Overview
Background
Nikky Isbel is a consultant nephrologist at the Kidney and Transplant Service, based at the Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland.
She is an active researcher in the areas of kidney transplantation, complications of immunosuppression, disorders of complement regulation and glomerulonephritis. She has over 200 publications in peer reviewed journals.
Availability
- Associate Professor Nikky Isbel is:
- Available for supervision
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Characteristics of the gastrointestinal microbiota in paired live kidney donors and recipients
Chan, Samuel, Morrison, Mark, Hawley, Carmel M., Campbell, Scott B., Francis, Ross S., Isbel, Nicole M., Pascoe, Elaine M. and Johnson, David W. (2021). Characteristics of the gastrointestinal microbiota in paired live kidney donors and recipients. Nephrology, 26 (5), 471-478. doi: 10.1111/nep.13853
2021
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Considerations in Relation to Calcineurin Usage in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients
Cossart, Amelia R., Isbel, Nicole M., Scuderi, Carla, Campbell, Scott B. and Staatz, Christine E. (2021). Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Considerations in Relation to Calcineurin Usage in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12 635165, 635165. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.635165
2021
Journal Article
Thrombotic microangiopathy associated with Pazopanib in a kidney transplant recipient
Kalla, Shabana, Ellis, Robert J., Campbell, Scott B., Doucet, Brian, Isbel, Nicole, Tie, Bibiana and Jegatheesan, Dev (2021). Thrombotic microangiopathy associated with Pazopanib in a kidney transplant recipient. Journal of Kidney Cancer and VHL, 8 (1), 25-31. doi: 10.15586/jkcvhl.v8i1.161
2021
Journal Article
A systematic review of scope and consistency of outcome measures for physical fitness in chronic kidney disease trials
Jegatheesan, Dev K., Modderman, Richard, Krishnasamy, Rathika, Tong, Allison, Coombes, Jeff S., Viecelli, Andrea K., Johnson, David W. and Isbel, Nicole (2021). A systematic review of scope and consistency of outcome measures for physical fitness in chronic kidney disease trials. Kidney International Reports, 6 (5), 1280-1288. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2021.02.010
2021
Journal Article
Patient-reported gastrointestinal symptoms and the association with quality of life following kidney transplantation
Chan, Samuel, Cao, Christopher, Pascoe, Elaine M., Johnson, David W., Shah, Ayesha, Holtmann, Gerald A., Campbell, Scott B., Francis, Ross S., Isbel, Nicole M. and Hawley, Carmel M. (2021). Patient-reported gastrointestinal symptoms and the association with quality of life following kidney transplantation. Kidney International Reports, 6 (1), 138-145. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.10.013
2020
Journal Article
Effect of patient- and center-level characteristics on uptake of home dialysis in Australia and New Zealand: A multicenter registry analysis
Ethier, Isabelle, Cho, Yeoungjee, Hawley, Carmel, Pascoe, Elaine M., Roberts, Matthew A., Semple, David, Nadeau-Fredette, Annie-Claire, Sypek, Matthew P., Viecelli, Andrea, Campbell, Scott, van Eps, Carolyn, Isbel, Nicole M. and Johnson, David W. (2020). Effect of patient- and center-level characteristics on uptake of home dialysis in Australia and New Zealand: A multicenter registry analysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 35 (11), 1938-1949. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa002
2020
Journal Article
Rate of decline in residual kidney function pre and post peritoneal dialysis initiation: A post hoc analysis of the IDEAL study
Ethier, Isabelle, Cho, Yeoungjee, Hawley, Carmel, Pascoe, Elaine M., Viecelli, Andrea K., Campbell, Scott B., van Eps, Carolyn, Isbel, Nicole M., Cooper, Bruce A., Harris, David C., Pollock, Carol A., Wong, Muh Geot and Johnson, David W. (2020). Rate of decline in residual kidney function pre and post peritoneal dialysis initiation: A post hoc analysis of the IDEAL study. PLoS ONE, 15 (11 November) e0242254, 1-14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242254
2020
Journal Article
Variability and trends over time and across centres in haemodialysis weekly duration in Australia and New Zealand
Ethier, Isabelle, Cho, Yeoungjee, Davies, Christopher E., Hawley, Carmel M., Campbell, Scott B., Isbel, Nicole M., Pascoe, Elaine M., Polkinghorne, Kevan R., Roberts, Matthew, See, Emily J., Semple, David, van Eps, Carolyn, Viecelli, Andrea K. and Johnson, David W. (2020). Variability and trends over time and across centres in haemodialysis weekly duration in Australia and New Zealand. Nephrology, 26 (2) e13782, e13782-163. doi: 10.1111/nep.13782
2020
Conference Publication
Rate of Decline in Residual Kidney Function Before and After Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Post Hoc Analysis of the IDEAL Study
Ethier, Isabelle, Cho, Yeoung Jee, Hawley, Carmel, Pascoe, Elaine, Viecelli, Andrea K., Campbell, Scott B., Van Eps, Carolyn L., Isbel, Nicole, Cooper, Bruce A., Harris, David, Pollock, Carol A., Wong, Muh Geot and Johnson, David W. (2020). Rate of Decline in Residual Kidney Function Before and After Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Post Hoc Analysis of the IDEAL Study. Kidney Week, Online, 19-25 October 2020. Washington, DC United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20203110s150b
2020
Conference Publication
Scope and Consistency of Physical Fitness Outcome Measures in CKD: A Systematic Review
Jegatheesan, Dev K., Modderman, Richard S., Krishnasamy, Rathika, Tong, Allison, Coombes, Jeff S., Viecelli, Andrea K., Johnson, David W. and Isbel, Nicole (2020). Scope and Consistency of Physical Fitness Outcome Measures in CKD: A Systematic Review. Kidney Week, Online, 19-25 October 2020. Washington, DC United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20203110s1845b
2020
Conference Publication
Variability and Trends over Time and Across Centers in Hemodialysis Weekly Duration in Australia and New Zealand
Ethier, Isabelle, Cho, Yeoung Jee, Davies, Christopher E., Hawley, Carmel, Campbell, Scott B., Isbel, Nicole, Pascoe, Elaine, Polkinghorne, Kevan, Roberts, Matthew A., See, Emily J., Semple, David, Van Eps, Carolyn L., Viecelli, Andrea K. and Johnson, David W. (2020). Variability and Trends over Time and Across Centers in Hemodialysis Weekly Duration in Australia and New Zealand. Kidney Week, Online, 19-25 October 2020. Washington, DC United States: American Society of Nephrology. doi: 10.1681/asn.20203110s1383a
2020
Journal Article
Evaluation of Bayesian forecasting methods for prediction of tacrolimus exposure using samples taken on two occasions in adult kidney transplant recipients
Brooks, Emily, Tett, Susan E., Isbel, Nicole M., McWhinney, Brett and Staatz, Christine E. (2020). Evaluation of Bayesian forecasting methods for prediction of tacrolimus exposure using samples taken on two occasions in adult kidney transplant recipients. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 43 (2), 238-246. doi: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000814
2020
Journal Article
Omega-3 fatty acid intake and decreased risk of skin cancer in organ transplant recipients
Miura, Kyoko, Way, Mandy, Jiyad, Zainab, Marquart, Louise, Plasmeijer, Elsemieke I., Campbell, Scott, Isbel, Nicole, Fawcett, Jonathan, Ferguson, Lisa E., Davis, Marcia, Whiteman, David C., Soyer, H. Peter, O’Rourke, Peter and Green, Adèle C. (2020). Omega-3 fatty acid intake and decreased risk of skin cancer in organ transplant recipients. European Journal of Nutrition, 60 (4), 1897-1905. doi: 10.1007/s00394-020-02378-y
2020
Journal Article
Destructive and topical treatments of skin lesions in organ transplant recipients and relation to skin cancer
Green, Adele C., Way, Mandy, Oster, Mariella, Plasmeijer, Elsemieke I., Jiyad, Zainab, O’Rourke, Peter, Miura, Kyoko, Campbell, Scott, Isbel, Nicole, Chambers, Daniel C., Hopkins, Peter, Ferguson, Lisa E., Davis, Marcia Batista, Whiteman, David C., Soyer, H. Peter and Marquart, Louise (2020). Destructive and topical treatments of skin lesions in organ transplant recipients and relation to skin cancer. Archives of Dermatological Research, 314 (2), 203-206. doi: 10.1007/s00403-020-02136-4
2020
Journal Article
Perioperative antibiotics for preventing post-surgical site infections in solid organ transplant recipients
Chan, Samuel, Ng, Samantha, Chan, Hooi P., Pascoe, Elaine M., Playford, Elliott Geoffrey, Wong, Germaine, Chapman, Jeremy R., Lim, Wai H., Francis, Ross S., Isbel, Nicole M., Campbell, Scott B., Hawley, Carmel M. and Johnson, David W. (2020). Perioperative antibiotics for preventing post-surgical site infections in solid organ transplant recipients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2020 (8) CD013209, 1-37. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013209.pub2
2020
Journal Article
DNAJB11-Related Atypical ADPKD in a Kidney Transplant Donor
Wilson, Gregory J., Wood, Simon, Patel, Chirag, Oliver, Kimberley, John, George, Ranganathan, Dwarakanathan, Mallett, Andrew and Isbel, Nicole (2020). DNAJB11-Related Atypical ADPKD in a Kidney Transplant Donor. Kidney International Reports, 5 (8), 1363-1366. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.05.022
2020
Journal Article
Patient and center characteristics associated with kidney transplant outcomes: a binational registry analysis
Htay, Htay, Pascoe, Elaine M., Hawley, Carmel M., Campbell, Scott B., Chapman, Jeremy, Cho, Yeoungjee, Clayton, Philip A., Collins, Michael G., Francis, Ross S., Isbel, Nicole M., Lim, Wai H., Putrino, Samantha and Johnson, David W. (2020). Patient and center characteristics associated with kidney transplant outcomes: a binational registry analysis. Transplant International, 33 (12) tri.13681, 1667-1680. doi: 10.1111/tri.13681
2020
Conference Publication
Multi-center registry analysis comparing survival on home hemodialysis and kidney transplant recipients in Australia and New Zealand
Ethier, Isabelle, Cho, Yeoungjee, Hawley, Carmel, Pascoe, Elaine M., Roberts, Matthew A., Semple, David, Nadeau-Fredette, Annie-Claire, Wong, Germaine, Lim, Wai, Sypek, Matthew P., Viecelli, Andrea, Campbell, Scott, Van Eps, Carolyn, Isbel, Nicole M. and Johnson, David W. (2020). Multi-center registry analysis comparing survival on home hemodialysis and kidney transplant recipients in Australia and New Zealand. 57th ERA-EDTA Congress, Online, 6-9 June 2020. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2020
Conference Publication
Scope and consistency of outcome measures for physical fitness in trials in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
Jegatheesan, Dev, Modderman, Richard, Krishnasamy, Rathika, Tong, Allison, Coombes, Jeff, Viecelli, Andrea, Johnson, David W. and Isbel, Nicole M. (2020). Scope and consistency of outcome measures for physical fitness in trials in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review. 57th ERA-EDTA Congress, Electr Network, 6-9 June 2020. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press.
2020
Journal Article
Baseline characteristics of patients with atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS): the Australian cohort in a global aHUS registry
Soraru, Jacqueline, Isbel, Nicole, Wong, Germaine, Coates, Patrick Toby, Mantha, Murty, Abraham, Abu, Juneja, Rajiv, Hsu, Danny, Brown, Fiona, Bose, Bhadran, Mudge, David, Carroll, Robert, Kausman, Joshua, Hughes, Peter, Barbour, Thomas, Durkan, Anne, Mount, Peter, Lee, Darren, Larkins, Nicholas, Ranganathan, Dwarakanathan and Lim, Wai H (2020). Baseline characteristics of patients with atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS): the Australian cohort in a global aHUS registry. Nephrology, 25 (9) nep.13722, 683-690. doi: 10.1111/nep.13722
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Nikky Isbel is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Viral Complications Following Kidney Transplantationn
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor David Johnson, Professor Carmel Hawley, Associate Professor Andrea Viecelli
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Doctor Philosophy
Patient-centred approaches to improving physical fitness in people with kidney disease
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring free plasma tacrolimus and mycophenolic acid measurements and defining a therapeutic target range for therapeutic drug monitoring
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Meng-Wong Taing, Dr Christine Staatz
Completed supervision
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Vitamin D and Chronic Kidney Disease: Cardiovascular and Metabolic Risk
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Carmel Hawley
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacogenetic and Pharmacodynamic Monitoring of Immunosuppressive Therapy in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christine Staatz
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2009
Master Philosophy
Assessment of Lifestyle and Metabolic Factors in Renal Transplant Recipients
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ingrid Hickman
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
IDENTIFICATION AND MODIFICATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Principal Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Optimising immunosuppressant medicines in elderly kidney transplant recipients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christine Staatz
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating Prediction Methods for Estimating Tacrolimus, Mycophenolate and Prednisolone Exposure Following Adult Kidney Transplantation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Sue Tett, Dr Christine Staatz
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Novel Strategies to Assess Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chronic Kidney Disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Carmel Hawley
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Exercise and Lifestyle Intervention and High Intensity Interval Training in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jeff Coombes
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Nurse Practitioner-Coordinated Multidisciplinary Care for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Mixed-Method Study
Associate Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE USE OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TO SCREEN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS FOR SUBCLINICAL CARDIAC DISEASE
Associate Advisor
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