhD, she was the recipient of the University of Sydney’s Colin Sullivan Fellowship in Sleep Research where she supported the establishment of the highly innovative Cardio-Sleep Research Program, investigating the links between sleep disordered breathing and cardiovascular disease. In her most recent work, she has spent time working in a remote indigenous community in the Northern Territory.
Publications

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Research Groups
- Biggs Group
  
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  Lab Team
  - Dr Ricardo Ataide
    
    Senior Research Fellow in Global Health Trials
  - Dr Rosalind Beadle
    
    Clinical Research Officer in Indigenous Health
  - Associate Professor Sabine Braat
    
    Senior Biostatistician
  - Dr Hasthi Dissanayake
    
    Research Fellow in Indigenous Health
  - Dr Joanne Gardiner
    
    Refugee Health Primary Health Care
  - Ms Ruth Gulamanda
    
    Indigenous Health Research Leader
  - Mr Garambaka Gurruwiwi
    
    Indigenous Health Research Leader
  - Dr Sarah Hanieh
    
    Infectious Diseases Physician
  - Mr Thomas Hayman
    
    Research Assistant in Indigenous Health
  - Ms Juanita Mooney
    
    Nutritionist and Health Coach
  - Dr Janet Pasricha
    
    Refugee Health Specialist
  - Dr Jennifer Shield
    
    Guest Researcher
  - Mr Tim Trudgen
    
    Anthropologist and Educator
  - Ms Dorothy Yunggirrnga
    
    Galiwin’ku Nutrition Action Group Leader
  - Ms Kristy Gardner
    
    PhD Candidate
  - Ms Beth Hilton Thorp
    
    Project Consultant
  - Ms Christalla Hajisava
    
    Admin/Project Support Officer

Dr Hasthi Dissanayake

Dr Hasthi Dissanayake

Biggs Group

Lab Team