Overview
Background
Critical Care Medicine focuses on supporting patients, often with one or multiple organ failures. Based at the largest Australian cardiac hospital, our research investigates better ways to support patients with heart and/or lung failure. We explore technological, pharmacological and engineering advances that could help our patients to live longer and better. Our group is world-renowned for clinically relevant large animal models, including heart failure, respiratory failure (ARDS), heart transplantation, sepsis, cardiogenic shock, and more. All our studies use hospital-grade equipment and follow the same clinical guideline to maximise translation. We actively take on honours, MPhil and PhD students from multi-disciplinary backgrounds (science, engineering, medicine, allied health), with a successful track record in supporting our students to secure their own grants and funding. Students are expected to contribute to other studies of the group. For more information about the group, please visit ccrg.org.au, and email if you are interested to join us.
Availability
- Dr Jacky Suen is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy of Pharmacology, The University of Queensland
- Member, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, Extracorporeal Life Support Organization
Works
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2011
Journal Article
Structure, function and pathophysiology of protease activated receptors
Adams, Mark N., Ramachandran, Rithwik, Yau, Mei-Kwan, Suen, Jacky Y., Fairlie, David P., Hollenberg, Morley D. and Hooper, John D. (2011). Structure, function and pathophysiology of protease activated receptors. Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 120 (3), 248-282. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2011.01.003
2011
Conference Publication
Novel agonists and antagonists for protease activated receptor 2
Yau, Annika M., Liu, Ligong, Reid, Robert C., Barry, Grant D., Suen, Jacky Y., Lohman, Rink-Jan, Le, Giang T., Cotterell, Adam and Fairlie, David P. (2011). Novel agonists and antagonists for protease activated receptor 2. National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (242nd, ACS, 2011), Denver, CO, U.S.A., 28 August-1 September 2011. WASHINGTON: AMER CHEMICAL SOC.
2010
Journal Article
Profiling gene expression induced by protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) activation in human kidney cells
Suen, JY, Gardiner, B, Grimmond, S and Fairlie, DP (2010). Profiling gene expression induced by protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) activation in human kidney cells. PLoS One, 5 (11) e13809, e13809-1-e13809-14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013809
2010
Journal Article
Novel agonists and antagonists for human protease activated receptor 2
Barry, Grant D., Suen, Jacky Y., Le, Giang T., Cotterell, Adam, Reid, Robert C. and Fairlie, David P. (2010). Novel agonists and antagonists for human protease activated receptor 2. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 53 (20), 7428-7440. doi: 10.1021/jm100984y
2010
Conference Publication
A Novel Protease-Activated Receptor-2 Antagonist Targeting Inflammation and Proliferation in Human Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells
Vesey David A., Suen, Jacky Yung, Johnson, David W. and Fairlie, David (2010). A Novel Protease-Activated Receptor-2 Antagonist Targeting Inflammation and Proliferation in Human Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells. Kidney Week, American society of Nephrology, Denver Colorado USA, November 16 - 21. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology:
2010
Conference Publication
Protease-activated receptor-2 and renal carcinogenesis
Vesey, D., Rajandram, R., Blakeney, J., Suen, J., Johnson, D., Fairlie, D. and Gobe, G. (2010). Protease-activated receptor-2 and renal carcinogenesis. 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Perth, Western Australia, 12-15 September 2010. Richmond, Vic., Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2010.01377_1.x
2009
Conference Publication
Regulating protein and peptide activated GPCRs
Fairlie, David P., Madala, Praveen K., Stoermer, Martin J., Suen, Jacky, Barry, Grant and Lohman, Rink-Jan (2009). Regulating protein and peptide activated GPCRs. 229th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Diego, California, 13-17 March 2005. Washington DC, United States: American Chemical Society.
2008
Other Outputs
Regulating protease activated receptor 2
Suen, Jacky Yung (2008). Regulating protease activated receptor 2. PhD Thesis, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2014.212
2007
Journal Article
A refined agonist pharmacophore for protease activated receptor 2
Barry, Grant D., Suen, Jacky Y., Low, Heng Boon, Pfeiffer, Bernhard, Flanagan, Bernadine, Halili, Maria, Le, Giang T. and Fairlie, David P. (2007). A refined agonist pharmacophore for protease activated receptor 2. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 17 (20), 5552-5557. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.08.026
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Jacky Suen is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Honours students for cardio-respiratory failure
We are looking for honours students to be involved in our range of studies on cardiac/respiratory failure. Projects include heart transplantation, acute respiratory failure, sepsis and advanced life support. Students will be expected and supported for grant application, as most of our previous honours students were awarded with $10,000 New Investigator Grant.
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Mitochondrial dysfunction and repair during circulatory death and heart transplantation
We are looking for Honours and RHD students to be involved in our NHMRC-funded heart transplantation program. Previously, we have successfully translated our research on extended organ preservation to clinical practice in Australia/New Zealand. As we explore on a new donor source, we are looking for talented students to join the team to study mitochondrial dysfunction, as a key parameter in determining post-transplant cardiac function.
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Systematic examination of ECMO parameters
Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is an artificial heart/lung machine that is use to support patients with severe cardiac/respiratory failure. It has been invented for more than 30 years. To date, there is a lack of systematic examination of various parameters and settings for ECMO. Many of the current clinical practise are based on convention and tradition. This project aims to research and provide empirical evidences in order to optimise ECMO usage for patients, leading to improved patient outcome and reduced length of hospital stay. The project could involve bench-top ex vivo experiments, large animal in vivo study, and, perspective and retrospective analysis of clinical studies.
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Impact of blood flow for lung function
We are looking for Honours or RHD students to be involved in a project examining the impact of blood flow to support patients with respiratory failure. The student will be using human primary lung cells to model the condition of respiratory failure and advanced life support. The project will be in partnership with a leading biomed tech industry partner.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Novel Right Heart Assessment by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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Doctor Philosophy
Load-Independent Right Ventricular Assessment by Echocardiography
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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Doctor Philosophy
Vascular Endothelial Injury, Repair and Preconditioning in the Artificial Circulation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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Doctor Philosophy
Vascular Endothelial Injury, Repair and Preconditioning in the Artificial Circulation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic strain accounting for cardiac loading conditions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The differences in coagulation disturbances of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome subphenotypes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Development of Speckle-Tracking Echocardiographic strain accounting for cardiac loading conditions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
A Comprehensive Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Pulsatile Flow Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The Significance of Different Phenotypes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) for Effective Treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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2022
Master Philosophy
Pre-clinical model development of electrical impedance tomography in the assessment of the pulmonary distribution of nebulized solutions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jayesh Dhanani, Dr Gianluigi Li Bassi, Professor John Fraser
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Combining Extracorporeal Life Support and Cell Therapy in Critical Illness: Mesenchymal stem cell therapy and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
A Translational Approach to Potential Toxicity of Stored Blood Components
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Fraser
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Modulating Protease-Activated Receptor 2
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Junxian Lim, Professor David Fairlie
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Properties of C5a Receptor on Human Macrophages
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Fairlie
Media
Enquiries
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- Critical Care Medicine
- ECMO
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Heart Failure
- Heart transplant
- Respiratory Failure
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