Associate Professor Paul Witting
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Associate Professor Discipline of Pathology
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Biographical details
Dr Paul Witting is an Associate Professor in the Discipline of Pathology at The University of Sydney and a career biomedical researcher. He has held ARC (2003-2007) and National Heart Foundation Fellowships (1999-2001) that financed post-doctoral terms at the ANZAC Research Institute and University of British Columbia (Canada), respectively. He has a proven track record in the field of bio-medical chemistry publishing 87 peer-reviewed papers (mean impact factor (IF) ~4.8 with >90% appearing in international journals); 4-book chapters; 9-invited review articles and one International Patent. [More...]
Research interests
Dr Witting's research interest is in exploring the relationship between oxidative stress and the evolution of tissue damage in the acute setting of stroke and myocardial infarct. He is also collaborating with clinicians in the Concord Hospital Burns Unit as he examines the relationship between severe burn and acute renal failure.
Teaching areas
Teaching Portfolio includes USydMP (Block 8 and 9); Bachelor of Medical Science (2nd year) and Cell Pathology (3rd Year; CPAT3202/3201).
Current national competitive grants*
2012
Approaches to inhibit SAA-induced endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis
Witting P, Freedman B, Geczy C, Skilton M, Sullivan D
National Heart Foundation of Australia / Grants-in-Aid ($130,000 over 2 years)
2009
The fate of dietary selenium in vivo; a direct approach to linking chemical form with biological activity
Harris H, Witting P, Giles G
ARC Shared Research Support ($80,000 over 5 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney
PhD and Masters' project opportunities
Assessing changes to myocardial proteins subsequent to experimental heart attack +
+ indicates the opportunity is full and unavailable.
Honours project opportunities
Post translational changes to key cardiac proteins in the hearts of diabetic rats after experimental heart attack
Investigating the pro-atherogenic action of the acute phase protein serum amyloid A
Exploring a role for the heme protein neuroglobin in protecting neuronal cells from acute injury
Characterizing experimental snore vibration damage to cultured human carotid artery endothelial cells as a precursor to carotid artery disease
International links
New Zealand. (Otago University (Dunedin)) Seleno-organic compounds as antioxidants.
Canada. (The University of British Columbia) Collaborative work with Professor A. Grant Mauk.

