Overview
Background
Kwun is a Thoracic and Sleep Physician at The Prince Charles Hospital and University of Queensland Thoracic Research Centre (UQTRC). His research interests are focussed on making and translating research discoveries to improving outcomes and the health of people who are affected by lung disease particularly lung cancer screening/early detection and biomarkers. The UQTRC is also passionate at enabling productive collaborations to maximise research impact and scale with contributions to The Cancer Genome Atlas Project, Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG), IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project and others.
Availability
- Professor Kwun Fong is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research impacts
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in Australia and globally. The prevention, early detection/screening and optimal management of lung cancer will help address the huge burden from lung cancer, enabled by high impact research and addressing stigma and nihilism and the health disparities that exist.
The team at The Prince Charles Hospital and University of Queensland Thoracic Research Centre are passionate, focussed and internationally recognised, leading clinical research in lung cancer in Australia. They are very pleased and privileged to work with patients, families / carers and consumers to make a difference in this awful disease.
Works
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2015
Conference Publication
Electronic nose as a tool for detecting COPD and emphysema in smokers
Dent, A., Bowman, R., Zimmerman, P., Fong, K. and Yang, I. (2015). Electronic nose as a tool for detecting COPD and emphysema in smokers. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 27 March–1 April 2015. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2015
Journal Article
Removal of Organic Content from Diesel Exhaust Particles Alters Cellular Responses of Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Cultured at an Air-Liquid Interface
Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana , Morrison, Leanne E. , Pourkhesalian, Ali Mohammad , Rahman, Mostafizur , Zare, Ali , Miljevic, Branka , Goh, Felicia , Relan, Vandana , Bowman, Rayleen V. , Fong, Kwun M. , Bottle, Steven E. , Ristovski, Zoran D. and Yang, Ian A. (2015). Removal of Organic Content from Diesel Exhaust Particles Alters Cellular Responses of Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Cultured at an Air-Liquid Interface. Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, 05 (05). doi: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000316
2015
Journal Article
DNA methylation transcriptionally regulates the putative tumor cell growth suppressor ZNF677 in non-small cell lung cancers
Heller, Gerwin, Altenberger, Corinna, Schmid, Bianca, Marhold, Maximilian, Tomasich, Erwin, Ziegler, Barbara, Mullauer, Leonhard, Minichsdorfer, Christoph, Lang, Gyorgy, End-Pfutzenreuter, Adelheid, Dome, Balazs, Arns, Britt-Madeleine, Fong, Kwun M., Wright, Casey M., Yang, Ian A., Klepetko, Walter, Zielinski, Christoph C. and Zochbauer-Muller, Sabine (2015). DNA methylation transcriptionally regulates the putative tumor cell growth suppressor ZNF677 in non-small cell lung cancers. Oncotarget, 6 (1), 394-408. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.2697
2015
Conference Publication
Inter-, and Intratumoural Genomic Heterogeneity of Primary Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in Never Smokers
Daniels, Marissa, Krause, Lutz, Ellis, Jonathan, Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V., Relan, Vandana, Chee, Kelly, Goh, Felicia, Parris, Brielle, Morrison, Leanne, Martins, Maria, Mccaul, Elizabeth, Passmore, Linda, Courtney, Deborah, Duhig, Edwina, Naidoo, Rishendran, Fong, Kwun and Windsor, Morgan (2015). Inter-, and Intratumoural Genomic Heterogeneity of Primary Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in Never Smokers. 16th World Conference on Cancer, Denver, CO, United States, 6-9 September 2015. New York, United States: Elsevier.
2015
Other Outputs
UQ Thoracic Research Centre Lung Research Datasets
Kwun, Fong (2015). UQ Thoracic Research Centre Lung Research Datasets. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/64bee36
2014
Journal Article
Biomarkers of progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Shaw, Janet G., Vaughan, Annalicia, Dent, Annette G., O'Hare, Phoebe E., Goh, Felicia, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2014). Biomarkers of progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Journal of Thoracic Disease, 6 (11), 1532-1547. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.33
2014
Journal Article
Implementing clinical guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: barriers and solutions
Overington, Jeff D., Huang, Yao C., Abramson, Michael J., Brown, Juliet L., Goddard, John R., Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2014). Implementing clinical guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: barriers and solutions. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 6 (11), 1586-1596. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.25
2014
Journal Article
Realising opportunities for evidence-based cancer service delivery and research: linking cancer registry and administrative data in Australia
Roder, D. M., Fong, K. M., Brown, M. P., Zalcberg, J. and Wainwright, C. E. (2014). Realising opportunities for evidence-based cancer service delivery and research: linking cancer registry and administrative data in Australia. European Journal of Cancer Care, 23 (6), 721-727. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12242
2014
Journal Article
The potential of genome-wide analyses to improve non-small-cell lung cancer care
Wright, Casey M., Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2014). The potential of genome-wide analyses to improve non-small-cell lung cancer care. Lung Cancer Management, 3 (5), 383-396. doi: 10.2217/lmt.14.31
2014
Journal Article
A large-scale RNAi-based mouse tumorigenesis screen identifies new lung cancer tumor suppressors that repress FGFR signaling
Lin, Ling, Chamberlain, Lynn, Pak, Magnolia L., Nagarajan, Arvindhan, Gupta, Romi, Zhu, Lihua J., Wright, Casey M., Fong, Kwun M., Wajapeyee, Narendra and Green, Michael R. (2014). A large-scale RNAi-based mouse tumorigenesis screen identifies new lung cancer tumor suppressors that repress FGFR signaling. Cancer Discovery, 4 (10), 1169-1181. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-13-0747
2014
Journal Article
Coronary artery calcification on computed tomography correlates with mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
O'Hare, Phoebe E., Ayres, Jonny F., O'Rourke, Rachael L., Slaughter, Richard E., Marshall, Henry M., Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2014). Coronary artery calcification on computed tomography correlates with mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 38 (5), 753-759. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000000119
2014
Journal Article
Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma: the cancer genome atlas research network
The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network, Duhig, Edwina, Clarke, Belinda, Yang, Ian A., Fong, Kwun M., Hunter, Lindy, Windsor, Morgan and Bowman, Rayleen V. (2014). Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma: the cancer genome atlas research network. Nature, 511 (7511), 543-550. doi: 10.1038/nature13385
2014
Journal Article
A retrospective study of volume doubling time in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer
Mackintosh, John A., Marshall, Henry M., Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2014). A retrospective study of volume doubling time in surgically resected non-small cell lung cancer. Respirology, 19 (5), 755-762. doi: 10.1111/resp.12311
2014
Journal Article
Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of sclerosing hemangioma (pneumocytoma): report of a case and review of the literature
Dettrick, Andrew, Meikle, Anne and Fong, Kwun M. (2014). Fine-needle aspiration diagnosis of sclerosing hemangioma (pneumocytoma): report of a case and review of the literature. Diagnostic Cytopathology, 42 (3), 242-246. doi: 10.1002/dc.22877
2014
Journal Article
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of Aspergillus infection
Chan, Samuel, Pumar, Marsus I., Leong, Steven C., Horvath, Robert L., Marshall, Henry M., Yang, Ian A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2014). Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy for the diagnosis of Aspergillus infection. Respirology Case Reports, 2 (1), 30-32. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.39
2014
Journal Article
MicroRNA-34c is associated with emphysema severity and modulates SERPINE1 expression
Savarimuthu Francis, Santiyagu M., Davidson, Morgan R., Tan, Maxine E., Wright, Casey M., Clarke, Belinda E., Duhig, Edwina E., Bowman, Rayleen V., Hayward, Nicholas K ., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2014). MicroRNA-34c is associated with emphysema severity and modulates SERPINE1 expression. BMC Genomics, 15 (1) 88. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-88
2014
Conference Publication
Transcriptional regulation of SPAG6 by DNA methylation in NSCLCs
Altenberger, Corinna, Heller, Gerwin, Schmid, Bianca, Ziegler, Barbara, Muellauer, Leonhard, Lang, Gyoergy, End-Pfuetzenreuter, Adelheid, Doeme, Balazs, Arns, Britt-Madeleine, Fong, Kwun M., Wright, Casey M., Yang, Ian A., Klepetko, Walter, Zielinski, Christoph C. and Zoechbauer-Mueller, Sabine (2014). Transcriptional regulation of SPAG6 by DNA methylation in NSCLCs. 105th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), San Diego, CA United States, 05-09 April 2014. Philadelphia, PA United States: American Association for Cancer Research. doi: 10.1158/1538-7445.AM2014-397
2014
Conference Publication
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and short term outcomes in frail older respiratory patients
Hsiao, A., Kennett, C., Eeles, E., Whiting, E., Rowland, J., Fung, P., McNamara, J., Shaw, J., Ingham, J., Bowman, R., Fong, K. and Yang, I. (2014). Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and short term outcomes in frail older respiratory patients. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science 2014 Annual Scientific Meetings, Adelaide, Australia, 4‐9 April 2014. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2014
Journal Article
Indigenous Respiratory Outreach Care: the first 18 months of a specialist respiratory outreach service to rural and remote Indigenous communities in Queensland, Australia
Medlin, Linda G., Chang, Anne B., Fong, Kwun, Jackson, Rebecca, Bishop, Penny, Dent, Annette, Hill, Deb C., Vincent, Stephen and O'Grady, Kerry-Ann F. (2014). Indigenous Respiratory Outreach Care: the first 18 months of a specialist respiratory outreach service to rural and remote Indigenous communities in Queensland, Australia. Australian Health Review, 38 (4), 447-453. doi: 10.1071/AH13136
2014
Conference Publication
The lung cancer journey: a prospective study comparing the experience of non-urban and urban patients referred to a specialist thoracic centre in Queensland
Hanks, A., Shields, P., Tointon, J., Page, B., Kenny, L., Yang, I., Bowman, R., Marshall, H. and Fong, K. (2014). The lung cancer journey: a prospective study comparing the experience of non-urban and urban patients referred to a specialist thoracic centre in Queensland. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science 2014 Annual Scientific Meetings, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 4‐9 April 2014. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.12263_3
Funding
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Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Randomised pragmatic trial of comprehensive tissue sampling enabled by ultrathin bronchoscopic Radial probe EndoBronchial Ultrasound versus CT-guided TransThoracic needle aspiration/biopsy (REBUTT) for evaluation of peripheral pulmonary lesions.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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Doctor Philosophy
Precision medicine in the genomic era: emerging technologies for molecular profiling of lung cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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Master Philosophy
Elastin turnover in the lung microenvironment and its significance in Lung Repair and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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Doctor Philosophy
Blood biomarkers for lung cancer screening
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
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Master Philosophy
A multivariable prediction model for osteoporotic fracture in a lung cancer screening cohort
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
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Doctor Philosophy
Combined Compressed sensing and machine learning/deep learning methods for rapid MRI
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Henry Marshall, Dr Hongfu Sun, Professor Feng Liu
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Doctor Philosophy
Effectiveness of Non-invasive Ventilation for the treatment of nocturnal hypoventilation in Myotonic Dystrophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Coulson
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Screening For Biomarkers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating NanoString Technology to Enhance the Molecular Characterisation of Lung Cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Retrospective cohort studies on the lung cancer secondary care diagnostic pathway: Factors that influence waiting time intervals and patient experience
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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2015
Master Philosophy
Lung cancer in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland: Awareness and identifying health needs in a cultural context.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING PROGRESSION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Genomic characterisation of asbestos-related lung cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS IN THORACIC ONCOLOGY
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Aberrant microRNA Expression in Lung Cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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Doctor Philosophy
GENOMIC PROFILING OF TUMOR RECURRENCE IN NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CARCINOMA
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Pleural Fluid Extracellular Vesicles for Diagnostic Utility in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2021
Master Philosophy
The Clinical Journey of Patients with a Severe Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): from the Ambulance to the Emergency Department to the Hospital Ward
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic applications of extracellular vesicles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2019
Master Philosophy
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with chronic lung disease and psychological comorbidities undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The response of human bronchial epithelial cells to outdoor air pollution: Interventions to protect the diseased lung against diesel emission exposure
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Exhaled Breath Analysis in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lung Diseases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Fielding, Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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2012
Master Philosophy
Genetic influences on right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Yang, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR INFLUENCES ON AIRWAYS DISEASE PATHOGENESIS, SUSCEPTIBILITY AND TREATMENT.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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