Senior Lecturer– Faculty of Medicine
Qualifications:
Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of completion |
Bachelor of Science (Honours) | Pharmacology | The University of Melbourne | 2012 |
PhD | Pharmacology & Physiology | The University of Melbourne | 2018 |
Teaching & Research Experience:
- Teaching – Quest International University Perak (July 2016 – now)
- Research – The University of Melbourne (2012 – 2017)
Research Interest
- Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD)
- Metabolic diseases ( Obesity, Type 2 diabetes, Gestational diabetes)
Administrative Appointment:
- Course coordinators – BMD 6116 Foundations of Medical Science
- Course coordinators – BMS 3333 Introduction to Forensic Science
Selected Publications
- Mahizir, D, Briffa, JF, Wood, JL, Anevska, K, Hill, E, Jefferies, AJ, Hosseini, SS, Mazzarino, G, Franks, AE, Moritz, KM, Wadley, GD & Wlodek, ME (2020). Exercise improves metabolic function and alters the microbiome in rats with gestational diabetes. Faseb J.
- Mahizir, D, Briffa, JF, Anevska, K, Wadley, GD, Moritz, KM & Wlodek ME (2020). Exercise alters cardiovascular and renal pregnancy adaptations in female rats born small on a high fat diet. Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Mahizir, D, Tran, M, Vanhommerig, V, O’Brien, T, Gilby, K & Wlodek, ME (2020). Cardiorenal and metabolic abnormalities in seizure-prone (FAST) and seizure-resistant (SLOW) rats. Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Mahizir, D, Briffa, JF, Hryciw, DH, Wadley, GD, Moritz, KM & Wlodek, ME (2015). Maternal obesity in females born small: Pregnancy complications and offspring disease risk. Mol Nutr Food Res.
- Anevska, K, Mahizir, D, Briffa, JF, Jefferies, AJ, Wark, JD, Grills, BL, Brady, RD, McDonald, SJ, Wlodek ME & Romano, T (2019). Treadmill Exercise before and during Pregnancy Improves Bone Deficits in Pregnant Growth Restricted Rats without the Exacerbated Effects of High Fat Diet.
