Professor Christopher Cowell
Professor
Paediatrics &
Child Health, Children's Hospital, Westmead
Member of the Charles Perkins Centre
Telephone | +61 2 98451316 |
Fax | +61 2 9845 3170 |
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Research interests
Clinical insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes are new metabolic disorders in children associated with the rise in obesity prevalence. Our group is interested in 1) the relationship between expression of adipocytokines and development of insulin resistance and 2) developing effective interventions by conducting RCT's
Themes
Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease; Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health; Healthy Ageing
Keywords
Diabetes; Child health; Endocrinology; Obesity & overweight; Bone health
Clinical Specialty
Paediatrics
Selected grants
2017
- The alternate day fasting diet in adolescents with obesity: a randomised controlled trial; Baur L, Truby H, Garnett S, Varady K, Garnett S, Cowell C, Collins C, Paxton S, Lister (nee Blanch) N, Cowell C, Gow M; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
2015
- An early start to cardiovascular disease prevention; the intermittent fast diet for obese adolescent; Garnett S, Baur L, Cowell C, Gow M; National Heart Foundation of Australia/Vanguard Grant.
2010
- Bisphosphonate Treatment of childhood femoral head avascular necrosis due to Perthes disease; Cowell C, Little D, Munns C, Foster B, Zacharin M; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
2009
- Sex-related changes in asthma during the transition through puberty in the CAPS birth cohort; Marks G, Toelle B, Leeder S, Cowell C, Tovey E, Almqvist C; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
2008
- Dietary protein: the effects of insulin resistance in adolescents; Garnett S, Baur L, Cowell C; Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART)/Awards and Research Grants Scheme.
2007
- Inflammatory markers in children and adolescents with obesity and or insulin resistance; Cowell C; Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART)/Research Grants.
2005
- Relationship of the anabolic and catabolic responses in healing a critical sized defect in rats; Little D, Bilston L, Cowell C; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
2000
- The development of overweight and bone density among adolescent girls: A 3-year prospective cohort study; Booth M, Bass S, Cowell C, Caterson I, Berry G; National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants.
Selected publications
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