Dr Joanne Lind

 

Biography

Joanne Lind's research focus is human genetics and cardiovascular disease. In 2007 she was awarded an NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellowship to study genes and gender in cardiovascular disease. She previously held the title of Clinical Lecturer through the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, and was a Visiting Fellow at the National Institutes of Health, USA where she studied genetic susceptibility to HIV infection and progression to AIDS.

She has trained at the University College of London in statistics and haplotype analysis and continues to study how genetic variation modifies disease phenotype. During her career she has received a number of awards that have recognised her research and teaching potential, and accomplishments, including a citation from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council in 2011. Joanne is a member of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia and an affiliate member of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Hypertension
Gender differences in cardiovascular disease
Haplotype analysis
Gene association studies

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Grants / Current Projects

2007-2011
NHMRC, Peter Doherty Australian Biomedical Fellowship $274,000

2011
Bonnie Babes Foundation $19,490

2010
Preeclampsia Research Laboratories (PEARLS) $6,000

2009
Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation $20,000

2008
Confocal Microscope, Electrophysiology Rig, Liquid Chromatography System, and Nanodrop Spectrophotometer
University of Western Sydney (Special Infrastructure Funding), $483,500
Research Team: Coorssen J, Hennessy A, Lee J, Morley J, Münch G, Lind J, Preis J, Mahns D.

2007
Modifying effects of gender in cardiovascular disease
NHMRC Peter Doherty Australian Biomedical Fellowship, $274,000
Research Team: Lind J, Hennessy A

Genetic Basis of Hypertension
University of Western Sydney Seed Grant, $7,500
Research Team: Lind J, Hennessy A

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Awards and Recognition

 

Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning – Australian Learning & Teaching Council, 2011

Teaching Excellence Award, College of Health & Science, UWS - 2010

Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, College of Health and Science, UWS, 2008

Heart Foundation Travel Scholarship, 2007

Layne Beachley Aim for the Stars Foundation Individual Grant, 2006

Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Travel Scholarship, 2006

Visiting Fellow Award, National Institutes of Health, USA, 2004

Glaxo Wellcome Postgraduate Scholarship, 1999

Drug Information Association Travel Award, 2002

Becton Dickinson Student Award in Microbiology, 2001

North Shore Women's Group Prize for Biological Sciences, 1997

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Selected Publications

Lupton S, Chiu C, Lind J. (2011) Hypertension Gene: Are we there yet? Twin Res Hum Genet 14: (in press)

McEvoy BP, Lind JM, Wang ET, Moyzis RK, Visscher PM, van Holst Pellekaan SM, Wilton AN. (2010) Whole-genome genetic diversity in a sample of Australians with deep Aboriginal ancestry. Am J Hum Genet 87:297-305

Chiu C, Bagnall RD, Ingles J, Yeates L, Kennerson M, Donald JA, Jormakka M, Lind JM, Semsarian C. (2010) Mutations in alpha-actinin-2 cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a genome-wide analysis. Journal of the American College Cardiology 55:1136-8.

Sezgin E, Lind JM, Shrestha S, Hendrickson S, Goedert JJ, Donfield S, Kirk GD, Phair JP, Troyer JL, O'Brien SJ, Smith MW. (2009) Association of Y chromosome haplogroup I with HIV progression, and HAART outcome. Human Genetics 125: 281-94

Lind JM, Chiu C, Ingles J, Yeates L, Humphries SE, Heather AK, Semsarian C. Sex hormone receptor gene variation associated with phenotype in male hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2008;45:217-222.

Ingles J, Lind JM, Phongsavan P, Semsarian C. Psychosocial impact of specialized cardiac genetic clinics for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Genetics in Medicine. 2008;10:117-120.

Doolan A, Langlois N, Chiu C, Ingles J, Lind JM, Semsarian C. Postmortem molecular analysis of KCNQ1 and SCN5A genes in sudden unexplained death in young Australians. International Journal of Cardiology. 2008;127:138-141.

Lind JM, Hutcheson-Dilks HB, Williams SM, Moore JH, Essex M, Ruiz-Pesini E, Wallace DC, Tishkoff SA, O'Brien SJ, and Smith MW. Elevated male European and female African contributions to the genomes of African Americans. Human Genetics. 2007;120:713-722.

Chiu C, Tebo M, Ingles J, Yeates J, Arthur JW, Lind JM, Semsarian C. Genetic screening of calcium regulation genes in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2007;43:337-343.

Lind JM, Chiu C, Semsarian C. Genetic basis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 2006;4:927-934.

Lam L, Lind JM, Semsarian C. Application of proteomics in cardiovascular medicine. International Journal of Cardiology. 2006;108:12-19.

Chiu C, Ingles J, Lind JM, Semsarian C. Mutation analysis of the natriuretic peptide precursor B (NPPB) gene in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. DNA Sequence. 2006;17:392-395.

Clarke JM, Gillings MR, Altavilla N, Beattie AJ. Potential problems with fluorescein diacetate assays of cell viability when testing natural products for antimicrobial activity. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 2001;46:261-267. Clarke JM = Lind JM

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Professional Activities

  • Executive member of the NSW Branch of the Human Genetics Society of Australasia (2007-present)
  • Member of the American Society of Human Genetics (2007-present)
  • Member of the General Society of Australasia (2007-present)

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