Professor Chris Cowell
Professor C29 - Children's Hospital Westmead
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Research interests
Clinical insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes are new metabolic disorders in children associated with the rise in obesity prevalence. Our group is interested in 1) the relationship between expression of adipocytokines and development of insulin resistance and 2) developing effective interventions by conducting RCT's
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Current national competitive grants*
2010
Bisphosphonate Treatment of childhood femoral head avascular necrosis due to Perthes disease
Cowell C, Little D, Munns C, Foster B, Zacharin M
NHMRC Project Grant ($1,305,625 over 5 years)
2009
Sex-related changes in asthma during the transition through puberty in the CAPS birth cohort
Marks G, Toelle B, Leeder S, Cowell C, Tovey E, Almqvist C
NHMRC Project Grants ($783,875 over 5 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney

