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Yugeesh R. Lankadeva, BBMed (Hons), PhD, MBA

Theme Head of Systems Neuroscience
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Professor Yugeesh Lankadeva is a National Health and Medical Research Council Emerging Leader (Level 2) Fellow and a National Heart Foundation Future Leader (Level 2) Fellow. He leads the Systems Neuroscience Theme and the Translational Cardiovascular and Renal Research Group at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health (The Florey) in Melbourne Australia. His research aims to understand the pathophysiology of brain and kidney injury arising from sepsis, cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass and heart failure. Armed with this knowledge, his goal is to develop novel diagnostics, medical devices and therapeutics to improve patient-centred health outcomes.

Professor Lankadeva has over 70 publications in high-impact medical journals including Circulation; Anesthesia; British Journal of Anaesthesia; Anaesthesia and Analgesia; American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine; Intensive Care Medicine; Critical Care, Critical Care Medicine; Kidney International. The quality and clinical relevance of his work has been acknowledged by the award of more than $18 million of funding including over $10 million as Principal Investigator (CIA). His discoveries have translated to 10 clinical trials across Australia, Europe, USA, and Asia.

He is an inventor on 3 international patents and has received over 25 prestigious career awards from the Australian Institute of Policy and Science, World Microcirculation Society, National Heart Foundation of Australia, Hypertension Australia, Australian and New Zealand Microcirculation Society, World Congress for Microcirculation, Harold Mitchell Foundation, CASS Foundation and Jack Brockhoff Foundation.

Professor Lankadeva currently holds appointments as Co-chair of Florey’s Staff Mentoring Committee, Principal Honorary Research Fellow and Member of the Research Steering Committee at the Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne and Principal Honorary Research Fellow at the Department of Anesthesia, Austin Hospital.

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