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Career Summary
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Hons), University of New South Wales, 31/12/1983
- Bachelor of Medical Science, University of New South Wales, 31/12/1981
Research
Research keywords
- Acute stroke therapies
- Brain imaging
- Hypothermia
- Stroke genetics
- Transcranial Doppler
Research expertise
Clinical research across the domains of observational epidemiology (case control studies, cohort studies, prevalence and incident studies), interventional clinical trials (trials in antithrombotic therapy in stroke prevention, acute stroke therapy trials), health services work (cluster randomised trials of health services interventions, health service redesign), brain imaging research (neurovascular ultrasound particularly transcranial Doppler embolus protection, multi-module CT imaging and MRI brain imaging).
Research activities have been spread approximately equally across the above domains with an emphasis on clinical trials and stroke imaging.
Languages
- English
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 110900 | Neurosciences | 70 |
| 111799 | Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified | 30 |
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- Member - Sttroke Society of Australasia
- Advises the Federal Health Minister on matters pertinent to public health - Expert advisory sub-committee Aust Population Health Development Principle Committee
Appointments
| Serving Member Hunter Area Research Ethics Committee (Australia) | 01/01/1999 - 01/12/2002 |
Awards
Research Award.
| 2005 | Dudley Homer Vose Research Award Heart Foundation of Australia (Australia) |
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Invitations
| Cholesterol and Stroke World Congress of Neurology, Australia (Conference Presentation - non published.) | 2005 |
Collaboration
Director of the Priority Centre for Brain & Mental Health Research, overseeing the Stroke Research Program along with programs investigating Schizophrenia, Affective and Addictive disorders, Pain, Development, Aging & Cognition and Translation & Models of Care in Mental Health.
Stroke researcher with principle interests in brain vascular imaging, acute stroke therapies and stroke genetics. He leads the NHMRC funded Australian Stroke Genetics Collaborative, is also Principal Investigator on the recently completed NHMRC funded national multicentre phase III clinical trial Dextran In Carotid Endarterectomy (DICE), and Chief Investigator and Steering Committee member on the recently completed NHF and NHMRC funded MRI based acute stroke thrombolysis trial EPITHET. He is Chief Investigator on two current NHMRC funded acute stroke trials (IST3, 457343; Tenecteplase in acute ischaemic stroke, 510722) and the NHF funded Cerebral Hypothermia in Ischaemic Lesion (CHIL) trial. The past five years has seen increasing involvement in implementation and health systems research in stroke where he is CI on two current NHMRC project grants (353803, 510275) investigating novel models of enhanced stroke unit care and enhanaced delivery of stroke thrombolysis.
He is a Honorary Senior Research Fellow for Florey Neurosciences Institite (FNI), University of Melbourne and has strong and ongoing collaborations with FNI. His leadership of statewide and national stroke health services research project have led to the formation of collaborative networks across Australian academic stroke neurology.
The overarching research effort in stroke is aimed at the disovery and translation of experimental stroke therapies into the clinical domain, the discovery of new genetic variants relevant to stroke occurrence and outcome, and the implementation of effective stroke therapies.
Administrative
Administrative expertise
Current Administrative Appointments
- Director, Priority Research Centre for Brain and Mental Health, University of Newcastle, Hunter Medical Research Institute with responsibility for oversight of the six programs of research within the centre.
- Director, Acute Stroke Services, John Hunter Hospital with responsibility for the operational management of the Acute Stroke Service including the Stroke Unit and acute stroke interventional team.
- Member, Clinical Council, National Stroke Foundation. Responsible for medical advice, medial liaison, Board presentations, strategic planning and policy directions setting for the national peak non-government organisation for stroke.
Previous Admin Expertise
- Director of Operations Acute Hospital Network, Hunter New England Health, December 2005 March 2006. Responsible for operations of all acute hospitals across the Hunter New England Area Health Service.
- Chairman, Division of Medicine, John Hunter Hospital with responsibility for operational and strategic management of eight departments of Medicine across a tertiary referral hospital
- Co-Chairman Australasian Stroke Unit Network a sub-committee of the Stroke Society of Australasia. Responsible for coordination, policy and strategic planning for this national multidisciplinary professional grouping. Involved in the organisation of stroke care and rollout of stroke units.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Basic Neurosciences
- Neurology
- Stroke
Teaching expertise
Undergraduate
Undergraduate teaching in the form of formal lectures, small group tutorials, bedside tutorials and one on one clinical teaching on clinical wards and outpatients clinics.
Postgraduate
Formal lectures, small group tutorials bedside tutorials and formal mentoring of FRACP candidates.
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- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.HMRI MRSP Infrastructure (12-16) – Translational Neuroscience & Mental Health$436,266
Translational research program in stroke – from discovery to therapy to implementation and better patient outcomes$317,155
Greater Charitable Foundation Fellows in Stroke Research$100,000
Long term effect of sports-related concussion$38,500
The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$10,000
The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$10,000
2012 EIA Impact Trial travel grant$2,000
An international comparison of systems of care, risk stratification and outcomes in TIA and minor stroke$1,149,593
Project EVA: an environmentally responsible facility for interdisciplinary supercomputing applications$263,000
Enhanced Control of Hypertension and Thrombolysis Stroke Study (ENCHANTED)$212,500
T3 Trial: Triage, Treatment and Transfer of patients with stroke in emergency departments$174,525
Tomago Aluminium$26,000
What causes unexplained encephalitis? A pilot adult encephalitis hospital-based surveillance system$20,200
Experimental brain imaging to investigate novel protective mechanisms of short duration body cooling after stroke$20,000
The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$20,000
HMRI Exchange Visit Prize - Andrew Gardner$10,000
HMRI-MRSP Infrastructure (11-12) Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research$436,266
HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant (10-11) - Brain and Mental Health$400,244
Relationships between white matter lesions and cognitive and motor functioning in patients with minor ischaemic stroke: A structural and functional brain imaging study - RhD 2yr$40,000
Exploring Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) amongst current and former professional rugby league players$20,863
Testing stroke sonothrombolysis using an improved experimental model of thromboembolic stroke$81,386
A structural and functional brain imaging study of how white matter lesions in patients with minor ischaemic strike affect cognitive and motor control processes$24,600
Minor stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack pathways of care: a pilot of a cohort study based in general practice$23,025
Sir Ronald Fisher GPU computing cluster
$22,000
Sparke Helmore / NBN television triathlon award for research excellence$15,000
HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant (09-10) - Brain and Mental Health$327,892
China-Australia therapeutic hypothermia in stroke (CATHS) research program: identification of diagnostic molecular markers and therapeutic targets involved in re-warming related brain injury$230,275
Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research - International Visitors$25,000
Establishing Computed Tomography Perfusion (CTP) imaging in an animal stroke model$20,000
Towards better early imaging in stroke: Use of an experimental model to investigate CT brain perfusion$13,000
Health services research: a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a model of comprehensive stroke care$75,918
A functional MRI and tractography study of the effect of early upper limb therapy on brain plasticity after stroke$19,039
A functional MRI study of upper limb therapy in acute stroke.$5,500
PRC - Priority Research Centre for Brain & Mental Health Research (CBMHR)$524,282
Keeping Brain Cells alive in Stroke Treatment$180,000
A functional MRI study of upper limb therapy in acute stroke$122,474
Harmful or protective? Low dose COX-2 inhibitors and coronary or cerebrovascular occlusion$20,000
Supplementary oxygen for acute ischaemic stroke: an imaging-based efficacy trial (SOS trial)$19,982
The visual form and motion test as a measure of post-cardiac surgery cognitive impairment$16,000
2005 RIBG allocation$15,845
Influence of Glycemic Control on Outcome after Acute Ischaemic Stroke in Diabetic Patients.$60,000
A randomised, controlled trial of 10% Dextran 40 in the prevention of stroke complicating Carotid Endarterectomy.$197,509
Brain Impairment after Cardiac Surgery.$14,000
10% Dextran 40 in the prevention of stroke complicating carotoid endarterectomy$20,000
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 59 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $9,785,564 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2013 (7 grants)
HMRI MRSP Infrastructure (12-16) – Translational Neuroscience & Mental Health$436,266
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| MRSP Infrastructure Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $436,266 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300587 | ||
Translational research program in stroke – from discovery to therapy to implementation and better patient outcomes$317,155
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Practitioner Fellowships | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $317,155 | 2013 | 2017 |
| GNo:G1200043 | ||
Greater Charitable Foundation Fellows in Stroke Research$100,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Neil Spratt, Professor Mark Parsons, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Stroke Research Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $100,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300508 | ||
Long term effect of sports-related concussion$38,500
Funding Body: Brain Foundation (NSW Branch)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $38,500 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1201198 | ||
The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Doctor Liz Holliday, Dr Simon Koblar, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm, Associate Professor Jonathan Rosand, Doctor Lisa Lincz, Associate Professor Jane Maguire | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300704 | ||
The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Doctor Liz Holliday, Dr Simon Koblar, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm, Associate Professor Jonathan Rosand, Doctor Lisa Lincz, Associate Professor Jane Maguire | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300475 | ||
2012 EIA Impact Trial travel grant$2,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1300374 | ||
2012 (9 grants)
An international comparison of systems of care, risk stratification and outcomes in TIA and minor stroke$1,149,593
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Conjoint Professor Parker Magin, Dr Daniel Lasserson, Dr Jose Valderas, Associate Professor Helen Dewey, Professor Peter Barber, Professor Peter Rothwell, Doctor Neil Spratt, Dr Dominique Cadilhac, Professor Valery Feigin | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,149,593 | 2012 | 2016 |
| GNo:G1100258 | ||
Project EVA: an environmentally responsible facility for interdisciplinary supercomputing applications$263,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Pablo Moscato, Laureate Professor Jon Borwein, Conjoint Professor Keith Jones, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor Mark Parsons, Professor Michael Ostwald, Professor Hugh Craig, Conjoint Professor Peter Greer, Associate Professor Stephan Chalup, Associate Professor Regina Berretta | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $263,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100627 | ||
Enhanced Control of Hypertension and Thrombolysis Stroke Study (ENCHANTED)$212,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Craig Anderson, Professor John Chalmers, Professor Richard Lindley, Associate Professor Hisatomi Arima, Dr Jiguang Wang, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $212,500 | 2012 | 2016 |
| GNo:G1200702 | ||
T3 Trial: Triage, Treatment and Transfer of patients with stroke in emergency departments$174,525
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Sandy Middleton, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Associate Professor Mark Fitzgerald, Associate Professor Julie Considine, Professor Jeremy Grimshaw, Professor Catherine d'Este, Professor Richard Gerraty, Associate Professor Ngai Wah Cheung, Dr Dominique Cadilhac, Associate Professor Elizabeth McInnes | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $174,525 | 2012 | 2015 |
| GNo:G1201067 | ||
Tomago Aluminium$26,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Frini Karayanidis, Conjoint Associate Professor Grant Bateman, Professor Mark Parsons, Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie, Mr Todd Jolly, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Ms Jaime Rennie | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $26,000 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1200517 | ||
What causes unexplained encephalitis? A pilot adult encephalitis hospital-based surveillance system$20,200
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor David Durrheim, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Mrs Beverley Paterson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,200 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200219 | ||
Experimental brain imaging to investigate novel protective mechanisms of short duration body cooling after stroke$20,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Damian McLeod, Doctor Neil Spratt, Professor Mark Parsons, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2012 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1101116 | ||
The genetic determinants of brain haemorrhage associated with stroke thrombolysis$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Doctor Liz Holliday, Professor Rodney Scott, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm, Doctor Lisa Lincz | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200675 | ||
HMRI Exchange Visit Prize - Andrew Gardner$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Dr Andrew Gardner | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200014 | ||
2011 (5 grants)
Implementation of quality use of advanced CT imaging in acute stroke$1,075,461
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Parsons, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor Geoff Donnan, Professor Stephen Davis, Professor John Attia, Dr C Bladin, Mr Qing Yang, Associate Professor Peter Mitchell, Associate Professor Stacy Goergen, Professor Ramamohanarao Kotagiri | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Partnership Projects | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,075,461 | 2011 | 2015 |
| GNo:G1000535 | ||
HMRI-MRSP Infrastructure (11-12) Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research$436,266
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| MRSP Infrastructure Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $436,266 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1101135 | ||
HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant (10-11) - Brain and Mental Health$400,244
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| MRSP Infrastructure Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $400,244 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100285 | ||
Relationships between white matter lesions and cognitive and motor functioning in patients with minor ischaemic stroke: A structural and functional brain imaging study - RhD 2yr$40,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mr Todd Jolly, Associate Professor Frini Karayanidis, Professor Mark Parsons, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie, Conjoint Associate Professor Grant Bateman, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Schofield | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Higher Degree Support Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $40,000 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100061 | ||
Exploring Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) amongst current and former professional rugby league players$20,863
Funding Body: NSW Sporting Injuries Committee
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Frances Kay-Lambkin, Dr Andrew Gardner, Associate Professor Peter Stanwell, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor Mark Parsons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research & Injury Prevention Scheme | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,863 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1100822 | ||
2010 (10 grants)
Evaluating the effectiveness of a strategy to increase the adoption of best evidence practice. A cluster randomised controlled trial in acute stroke care$772,950
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laureate Professor Robert Sanson-Fisher, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Associate Professor Christine Paul, Professor Catherine d'Este, Professor Mark Parsons, Dr C Bladin, Professor Richard Lindley, Professor John Attia | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Partnership Projects | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $772,950 | 2010 | 2014 |
| GNo:G0189781 | ||
Testing stroke sonothrombolysis using an improved experimental model of thromboembolic stroke$81,386
Funding Body: National Stroke Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Neil Spratt, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Postgraduate Biomedical Scholarship | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $81,386 | 2010 | 2013 |
| GNo:G0190597 | ||
Evaluating the effectiveness of a strategy to increase the adoption of best evidence practice. A cluster randomised controlled trial in acute stroke care $50,000
Funding Body: Victorian Department of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Laureate Professor Robert Sanson-Fisher, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Associate Professor Christine Paul, Professor Catherine d'Este, Professor Mark Parsons, Dr C Bladin, Professor Richard Lindley, Professor John Attia | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $50,000 | 2010 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1100824 | ||
Improving patient selection for acute stroke therapies - an experimental model of CT brain perfusion after stroke$50,000
Funding Body: BellBerry Limited
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Parsons, Doctor Neil Spratt, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Doctor Damian McLeod, Dr Peter Stanwell | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $50,000 | 2010 | 2012 |
| GNo:G0900222 | ||
Translational Doppler ultrasound markers of the ischaemic penumbra: A prospective observational study using CT Perfusion and angiography as comparators$40,000
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $40,000 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G0900156 | ||
Implementation of thrombolytic therapy in acute stroke. A cluster randomised trial$30,000
Funding Body: BellBerry Limited
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Associate Professor Christine Paul, Professor Mark Parsons, Dr C Bladin, Professor Richard Lindley, Professor Catherine d'Este | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $30,000 | 2010 | 2014 |
| GNo:G0900221 | ||
A structural and functional brain imaging study of how white matter lesions in patients with minor ischaemic strike affect cognitive and motor control processes$24,600
Funding Body: Hunter Children`s Research Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Frini Karayanidis, Professor Mark Parsons, Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Ms Sharna Jamadar, Mr Matthew Hughes, Conjoint Associate Professor Peter Schofield, Conjoint Associate Professor Grant Bateman | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $24,600 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0900150 | ||
Minor stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack pathways of care: a pilot of a cohort study based in general practice$23,025
Funding Body: John Hunter Hospital Charitable Trust Fund
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Parsons, Dr Daniel Lasserson, Conjoint Professor Parker Magin, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $23,025 | 2010 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1000933 | ||
Sir Ronald Fisher GPU computing cluster
$22,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Pablo Moscato, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Associate Professor Regina Berretta | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Equipment Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $22,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000054 | ||
Sparke Helmore / NBN television triathlon award for research excellence$15,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Excellence Award | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000026 | ||
2009 (7 grants)
Australian stroke genetics collaborative - Genome-wide association study in ischaemic stroke$1,108,000
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm, Professor John Attia, Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Lisa Lincz, Dr Simon Koblar, Professor Pablo Moscato | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,108,000 | 2009 | 2011 |
| GNo:G0188856 | ||
HMRI MRSP Infrastructure Grant (09-10) - Brain and Mental Health$327,892
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| MRSP Infrastructure Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $327,892 | 2009 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000661 | ||
China-Australia therapeutic hypothermia in stroke (CATHS) research program: identification of diagnostic molecular markers and therapeutic targets involved in re-warming related brain injury$230,275
Funding Body: NSW Office for Science & Medical Research
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Doctor Mark Baker, Doctor Neil Spratt, Professor John Rostas | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| China-NSW Collaborative Research Program | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $230,275 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190392 | ||
Centre for Brain and Mental Health Research - International Visitors$25,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Special Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190630 | ||
Establishing Computed Tomography Perfusion (CTP) imaging in an animal stroke model$20,000
Funding Body: National Stroke Foundation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Damian McLeod, Doctor Neil Spratt, Professor Mike Calford, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor Mark Parsons | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189942 | ||
Towards better early imaging in stroke: Use of an experimental model to investigate CT brain perfusion$13,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Neil Spratt, Professor Mark Parsons, Doctor Damian McLeod, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Stroke Research Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $13,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189810 | ||
Vascular Ischaemia Study$10,400
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Professor Rodney Scott, Doctor Michael Seldon, Doctor Lisa Lincz, Conjoint Associate Professor Jonathan Sturm | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,400 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0900120 | ||
2008 (4 grants)
Low-dose tenecteplase vs standard-dose alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke: An imaging based safety and efficacy study$335,500
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Parsons, Professor Stephen Davis, Dr C Bladin, Dr Romesh Markus, Associate Professor Helen Dewey, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $335,500 | 2008 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0187651 | ||
A randomised controlled trial of mild hypothermia in acute ischaemic stroke$117,176
Funding Body: National Heart Foundation of Australia
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor Mark Parsons, Dr C Bladin, Doctor Neil Spratt | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Grant-In-Aid | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $117,176 | 2008 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0187644 | ||
Health services research: a randomised controlled trial to evaluate a model of comprehensive stroke care$75,918
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor Michael Pollack | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $75,918 | 2008 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0188529 | ||
A randomised controlled trial of mild hypothermia acute ischaemic stroke$37,500
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $37,500 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188466 | ||
2007 (3 grants)
A functional MRI and tractography study of the effect of early upper limb therapy on brain plasticity after stroke$19,039
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Bill Budd, Professor Mark Parsons, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $19,039 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187254 | ||
A functional MRI study of upper limb therapy in acute stroke.$5,500
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Parsons, Doctor Bill Budd, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,500 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187321 | ||
Genetic polymorphisms in the native thrombolytic systems as risk factors for ischaemic stroke.$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Professor Rodney Scott, Dr Amanda Thrift | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187320 | ||
2006 (6 grants)
PRC - Priority Research Centre for Brain & Mental Health Research (CBMHR)$524,282
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor Amanda Baker, Professor Mike Calford, Professor Trevor Day, Emeritus Professor Peter Dunkley, Professor Michael Hazelton, Professor Andrew Heathcote, Professor Brian Kelly, Conjoint Professor Vaughan Carr, Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie, Professor David Pow, Professor John Rostas, Professor Ulli Schall, Professor Alistair Sim, Professor Mike Startup | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Priority Research Centre | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $524,282 | 2006 | 2013 |
| GNo:G0186947 | ||
Keeping Brain Cells alive in Stroke Treatment$180,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $180,000 | 2006 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0186983 | ||
A functional MRI study of upper limb therapy in acute stroke$122,474
Funding Body: National Heart Foundation of Australia
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Parsons, Doctor Bill Budd, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Ms Isobel Hubbard | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Grant-In-Aid | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $122,474 | 2006 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0186201 | ||
Harmful or protective? Low dose COX-2 inhibitors and coronary or cerebrovascular occlusion$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor David Henry, Dr Patricia McGettigan, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186057 | ||
Supplementary oxygen for acute ischaemic stroke: an imaging-based efficacy trial (SOS trial)$19,982
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Parsons, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pilot Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $19,982 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186701 | ||
The visual form and motion test as a measure of post-cardiac surgery cognitive impairment$16,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ms Neva Bull, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Conjoint Associate Professor Mick Hunter | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $16,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186099 | ||
2005 (3 grants)
Acute Stroke: Imaging the Ischaemic Penumbra with Perfusion CT$239,250
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mark Parsons, Professor Stephen Davis, Professor Brian Tress, Dr Romesh Markus, Dr Stephen Read, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $239,250 | 2005 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0183962 | ||
Genetic polymorphisms in the native thrombolytic and thrombotic systems as risk factors for ischaemic stroke$106,488
Funding Body: National Heart Foundation of Australia
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor John Attia, Professor Rodney Scott, Dr Amanda Thrift | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Grant-In-Aid | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $106,488 | 2005 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0184034 | ||
2005 RIBG allocation$15,845
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,845 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0185798 | ||
2004 (1 grants)
Novel genetic and environmental risk factors in atherothrombosis: The role of variation in Cox-2, tpA and PAI-1 activity$28,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Conjoint Professor David Henry, Dr Patricia McGettigan, Professor John Attia, Professor Mark Parsons, Dr Michael Seldon, Professor Rodney Scott | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $28,000 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0183749 | ||
2001 (1 grants)
Influence of Glycemic Control on Outcome after Acute Ischaemic Stroke in Diabetic Patients.$60,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $60,000 | 2001 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0180578 | ||
2000 (2 grants)
A randomised, controlled trial of 10% Dextran 40 in the prevention of stroke complicating Carotid Endarterectomy.$197,509
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi, Professor Geoff Donnan, Dr B Chambers, Dr C Bladin, Professor Stephen Davis, Dr John Wlodarczyk | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $197,509 | 2000 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0178440 | ||
Brain Impairment after Cardiac Surgery.$14,000
Funding Body: Brain Foundation (NSW Branch)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Mick Hunter, Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $14,000 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0180157 | ||
1999 (1 grants)
10% Dextran 40 in the prevention of stroke complicating carotoid endarterectomy$20,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Professor Chris Levi | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0178614 | ||
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Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 7 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 1.95 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Nursing) | Co-Supervisor | This Exploratory Research will Map and Define the Service Access Pathway of Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA) Patients from the Perspective of Community and Acute Service Providers, Patients and Carers. |
| 2011 | 2019 | PhD (Medicine) | Principal Supervisor | Exploring Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Amongst Current and Former Professional Rugby League Players |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Medicine) | Co-Supervisor | Perfusion Imaging of Ischemic Stroke |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Behavioural Science) | Co-Supervisor | Impediments to the Implementation of Thrombolytic Treatment in Acute Ischaemic Stroke |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Medicine) | Co-Supervisor | Fitness Training in Stroke Trial |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Human Physiology) | Co-Supervisor | Testing Stroke Sonothrombolysis Using an Improved Experimental Model of Thromboembolic Stroke |
| 2007 | 2015 | PhD (Paediatrics) | Principal Supervisor | Characteristics of Sex-specific Differences in Cardiovascular Adaptation in the First 2 Years of Life |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PhD (Medicine) | Co-Supervisor | Perfusion Imaging in Acute and Evolving Brain Ischemia |
| 2013 | PhD (Physiotherapy) | Co-Supervisor | Minimising Risk Factors for Cervical Spine Manipulation |
| 2010 | PhD (Medicine) | Co-Supervisor | Genetic Polymorphisms of Platelet Glycoprotein and Cyclooxygenase-2 Genes and Their Influence on Risk of Ischaemic Stroke, 90 Day Post-Stroke Outcome, and Gene-Environment Interactions |
| 2002 | PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) | Principal Supervisor | Prediction of Mortality in Patients with Acute Stroke |
| PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid) | Co-Supervisor | Public Knowledge and Perception of Stroke in the Newcastle Urban Area |
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Conjoint Professor (Chris) Levi
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 3490 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 3488 |
| Chris.Levi@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Conjoint Professor School of Medicine and Public Health Faculty of Health and Medicine |
| Office | JHH, John Hunter Hospital, Other |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/chris-levi |
