Kristine C. Y. Mcgrath

Kristine is a senior lecturer within the University of Technology Sydney, Faculty of Science. She is currently coordinating the first year core Science Subject – Cell Biology and Genetics. Kristine has completed a Bachelor of Science (Hons) majoring in Biochemistry at the University of Western Australia. She then moved to Sydney and completed a PhD study (“Molecular pathways of androgen action in the male cardiovascular system) under the supervision of Prof Alison Heather, Prof David Celermajer and Prof David Handelsman, at the University of Sydney. Kristine presented her PhD results at the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) and was awarded the prestigious CSANZ Ralph Reader Prize. Her early postdoctoral work in Prof Kerry-Anne Rye research laboratory at the Heart Research Institute (Sydney) focused on characterizing the anti-inflammatory properties of high density lipoprotein (HDL). In 2011, she received a UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship where she evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of HDL in suppressing inflammation that underlies diet-induced insulin resistance. Kristine current interest is to find targets/compounds to treat and/or reduce chronic inflammation that underlies insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. Experimental approaches are based on molecular, cellular and animal models.