Summary
Professor Christopher Thomas is a physician and a scientist. His work links the complex disciplines of biochemistry and biology to the real needs of real people. His research laboratory is situated at the JDRF/ Danielle Alberti Memorial Centre for the study of Diabetes Complications at the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne. Their work is focused on reducing the burden of diabetes and kidney disease in Australia. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Diabetes Australia, the Australian NHMRC, Kidney Health Australia and the National Heart Foundation also support his work. Dr Thomas has published over 180 articles in many of the worlds leading medical journals. He is also author of the book ‘Fast Living, Slow Ageing’ which provides an opportunity for the general public to get into the mind of a real scientist; to discover how things really work and how to make the most of our choices based on evidence and understanding.
Experience
- Laboratory Head, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute – present
Education
- University of Melbourne, PhD, 2004
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, FRACP, 2000
- University of Otago, MBChB, 1992
Research Areas
- Medical Physiology (1116)
- Clinical Sciences (1103)