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Biography
Dr. Samran Sheriff is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation and serves as a teaching academic within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, and the Faculty of Science and Engineering. His research expertise spans clinical ophthalmology, dementia neuroscience, implementation science, and the application of genomics in primary care.
Dr Sheriff completed his Bachelor of Medical Science and Master of Orthoptics at the University of Sydney in 2015 and the University of Technology Sydney in 2017 respectively. This was followed by a combined MRes/PhD at Macquaire University funded under the MQRES scholorship. Samran's PhD thesis titled " Structural and Functinal Correlates of the Visual System as marker of Aging and Neurodegenerative Changes in the Brain" was ranked in the Top 5% and awarded the prestigious Vice Chancellors Commendation for Academic Excellence.
Following this, Dr Sheriff undertook postdoctoral training at the esteemed Woolcock Institute, where he advanced his research on dementia, particularly its association with sleep disturbances.
Teaching
Samran currently teaches in the following units:
o MEDI3301 (Clinical Neuroscience)
o BIOL2230 (Neurophysiology)
o BMOL1001 (Biomolecules)
o BIOL1210 (Human Biology)
Research student supervision
Dr. Sheriff currently supervises students in the MQ Doctor of Medicine Program, Bachelor of Clinical Science and PACE research rotation students. Topics include Improving waitlist times for both specialist and surgical interventions in Australia and retinal nerve fibre assessments in neurodegeneration.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Mapping the ecosystem of addiction strategy, support, and service provision in Australia
Long, J., Churruca, K., Pagano, L., Sheriff, S., Schroeder, T., Ellis, L., Braithwaite, J. & Lubman, D. I.
1/04/24 → 30/09/24
Project: Research
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Mapping the ecosystem of addiction strategy, support, and service provision in Australia
Long, J., Pagano, L., Sheriff, S., Churruca, K., Ellis, L., Braithwaite, J. & Lubman, D. I.
1/04/24 → 31/08/24
Project: Consultancy
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Adopting public health genomics when the house is on fire: how will we navigate to 2030?
Braithwaite, J., Spanos, S., Lamprell, K., Vizheh, M., Sheriff, S., Fisher, G., Pagano, L., Ellis, L. A., Churruca, K., Patel, R., Taylor, N., Best, S. & Long, J. C., 2025, In: Public Health Genomics. 28, 1, p. 53-65 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met is associated with variation in cortical structure in healthy aging subjects
Shen, T., Sheriff, S., You, Y., Jiang, J., Schulz, A., Francis, H., Mirzaei, M., Saks, D., Palanivel, V., Basavarajappa, D., Chitranshi, N., Gupta, V., Wen, W., Sachdev, P. S., Jia, H., Sun, X., Graham, S. L. & Gupta, V. K., 1 Oct 2024, In: Aging and Disease. 15, 5, p. 2315-2327 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Apolipoprotein ε in brain and retinal neurodegenerative diseases
Abyadeh, M., Gupta, V., Paulo, J. A., Sheriff, S., Shadfar, S., Fitzhenry, M., Amirkhani, A., Gupta, V., Salekdeh, G. H., Haynes, P. A., Graham, S. L. & Mirzaei, M., Aug 2023, In: Aging and Disease. 14, 4, p. 1311-1330 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Retinal thickness and vascular parameters using optical coherence tomography in Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis
Sheriff, S., Shen, T., Abdal, S., Saks, D., Mirzaei, M., Gupta, V., Chitranshi, N., You, Y., Schultz, A., Graham, S. L. & Gupta, V., Nov 2023, In: Neural Regeneration Research. 18, 11, p. 2504-2513 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The association of APOE ε4 allele with retinal layer thickness and microvasculature in older adults: optic nerve decline and cognitive change study
Sheriff, S., Shen, T., Saks, D., Schultz, A., Francis, H., Wen, W., Jiang, J., Mirzaei, M., Gupta, V., Fiatarone Singh, M., Sachdev, P. S., Graham, S. L. & Gupta, V., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12, 19, p. 1-15 15 p., 6219.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)61 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
Activities
- 2 Invited talk
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Design thinking workshop for clinicians: enhancing clinical engagement and involvement.
Jeffrey Braithwaite (Speaker), Kate Churruca (Speaker), Michael Datyner (Speaker), Magali Goirand Ampaire (Speaker), Janet Long (Speaker), Rebecca Mitchell (Speaker), Samran Sheriff (Speaker) & Imogen Benson (Speaker)
22 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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MQ Cancer Research Network Meeting (MQCRN)
Samran Sheriff (Speaker)
8 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk