Elena Schneider-Futschik laboratory
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Head of Laboratory
Dr Elena Schneider-Futschikelena.schneider@unimelb.edu.au
+61 3 8344 9041
Research Overview
View Dr Schneider Futschik's latest PubMed publications listing here.
We are interested in combining lung health and pharmacology, specifically cystic fibrosis, asthma, lung infection and lung inflammation. Our innovative research program seeks to identify how respiratory drugs move (pharmacokinetics, PK), work (pharmacodynamics, PD) and interact in the human body, and uses this information to optimise efficacy.
Our inter-linked research themes are:
- Understanding the treatment challenges associated with drug-drug interactions in respiratory disease
- Investigating how the prolonged exposure to bacteria induces tolerance
- Understanding the crosstalk between respiratory drugs and lung infections and inflammation
- Safety of respiratory drugs during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Staff
- Dr Elena Schneider-Futschik, Group leader
- Dr Marsha Tan
Previous Staff
- Dr Mao Pu
- Rafah Allobawi
Current students:
- XiaoXuan Han Harry (Masters)
- Danni Li (Honours)
- Ngoc Chau Phung (BIOM30003)
Previous students:
- Kiera Harwood (Honours)
- Fiona Qiu (Honours)
- Drishti Ghelani (Honours)
- Fan Frank Chen (Masters)
- Adil Hanif (Masters)
- Xiaohan Hu (Masters)
Collaborators
- Professor John Wilson, The Alfred Hospital
- Associate Professor Gauri Rao, UNC
- Dr Jane Bourke, Monash University
- Professor Gary Anderson, University of Melbourne
- Dr Felisa Reyes-Ortega, Granada University
- Professor Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, INSERM Paris
- Professor Claire Wainwright, Health QLD
- Mrs Clare Walter, Climate Energy College Melbourne
- Dr Martin Donnelley (The University of Adelaide)
- Associate Professor David Parsons (The University of Adelaide)
- Dr Mark Habgood, University of Melbourne
- Dr Andrew Jarnicki, University of Melbourne
- Dr Rachel McQuade, University of Melbourne
Funding
2019-2022 NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellowship. Systems pharmacology of cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator correctors and potentiators. EK Schneider
Research Opportunities
This research project is available to PhD students, Honours students, Master of Biomedical Science to join as part of their thesis.
Please contact the Research Group Leader to discuss your options.
Research Outcomes
Research Publications
Scientific advocacy
2019: Expert Position Statement on health-based standards for Australian regulated thresholds of nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone in ambient air. Published: Lung Foundation Australia